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.Ottawa Sun, August 15, 2012, Ian Busby's CFL Blitz
Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts T 7–7 0–0–1 A June 18 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–27 0–1–1 C June 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–20 1–1–1 D July 7 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–28 1–2–1
Regular 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
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 17–27 0–1 2 Bye 3 2 July 27 at Toronto Argonauts L 1–17 0–2 4 3 Aug 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 41–11 1–2 5 4 Aug 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–27 1–3 6 5 Aug 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–17 2–3 7 6 Aug 23 at Montreal Alouettes L 20–27 2–4 8 7 Aug 31 vs. BC Lions L 24–27 2–5 8 8 Sept 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–18 3–5 9 9 Sept 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 11–16 3–6 10 Bye 11 10 Sept 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 24–36 3–7 12 11 Oct 1 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 34–17 4–7 13 12 Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders W 27–17 5–7 14 13 Oct 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–26 6–7 15 14 Oct 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 16–28 6–8 16 15 Oct 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 14–4 7–8 17 16 Nov 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–24 8–8
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Nov 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 21–16 1–0 East Final Nov 19 at Montreal Alouettes L 18–21 1–1
Player stats
Passing Player Attempts Completions Percentage Yards Touchdowns InterceptionsTom Clements298 18261.0280416Condredge Holloway10262 60.897255
Receiving Player Games Played Receptions Yards Average Long TouchdownsJeff Avery12 34 62518.4824Tony Gabriel16 65 136221.0758
Rushing Player Games Played Rushes Yards Avg. TouchdownsGreg Woods34184.51 Roster 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders final rosterQuarterbacks
Running backs DB
Wide receivers P
K/P
Tight ends Offensive linemen G/T T G G C T
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DE/DT DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams P
Italics indicate International player
Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE) Tom Clements, All-Eastern QuarterbackCanadian Football Hall of Fame - Tom Clements Tony Gabriel, Tight End, CFL All-Star Jeff Turcotte, Guard, CFL All-Star Mike Widger, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
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