Saskatchewan Roughriders 1976 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the Western Conference
Western Conference Final
- Nov. 20, 1976 Won 23 – 13 vs Edmonton
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 28, 1976 Lost 20 – 23 vs Ottawa in Toronto, ON

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1976 Season Resources 1976 SSK Team Roster 1976 SSK Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Fri Jun 25 10:00 PM	BC 6 @ SSK 18	W	16,057
B	Fri Jul 2 9:30 PM	SSK 25 @ EDM 20	W	24,881
C	Thu Jul 8 8:00 PM	SSK 35 @ MTL 7	W	22,000
D	Tue Jul 13 10:00 PM	CGY 22 @ SSK 21	L	16,546


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Thu Jul 22 11:00 PM	SSK 35 @ BC 8	W	21,983
2	Mon Jul 26 10:00 PM	MTL 26 @ SSK 17	L	20,136
3	Tue Aug 3 8:00 PM	SSK 29 @ OTT 16	W	24,078	CBC
3	Sat Aug 7 8:00 PM	SSK 24 @ HAM 8	W	18,126	CTV
4	Sun Aug 15 4:30 PM	EDM 0 @ SSK 40	W	22,235
5	Fri Aug 20 10:00 PM	SSK 38 @ CGY 13	W	26,972
6	Fri Aug 27 10:00 PM	WPG 13 @ SSK 12	L	21,362
8	Mon Sep 6 4:30 PM	BC 14 @ SSK 17	W	21,726
9	Sun Sep 12 4:30 PM	SSK 34 @ EDM 7	W	25,978	CBCW
10	Sun Sep 19 4:30 PM	EDM 25 @ SSK 22	L	22,622
11	Sun Sep 26 4:30 PM	CGY 10 @ SSK 35	W	20,534	CBC
12	Sat Oct 2 9:00 PM	SSK 10 @ WPG 28	L	25,210	CTVW
13	Sun Oct 10 4:30 PM	TOR 3 @ SSK 34	W	22,140	CBC
14	Sun Oct 17 5:00 PM	SSK 28 @ BC 15	W	21,534
15	Sun Oct 24 4:30 PM	WPG 21 @ SSK 19	L	22,508	CBC
17	Sun Nov 7 4:30 PM	SSK 33 @ CGY 31	W	26,925	CBCW


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sat Nov 20 3:00 PM	EDM 13 @ SSK 23	W	21,896	CTV


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sun Nov 28 1:00 PM	SSK 20 vs OTT 23	L	53,467	R/C, CBC, CTV

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	3	1	0	6	99	55	L1	3-1-0
Regular Season	16	11	5	0	22	427	238	W1	4-2-0
Home	8	4	4	0	8	196	112	L1	3-3-0
Visitor	8	7	1	0	14	231	126	W2	5-1-0
Divisional opponent	12	8	4	0	16	323	185	W1	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	3	1	0	6	104	53	W3	3-1-0

Full 1976 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)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (1-2-0)	5 (5-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	9 (8-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	5 (2-3-0)
After 2nd	4 (3-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	10 (9-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (1-4-0)
After 3rd	5 (3-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	11 (9-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)
After 4th	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ SSK	SSK @
Divisional	0.445	3-3-0 (6)	5-1-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.508	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.375	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.188	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.594	1-1-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.625	0-2-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.500	--	1-0-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.469	0-1-0 (1)	--
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.594	--	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.469	1-0-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1976	1975 +/-
Average Combined Score	41.56	-1.06
Average Winning Score	31.55	+6.25
Average Losing Score	16.00	-2.40
Average Home Score	24.50	-2.75
Average Visitor Score	28.88	+9.50
Average Margin of Victory	20.18	+10.08
Average Margin of Loss	6.60	-0.80

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Saskatchewan	196 (24.5)	231 (28.9)	427 (26.7)
Total	Opponent	126 (15.8)	112 (14.0)	238 (14.9)
1st	Saskatchewan	25 (3.1)	30 (3.8)	55 (3.4)
1st	Opponent	25 (3.1)	19 (2.4)	44 (2.8)
2nd	Saskatchewan	71 (8.9)	80 (10.0)	151 (9.4)
2nd	Opponent	35 (4.4)	38 (4.8)	73 (4.6)
3rd	Saskatchewan	44 (5.5)	34 (4.3)	78 (4.9)
3rd	Opponent	22 (2.8)	23 (2.9)	45 (2.8)
4th	Saskatchewan	56 (7.0)	87 (10.9)	143 (8.9)
4th	Opponent	44 (5.5)	32 (4.0)	76 (4.8)

Head Coach

John Payne (Dec. 21, 1972 – Dec. 31, 1976)

Player Awards
All Stars

1976 Player Awards and Nominations

1976 Most Outstanding

Player — Ron Lancaster (Winner)
Defensive Player — Cleveland Vann (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Mike Dirks, Jr. (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Steve Molnar (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Randy Graham (Team Nominee)

1976 Other Awards

Tom Pate Memorial Award — George Reed (Winner)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1976 All-Star Selections

6 All-Canadian Selections

QB	Ron Lancaster
WR	Rhett Dawson
G	Ralph Galloway
OLB	Roger Goree
DB	Lorne Richardson
DB	Paul Williams, Jr. (Tie)

11 All-Division Selections

QB	Ron Lancaster^*
TE	Bob Richardson
WR	Rhett Dawson
G	Ralph Galloway
DT	Tim Roth
DE	George Wells
OLB	Bill Manchuk
OLB	Roger Goree
DB	Paul Williams, Jr.
DB	Ken McEachern
DB	Lorne Richardson

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1976 Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–7 (7)		Tim Pickett (DB)	Waterloo
2–7 (16)		Bob Gibbons (OT)	Saskatchewan
3–7 (25)		John Glassford (LB)	Wilfrid Laurier
4–7 (34)		Terry West (DB)	Ottawa
5–7 (43)		Greg Wood (DB)	Windsor
6–7 (52)		Hugh Gallagher (WR)	Carleton
7–7 (61)		Dalton Smarsh (RB)	Alberta
8–7 (70)		Ken Platz (RB)	Saskatchewan
9–7		Pass
10–7		Pass