Saskatchewan Roughriders 1977 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 4th in the Western Conference

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1977 Season Resources 1977 SSK Team Roster 1977 SSK Attendance

Pre-season
Regular Season


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Thu Jun 16 11:00 PM	SSK 10 @ BC 19	L	14,366
B	Wed Jun 22 10:00 PM	WPG 27 @ SSK 19	L	17,213
C	Wed Jun 29 10:00 PM	SSK 17 @ CGY 46	L	22,280
D	Tue Jul 5 10:00 PM	EDM 39 @ SSK 20	L	17,073


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Tue Jul 12 10:00 PM	SSK 11 @ WPG 33	L	24,844
2	Wed Jul 20 10:00 PM	BC 34 @ SSK 14	L	18,455	CTVW
3	Tue Jul 26 11:00 PM	SSK 24 @ BC 5	W	26,459
4	Tue Aug 2 9:30 PM	SSK 9 @ EDM 34	L	25,618	CBCW
5	Tue Aug 9 10:00 PM	OTT 17 @ SSK 27	W	19,216	CBC
6	Wed Aug 17 8:00 PM	SSK 27 @ TOR 26	W	49,714	CTV
8	Sun Aug 28 4:30 PM	CGY 19 @ SSK 30	W	21,555	CBC
9	Mon Sep 5 4:30 PM	WPG 18 @ SSK 26	W	22,616	CBC
10	Sun Sep 11 3:30 PM	SSK 17 @ WPG 39	L	25,210	CBCW
11	Sun Sep 18 4:00 PM	HAM 17 @ SSK 38	W	21,307	CTV
12	Sun Sep 25 4:30 PM	SSK 1 @ CGY 11	L	26,484	CBCW
13	Sun Oct 2 4:30 PM	CGY 17 @ SSK 19	W	21,505
14	Sun Oct 9 2:00 PM	SSK 18 @ MTL 20	L	50,540	R/C, CBC
15	Sun Oct 16 4:30 PM	EDM 33 @ SSK 31	L	22,452	CTV
17	Sun Oct 30 3:30 PM	BC 28 @ SSK 38	W	22,173	CBCR
18	Sun Nov 6 4:30 PM	SSK 0 @ EDM 38	L	25,131	CBCW

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	0	4	0	0	66	131	L4	0-4-0
Regular Season	16	8	8	0	16	330	389	L1	2-4-0
Home	8	6	2	0	12	223	183	W1	5-1-0
Visitor	8	2	6	0	4	107	206	L4	1-5-0
Divisional opponent	12	5	7	0	10	220	309	L1	2-4-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	3	1	0	6	110	80	L1	3-1-0

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

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ SSK	SSK @
Divisional	0.531	4-2-0 (6)	1-5-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.469	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.625	1-1-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.250	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.625	0-1-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.625	1-0-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.313	1-0-0 (1)	--
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.688	--	0-1-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	--
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.375	--	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1977	1976 +/-
Average Combined Score	44.94	+3.38
Average Winning Score	28.63	-2.92
Average Losing Score	12.63	-3.38
Average Home Score	27.88	+3.38
Average Visitor Score	13.38	-15.50
Average Margin of Victory	10.25	-9.93
Average Margin of Loss	17.63	+11.03

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Saskatchewan	223 (27.9)	107 (13.4)	330 (20.6)
Total	Opponent	206 (25.8)	183 (22.9)	389 (24.3)
1st	Saskatchewan	42 (5.3)	30 (3.8)	72 (4.5)
1st	Opponent	38 (4.8)	47 (5.9)	85 (5.3)
2nd	Saskatchewan	64 (8.0)	34 (4.3)	98 (6.1)
2nd	Opponent	77 (9.6)	16 (2.0)	93 (5.8)
3rd	Saskatchewan	42 (5.3)	9 (1.1)	51 (3.2)
3rd	Opponent	54 (6.8)	52 (6.5)	106 (6.6)
4th	Saskatchewan	75 (9.4)	34 (4.3)	109 (6.8)
4th	Opponent	37 (4.6)	68 (8.5)	105 (6.6)

Head Coach

Jim Eddy (Jan. 1, 1977 – Aug. 15, 1978)

Player Awards
All Stars

1977 Player Awards and Nominations

1977 Most Outstanding

Player — Ron Lancaster (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Roger Goree (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Ralph Galloway (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Steve Molnar (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Joey Walters (Team Nominee)

1977 Other Awards

Tom Pate Memorial Award — Ron Lancaster (Winner)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1977 All-Star Selections

1 All-Canadian Selections

G	Ralph Galloway

3 All-Division Selections

G	Ralph Galloway
OLB	Roger Goree
CB	Paul Williams, Jr. (Tie)

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1977 Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–3 (3)	[BC]	Emil Neilson (DB)	Simon Fraser
2–4 (13)	[WPG]	John Nelson (FB)	Manitoba
2–8 (17)		Roger Adams (TE)	Windsor
3–8 (26)		Mike Murphy (LB)	Wilfrid Laurier
4–8 (35)		Gary Gaska (DB)	Manitoba
5–8 (44)		Harry Kruger (DB)	Calgary
6–8 (53)		Mike Steele (OG)	Toronto