Canadian football team season
The 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record. Richard Holmes became the first player in CFL history to rush for 1,000 yards with two different teams. He rushed for 1016 yards while playing for the Argonauts and the Ottawa Rough Riders.[ 1]
Preseason
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
A
June 14
vs. Toronto Argonauts
7–7
Tie
0–0–1
A
June 18
at Edmonton Eskimos
27–24
Loss
0–1–1
C
June 28
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
36–20
Win
1–1–1
D
July 7
at Toronto Argonauts
28–6
Loss
1–2–1
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
July 13
vs. Montreal Alouettes
27–17
Loss
0–1
2
Bye
3
July 27
at Toronto Argonauts
17–1
Loss
0–2
4
Aug 3
vs. Toronto Argonauts
41–11
Win
1–2
5
Aug 9
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
27–17
Loss
1–3
6
Aug 16
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
31–17
Win
2–3
7
Aug 23
at Montreal Alouettes
27–20
Loss
2–4
8
Aug 31
vs. BC Lions
27–24
Loss
2–5
8
Sept 5
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
33–18
Win
3–5
9
Sept 11
vs. Montreal Alouettes
16–11
Loss
3–6
10
Bye
11
Sept 24
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
36–24
Loss
3–7
12
Oct 1
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
34–17
Win
4–7
13
Oct 8
at Calgary Stampeders
27–17
Win
5–7
14
Oct 15
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
36–26
Win
6–7
15
Oct 22
at Montreal Alouettes
28–16
Loss
6–8
16
Oct 30
vs. Toronto Argonauts
14–4
Win
7–8
17
Nov 6
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
25–24
Win
8–8
Postseason
Round
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
East Semi-Final
Nov 13
vs. Toronto Argonauts
21–16
Win
9–8
East Final
Nov 19
at Montreal Alouettes
21–18
Loss
9–9
Player stats
Passing
Player
Attempts
Completions
Percentage
Yards
Touchdowns
Interceptions
Tom Clements
298
182
61.0
2804
16
Condredge Holloway[ 3]
102
62
60.8
972
5
5
Receiving
Player
Games Played
Receptions
Yards
Average
Long
Touchdowns
Jeff Avery
12
34
625
18.4
82
4
Tony Gabriel[ 4]
16
65
1362
21.0
75
8
Rushing
Player
Games Played
Rushes
Yards
Avg.
Touchdowns
Greg Woods
3
4
18
4.5
1
Awards and honours
References
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Championships (3) Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also