1977 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Bud Riley (10-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1977 Winnipeg Blue Bombers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Bud Riley (10-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1977 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Winnipeg piled up points with 382 points, while the defense yielded 336. Dieter Brock passed for 3,063 yards. Gord Paterson led all receivers, catching 67 balls, while Tom Scott contributed 1,079 receiving yards.
Jim Washington rushed for a team-high 1,262 yards for the Blue Bombers.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 62 turnovers, best in the league. Merv Walker picked off 6 opponent throws.
Bud Riley coached the team. The 1977 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Division Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | John Babinecz | LB | July 27, 1950 | 6'1" | 222 | Villanova | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | |
| 26 | Lee Benard | DB | November 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Manitoba | 16 | ||
| 43 | John Bonk | C | August 27, 1950 | 6'3" | 230 | Burlington Braves | Hamilton, ON | 16 | |
| Don Bowman | DB | July 27, 1952 | 6'0" | 185 | Western Ontario | 1 | |||
| 5 | Dieter Brock | QB | February 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Jacksonville St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 56 | Buddy Brown | G | June 9, 1950 | 6'1" | 250 | Alabama | Florala, AL | 13 | |
| 63 | Elton Brown | DE | September 15, 1951 | 6'2" | 255 | Utah State | Charleston, SC | 16 | |
| Ray Clark | DB | January 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 183 | Simon Fraser | 9 | |||
| 33 | Richard Crump | RB | February 28, 1955 | 6'0" | 205 | Northeast Oklahoma | Cairo, GA | 16 | |
| Bill Ferguson | LB | July 7, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Washington | San Diego, CA USA | 10 | ||
| 61 | Randy Halsall | G | October 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Wake Forest | Toronto, ON | 16 | |
| Jim Harris | DB | November 8, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 1 | |||
| Jeff Hart | T | September 10, 1953 | 6'5" | 266 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 3 | ||
| 58 | Jim Heighton | DT | September 22, 1944 | 6'3" | 252 | Victoria Seniors | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 30 | Brian Herosian | DB | September 14, 1950 | 6'3" | 200 | Connecticut | Worcester, MA USA | 16 | |
| Mike Holmes | WR | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 193 | Texas Southern | Galveston, TX USA | 6 | ||
| 64 | Ray Honey | T | March 5, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Drake | 12 | ||
| Billy Howard | DT | July 17, 1950 | 6'4" | 252 | Alcorn St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 4 | ||
| 53 | Don Hubbard | DT | November 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 250 | New Mexico | 11 | ||
| Dave Knechtel | DT | September 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 244 | Waterloo Lutheran | Kitchener, ON | 4 | ||
| 6 | Harry Knight | QB | September 9, 1953 | 6'3" | 205 | Richmond | Newport News, VA | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Rick Koswin | WR | July 4, 1954 | 6'2" | 201 | Manitoba | 16 | ||
| 55 | Gary Krahn | G | May 12, 1955 | 6'2" | 202 | North Dakota | 3 | ||
| Chuck Liebrock | G | May 24, 1945 | 6'1" | 245 | Hillsdale | Windsor, ON | 10 | ||
| 74 | Mark McDonald | WR | April 27, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Washington State | 10 | ||
| 66 | Butch Norman | T | August 23, 1952 | 6'6" | 250 | Alabama | 11 | ||
| 34 | Gord Paterson | DB/WR | September 7, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Manitoba | 16 | ||
| 9 | Vince Phason | DB | May 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 190 | Arizona | Denver, CO | 16 | |
| 35 | Gary Rosolowich | DB | September 10, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Boise State | 15 | ||
| 10 | Bernie Ruoff | K | October 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Syracuse | West Germany, | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Tom Scott | WR | November 19, 1951 | 5'10" | 180 | Washington | Oakland, CA | 16 | |
| Steve Scully | T | August 28, 1952 | 6'2" | 270 | Syracuse | 3 | |||
| Marty Smith | DT | October 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 250 | Louisville | Pattison, MS USA | 1 | ||
| 62 | Ron Southwick | LB | May 27, 1951 | 6'3" | 220 | McMaster | 16 | ||
| 44 | Bob Swift | C | November 29, 1943 | 6'0" | 230 | Clemson | Shawinigan Falls, QC | 16 | |
| John Taylor | T | October 25, 1953 | 6'4" | 255 | Pacific | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | ||
| 78 | Bob Toogood | LB | September 6, 1948 | 6'2" | 225 | Manitoba | 16 | ||
| 24 | Merv Walker | DB | November 14, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Brantford Sattelites | Toronto, ON | 16 | |
| 32 | Tom Walker | RB | October 5, 1949 | 6'1" | 218 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | ||
| 52 | Harry Walters | LB | July 21, 1952 | 6'1" | 220 | Maryland | 16 | ||
| 29 | Joey Walters | WR | October 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Clemson | Florence, SC USA | 4 | |
| 27 | Jim Washington | RB | October 13, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Clemson | Walterboro, SC | 16 | |
| Mike Washington | WR | June 10, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas Lutheran | Bastrop County, TX | 5 | ||
| 73 | Slade Willis | WR/P | May 1, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Drake | 10 | ||
| 28 | Chuck Wills | DB | September 11, 1953 | 6'3" | 205 | Oregon | Portland, OR | 16 | |
| 75 | Lyall Woznesensky | DL | April 4, 1954 | 6'7" | 240 | Simon Fraser | St. Boniface, MB | 16 |
