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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