Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
B
Sat Jun 18 9:30 PM
OTT 24 @ EDM 27 W  
C
Sun Jun 26 2:00 PM
EDM 18 @ MTL 16 W  
D
Fri Jul 1 9:30 PM
BC 19 @ EDM 8 L  
D
Tue Jul 5 10:00 PM
EDM 39 @ SSK 20 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
2Bye
2
Mon Jul 18 10:00 PM
WPG 29 @ EDM 26 L CTVW
3
Wed Jul 27 9:00 PM
EDM 43 @ WPG 13 W CTVW
4
Tue Aug 2 9:30 PM
SSK 9 @ EDM 34 W CBCW
5
Tue Aug 9 11:00 PM
EDM 24 @ BC 18 W  
6
Tue Aug 16 10:00 PM
CGY 19 @ EDM 32 W CBCW
7
Wed Aug 24 8:00 PM
EDM 22 @ HAM 27 L CTV
8
Tue Aug 30 9:30 PM
MTL 25 @ EDM 20 L R/C
9
Mon Sep 5 4:30 PM
EDM 22 @ CGY 8 W  
11Bye
11
Sat Sep 17 9:30 PM
BC 20 @ EDM 18 L  
12
Sat Sep 24 11:00 PM
EDM 13 @ BC 30 L  
13
Sat Oct 1 2:00 PM
EDM 17 @ OTT 34 L CTV
14
Mon Oct 10 4:30 PM
WPG 24 @ EDM 31 W CBC
15
Sun Oct 16 4:30 PM
EDM 33 @ SSK 31 W CTV
16
Sun Oct 23 5:00 PM
TOR 12 @ EDM 16 W CTV
17
Sun Oct 30 4:30 PM
EDM 23 @ CGY 21 W CBC
18
Sun Nov 6 4:30 PM
SSK 0 @ EDM 38 W CBCW
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Final
Sun Nov 20 4:00 PM
BC 1 @ EDM 38 W CBC
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Grey Cup
Sun Nov 27 1:00 PM
EDM 6 @ MTL 41 L R/C, CTV, CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 3 1 0 6 92 79 W1 3-1-0
Regular Season 16 10 6 0 20 412 320 W5 5-1-0
    Home 8 5 3 0 10 215 138 W3 4-2-0
    Visitor 8 5 3 0 10 197 182 W2 3-3-0
   Divisional opponent 12 9 3 0 18 337 222 W4 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 1 3 0 2 75 98 W1 1-3-0

Full 1977 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 4 (3-1-0) 3 (1-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 8 (6-2-0) 3 (1-2-0) 5 (3-2-0)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (2-3-0) 4 (4-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 7 (7-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 8 (2-6-0)
After 3rd 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 10 (10-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 10 (10-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.500 4-2-0 (6) 5-1-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.469 1-1-0 (2) 0-2-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.625
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.250
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.500
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.625
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.313
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.688
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.500
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.375
19771976 +/-
Average Combined Score 45.75 +3.38
Average Winning Score 29.60 +9.49
Average Losing Score 19.33 +2.17
Average Home Score 26.88 +10.12
Average Visitor Score 24.63 +2.50
Average Margin of Victory 14.10 +10.21
Average Margin of Loss 8.17 -7.00
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Edmonton 215 (26.9) 197 (24.6) 412 (25.8)
Opponent 182 (22.8) 138 (17.3) 320 (20.0)
1st Edmonton 63 (7.9) 40 (5.0) 103 (6.4)
Opponent 36 (4.5) 36 (4.5) 72 (4.5)
2nd Edmonton 54 (6.8) 55 (6.9) 109 (6.8)
Opponent 64 (8.0) 58 (7.3) 122 (7.6)
3rd Edmonton 61 (7.6) 53 (6.6) 114 (7.1)
Opponent 14 (1.8) 23 (2.9) 37 (2.3)
4th Edmonton 37 (4.6) 49 (6.1) 86 (5.4)
Opponent 68 (8.5) 21 (2.6) 89 (5.6)
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Joe Faragalli – Offensive assistant
  • Don Matthews – Defensive assistant
  • Leo McKillip – Defensive assistant
1977 Player Awards and Nominations
1977 Most Outstanding
Edmonton Eskimos 1977 All-Star Selections
6 All-Canadian Selections
DT Dave Fennell
DE Ron Estay
MLB Dan Kepley
DHB Pete Lavorato
CB Larry Highbaugh
K Dave Cutler
8 All-Division Selections
T Charlie Turner
DT Dave Fennell
DE David Boone, Jr.
DE Ron Estay
MLB Dan Kepley
DHB Pete Lavorato
CB Larry Highbaugh
K Dave Cutler*

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1977 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–6 (6)   Bob Cameron (QB) Acadia
1–7 (7) [HAM] Tom Chad (DB) Saskatchewan
2–6 (15)   J.P. Brescacin (TE) North Dakota State
3–6 (24)   Dave Beaton (DT) Simon Fraser
4–6 (33)   Ray Clark (DB) Simon Fraser
5–6 (42)   Larry Sandre (WR) Windsor
6–6 (51)   Jim Duncan (RB) Queen's
7–6 (60)   Mike Warbick (WR) Wilfrid Laurier
8–6 (69)   Dale Gullekson (RB) Alberta
9–6 (78)   Lubomir Alexov (DE) Toronto (UofT)
10–6   Pass

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