1977 Toronto Argonauts season | |
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Head coach | Leo Cahill[1] |
Home field | Exhibition Stadium[2] |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 3rd, East |
Playoff finish | Lost Eastern Semi-Final |
Uniform | |
The 1977 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–10 record. They appeared in the Eastern Semi-Final. Richard Holmes became the first player in CFL history to rush for 1,000 yards with two different teams. He rushed for 1016 yards while playing for the Argonauts and the Ottawa Rough Riders.[3]
The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1977 CFL Draft.[4]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
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T | T | Paul Bennett | Defensive tackle | Wilfrid Laurier |
T | T | Mark Bragagnolo | Tailback | Toronto |
1 | 2 | Rick Sowieta | Linebacker | Richmond |
2 | 11 | Cliff Pelham | Defensive back | Dalhousie |
3 | 20 | Al MacLean | Guard | Bishop's |
4 | 29 | Brian Anderson | Center | Guelph |
5 | 38 | David Bossey | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
6 | 47 | Hugh Fraser | Wide receiver | Ottawa |
7 | 56 | Greg Mosher | Defensive back | Dalhousie |
8 | 65 | Tom Arnott | Defensive tackle | Guelph |
9 | 74 | Sam Sinopoli | Tight end | Toronto |
10 | 83 | John Vernon | Linebacker | Toronto |
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 311 | 245 | 22 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 368 | 344 | 16 |
Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 251 | 266 | 12 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 283 | 394 | 10 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record |
1 | July 12 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | L 21–20 | 27,502 | 0–1 |
2 | July 20 | Alouettes | Exhibition Stadium | L 16–10 | 47,320 | 0–2 |
3 | July 27 | Rough Riders | Exhibition Stadium | W 17–1 | 45,540 | 1–2 |
4 | August 3 | @ Rough Riders | Landsdowne Park | L 41–11 | 27,643 | 1–3 |
5 | August 10 | Tiger-Cats | Exhibition Stadium | W 22–1 | 48,120 | 2–3 |
6 | August 17 | Roughriders | Exhibition Stadium | L 27–26 | 49,714 | 2–4 |
7 | August 23 | @ Lions | Empire Stadium | L 30–0 | 24,873 | 2–5 |
8 | Bye | |||||
9 | September 6 | @ Alouettes | Olympic Stadium | W 20–14 | 69,093 | 3–5 |
9 | September 10 | Tiger-Cats | Exhibition Stadium | L 25–12 | 47,498 | 3–6 |
10 | September 18 | Alouettes | Exhibition Stadium | W 19–13 | 47,138 | 4–6 |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | October 2 | @ Alouettes | Olympic Stadium | W 18–6 | 62,832 | 5–6 |
13 | October 10 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 43–2 | 34,390 | 6–6 |
14 | October 16 | Blue Bombers | Exhibition Stadium | L 29–10 | 49,242 | 6–7 |
15 | October 23 | @ Eskimos | Clarke Stadium | L 16–12 | 25,388 | 6–8 |
16 | October 30 | @ Rough Riders | Landsdowne Park | L 14–4 | 31,365 | 6–9 |
17 | November 5 | Stampeders | Exhibition Stadium | L 10–7 | 40,474 | 6–10 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 13 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 16–21 | 0–1 | Landsdowne Park | 24,875 |