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
Regular season
Standings
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
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
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