1977 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Brancato (8-8)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1977 Ottawa Rough Riders RosterTeam Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Brancato (8-8)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1977 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Ottawa netted 368 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 344. Tom Clements passed for 2,804 yards. Tony Gabriel grabbed 65 receptions for 1,362 yards.
Richard Holmes carried the ball for a team-high 865 yards for the Rough Riders, and Mike Murphy also contributed to the rushing attack.
Mike Nelms, Mike Widger and Larry Cates each seized 2 opponent throws.
George Brancato coached the team. The 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Tom Clements | 298 | 182 | 61.1 | 2804 | 9.4 | 16 | 5.4 | 16 | 5.4 | 82 | 87.7 | Condredge Holloway | 102 | 62 | 60.8 | 972 | 9.5 | 5 | 4.9 | 5 | 4.9 | 75 | 88.4 | Larry Cates | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 95.8 | Mike Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 403 | 245 | 60.8 | 3809 | 9.5 | 21 | 5.2 | 21 | 5.2 | 82 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Richard Holmes | 147 | 865 | 5.9 | 72 | 9 | Mike Murphy | 171 | 861 | 5.0 | 50 | 4 | Tom Clements | 59 | 356 | 6.0 | 39 | 1 | Condredge Holloway | 38 | 235 | 6.2 | 16 | 0 | Larry Cates | 34 | 125 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 | Joe Colvey | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | Greg Woods | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 | Jim Foley | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 456 | 2477 | 5.4 | 72 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tony Gabriel | 65 | 1362 | 21.0 | 75 | 8 | Mike Murphy | 48 | 483 | 10.1 | 28 | 1 | Jeff Avery | 34 | 625 | 18.4 | 82 | 4 | Bill Hatanaka | 20 | 318 | 15.9 | 41 | 2 | Ross Clarkson | 20 | 287 | 14.4 | 54 | 0 | Richard Holmes | 20 | 226 | 11.3 | 72 | 1 | Jim Foley | 15 | 244 | 16.3 | 41 | 1 | Larry Cates | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 20 | 2 | Len Platt | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 | Gary Kuzyk | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 2 | Mike Eben | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | Joe Colvey | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 | Gerry Organ | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 245 | 3809 | 15.5 | 82 | 21 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Gerry Organ | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 45 | 30 | 66.7 | 4 | 64 | 2947 | 46.0 | 90 | 0 | 130 |
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| Totals | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 45 | 30 | 66.7 | 4 | 64 | 2947 | 46.0 | 90 | 0 | 130 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS | Jeff Avery | 54 | 2138 | 39.6 | 56 | 0 | Gerald Kunyk | 49 | 2025 | 41.3 | 73 | 1 | Gerry Organ | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 51 | 0 | Condredge Holloway | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 109 | 4428 | 40.6 | 73 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bill Hatanaka | 42 | 441 | 10.5 | 46 | 0 | Larry Cates | 46 | 364 | 7.9 | 53 | 1 | Mike Nelms | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 | Mark Mitchell | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 | Larry Brune | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Al Brenner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Ross Clarkson | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 103 | 926 | 9.0 | 53 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bill Hatanaka | 23 | 576 | 25.0 | 39 | 0 | Larry Cates | 23 | 525 | 22.8 | 44 | 0 | Mike Nelms | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 | Richard Holmes | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 | Greg Woods | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | Tim Berryman | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | Mike Murphy | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | Ross Clarkson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | Jim Foley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | Fred Pagac | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Ken Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 61 | 1344 | 22.0 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mike Nelms | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 50 | 0 | Larry Cates | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | Mike Widger | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | Jim Elder | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | Peter Crepin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | Cliff Laboy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Peter Stenerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Wonder Monds | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 143 | 13.0 | 50 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Mike Raines | 3 | 0 | 0 | Mike Widger | 3 | 2 | 0 | Jim Piaskoski | 2 | 0 | 0 | Larry Cameron | 2 | 0 | 0 | Wonder Monds | 2 | 13 | 0 | Fred Pagac | 1 | 0 | 0 | Brian Hedges | 1 | 0 | 0 | John Glassford | 1 | 0 | 0 | Cliff Laboy | 1 | 0 | 0 | Larry Cates | 1 | 0 | Al Brenner | 1 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Tosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peter Stenerson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Gerry Organ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 130 | Richard Holmes | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Tony Gabriel | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Mike Murphy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Jeff Avery | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Larry Cates | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Gary Kuzyk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Bill Hatanaka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Tom Clements | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Greg Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike Widger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jim Foley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Gerald Kunyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Condredge Holloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
