Toronto Argonauts 1977 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

6 wins, 10 losses, 0 ties
Finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 13, 1977 Lost 16 – 21 @ Ottawa

Toronto Argonauts 1977 Season Resources 1977 TOR Team Roster 1977 TOR Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
A	Tue Jun 14 8:00 PM	TOR 7 @ OTT 7	T
B	Wed Jun 22 8:00 PM	TOR 12 @ HAM 21	L
C	Wed Jun 29 8:00 PM	MTL 20 @ TOR 6	L
D	Thu Jul 7 8:00 PM	OTT 9 @ TOR 28	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Tue Jul 12 8:00 PM	TOR 20 @ HAM 21	L	CBC
2	Wed Jul 20 8:00 PM	MTL 16 @ TOR 10	L	CTVE
3	Wed Jul 27 8:00 PM	OTT 1 @ TOR 17	W	CTVE
4	Wed Aug 3 8:00 PM	TOR 11 @ OTT 41	L	CTVE
5	Wed Aug 10 8:00 PM	HAM 1 @ TOR 22	W
6	Wed Aug 17 8:00 PM	SSK 27 @ TOR 26	L	CTV
7	Tue Aug 23 11:00 PM	TOR 0 @ BC 30	L	CBC
8	Bye
9	Tue Sep 6 8:00 PM	TOR 20 @ MTL 14	W	CBC
10	Sat Sep 10 8:00 PM	HAM 25 @ TOR 12	L
11	Sun Sep 18 2:00 PM	MTL 13 @ TOR 19	W	CBC
12	Bye
13	Sun Oct 2 2:00 PM	TOR 18 @ MTL 6	W	CBCE
14	Mon Oct 10 2:00 PM	TOR 43 @ HAM 2	W
15	Sun Oct 16 2:00 PM	WPG 29 @ TOR 10	L	R/C, CBC
16	Sun Oct 23 5:00 PM	TOR 12 @ EDM 16	L	CTV
17	Sun Oct 30 2:00 PM	TOR 4 @ OTT 14	L	CTVE
18	Sat Nov 5 2:00 PM	CGY 10 @ TOR 7	L	CTV


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sun Nov 13 2:00 PM	TOR 16 @ OTT 21	L	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	1	2	1	3	53	57	W1	1-2-1
Regular Season	16	6	10	0	12	251	266	L4	2-4-0
Home	8	3	5	0	6	123	122	L2	2-4-0
Visitor	8	3	5	0	6	128	144	L2	3-3-0
Divisional opponent	11	6	5	0	12	196	154	L1	4-2-0
Non-divisional opponent	5	0	5	0	0	55	112	L5	0-5-0

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

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ TOR	TOR @
Divisional	0.500	3-2-0 (5)	3-3-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.525	0-3-0 (3)	0-2-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4)	0.313	1-1-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (4)	0.688	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Ottawa RedBlacks (3)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
BC Lions (1)	0.625	--	0-1-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (1)	0.250	0-1-0 (1)	--
Edmonton Elks (1)	0.625	--	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1)	0.500	0-1-0 (1)	--
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1)	0.625	0-1-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1977	1976 +/-
Average Combined Score	32.31	-7.88
Average Winning Score	23.17	-1.40
Average Losing Score	11.20	-0.93
Average Home Score	15.38	-6.88
Average Visitor Score	16.00	+2.12
Average Margin of Victory	17.00	+7.43
Average Margin of Loss	11.70	-4.80

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Toronto	123 (15.4)	128 (16.0)	251 (15.7)
Total	Opponent	144 (18.0)	122 (15.3)	266 (16.6)
1st	Toronto	36 (4.5)	21 (2.6)	57 (3.6)
1st	Opponent	45 (5.6)	21 (2.6)	66 (4.1)
2nd	Toronto	22 (2.8)	43 (5.4)	65 (4.1)
2nd	Opponent	44 (5.5)	37 (4.6)	81 (5.1)
3rd	Toronto	38 (4.8)	39 (4.9)	77 (4.8)
3rd	Opponent	28 (3.5)	22 (2.8)	50 (3.1)
4th	Toronto	27 (3.4)	25 (3.1)	52 (3.3)
4th	Opponent	27 (3.4)	42 (5.3)	69 (4.3)

Head Coach

Leo Cahill (Dec. 21, 1976 – Sept. 11, 1978)

Assistant Coaches

Charlie Tate – Offensive backfield
Chuck Dickerson – Offensive line
Jim Rountree – Defensive secondary
Lamar Leachman – Defensive line

Player Awards
All Stars

1977 Player Awards and Nominations

1977 Most Outstanding

Player — Ray Nettles (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Ray Nettles (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Mike Wilson (Division Finalist)
Canadian Player — Paul Bennett (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Paul Bennett (Team Nominee)

Toronto Argonauts 1977 All-Star Selections

3 All-Canadian Selections

T	Mike Wilson
DE	Jim Corrigall
DHB	Paul Bennett

6 All-Division Selections

T	Mike Wilson
DT	Ecomet Burley, Jr.
DE	Jim Corrigall
MLB	Ray Nettles
DHB	Paul Bennett
CB	Eric Harris

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1977 Toronto Argonauts Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–2 (2)		Rick Sowieta (LB)	Richmond
2–2 (11)		Cliff Pelham (DB)	Dalhousie
3–2 (20)		Alan MacLean (OG)	Bishop's
4–2 (29)		Brian Anderson (C)	Guelph
5–2 (38)		David Bossey (LB)	Notre Dame
6–2 (47)		Hugh Fraser (WR)	Ottawa
7–2 (56)		Greg Mosher (DB)	Dalhousie
8–2 (65)		Tom Arnott (DT)	Guelph
9–2 (74)		Sam Sinopoli (TE)	Toronto (UofT)
10–2 (83)		John Vernon (LB)	Toronto (UofT)