1978 Ottawa Rough Riders Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Brancato (11-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1978 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1978 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Defensively, the Rough Riders led the league with just 261 points allowed. Ottawa moved the ball well, scoring 395 points. Tom Clements tossed for 1,990 yards, and Condredge Holloway took a significant amount of snaps as well. Tony Gabriel grabbed 67 receptions for 1,070 yards, while Mike Murphy contributed to the receiving game, too.

Richard Holmes carried the pigskin for a team-high 607 yards, and Mike Murphy also aided the ground game.

The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 56 turnovers, topping in the league. Kenny Downing intercepted 7 opponent throws.

George Brancato coached the team. The 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Division Final.

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Regular Season Points For: 395
Regular Season Points Against: 261

Date Game Res Home Road Record
July 11, 1978 Montreal Alouettes 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders 17 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
July 26, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 16 at Toronto Argonauts 20 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
August 1, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 24 at Edmonton Eskimos 23 W 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0
August 8, 1978 Toronto Argonauts 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders 37 W 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0
August 15, 1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6 at Ottawa Rough Riders 32 W 3-0-0 1-1-0 4-1-0
August 23, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 36 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 8 W 3-0-0 2-1-0 5-1-0
August 30, 1978 Calgary Stampeders 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders 27 W 4-0-0 2-1-0 6-1-0
September 5, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 23 at Montreal Alouettes 18 W 4-0-0 3-1-0 7-1-0
September 9, 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31 at Ottawa Rough Riders 29 L 4-1-0 3-1-0 7-2-0
September 24, 1978 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders 53 W 5-1-0 3-1-0 8-2-0
September 30, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 24 at Toronto Argonauts 3 W 5-1-0 4-1-0 9-2-0
October 9, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 L 5-1-0 4-2-0 9-3-0
October 15, 1978 Montreal Alouettes 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders 13 W 6-1-0 4-2-0 10-3-0
October 21, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 17 at BC Lions 20 L 6-1-0 4-3-0 10-4-0
October 28, 1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 9 at Ottawa Rough Riders 34 W 7-1-0 4-3-0 11-4-0
November 4, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 8 at Montreal Alouettes 26 L 7-1-0 4-4-0 11-5-0
November 19, 1978 Montreal Alouettes 21 at Ottawa Rough Riders 16 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Eastern Final


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