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1976 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season

Canadian football team season

FieldValue
teamOttawa Rough Riders
year1976
record9–6–1
division_place1st, East
ownerDavid Loeb
general_managerFrank Clair
coachGeorge Brancato
stadiumLansdowne Park
playoffsWon Grey Cup
uniformFile:CFL OTT Jersey 1976.png
shortnavlinkRough Riders seasons

The 1976 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–6–1 record and won the 64th Grey Cup. This would be the last time in their franchise history that they would win the Grey Cup. The Ottawa Redblacks would subsequently win the 104th Grey Cup game at the conclusion of the 2016 CFL season, ending a 40-year Grey Cup drought for the City of Ottawa, which begun subsequent to their Grey Cup victory in 1976 (this ended what was arguably the longest Grey Cup drought in the CFL, though the City of Ottawa was without a CFL team between 1997 and 2001 and again between 2006 and 2013).

Offseason

1976 CFL draft

In the first round of the 1976 CFL Draft, Ottawa selected Bill Hatanaka. Bob O'Billovich was hired as an assistant coach.

Preseason

Weekstyle="background:black; color:red;"Datestyle="background:black; color:red;"Opponentstyle="background:black; color:red;"Resultstyle="background:black; color:red;"RecordABCD
June 28vs. Edmonton EskimosW 40–251–0
July 5vs. Montreal AlouettesL 22–261–1
July 8at Calgary StampedersL 37–391–2
July 14at Toronto ArgonautsW 20–92–2

Regular season

Standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders1696141134619
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1688026934816
Montreal Alouettes1678130527315
Toronto Argonauts1678128935415

Schedule

Weekstyle="background:black; color:red;"Gamestyle="background:black; color:red;"Datestyle="background:black; color:red;"Opponentstyle="background:black; color:red;"Resultstyle="background:black; color:red;"Record11223344455667788991010111112121313141415151616
July 21at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 42–161–0
July 27vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 38–272–0
Aug 3vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 16–292–1
Aug 11at Toronto ArgonautsW 27–163–1
Aug 16vs. Montreal AlouettesW 45–94–1
Aug 21at Edmonton EskimosW 20–185–1
Aug 24at BC LionsL 11–235–2
Sept 1vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 40–276–2
Sept 11vs. Montreal AlouettesW 21–137–2
Sept 19vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 21–287–3
Sept 26at Montreal AlouettesL 2–237–4
Oct 2at Toronto ArgonautsT 20–207–4–1
Bye
Oct 16vs. Calgary StampedersW 37–368–4–1
Oct 24at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 48–109–4–1
Oct 31vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 6–259–5–1
Nov 6at Montreal AlouettesL 17–269–6–1

Postseason

Playoffs

Roundstyle="background:black; color:red;"Datestyle="background:black; color:red;"Opponentstyle="background:black; color:red;"Resultstyle="background:black; color:red;"RecordEast FinalGrey Cup
Nov 21vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 17–15
Nov 28vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 23–20

Grey Cup

In the final minute, Saskatchewan punted into a strong wind. Ottawa would have the ball on the Saskatchewan 35-yard line. With 44 seconds left, Ottawa quarterback Tom Clements passed to tight end Tony Gabriel, and Ottawa was at Saskatchewan's 20 yard line. The next pass would win the game, as Gabriel caught the ball in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.

Teams1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QFinal
Saskatchewan Roughriders0173020
Ottawa Rough Riders10031023

Player stats

Passing

Playerstyle="background:black; color:red;"Attemptsstyle="background:black; color:red;"Completionsstyle="background:black; color:red;"Percentagestyle="background:black; color:red;"Yardsstyle="background:black; color:red;"Touchdownsstyle="background:black; color:red;"Interceptions
Tom Clements
Condredge Holloway

Receiving

Playerstyle="background:black; color:red;"Games playedstyle="background:black; color:red;"Receptionsstyle="background:black; color:red;"Yardsstyle="background:black; color:red;"Averagestyle="background:black; color:red;"Longstyle="background:black; color:red;"Touchdowns
Jeff Avery
Tony Gabriel
Art Green

Rushing

Playerstyle="background:black; color:red;"Rushesstyle="background:black; color:red;"Yardsstyle="background:black; color:red;"Averagestyle="background:black; color:red;"Touchdownsstyle="background:black; color:red;"Long
Art Green

Roster

1976 Ottawa Rough Riders final roster
Quarterbacks

Awards and honours

  • CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE)
  • Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Tom Clements, (QB)
  • Tom Clements, All-Eastern Quarterback
  • Art Green, Running Back, CFL All-Star
  • Tony Gabriel, Tight End, CFL All-Star
  • Mark Kosmos, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
  • Jim Reid, Fullback, Rookie of the Year Award

References

References

  1. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.307, [[Bob Ferguson (journalist). Bob Ferguson]], Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, {{ISBN. 978-1-55041-855-2
  2. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.329, [[Bob Ferguson (journalist). Bob Ferguson]], Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, {{ISBN. 978-1-55041-855-2
  3. "Ottawa Renegades All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records".
  4. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.163, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
  5. [https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1976 CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League] {{webarchive. link. (2012-02-13)
  6. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  7. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  8. [http://www.cfhof.ca/members/tom-clements/ Canadian Football Hall of Fame - Tom Clements]
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