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.
The Rough Riders netted 368 points, and 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 Ottawa, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
