The 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 20th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 28th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–11 record and missed the playoffs. Frank M.Gibson would be in his final season as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Tiger-Cats. A trophy, bearing his name, was instituted by the CFL in 1977 recognizing the Outstanding Rookie in the Eastern Division. Coming off a season as Toronto's outstanding defensive player, he was also an Eastern Football Conference All-Star in 1977.

Regular season

Season standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 11 5 0 311 245 22Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 8 0 368 344 16Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 251 266 12Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 11 0 283 394 10

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 12 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 21–20 1–0 2 2 July 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 11–13 1–1 3 Bye 4 3 Aug 2 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 11–21 1–2 5 4 Aug 10 at Toronto Argonauts L 1–22 1–3 6 5 Aug 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 17–31 1–4 7 6 Aug 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 27–22 2–4 8 7 Aug 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–20 2–5 8 8 Sept 5 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 18–33 2–6 9 9 Sept 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 25–12 3–6 10 10 Sept 18 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–38 3–7 11 11 Sept 25 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–19 4–7 12 12 Oct 10 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 2–43 4–8 13 13 Oct 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 28–36 4–9 14 14 Oct 23 vs. BC Lions W 31–21 5–9 15 15 Oct 29 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–18 5–10 16 16 Nov 6 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–25 5–11

Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Jimmy Edwards (RB) Tommy Joe Coffey was Elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on, June 25, 1977. Roster 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers P

Tight ends Offensive linemen G G G G T/DT C T

Defensive linemen DE DE/DT DT DT DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K

Italics indicate American players

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