The 1976 Green Bay Packers - 5-9 (4TH - Central Division)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
1976 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (2-4)
OFF DEF
JULY (0-1) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
31 G-CINCINNATI BENGALS L 17-23 0- 1-0 50,245 Lynn Dickey Barty Smith (24) Lynn Dickey (145) Eric Torkelson (3-49)
AUGUST (2-2)
7 M-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS W 10- 6 1- 1-0 53,421 Carlos Brown Willard Harrell (73) Don Milan (78) Jessie Green (2-32)
15 at New England Patriots W 16-14 2- 1-0 28,448 Carlos Brown Willard Harrell (55) Carlos Brown (148) Steve Odom (3-82)
20 at Buffalo Bills L 0-37 2- 2-0 33,706 Carlos Brown Willard Harrell (25) Carlos Brown (77) Ken Payne (2-150
28 G-NEW YORK GIANTS L 16-20 2- 3-0 56,267 Lynn Dickey Willard Harrell (54) Lynn Dickey (137) Willard Harrell (4-43)
SEPTEMBER (0-1)
3 M-ATLANTA FALCONS L 7-26 2- 4-0 54,989 Lynn Dickey John Brockington (27) Lynn Dickey (182) Eddie Beil (3-51)
1976 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (5-9)
SEPTEMBER (0-3)
12 G-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-0) L 14-26 0- 1-0 54,628 125 102 210 104 Lynn Dickey Willard Harrell (43) Lynn Dickey (119) Willard Harrell (4-13)
19 at St. Louis Cardinals (1-0) L 0-29 0- 2-0 48,842 62 69 208 212 Lynn Dickey Willard Harrell (23) Lynn Dickey (104) Barty Smith (3-10)
26 at Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) L 7-28 0- 3-0 44,103 71 -35 222 64 Lynn Dickey John Brockington (26) Lynn Dickey (45) Rich McGeorge (2-28)
OCTOBER (2-3)
3 G-DETROIT LIONS (1-2) W 24-14 1- 3-0 54,758 212 35 155 61 Lynn Dickey Willard Harrell (111) Willard Harrell (40) Steve Odom (2-45)
10 M-SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (0-5) W 27-20 2- 3-0 54,983 187 193 58 169 Lynn Dickey Barty Smith (84) Lynn Dickey (215) Ken Payne (6-64)
17 G-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2-3) W 28-13 3- 3-0 55,115 130 226 96 143 Lynn Dickey Barty Smith (51) Lynn Dickey (226) Willard Harrell (3-91)
24 at Oakland Raiders (5-1) L 14-18 3- 4-0 52,232 108 264 115 161 Lynn Dickey Willard Harrell (41) Lynn Dickey (303) Ken Payne (6-120)
31 at Detroit Lions (3-4) L 6-27 3- 5-0 74,582 87 76 222 187 Lynn Dickey Barty Smith (67) Lynn Dickey (93) Rich McGeorge (4-29)
NOVEMBER (1-3)
7 M-NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-7) W 32-27 4- 5-0 52,936 175 123 136 161 Lynn Dickey Willard Harrell (52) Lynn Dickey (138) Ken Payne (3-35)
14 at Chicago Bears (4-5) L 13-24 4- 6-0 52,907 82 179 202 47 Lynn Dickey John Brockington (71) Lynn Dickey (181) Steve Odom (6-92)
21 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-1-1) L 10-17 4- 7-0 53,104 146 82 100 151 Carlos Brown John Brockington (51) Carlos Brown (82) Ken Payne (3-29)
28 G-CHICAGO BEARS (5-6) L 10-16 4- 8-0 56,267 82 177 201 72 Carlos Brown Carlos Brown (22) Carlos Brown (125) Ollie Smith (4-121)
DECEMBER (1-1)
5 at Minnesota Vikings (9-2-1) L 9-20 4- 9-0 43,700 59 85 218 195 Carlos Brown John Brockington (27) Carlos Brown (93) Ollie Smith (4-47)
12 at Atlanta Falcons (4-9) W 24-20 5- 9-0 23,116 196 154 145 108 Randy Johnson John Brockington (89) Randy Johnson (165) Ollie Smith (5-91)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee * - Overtime
1976 IN REVIEW
The Packers of 1976 were a prime example of why Bart Starr had asked the fans for patience at his first press conference as head coach. Except for a four-game stretch in October, the team was nearly as ineffective as its counterparts from the year before. The team made a one-game improvement in its record (5-9), yet finished at the bottom of the NFC Central Division for a second year in a row. Offensively, the team dropped from 23rd to 26th, coming in ahead of only the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons. Defensively, the team improved two notches to 14th overall, but allowed opponents to score more points in 1975. When the Packers generated more rushing yards than their opponents, they usually won. In all but one instance, the team with the most rushing yards emerged victorious. The lone exception, the Vikings, who slipped past the Packers 17-10 on November 21 despite being outrushed 146-100 yards.
THE 1976 SWINE FLU "EPIDEMIC"
During the last swine flu outbreak, in 1976, the government tried to convince every American to get vaccinated. And in Wisconsin, that effort included showing this public service announcement featuring Johnnie Gray and Steve Luke of the Packers. The swine flu outbreak, also known as the swine flu fiasco, or the swine flu debacle, was a strain of H1N1 influenza virus that appeared in 1976. Infections were only detected from January 19 to February 9, and were not found outside Fort Dix. The outbreak is most remembered for the mass immunization that it prompted in the United States. The strain itself killed one person and hospitalized 13. However, side-effects from the vaccine caused five hundred cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome and 25 deaths. The relatively benign disease outbreak and the vaccine reactions produced some political and sociological fallout. The vaccination program has been attributed to the political climate associated with President Ford's re-election campaign in 1976.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Ron Acks 57 LB 6- 2 225 Illinois 3 9 31 13 1974 FA-New England
Bert Askson 88 TE 6- 2 225 Texas Southern 2 4 30 14 1975 FA-NO (1973)
Bob Barber 70 DE 6- 3 240 Grambling 1 1 24 14 1976 Trade-Pittsburgh
David Beverly 11 P 6- 2 180 Auburn 2 3 26 14 1975 FA-Houston
John Brockington 42 RB 6- 1 225 Ohio State 6 6 27 14 1971 Draft-1st round
Carlos Brown 19 QB 6- 3 210 Pacific 2 2 24 13 1975 Draft-12th round
Willie Buchanon 28 CB 6- 0 190 San Diego State 5 5 25 14 1972 Draft-1st round
Jim Burrow 41 S 5-11 180 Nebraska 1 1 26 3 1976 Draft-8th round
Fred Carr 53 LB 6- 5 240 Texas-El Paso 9 9 30 14 1968 Draft-1st round
Lynn Dickey 10 QB 6- 4 210 Kansas State 1 5 26 10 1976 Trade-Houston
Dick Enderle 67 G 6- 2 250 Minnesota 1 8 28 3 1977 FA-San Francisco
Gale Gillingham 68 G 6- 3 265 Minnesota 10 10 32 14 1966 Draft-1st round
Johnnie Gray 24 S 5-11 185 Cal St-Fullerton 2 2 22 14 1975 FA
Jessie Green 86 WR 6- 2 185 Tulsa 1 1 22 1 1976 Draft-10th round
Jim Gueno 51 LB 6- 2 220 Tulane 1 1 22 14 1976 Draft-9th round
Charlie Hall 44 CB 6- 1 190 Pittsburgh 6 6 28 14 1971 Draft-3rd round
Don Hansen 58 LB 6- 2 220 Illinois 1 10 32 12 1976 Trade-Seattle
Willard Harrell 40 RB 5- 9 182 Pacific 2 2 23 13 1975 Draft-3rd round
Dick Himes 72 T 6- 4 260 Ohio State 9 9 30 14 1968 Draft-3rd round
Bob Hyland 55 C 6- 5 255 Boston College 4 11 31 14 1976 FA-Giants (1975)
Mel Jackson 71 G 6- 1 267 USC 1 1 22 13 1976 Draft-12th round
Randy Johnson 16 QB 6- 3 205 Texas A&I 1 10 32 3 1976 FA-Wash (1975)
Steve Knutson 60 T 6- 3 254 USC 1 1 24 12 1976 FA
Mark Koncar 79 T 6- 5 268 Colorado 1 1 23 14 1976 Draft-1st round
Bob Lally 58 LB 6- 2 230 Cornell 1 1 24 2 1976 FA
Steve Luke 46 DB 6- 2 205 Ohio State 2 2 22 14 1975 Draft-4th round
Chester Marcol 13 K 6- 0 190 Hillsdale 5 5 26 14 1972 Draft-2nd round
Larry McCarren 54 C 6- 3 248 Illinois 4 4 24 14 1973 Draft-12th round
Mike C. McCoy 29 CB 5-11 183 Colorado 1 1 23 14 1976 Draft-3rd round
Mike P. McCoy 76 DT 6- 5 275 Notre Dame 7 7 27 14 1970 Draft-1st round
Rich McGeorge 81 TE 6- 4 230 Elon 7 7 27 14 1970 Draft-1st round
Steve Odom 84 WR 5- 8 174 Utah 3 3 23 12 1974 Draft-5th round
Dave Osborn 41 RB 6- 0 208 North Dakota 1 12 33 6 1976 FA-Minn (1975)
Ken Payne 85 WR 6- 1 185 Langston 3 3 25 14 1974 Draft-6th round
Tom Perko 56 LB 6- 3 233 Pittsburgh 1 1 22 14 1976 Draft-4th round
Dave Pureifory 75 DE 6- 1 255 E. Michigan 5 5 27 14 1972 Draft-6th round
Alden Roche 87 DE 6- 4 255 Southern 6 7 31 14 1971 Trade-Denver
Dave Roller 74 DT 6- 2 270 Kentucky 2 3 26 14 1975 FA-S. Cal (WFL)
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Barty Smith 33 FB 6- 3 240 Richmond 3 3 24 8 1974 Draft-1st round
Ollie Smith 89 WR 6- 3 200 Tennessee State 1 3 27 13 1976 Trade-Oakland
Perry Smith 45 CB 6- 1 195 Colorado State 4 4 25 13 1973 FA-Oakland
Ken Starch 32 RB 5-11 219 Wisconsin 1 1 22 6 1976 FA
Cliff Taylor 27 RB 6- 0 195 Memphis State 1 2 24 7 1976 FA-Chi (1974)
Tom Toner 59 LB 6- 3 235 Idaho State 3 3 26 11 1973 Draft-6th round
Eric Torkelson 26 RB 6- 2 194 Connecticut 3 3 24 14 1974 Draft-11th round
Bruce Van Dyke 61 G 6- 2 255 Missouri 3 11 32 14 1974 Trade-Pittsburgh
Steve Wagner 21 S 6- 2 208 Wisconsin 1 1 22 11 1976 FA
Gary Weaver 52 LB 6- 1 225 Fresno State 2 4 27 14 1975 FA-Oak (1974)
Clarence Williams 83 DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View 7 7 29 14 1970 Trade-Dallas
Don Zimmerman 80 WR 6- 3 195 NE Louisiana 1 4 26 2 1976 Trade-Phil
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1976 PACKERS DRAFT (April 8-9, 1976)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE
1a 8 Traded to Los Angeles in John Hadl trade
1b 23 Mark Koncar (A) OT Colorado
2 39 Traded to Los Angeles in John Hadl trade
3a 70 Traded to Pittsburgh in Bruce Van Dyke trade
3b 72 Mike C. McCoy (B) DB Colorado
4a 101 Tom Perko LB Pittsburgh
4b 117 Traded to Houston in Lynn Dickey trade (C)
5 132 Aundra Thompson RB East Texas State
6 166 Traded to Houston in Paul Robinson trade
7 192 Traded to Cincinnati in Pat Matson trade
8 218 Jim Burrow DB Nebraska
9 245 Jim Gueno LB Tulane
10 274 Jessie Green WR Tulsa
11 301 Curtis Leak WR Johnson C. Smith
12 328 Mel Jackson OG USC
13 355 Bradley Bowman DB S. Mississippi
14 386 John Henson RB Cal Poly-SLO
15 413 Jerry Dandridge LB Memphis State
16 440 Mike Timmermans OG Northern Iowa
17 467 Ray Hall TE Cal Poly-SLO
A-From Oakland for Ted Hendricks (1975) B-From Kansas City in MacArthur Lane trade (1975) C-Acquired from Philadelphia in Bill Lueck trade (1975) Bold - Played with the Packers
1976 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
MAR 30 - Lost WR Barry Smith (Tampa Bay), LB Ken Hucherson (Seattle) and S Al Matthews (Seattle) in the NFL expansion draft
APR 1 - Signed RB Ken Grandberry (S.CALIFORNIA-WFL), RB Cliff Taylor (CHICAGO), CB Derrick Williams (LOS ANGELES), OT Steve Knutson (ATLANTA), G Larry Butler (CHARLOTTE-WFL), OT Phil Brazeau (PORTLAND-WFL), DT Chris Stecher (PORTLAND-WFL), WR Steve Haggerty (HAWAII-WFL) and RB Howard Strickland (S.CALIFORNIA-WFL)
APR 2 - Traded QB John Hadl, DB Ken Ellis, a 1976 4th-round draft choice (through Philadelphia-WR Steve Largent) and a 1977 3rd-round choice (RB Tim Wilson) to HOUSTON for QB Lynn Dickey
JUN 11 - Acquired WR Earl Thomas from ST. LOUIS for an undisclosed draft choice. Signed RB Tom Jakubowski, LB Jerry Dandridge (15th round), K Tim Black, OT Larry Johnson and P-K Bruce Barnes
JUL 15 - Released RB Tim Jakubowski
JUL 20 - Waived K Tim Black and RB Ken Grandberry
JUL 30 - LB Larry Hefner retired
AUG 2 - Signed WR Ron Mayo. OG Jim Miller retired. Placed DT Chris Stecher (knee) and LB Jerry Dandridge (knee) on injured reserve. Released P-K Bruce Barnes, C Bill Cooke, WR John Green, TE Ray Hall (17th round) and DE Larry Johnson (59 player - 2 All-Stars)
AUG 3 - Placed WR Earl Thomas (did not report) on reserve list (61 players - 2 All-Stars)
AUG 13 - Released WR Curtis Leak (11th round)
AUG 18 - Traded a 1977 4th-round draft choice (C Ted Petersen) to PITTSBURGH for DE Bob Barber
AUG 23 - Waived RB Terry Wells, DE Drew Taylor, WR Ron Mayo, WR Nate Hawkins and LB Tom Hull. Placed WR Gerald Tinker (knee) on injured reserve and DB Jim Burrow (knee) on 15-day inactive list (51 players)
AUG 26 - Traded a 1977 12th-round draft choice (LB Rod Martin) to OAKLAND for WR Ollie Smith
AUG 31 - Traded OG Bill Bain to DENVER for a 1977 3rd-round draft choice (G Rick Scribner)
SEPT 6 - Traded K Joe Danelo to NEW YORK GIANTS for a 1978 10th-round draft choice (C Mark Totten) and a 1977 7th-round (C Derrel Gofourth). Placed LB Jim Carter (broken arm), WR Aundra Thompson (back), DB Derrick Williams (broken leg), OL Keith Wortman and QB Don Milan (wrist) on injured reserve. Waived DT Steve Okoniewski and RB John Henson (14th round) (43 players)
SEPT 15 - Traded an undisclosed draft choice to PHILADELPHIA for WR Don Zimmerman
SEPT 21 - Purchased LB Don Hansen from SEATTLE for cash
THE VINCE LOMBARDI SCRAPBOOK (1976): "Following the life of Green Bay’s legendary head coach, The Vince Lombardi Scrapbook is one that we’d recommend for students of this era in Packers history. With classic photography by Vernon Biever, and also period photos from throughout his life (as well as newspaper clippings — hence the “scrapbook” concept), there is much to learn here. A fine volume." - Packerville, USA for more pictures and content
Dallas Cowboys (11-3)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Roger Staubach (2715)
Rushing Leader: Doug Dennison (542)
Receiving Leader: Drew Pearson (58-806)
Washington Redskins (10-4)
Head Coach: George Allen
Passing Leader: Billy Kilmer (1252)
Rushing Leader: Mike Thomas (1101)
Receiving Leader: Frank Grant (50-818)
St. Louis Cardinals (10-4)
Head Coach: Don Coryell
Passing Leader: Jim Hart (2946)
Rushing Leader: Jim Otis (891)
Receiving Leader: Ike Harris (52-782)
Philadelphia Eagles (4-10)
Head Coach: Dick Vermeil
Passing Leader: Mike Boryla (1247)
Rushing Leader: Mike Hogan (561)
Receiving Leader: Harold Carmichael (42-503)
New York Giants (3-11)
Head Coach: Bill Arnsbarger (0-7) and John McVay (3-4)
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (1865)
Rushing Leader: Doug Kotar (731)
Receiving Leader: Bob Tucker (42-498)
Minnesota Vikings (11-2-1)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (2961)
Rushing Leader: Chuck Foreman (1155)
Receiving Leader: Chuck Foreman (55-567)
Chicago Bears (7-7)
Head Coach: Jack Pardee
Passing Leader: Bob Avellini (1580)
Rushing Leader: Walter Payton (1390)
Receiving Leader: Roland Harper (29-291)
Detroit Lions (6-8)
Head Coach: Rick Forzano (1-3) and Tommy Hudspeth (5-5)
Passing Leader: Greg Landry (2191)
Rushing Leader: Dexter Bussey (858)
Receiving Leader: Ray Jarvis (39-822)
Green Bay Packers (5-9)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
Passing Leader: Lynn Dickey (1465)
Rushing Leader: Willard Harrell (435)
Receiving Leader: Ken Payne (33-467)
Los Angeles Rams (10-3-1)
Head Coach: Chuck Knox
Passing Leader: James Harris (1460)
Rushing Leader: Lawrence McCutcheon (1168)
Receiving Leader: Harold Jackson (39-751)
San Francisco 49ers (8-6)
Head Coach: Monte Clark
Passing Leader: Jim Plunkett (1592)
Rushing Leader: Delvin Williams (1203)
Receiving Leader: Gene Washington (33-457)
Atlanta Falcons (4-10)
Head Coach: Marion Campbell (1-4) and Pat Peppler (3-6)
Passing Leader: Steve Bartkowski (677)
Rushing Leader: Bubba Bean (428)
Receiving Leader: Alfred Jenkins (41-710)
New Orleans Saints (4-10)
Head Coach: Hank Stram
Passing Leader: Bobby Douglass (1288)
Rushing Leader: Chuck Muncie (659)
Receiving Leader: Tony Galbreath (54-420)
Seattle Seahawks (2-12)
Head Coach: Jack Patera
Passing Leader: Jim Zorn (2571)
Rushing Leader: Sherman Smith (537)
Receiving Leader: Steve Largent (54-705)
ADDED: Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12
CINCINNATI 17, Denver 7 OAKLAND 31, Pittsburgh 28
Baltimore 27, NEW ENGLAND 13 CHICAGO 10, Detroit 3
CLEVELAND 38, NY Jets 17 Minnesota 40, NEW ORLEANS 9
San Francisco 26, GREEN BAY 14 WASHINGTON 19, NY Giants 17
DALLAS 27, Philadelphia 7 San Diego 30, KANSAS CITY 16
St. Louis 30, SEATTLE 24 HOUSTON 20, Tampa Bay 0
Los Angeles 30, ATLANTA 14
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13
Miami 30, BUFFALO 21
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 27 13 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 27 7
Miami 1 0 0 1.000 30 21 St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 30 24
Buffalo 0 1 0 1.000 21 30 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 19 17
New England 0 1 0 .000 13 27 NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 17 19
NY Jets 0 1 0 .000 17 38 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 7 27
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 17 7 Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 40 9
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 38 17 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 10 3
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 20 0 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 3 10
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 28 31 GREEN BAY 0 1 0 .000 14 26
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 31 28 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 30 14
San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 30 16 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 26 14
Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 16 30 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 14 30
Denver 0 1 0 .000 7 17 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 9 40
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 0 20 Seattle 0 1 0 .000 24 30
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19
ST. LOUIS 29, Green Bay 0 DETROIT 24, Atlanta 10
MINNESOTA 10, Los Angeles 10 (T) Houston 13, BUFFALO 3
BALTIMORE 28, Cincinnati 27 San Diego 23, TAMPA BAY 0
Dallas 24, NEW ORLEANS 6 Chicago 19, SAN FRANCISCO 12
NEW ENGLAND 30, Miami 14 PITTSBURGH 31, Cleveland 14
WASHINGTON 31, Seattle 7 PHILADELPHIA 20, NY Giants 7
DENVER 46, NY Jets 3
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Oakland 24, KANSAS CITY 21
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 55 40 Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 51 13
Miami 1 1 0 .500 44 51 St. Louis 2 0 0 1.000 59 24
New England 1 1 0 .500 43 41 Washington 2 0 0 1.000 50 24
Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 24 43 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 27 34
NY Jets 0 2 0 .000 20 84 NY Giants 0 2 0 .000 24 39
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 2 0 0 1.000 33 3 Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 29 15
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 52 48 Minnesota 1 0 1 .750 50 19
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 59 45 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 27 20
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 44 35 GREEN BAY 0 2 0 .000 14 55
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 55 49 Los Angeles 1 0 1 .750 40 24
San Diego 2 0 0 1.000 53 16 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 38 33
Denver 1 1 0 .500 53 20 Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 24 54
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 37 54 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 15 64
Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 0 43 Seattle 0 2 0 .000 31 61
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Minnesota 10, DETROIT 9 Atlanta 10, CHICAGO 0
Oakland 14, HOUSTON 13 New England 30, PITTSBURGH 27
DALLAS 30, Baltimore 27 San Francisco 37, SEATTLE 21
DENVER 44, Cleveland 13 SAN DIEGO 43, St. Louis 24
New Orleans 27, KANSAS CITY 17 Buffalo 14, TAMPA BAY 9
MIAMI 16, NY Jets 0 CINCINNATI 28, Green Bay 7
LOS ANGELES 24, NY Giants 10
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Washington 20, PHILADELPHIA 17 (OT)
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 82 70 Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 81 40
Miami 2 1 0 .667 60 51 Washington 3 0 0 1.000 70 41
New England 2 1 0 .667 73 68 St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 83 67
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 38 52 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 44 54
NY Jets 0 3 0 .000 20 100 NY Giants 0 3 0 .000 34 63
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 2 1 0 .667 46 17 Minnesota 2 0 1 .833 60 28
Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 72 42 Chicago 2 1 0 .667 29 25
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 86 75 Detroit 1 2 0 .333 36 30
Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 65 92 GREEN BAY 0 3 0 .000 21 83
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 0 0 1.000 69 62 Los Angeles 2 0 1 .833 64 34
San Diego 3 0 0 1.000 96 40 San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 75 54
Denver 2 1 0 .667 97 33 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 34 54
Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 54 81 New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 42 81
Tampa Bay 0 3 0 .000 9 57 Seattle 0 3 0 .000 52 98
SUNDAY OCTOBER 3
SAN FRANCISCO 17, NY Jets 6 Cincinnati 45, CLEVELAND 24
DENVER 26, San Diego 0 ST. LOUIS 27, NY Giants 21
Dallas 28, SEATTLE 13 BALTIMORE 42, Tampa Bay 17
Houston 31, NEW ORLEANS 26 CHICAGO 33, Washington 7
BUFFALO 50, Kansas City 17 GREEN BAY 24, Detroit 14
Los Angeles 31, MIAMI 28 NEW ENGLAND 48, Oakland 17
Philadelphia 14, ATLANTA 13
MONDAY OCTOBER 4
MINNESOTA 17, Pittsburgh 6
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 124 87 Dallas 4 0 0 1.000 109 53
New England 3 1 0 .750 121 85 Washington 3 1 0 .750 77 74
Miami 2 2 0 .500 88 82 St. Louis 3 1 0 .750 110 88
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 88 69 Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 58 67
NY Jets 0 4 0 .000 26 117 NY Giants 0 4 0 .000 55 90
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 3 1 0 .750 77 43 Minnesota 3 0 1 .875 77 34
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 117 66 Chicago 3 1 0 .750 62 32
Pittsburgh 1 3 0 .250 92 92 GREEN BAY 1 3 0 .250 45 97
Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 89 137 Detroit 1 3 0 .000 50 54
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 1 0 .750 86 110 Los Angeles 3 0 1 .875 95 62
Denver 3 1 0 .750 123 33 San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 92 60
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 96 66 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 47 68
Kansas City 0 4 0 .000 71 131 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 68 112
Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 26 99 Seattle 0 4 0 .000 65 126
SUNDAY OCTOBER 10
Green Bay 27, Seattle 20 at Mil Kansas City 33, WASHINGTON 30
NEW ORLEANS 30, Atlanta 0 CLEVELAND 18, Pittsburgh 16
BALTIMORE 28, Miami 14 MINNESOTA 20, Chicago 19
NY JETS 17, Buffalo 14 DETROIT 30, New England 10
Dallas 24, NY GIANTS 14 Oakland 27, SAN DIEGO 17
HOUSTON 17, Denver 3 CINCINNATI 21, Tampa Bay 0
ST. LOUIS 33, Philadelphia 14
MONDAY OCTOBER 11
San Francisco 16, LOS ANGELES 0
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 4 1 0 .800 152 101 Dallas 5 0 0 1.000 133 67
New England 3 2 0 .600 131 115 St. Louis 4 1 0 .800 143 102
Miami 2 3 0 .400 102 110 Washington 3 2 0 .600 107 107
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 102 86 Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 72 100
NY Jets 1 4 0 .200 43 131 NY Giants 0 5 0 .000 69 114
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 4 1 0 .800 94 46 Minnesota 4 0 1 .900 97 53
Cincinnati 4 1 0 .800 138 66 Chicago 3 2 0 .600 81 52
Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 107 153 GREEN BAY 2 3 0 .400 72 117
Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 108 110 Detroit 2 3 0 .400 80 64
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 4 1 0 .800 113 127 San Francisco 4 1 0 .800 108 60
Denver 3 2 0 .600 126 50 Los Angeles 3 1 1 .700 95 78
San Diego 3 2 0 .600 113 93 New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 98 112
Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 104 161 Atlanta 1 4 0 .200 47 98
Tampa Bay 0 5 0 .000 26 120 Seattle 0 5 0 .000 85 153
SUNDAY OCTOBER 17
WASHINGTON 20, Detroit 7 Baltimore 31, BUFFALO 13
Oakland 17, DENVER 10 SAN DIEGO 30, Houston 27
PITTSBURGH 23, Cincinnati 6 GREEN BAY 28, Philadelphia 13
Cleveland 20, ATLANTA 17 LOS ANGELES 20, Chicago 12
ST. LOUIS 21, Dallas 17 Seattle 13, TAMPA BAY 10
SAN FRAN 33, New Orleans 3 Kansas City 20, MIAMI 17 (OT)
MINNESOTA 24, NY Giants 7
MONDAY OCTOBER 18
NEW ENGLAND 41, NY Jets 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 5 1 0 .833 183 114 Dallas 5 1 0 .833 150 88
New England 4 2 0 .667 172 122 St. Louis 5 1 0 .833 164 119
Miami 2 4 0 .333 119 130 Washington 4 2 0 .667 127 114
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 115 117 Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 85 128
NY Jets 1 5 0 .167 50 172 NY Giants 0 6 0 .000 76 138
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 4 2 0 .667 100 69 Minnesota 5 0 1 .917 121 60
Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 165 96 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 93 72
Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 127 170 GREEN BAY 3 3 0 .500 100 130
Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 131 116 Detroit 2 4 0 .333 87 84
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 5 1 0 .833 130 137 San Francisco 5 1 0 .833 141 63
San Diego 4 2 0 .667 143 120 Los Angeles 4 1 1 .750 115 90
Denver 3 3 0 .500 136 67 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 115 132
Kansas City 2 4 0 .333 124 178 Atlanta 1 5 0 .167 50 131
Tampa Bay 0 6 0 .000 36 133 Seattle 1 5 0 .167 98 163
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24
Los Angeles 16, NEW ORLEANS 10 SAN FRANCISCO 15, Atlanta 0
Baltimore 20, NY JETS 0 Detroit 41, SEATTLE 14
CLEVELAND 21, San Diego 17 OAKLAND 18, Green Bay 14
Denver 35, KANSAS CITY 26 Pittsburgh 27, NY GIANTS 0
Miami 23, TAMPA BAY 20 Cincinnati 27, HOUSTON 7
Minnesota 31, PHILADELPHIA 12 DALLAS 31, Chicago 21
New England 26, BUFFALO 22
MONDAY OCTOBER 25
WASHINGTON 20, St. Louis 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 6 1 0 .857 203 114 Dallas 6 1 0 .833 181 109
New England 5 2 0 .714 198 144 St. Louis 5 2 0 .714 174 139
Miami 3 4 0 .429 142 150 Washington 5 2 0 .714 147 124
Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 137 143 Philadelphia 2 5 0 .286 97 159
NY Jets 1 6 0 .143 50 192 NY Giants 0 7 0 .000 76 165
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 192 103 Minnesota 6 0 1 .929 152 72
Houston 4 3 0 .571 107 96 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 114 103
Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 148 187 GREEN BAY 3 4 0 .429 114 148
Pittsburgh 3 4 0 .429 158 116 Detroit 3 4 0 .429 128 98
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 6 1 0 .833 148 151 San Francisco 6 1 0 .857 156 63
Denver 4 3 0 .571 171 93 Los Angeles 5 1 1 .786 131 100
San Diego 4 3 0 .571 160 141 New Orleans 2 5 0 .286 125 148
Kansas City 2 5 0 .286 150 213 Atlanta 1 6 0 .143 50 146
Tampa Bay 0 7 0 .000 56 156 Seattle 1 6 0 .143 112 204
SUNDAY OCTOBER 31
CHICAGO 14, Minnesota 13 CINCINNATI 21, Cleveland 6
PITTSBURGH 23, San Diego 0 MIAMI 10, New England 3
Dallas 20, WASHINGTON 7 ST. LOUIS 23, San Francisco 20
DETROIT 27, Green Bay 6 LOS ANGELES 45, Seattle 6
Kansas City 28, TAMPA BAY 19 OAKLAND 19, Denver 6
NY Jets 19, BUFFALO 14 ATLANTA 23, New Orleans 20
Philadelphia 10, NY GIANTS 0
MONDAY NOVEMBER 1
BALTIMORE 38, Houston 14
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 7 1 0 .875 241 128 Dallas 7 1 0 .875 201 116
New England 5 3 0 .625 201 154 St. Louis 6 2 0 .750 197 159
Miami 4 4 0 .500 152 153 Washington 5 3 0 .625 154 144
Buffalo 2 6 0 .250 151 162 Philadelphia 3 5 0 .375 107 159
NY Jets 2 6 0 .250 69 206 NY Giants 0 8 0 .000 76 175
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 6 2 0 .750 213 109 Minnesota 6 1 1 .813 165 86
Houston 4 4 0 .500 121 134 Chicago 4 4 0 .500 128 116
Cleveland 4 4 0 .500 154 208 Detroit 4 4 0 .500 155 104
Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 181 116 GREEN BAY 3 5 0 .375 120 175
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 7 1 0 .875 167 157 Los Angeles 6 1 1 .813 176 106
Denver 4 4 0 .500 177 112 San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 176 86
San Diego 4 4 0 .500 160 164 New Orleans 2 6 0 .250 145 171
Kansas City 3 5 0 .375 178 232 Atlanta 2 6 0 .250 73 166
Tampa Bay 0 8 0 .000 75 184 Seattle 1 7 0 .125 118 249
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7
Green Bay 32, New Orleans 27 @ Mil Miami 27, NY JETS 7
SEATTLE 30, Atlanta 13 DENVER 48, Tampa Bay 13
St. Louis 17, PHILADELPHIA 14 Baltimore 37, SAN DIEGO 21
Washington 24, SAN FRANCISCO 21 MINNESOTA 31, Detroit 23
NEW ENGLAND 20, Buffalo 10 DALLAS 9, NY Giants 3
Cleveland 21, HOUSTON 7 Pittsburgh 45, KANSAS CITY 0
Oakland 28, CHICAGO 27
MONDAY NOVEMBER 8
CINCINNATI 20, Los Angeles 12
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 8 1 0 .889 278 149 Dallas 8 1 0 .889 210 119
New England 6 3 0 .667 221 164 St. Louis 7 2 0 .778 214 173
Miami 5 4 0 .556 179 160 Washington 6 3 0 .667 178 165
Buffalo 2 7 0 .222 161 182 Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 121 176
NY Jets 2 7 0 .222 76 233 NY Giants 0 9 0 .000 79 184
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 7 2 0 .778 233 121 Minnesota 7 1 1 .833 196 109
Pittsburgh 5 4 0 .556 226 116 Chicago 4 5 0 .444 155 144
Cleveland 5 4 0 .556 175 215 Detroit 4 5 0 .444 178 135
Houston 4 5 0 .444 128 155 GREEN BAY 4 5 0 .444 153 202
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 8 1 0 .889 195 184 Los Angeles 6 2 1 .722 188 126
Denver 5 4 0 .556 225 125 San Francisco 6 3 0 .667 197 110
San Diego 4 5 0 .444 181 201 New Orleans 2 7 0 .222 172 203
Kansas City 3 6 0 .333 178 277 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 86 196
Tampa Bay 0 9 0 .000 88 232 Seattle 2 7 0 .222 148 262
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14
PITTSBURGH 14, Miami 3 Denver 17, SAN DIEGO 0
ST. LOUIS 30, Los Angeles 28 New England 21, BALTIMORE 14
NY GIANTS 12, Washington 9 NY JETS 34, Tampa Bay 0
OAKLAND 21, Kansas City 10 MINNESOTA 27, Seattle 21
CLEVELAND 24, Philadelphia 3 NEW ORLEANS 17, Detroit 16
ATLANTA 21, San Francisco 16 CHICAGO 24, Green Bay 13
CINCINNATI 31, Houston 27
MONDAY NOVEMBER 15
DALLAS 17, Buffalo 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 8 2 0 .800 292 170 Dallas 9 1 0 .900 227 129
New England 7 3 0 .700 242 178 St. Louis 8 2 0 .800 244 201
Miami 5 5 0 .500 182 174 Washington 6 4 0 .600 187 177
NY Jets 3 7 0 .300 110 233 Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 124 200
Buffalo 2 8 0 .200 171 199 NY Giants 1 9 0 .100 91 193
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 8 2 0 .800 264 148 Minnesota 8 1 1 .850 223 130
Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 240 119 Chicago 5 5 0 .500 179 157
Cleveland 6 4 0 .600 199 218 Detroit 4 6 0 .400 194 152
Houston 4 6 0 .400 155 186 GREEN BAY 4 6 0 .400 166 226
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 9 1 0 .900 216 194 Los Angeles 6 3 1 .650 216 156
Denver 6 4 0 .600 242 125 San Francisco 6 4 0 .600 213 131
San Diego 4 6 0 .400 181 218 New Orleans 3 7 0 .300 189 219
Kansas City 3 7 0 .300 188 298 Atlanta 3 7 0 .300 107 212
Tampa Bay 0 10 0 .000 88 266 Seattle 2 8 0 .200 169 289
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21
Minnesota 17, Green Bay 10 @ Mil New England 38, NY JETS 24
DETROIT 14, Chicago 10 San Diego 34, BUFFALO 13
Los Angeles 23, SAN FRANCISCO 3 PITTSBURGH 32, Houston 16
Cincinnati 27, KANSAS CITY 24 New Orleans 51, SEATTLE 27
ATLANTA 17, Dallas 10 DENVER 14, NY Giants 13
Cleveland 24, TAMPA BAY 7 Washington 16, ST. LOUIS 10
Oakland 26, PHILADELPHIA 7
MONDAY NOVEMBER 22
Baltimore 17, MIAMI 16
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 309 186 Dallas 9 2 0 .818 237 146
New England 8 3 0 .727 280 202 St. Louis 8 3 0 .727 254 217
Miami 5 6 0 .455 198 191 Washington 7 4 0 .636 203 187
NY Jets 3 8 0 .273 134 271 Philadelphia 3 8 0 .273 131 226
Buffalo 2 9 0 .182 184 233 NY Giants 1 10 0 .091 104 207
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 9 2 0 .818 291 172 X-Minnesota 9 1 1 .864 240 140
Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 272 135 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 189 171
Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 223 225 Detroit 5 6 0 .455 208 162
Houston 4 7 0 .364 171 218 GREEN BAY 4 7 0 .364 176 243
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 10 1 0 .909 242 201 Los Angeles 7 3 1 .682 239 159
Denver 7 4 0 .636 256 138 San Francisco 6 5 0 .545 216 154
San Diego 5 6 0 .455 215 231 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 240 246
Kansas City 3 8 0 .273 212 325 Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 124 222
Tampa Bay 0 11 0 .000 95 290 Seattle 2 9 0 .182 196 340
X-Clinched Division Title
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25
DALLAS 19, St. Louis 14 DETROIT 27, Buffalo 14
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28
Kansas City 23, SAN DIEGO 20 NEW ENGLAND 38, Denver 14
Pittsburgh 7, CINCINNATI 3 WASHINGTON 24, Philadelphia 0
CLEVELAND 17, Miami 13 OAKLAND 49, Tampa Bay 16
LOS ANGELES 33, New Orleans 14 Chicago 16, GREEN BAY 10
NY GIANTS 28, Seattle 16 HOUSTON 20, Atlanta 14
BALTIMORE 33, NY Jets 16
MONDAY NOVEMBER 29
SAN FRANCISCO 20, Minnesota 16
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 10 2 0 .833 342 220 Dallas 10 2 0 .833 256 160
New England 9 3 0 .750 318 216 St. Louis 8 4 0 .667 268 236
Miami 5 7 0 .417 211 208 Washington 8 4 0 .667 227 187
NY Jets 3 9 0 .250 150 304 Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 131 251
Buffalo 2 10 0 .167 198 260 NY Giants 2 10 0 .250 132 223
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 9 3 0 .750 294 179 X-Minnesota 9 2 1 .792 256 160
Pittsburgh 8 4 0 .667 279 138 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 205 181
Cleveland 8 4 0 .667 240 238 Detroit 6 6 0 .500 235 176
Houston 5 7 0 .417 191 232 GREEN BAY 4 8 0 .333 186 259
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 11 1 0 .917 291 217 Los Angeles 8 3 1 .708 272 173
Denver 7 5 0 .583 270 176 San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 236 170
San Diego 5 7 0 .417 235 254 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 254 279
Kansas City 4 8 0 .333 235 345 Atlanta 4 8 0 .333 138 242
Tampa Bay 0 12 0 .000 111 339 Seattle 2 10 0 .167 212 368
X-Clinched Division Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 4
ST. LOUIS 24, Baltimore 17 LOS ANGELES 59, Atlanta 0
SUNDAY DECEMBER 5
NEW ENGLAND 27, New Orleans 6 Dallas 26, PHILADELPHIA 7
SAN DIEGO 13, San Francisco 7 (OT) NY GIANTS 24, Detroit 10
MINNESOTA 20, Green Bay 9 MIAMI 45, Buffalo 27
DENVER 17, Kansas City 16 Chicago 34, SEATTLE 7
Washington 37, NY JETS 16 CLEVELAND 13, Houston 10
PITTSBURGH 42, Tampa Bay 0
MONDAY DECEMBER 6
OAKLAND 35, Cincinnati 20
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 359 244 X-Dallas 11 2 0 .846 282 167
New England 10 3 0 .769 345 222 Washington 9 4 0 .692 264 203
Miami 6 7 0 .462 256 235 St. Louis 9 4 0 .692 292 253
NY Jets 3 10 0 .231 166 341 Philadelphia 3 10 0 .231 138 277
Buffalo 2 11 0 .154 225 305 NY Giants 3 10 0 .231 156 233
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 9 4 0 .692 321 138 X-Minnesota 10 2 1 .808 276 169
Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 314 214 Chicago 7 6 0 .538 239 188
Cleveland 9 4 0 .692 253 248 Detroit 6 7 0 .462 245 200
Houston 5 8 0 .385 201 245 GREEN BAY 4 9 0 .308 195 279
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 12 1 0 .923 326 237 X-Los Angeles 9 3 1 .731 331 173
Denver 8 5 0 .615 287 192 San Francisco 7 6 0 .538 243 183
San Diego 6 7 0 .462 248 261 New Orleans 4 9 0 .308 260 306
Kansas City 4 9 0 .308 251 362 Atlanta 4 9 0 .308 138 301
Tampa Bay 0 13 0 .000 111 381 Seattle 2 11 0 .154 219 402
X-Clinched Division Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 11
Pittsburgh 21, HOUSTON 0 Minnesota 29, MIAMI 7
SUNDAY DECEMBER 12
KANSAS CITY 39, Cleveland 14 BALTIMORE 58, Buffalo 20
OAKLAND 24, San Diego 0 Los Angeles 20, DETROIT 17
Green Bay 24, ATLANTA 20 Denver 28, CHICAGO 14
San Francisco 27, NEW ORLEANS 7 New England 31, TAMPA BAY 14
PHILADELPHIA 27, Seattle 10 Cincinnati 42, NY JETS 3
Washington 27, DALLAS 14 St. Louis 17, NY GIANTS 14
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Baltimore 11 3 0 .786 417 246 X-Dallas 11 3 0 .786 296 194
Y-New England 11 3 0 .786 376 236 Y-Washington 10 4 0 .714 291 217
Miami 6 8 0 .429 263 264 St. Louis 10 4 0 .714 309 267
NY Jets 3 11 0 .214 169 383 Philadelphia 4 10 0 .286 165 287
Buffalo 2 12 0 .143 245 363 NY Giants 3 11 0 .214 170 250
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 342 138 X-Minnesota 11 2 1 .821 305 176
Cincinnati 10 4 0 .714 335 210 Chicago 7 7 0 .500 253 216
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 267 287 Detroit 6 8 0 .429 262 220
Houston 5 9 0 .357 222 273 GREEN BAY 5 9 0 .357 218 299
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 13 1 0 .929 350 237 X-Los Angeles 10 3 1 .750 351 190
Baltimore Colts (11-3)
Head Coach: Ted Marchibroda
Passing Leader: Bert Jones (3104)
Rushing Leader: Lydell Mitchell (1200)
Rec. Leader: Lydell Mitchell (60-555)
New England Patriots (11-3)
Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks
Passing Leader: Steve Grogan (1903)
Rushing Leader: Sam Cunningham (824)
Receiving Leader: Andy Johnson (29-343)
Miami Dolphins (6-8)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Bob Griese (2097)
Rushing Leader: Benny Malone (797)
Receiving Leader: Nat Moore (33-625)
New York Jets (3-11)
Head Coach: Lou Holtz (3-10) and Mike Holovak (0-1)
Passing Leader: Joe Namath (1090)
Rushing Leader: Clark Gaines (724)
Receiving Leader: Clark Gaines (41-400)
Buffalo Bills (2-12)
Head Coach: Lou Saban (2-3) and Jim Ringo (0-9)
Passing Leader: Joe Ferguson (1086)
Rushing Leader: O.J. Simpson (1503)
Receiving Leader: Bob Chandler (61-824)
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Terry Bradshaw (1177)
Rushing Leader: Franco Harris (1128)
Receiving Leader: Lynn Swann (28-516)
Cincinnati Bengals (10-4)
Head Coach: Bill Johnson
Passing Leader: Ken Anderson (2367)
Rushing Leader: Boobie Clark (671)
Receiving Leader: Isaac Curtis (41-766)
Cleveland Browns (9-5)
Head Coach: Forrest Gregg
Passing Leader: Brian Sipe (2113)
Rushing Leader: Greg Pruitt (1000)
Receiving Leader: Reggie Rucker (49-676)
Houston Oilers (5-9)
Head Coach: Bum Phillips
Passing Leader: Dan Pastorini (1795)
Rushing Leader: Ronnie Coleman (684)
Receiving Leader: Ken Burrough (51-932)
Oakland Raiders (13-1)
Head Coach: John Madden
Passing Leader: Ken Stabler (2737)
Rushing Leader: Mark van Eeghen (1012)
Receiving Leader: Dave Casper (53-691)
Denver Broncos (9-5)
Head Coach: John Ralston
Passing Leader: Steve Ramsey (1931)
Rushing Leader: Otis Armstrong (1008)
Receiving Leader: Otis Armstrong (39-457)
San Diego Chargers (6-8)
Head Coach: Tommy Prothro
Passing Leader: Dan Fouts (2535)
Rushing Leader: Rickey Young (802)
Receiving Leader: Charlie Joiner (50-1056)
Kansas City Chiefs (5-9)
Head Coach: Paul Wiggin
Passing Leader: Mike Livingston (2682)
Rushing Leader: MacArthur Lane (542)
Receiving Leader: MacArthur Lane (66-686)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14)
Head Coach: John McKay
Passing Leader: Steve Spurrier (1628)
Rushing Leader: Louis Carter (521)
Receiving Leader: Morris Owens (30-390)
Denver 9 5 0 .643 315 206 San Francisco 8 6 0 .571 270 190
San Diego 6 8 0 .429 248 285 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 172 312
Kansas City 5 9 0 .357 290 376 New Orleans 4 10 0 .286 253 346
Tampa Bay 0 14 0 .000 125 412 Seattle 2 12 0 .143 229 429
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wild Card Berth
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 18 - OAKLAND (13-1) 24, New England (11-3) 21
Divisional - December 19 - Pittsburgh (10-4) 40, BALTIMORE (11-3) 14
Conference - December 26 - OAKLAND (14-1) 24, Pittsburgh (11-4) 7
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 18 - MINNESOTA (11-2-1) 35, Washington (10-4) 20
Divisional - December 19) - LA Rams (10-3-1) 14, DALLAS (11-3) 12
Conference - December 26 - MINNESOTA (12-2-1) 24, LA Rams (11-3-1) 13
SUPER BOWL 11 (January 9 at Pasadena)
OAKLAND RAIDERS (15-1) 32, MINNESOTA VIKINGS (13-2-1) 14 - The Raiders won their first NFL championship before a record Super Bowl crowd plus 81 million television viewers, the largest audience ever to watch a sporting event. The Raiders gained a record-breaking 429 yards, including running back Clarence Davis's 137 rushing yards. Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff made four key receptions, which earned him the game's most valuable player trophy. Oakland scored on three successive possessions in the second quarter to build a 16-0 halftime lead. Errol Mann's 24-yard field goal opened the scoring, then the AFC champions put together drives of 64 and 35 yards, scoring on a 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler to Dave Casper and a 1-yard run by Pete Banaszak. The Raiders increased their lead to 19-0 on a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter, but Minnesota responded with a 12-play, 58-yard drive late in the period, with Fran Tarkenton passing eight yards to wide receiver Sammy White to cut the deficit to 19-7. Two fourth-quarter interceptions clinched the title for the Raiders. One set up Banaszak's second touchdown run, the other resulted in cornerback Willie Brown's Super Bowl-record 75-yard interception return.
Ottawa Rough Riders (9-6-1)
Head Coach: George Brancato
Leading Rusher: Arthur Green (1257)
Leading Passer: Tom Clements (2856)
Leading Receiver: Tony Gabriel (72-1320)
Average Attendance: 24,260 (6th)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-8)
Head Coach: George Dickson (0-2)/George Shaw (8-6)
Leading Rusher: Jimmy Edwards (1046)
Leading Passer: Jimmy Jones (1773)
Leading Receiver: Jimmy Edwards (57-457)
Average Attendance: 25,475 (4th)
Montreal Alouettes (7-8-1)
Head Coach: Marv Levy
Leading Rusher: Andy Hopkins (1075)
Leading Passer: Sonny Wade (2504)
Leading Receiver: Peter Dalla Riva (56-763)
Average Attendance: 41,250 (2nd)
Toronto Argonauts (7-8-1)
Head Coach: Russ Jackson
Leading Rusher: Chuck Ealey (613)
Leading Passer: Chuck Ealey (1846)
Leading Receiver: Mike Eben (47-681)
Average Attendance: 47,356 (1st)
For the first time in Canadian Football League history, more than two million fans attended CFL games, with a total attendance of 2,029,586. In the CFL All-Star Game, the East team defeated the West, 27–16, in front of 21,762 fans at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton. The game was played before the pre-season on May 29, the first time a CFL contest was held in the month of May (and the last time until 2018).
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
Jim Washington (WIN) 1277 12 68 Tony Gabriel (OTT) 72 1320 14 62
Arthur Green (OTT) 1257 13 69 Rhett Dawson (SASK) 65 996 10 57
Mike Strickland (BC) 1119 10 49 George McGowan (EDM) 60 833 4 50
Andy Hopkins (MON) 1075 3 41 Jimmy Edwards (HAM) 57 457 4 36
Jimmy Edwards (HAM) 1046 7 87 Tom Forzani (CAL) 57 901 9 56
Willie Burden (CAL) 962 7 35 Jim Foley (OTT) 56 847 4 50
Steve Beaird (WIN) 834 5 35 Peter Dalla Riva (MON) 56 763 10 36
Steve Molnar (SASK) 822 5 23 Tom Scott (WIN) 53 968 6 97
Lou Harris (BC) 784 4 69 Arthur Green (WIN) 53 508 2 31
Chuck Ealey (TOR) 613 2 86 Tom Campana (SASK) 51 771 4 72
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Ron Lancaster (SASK) 494 297 3869 25 25
Dieter Brock (WIN) 402 223 3101 17 18
Tom Clements (OTT) 327 196 2856 20 13
Sonny Wade (MON) 382 205 2504 17 27
Bruce Lemmerman (EDM) 354 189 2271 13 18
Chuck Ealey (TOR) 245 132 1846 12 10
Jimmy Jones (HAM) 290 144 1773 12 9
Eric Guthrie (BC) 221 108 1399 6 11
John Hufnagel (CAL) 156 86 1327 13 9
Matthew Reed (TOR) 159 72 1096 8 10
Condredge Holloway (OTT) 106 59 973 9 6
TUES JUL 20
EDMONTON 24, Calgary 22 (25269) - Edmonton struck for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to avoid an embarrassing loss to start the season. Calgary alternated Tom Sherman and Joe Pisarcik at quarterback to score 17 points in the second quarter and lead 18-10 at halftime.
CALGARY - 7 3 0 14 - 24
OTTAWA - 1 17 3 1 - 22
1st - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Single, Cyril McFall 35-yard kick EDM 7-1 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 27-yard pass from Tom Sherman (McFall kick) CAL 8-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 26-yard field goal EDM 10-8 2nd - CAL - Willie Burden, 4-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (McFall kick) CAL 15-10 2nd - CAL - McFall, 22-yard field goal CAL 18-10 3rd - CAL - McFall, 45-yard field goal CAL 21-10 4th - EDM - Keith Barnette, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) CAL 21-17 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 13-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 24-21 4th - CAL - Single, McFall 42-yard kick EDM 24-22
WED JUL 21
Ottawa 42, HAMILTON 16 (21269) - QB Tom Clements picked apart a porous Hamilton defense, completing 23 of 29 passes. RB Art Green ran for 131 yards on 16 carries. The Tiger-Cats had 19 new faces in the lineup, including QB Jimmy Jones, who left the game in the first quarter with stretched knee ligaments.
OTTAWA - 14 21 0 7 - 42
HAMILTON - 0 1 8 7 - 16
1st - OTT - Art Green, 1-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Green, 45-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - OTT - Jim Foley, 7-yard pass from Tom Clements (Organ kick) OTT 21-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 53-yard kick OTT 21-1 2nd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 7-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 28-1 2nd - OTT - Clements, 30-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 35-1 3rd - HAM - Les Strayhorn, 15-yard run (Joe Perri kick) OTT 35-8 3rd - HAM - Single, Perri 23-yard kick OTT 35-9 4th - OTT - Jeff Avery, 16-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 42-9 4th - HAM - Jimmie Edwards, 3-yard pass from Randy Mattingly (Perri kick) OTT 42-16
THUR JUL 22
Toronto 22, WINNIPEG 16 (21433) - QB Chuck Ealey piloted the Argonauts to a win over his former team. He threw one TD, as did his backup, former WFL standout Matthew Reed. Steve Beaird led Winnipeg with 139 yards on 18 carries.
TORONTO - 3 8 1 10 - 22
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 15 - 16
1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 32-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 56-yard kick TOR 3-1 2nd - TOR - Al Bloomingdale, 22-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 10-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 54-yard kick TOR 11-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 46-yard kick TOR 12-1 4th - WIN - Steve Beaird, 11-yard run (Gord Patterson pass from Ralph Brock) TOR 12-9 4th - TOR - Al Charuk, 48-yard pass from Matthew Reed (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 19-9 4th - WIN - Patterson, 15-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) TOR 19-16 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 21-yard field goal TOR 22-16
Saskatchewan 35, BRITISH COL 8 (21983) - Saskatchewan built up a 32-point first half lead and then coasted. The Rider defense manhandled the inept Lion offense, not allowing them their initial first down until late in the third quarter. Lion QB John Sciarra had his first pass intercepted and returned for a TD.
SASKATCHEWAN - 15 17 3 0 - 35
BRITISH COL - 0 0 0 8 - 8
1st - SASK - Single, Bob Macoritti 41-yard kick SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Paul Williams, 28-yard interception return (Macoritti kick) SASK 8-0 1st - SASK - Tom Campana, 80-yard punt return (Macoritti kick) SASK 15-0 2nd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 22-0 2nd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 2-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 29-0 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 29-yard field goal SASK 32-0 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 33-yard field goal SASK 35-0 4th - BC - Lui Passaglia, 10-yard pass from John Sciarra SASK 35-6 4th - BC - Safety, Macoritti conceded SASK 35-8
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 42 16 Saskatchewan 1 0 0 2 35 8
Toronto 1 0 0 2 22 16 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 24 22
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 16 22
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 16 42 British Columbia 0 1 0 0 8 35
Calgary 0 1 0 0 22 24
MON JUL 26
Montreal 26, SASKATCHEWAN 17 (20136) - Montreal disrupted the Roughrider offense and exploited errors to beat Saskatchewan for just the second time since interlocking play began in 1961. The Riders had won 14 times. Peter Dallas Riva pulled in two touchdown passes to lead the Alouettes.
MONTREAL - 8 0 0 18 - 26
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 17 0 - 17
1st - MON - Brock Aynsley, 35-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Single, Sweet 23-yard kick MON 8-0 3rd - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 26-yard field goal MON 8-3 3rd - SASK - Bob Richardson, 11-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 10-8 3rd - SASK - Al Ford, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 17-8 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 10-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) SASK 17-15 4th - MON - Dalla Riva, 13-yard pass from Wade (Johnny Rodgers pass from Wade) MON 23-17 4th - MON - Sweet, 28-yard field goal MON 26-17
TUES JUL 27
OTTAWA 38, Winnipeg 27 (22541) - Winnipeg lost one of its top rushers (Steve Beaird) and a first-string defensive lineman (Steve Williams) but still managed the throw a scare into the Rough Riders. HB Art Green scored two of Ottawa's five touchdowns, as he rushed for 184 yards, as the Riders won their second straight.
WINNIPEG - 10 10 7 0 - 27
OTTAWA - 10 14 0 14 - 38
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 15-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - OTT - Art Green, 1-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-3 1st - OTT - Organ, 48-yard field goal OTT 10-3 1st - WIN - Mark McDonald, 47-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) TIED 10-10 2nd - OTT - Jim Foley, 17-yard pass from Tom Clements (Organ kick) OTT 17-10 2nd - OTT - Molly McGee, 15-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 24-10 2nd - WIN - Jim Washington, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) CAL 24-17 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 46-yard field goal OTT 24-20 3rd - WIN - Gord Paterson, 12-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 27-24 4th - OTT - Green, 1-yard run (Organ kick) CAL 31-27 4th - OTT - Clements, 3-yard run (Organ kick) CAL 38-27
WED JUL 28
Edmonton 25, TORONTO 20 (43002) - The largest crowd in CFL history saw Edmonton start Tom Wilkinson at QB then switch to Bruce Lemmerman. It resulted in an Eskimo win. Toronto went with Chuck Ealey at QB, then switched to Matthew Reed, and their rally fell short.
EDMONTON - 8 7 10 0 - 25
TORONTO - 1 13 0 6 - 20
1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 58-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - EDM - Keith Barnette, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-1 1st - EDM - Single, Cutler 30-yard kick EDM 8-1 2nd - TOR - Doyle Orange, 10-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) TIED 8-8 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 35-yard field goal TOR 11-8 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 45-yard field goal TOR 14-8 2nd - EDM - Stuart Lang, 18-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 15-14 3rd - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 20-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 22-14 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 53-yard field goal EDM 25-14 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 37-yard field goal EDM 25-17 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 37-yard field goal EDM 25-20
THUR JUL 29
CALGARY 20, Montreal 20 (T) (23291) - Just like in last year's Grey Cup in Calgary, Don Sweet missed a field goal attempt in the dying seconds, this time on the last play. to deprive Montreal of a win. Willie Burden scored with less than a minute to play, with Cyril McFall kicking the tying convert.
MONTREAL - 7 8 0 5 - 20
CALGARY - 3 0 0 17 - 20
1st - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 3-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 39-yard field goal MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 39-yard kick MON 8-3 2nd - MON - Rodgers, 27-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) MON 15-3 4th - CAL - McFall, 41-yard field goal MON 15-6 4th - MON - Sweet, 15-yard field goal MON 18-6 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 8-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (McFall kick) MON 18-13 4th - MON - Safety, Evan Jolitz conceded MON 20-13 4th - CAL - Willie Burden, 13-yard run (McFall kick) TIED 20-20
BRITISH COL 39, Hamilton 14 (15731) - BC managed only two first downs in the opening quarter, but the Tiger-Cats only earned one. Mike Strickland scored two touchdowns as the Lions rolled to 455 yards on offense, 305 though the air. Hamilton was held to 191 offensive yards, only 50 on the ground.
HAMILTON - 1 0 0 13 - 14
BRIT COL - 1 14 14 10 - 39
1st - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 55-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 20-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 77-yard pass from Eric Guthrie (Passaglia kick) BC 8-1 2nd - BC - Mike Strickland, 24-yard pass from Guthrie (Passaglia kick) BC 15-1 3rd - BC - Strickland, 10-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 22-1 3rd - BC - Slade Willis, 15-yard pass from Guthrie (Passaglia kick) BC 29-1 4th - BC - Passaglia, 36-yard field goal BC 32-1 4th - HAM - Terry Evanshen, 14-yard pass from Rick Cassatta BC 32-7 4th - HAM - Glen Scolnik, 19-yard pass from Cassatta (Joe Perri kick) BC 32-14 4th - BC - Lou Harris, 43-yard pass from John Sciarra (Passaglia kick) BC 39-14
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 2 0 0 4 80 43 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 49 42
Montreal 1 0 1 3 46 37 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 52 34
Toronto 1 1 0 2 42 41 British Columbia 1 1 0 2 47 49
Hamilton 0 2 0 0 30 81 Calgary 0 1 1 1 42 44
Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 43 60
TUES AUG 3
Saskatchewan 29, OTTAWA 16 (24087) - Saskatchewan dealt their eastern namesakes their first defeat, thanks to the air power of veteran QB Ron Lancaster. The western Riders rolled up 433 yards and 23 first downs while holding Ottawa to 278 yards and 16 first downs.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 7 1 15 - 29
OTTAWA - 0 8 1 7 - 16
1st - SASK - Steve Molnar, 2-yard run SASK 6-0 2nd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 57-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 13-0 2nd - OTT - Art Green, 2-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) SASK 13-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 43-yard kick SASK 13-8 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 43-yard kick SASK 13-9 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 43-yard kick SASK 14-9 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 52-yard kick SASK 15-9 4th - SASK - Molnar, 1-yard run (Marcoritti kick) SASK 22-9 4th - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 26-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) 22-16 4th - SASK - Cleveland Vann, 15-yard interception return (Macoritti kick) SASK 29-16
WINNIPEG 49, Calgary 3 (20438) - Winnipeg erupted for 20 points in the second quarter and 21 more in the fourth quarter, as RB Jay Washington scored two touchdowns. Richard Crump ran 14 times for 139 yards and a touchdown as the Bombers kept the Stampeders winless.
CALGARY - 0 3 0 0 - 3
WINNIPEG - 7 20 1 21 - 49
1st - WIN - Tom Scott, 2-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Richard Crump, 43-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 26-yard field goal WIN 14-3 2nd - WIN - Bob Larose, 23-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 21-3 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 37-yard field goal WIN 24-3 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 19-yard field goal WIN 27-3 3rd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 45-yard kick WIN 28-3 4th - WIN - Bob Toogood, 25-yard interception return (Ruoff kick) WIN 35-3 4th - WIN - Jim Washington, 7-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 42-3 4th - WIN - Washington, 6-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 49-3
WED AUG 4
TORONTO 23, Montreal 10 (44920) - Another record CFL crowd saw Toronto's defense shut down Montreal's running game, holding it to 109 yards. Johnny Rodgers
set a CFL record by returning nine of Zenon Andrusyshyn's punts for 159 yards.
MONTREAL - 3 0 3 4 - 10
TORONTO - 7 10 3 3 - 23
1st - TOR - Doyle Orange, 1-yard (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 29-yard field goal TOR 7-3 2nd - TOR - Mike Eben, 15-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 35-yard field goal TOR 17-3 3rd - MON - Sweet, 37-yard field goal TOR 17-6 3rd - TOR -Andrusyshyn, 35-yard field goal TOR 20-6 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 9-yard field goal TOR 23-6 4th - MON - Single, Sweet 35-yard kick TOR 23-7 4th - MON - Sweet, 32-yard field goal TOR 23-10
EDMONTON 19, British Col 12 (25295) - Edmonton built up a 15-0 lead in the first half and then held on to defeat the Lions. BC coach Cal Murphy stuck with QB Eric Guthrie despite the lack of much offense for the Lions, as Guthrie threw three interceptions.
BRIT COL - 0 0 3 9 - 12
EDMONTON - 7 8 1 3 - 19
1st - EDM - George McGowan, 50-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 56-yard run with lateral from John Farlinger (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 53-yard kick EDM 15-0 3rd - BC - Lui Passaglia, 18-yard field goal EDM 15-3 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 38-yard kick EDM 16-3 4th - BC - Passaglia, 32-yard field goal EDM 16-6 4th - EDM - Cutler, 36-yard field goal EDM 19-6 4th - BC - Lou Harris, 4-yard pass from Eric Guthrie EDM 19-12
SAT AUG 7
Saskatchewan 24, HAMILTON 8 (18126) - QB Ron Lancaster threw two touchdown passes as the Roughriders kept Hamilton winless. It was General Manager Bob Shaw's debut as Tiger-Cat head coach after firing head coach George Dickson last week.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 10 1 10 - 24
HAMILTON - 1 0 0 7 - 8
1st - HAM - Single, Joe Perri 65-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 25-yard field goal SASK 3-1 2nd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 8-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 10-1 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 17-yard field goal SASK 13-1 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 18-yard kick SASK 14-1 4th - SASK - Leif Petterson, 34-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 21-1 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 16-yard field goal SASK 24-1 4th - HAM - Angelo Santucci, 30-yard run (Perri kick) SASK 24-8
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 96 72 Edmonton 3 0 0 6 68 54
Toronto 2 1 0 4 65 51 Saskatchewan 3 1 0 6 105 58
Montreal 1 1 1 3 56 60 British Columbia 1 2 0 2 59 68
Hamilton 0 3 0 0 38 105 Winnipeg 1 2 0 2 92 63
Calgary 0 2 1 1 45 93
TUES AUG 10
Edmonton 31, WINNIPEG 30 (25210) - Dave Cutler kicked a single on the opening play, then kicked a convert with just over a minute to play. League-leading Edmonton preserved their unbeaten record, despite being down 20-7, but rallied after Bruce Lemmerman replaced an injured Tom Wilkinson at QB.
EDMONTON - 4 3 10 14 - 31
WINNIPEG - 3 17 7 3 - 30
1st - EDM - Single, Tom Scott conceded on Dave Cutler 85-yard kickoff EDM 1-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 22-yard field goal WIN 3-1 1st - EDM - Cutler, 54-yard field goal EDM 4-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 7-3 2nd - WIN - Richard Crump, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 10-7 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 40-yard field goal WIN 13-7 2nd - WIN - Mark McDonald, 32-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 20-7 3rd - EDM - George McGowan, 4-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) WIN 20-14 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal WIN 20-17 3rd - WIN - Tom Scott, 97-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 27-17 4th - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) WIN 27-24 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 29-yard field goal WIN 30-24 4th - EDM - Stu Lang, 40-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 31-30
WED AUG 11
Ottawa 27, TORONTO 16 (50212) - The largest crowd ever to see a pro sports event in Canada saw QB Tom Clements run for two TDs to keep Ottawa on top of the East, while Moody Jackson set a CFL record with 206 punt return yards. RB Anthony Davis scored two Toronto TDs in his first regular season game for the Argos.
OTTAWA - 0 8 7 12 - 27
TORONTO - 7 3 0 6 - 16
1st - TOR - Anthony Davis, 25-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - OTT - Tom Clements, 15-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) TOR 10-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 63-yard kick TOR 10-8 3rd - OTT - Clements, 6-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 15-10 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 48-yard kick OTT 16-10 4th - OTT - Art Green, 3-yard run (Moody Jackson pass from Clements) OTT 24-10 4th - OTT - Organ, 33-yard field goal OTT 27-10 4th - TOR - Davis, 10-yard pass from Matthew Reed OTT 27-16
Brit Col 13, CALGARY 9 (23857) - BC sent Calgary to its third straight loss and put seven Stamps out with assorted injuries. Joe Pisarcik passed for 218 yards despite being constantly harassed by the Lion front four. Their only offense came from Cyril McFall's foot, while John Sciarra scored the only TD of the game.
BRIT COL - 0 7 0 6 - 13
CALGARY - 0 3 0 6 - 9
2nd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 17-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - BC - John Sciarra, 5-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-3 4th - CAL - McFall, 34-yard field goal BC 7-6 4th - BC - Passaglia, 19-yard field goal BC 10-6 4th - CAL - McFall, 35-yard field goal BC 10-9 4th - BC - Passaglia, 30-yard field goal BC 13-9
THUR AUG 12
Hamilton 12, MONTREAL 11 (21285) - QB Sonny Wade threw five interceptions, including one in the final 90 seconds that was picked off in the end zone by Dave Shaw to seal Hamilton's first win in four starts. A single on a wide field goal attempt by Ken Clark early in the fourth quarter was the margin of victory.
HAMILTON - 3 8 0 0 - 11
MONTREAL - 0 11 0 1 - 12
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 20-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Johnny Rodgers conceded on Ken Clark 55-yard kick MON 3-1 2nd - HAM - Lewis Porter, 45-yard interception return (Clark kick) HAM 8-3 2nd - HAM - Clark, 13-yard field goal HAM 11-3 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 3-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Larry Smith pass from Wade) TIED 11-11 4th - HAM - Single, Rodgers rouged on Clark 46-yard kick HAM 12-11
SUN AUG 15
SASAKTCHEWAN 40, Edmonton 0 (22235) - QB Ron Lancaster completed 23 of 27 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for one, as the Riders handed the defending Grey Cup champion their worst loss of the decade. Edmonton managed 303 offensive yards to the Riders' 386, but never cashed in.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
SASKATCHEWAN - 8 22 7 3 - 40
1st - SASK - Single, Bob Macoritti 27-yard kick SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Steve Molmar, 15-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 8-0 2nd - SASK - Paul Williams, 108-yard punt return (Macoritti kick) SASK 15-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 48-yard kick SASK 16-0 2nd - SASK - Tom Campana, 21-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 23-0 2nd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 30-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 30-0 3rd - SASK - Lancaster, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 37-0 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 37-yard field goal SASK 40-0
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 3 1 0 6 123 88 Edmonton 4 1 0 8 99 124
Toronto 2 2 0 4 81 78 Saskatchewan 4 1 0 8 145 58
Montreal 1 2 1 3 67 72 British Columbia 2 2 0 4 72 77
Hamilton 1 3 0 2 50 116 Winnipeg 1 3 0 2 122 94
Calgary 0 3 1 1 54 106
MON AUG 16
OTTAWA 45, Montreal 9 (29779) - TE Tony Gabriel caught three touchdown passes and QB Tom Clements completed 21 of 28 pass attempts for 364 yards as Ottawa rolled to an easy win and stayed atop the East. The Rough Riders amassed 637 yards on offense, 464 through the air, and 30 first downs.
MONTREAL - 3 3 3 0 - 9
OTTAWA - 14 7 10 14 - 45
1st - OTT - Molly McGee, 8-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 49-yard pass from Tom Clements (Organ kick) OTT 14-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 35-yard field goal OTT 14-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 46-yard field goal OTT 14-6 2nd - OTT - Gabriel, 9-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 21-6 3rd - OTT - Organ, 39-yard field goal OTT 24-6 3rd - MON - Sweet, 17-yard field goal OTT 24-9 3rd - OTT - Moody Jackson, 9-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 31-9 4th - OTT - Gabriel, 10-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 38-9 4th - OTT - Gary Kuzyk, 2-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 45-9
TUES AUG 17
BRIT COL 22, Winnipeg 14 (21506) - QB Eric Guthrie surprised his critics after leading the Lions to just one TD in each of their last two games. Guthrie completed 17 of 29 passes for 245 yards, one TD and two interceptions. RB Mike Strickland helped the Lion offense with 102 yards in 20 carries.
WINNIPEG - 1 10 3 0 - 14
BRIT COL - 1 6 8 7 - 22
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 50-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 24-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - WIN - Jim Washington, 34-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 8-1 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 28-yard field goal WIN 11-1 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 48-yard field goal WIN 11-4 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 15-yard field goal WIN 11-7 3rd - BC - Mike Strickland, 5-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 14-11 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 16-yard field goal TIED 14-14 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 57-yard kick BC 15-14 4th - BC - Lou Harris, 4-yard pass from Eric Guthrie (Passaglia kick) BC 22-14
WED AUG 18
TORONTO 14, Hamilton 11 (49724) - Hamilton K Ken Clark came up short on a 46-yard FG attempt on the last play of the game, as Toronto held on for the win. RB Anthony Davis accounted for 104 of Toronto's 271-yard offensive total and a touchdown, including 78 yards rushing on 11 carries.
HAMILTON - 1 1 1 8 - 11
TORONTO - 0 14 0 0 - 14
1st - 1st - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 42-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Clark 47-yard kick HAM 2-0 2nd - TOR - Anthony Davis, 48-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-2 2nd - TOR - Matthew Reed, 12-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-2 3rd - HAM - Single, Clark 40-yard kick TOR 14-3 4th - HAM - Single, Clark 46-yard kick TOR 14-4 4th - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 8-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Clark kick) TOR 14-11
FRI AUG 20
Saskatchewan 38, CALGARY 13 (27188) - Rookie Pete Van Valkenberg scored three touchdowns, two on passes from Ron Lancaster, as the Riders kept Calgary winless on the season. The Stamps did manage their first TD in three games when rookie QB Dave Williams tossed a TD pass to Tom Forzani late in the game.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 15 7 16 - 38
CALGARY - 0 0 3 10 - 13
2nd - SASK - Single, Bob Macoritti 30-yard kick SASK 1-0 2nd - SASK - Pete Van Valkenburg, 22-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 8-0 2nd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 15-0 3rd - SASK - Van Valkenburg, 4-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 22-0 3rd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 50-yard field goal SASK 22-3 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 20-yard field goal SASK 25-3 4th - SASK - Van Valkenburg, 90-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 32-3 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 24-yard pass from Dave Williams (McFall kick) SASK 32-10 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 21-yard field goal SASK 35-10 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 31-yard field goal SASK 38-10 4th - CAL - McFall, 21-yard field goal SASK 38-13
SAT AUG 21
Ottawa 20, EDMONTON 18 (25882) - Gerry Organ's field goal with one second left gave Ottawa the interlocking win. The Riders had come back from an 11-point second quarter deficit for its fifth win in six games. Condredge Holloway replaced Tom Clements at QB and led the Ottawa rally.
OTTAWA - 3 6 0 11 - 20
EDMONTON - 7 7 1 3 - 18
1st - EDM - Don Warrington, 12-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 29-yard field goal EDM 7-3 2nd - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 2-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 14-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 22-yard field goal EDM 14-6 2nd - OTT - Organ, 51-yard field goal EDM 14-9 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 33-yard kick EDM 15-9 4th - OTT - Moody Jackson, 26-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 16-15 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 36-yard kick OTT 17-15 4th - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal EDM 18-17 4th - OTT - Organ, 47-yard field goal OTT 20-18
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 5 1 0 10 188 115 Saskatchewan 5 1 0 10 183 71
Toronto 3 2 0 6 95 89 Edmonton 4 2 0 8 117 144
Montreal 1 3 1 3 76 117 British Columbia 3 2 0 6 94 91
Hamilton 1 4 0 2 61 130 Winnipeg 1 4 0 2 136 116
Calgary 0 4 1 1 67 144
MON AUG 23
MONTREAL 23, Toronto 3 (25802) - High-priced Johnny Rodgers ran for a touchdown and excited the crowd with his kickoff and punt returns as Montreal smashed Toronto. The Alouettes snapped a three-game losing streak whole holding the Argonauts to 79 net offensive yards.
TORONTO - 0 0 3 0 - 3
MONTREAL - 3 10 3 7 - 23
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 15-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Andy Hopkins, 4-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 10-0 2nd - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal MON 13-0 3rd - MON - Sweet, 43-yard field goal MON 16-0 3rd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 32-yard field goal MON 16-3 4th - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 41-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 23-3
TUES AUG 24
BRITISH COL 23, Ottawa 11 (24797) - Lou Harris is No. 1 again in the eyes of Lion fans as he ran 18 times for 168 yards as BC upset the Riders. Mike Strickland gained 130 yards in 18 carries as he showed why he has taken over the workhorse of the Lion backfield.
OTTAWA - 1 3 0 7 - 11
BRIT COL - 0 13 0 10 - 23
1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 22-yard kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Organ, 31-yard field goal OTT 4-0 2nd - BC - Lui Passaglia, 25-yard field goal OTT 4-3 2nd - BC - Eric Guthrie, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 10-4 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 21-yard field goal BC 13-4 4th - BC - Passaglia, 12-yard field goal BC 16-4 4th - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 27-yard pass from Tom Clements (Organ kick) BC 16-11 4th - BC - Lou Harris, 2-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 23-11
WED AUG 25
HAMILTON 18, Calgary 11 (21332) - Rick Cassata came off the bench in the fourth quarter to lift Hamilton to the win. He led the Tiger-Cats on an 85-yard, eight-play drive that ended with a TD pass to Jimmy Edwards with 2:16 left. Calgary remained winless amid reports there would be coaching and front office changes.
CALGARY - 0 0 1 10 - 11
HAMILTON - 8 0 0 10 - 18
1st - HAM - Mike Harris, 76-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Ken Clark kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Clark 77-yard kick HAM 8-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Cyril McFall 35-yard kick HAM 8-1 4th - CAL - McFall, 19-yard field goal HAM 8-4 4th - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 11-8 4th - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 1-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Clark kick) HAM 15-11 4th - HAM - Clark, 17-yard field goal HAM 18-11
FRI AUG 27
Winnipeg 13, SASKATCHEWAN 12 (21362) - Winnipeg edged the Riders as their defense intercepted five Ron Lancaster passes. Winnipeg's Ralph Brock did little better, with four interceptions, but he had the last laugh as his TD pass to Bob Larose completed the upset.
WINNIPEG - 0 4 3 6 - 13
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 8 1 3 - 12
2nd - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 12-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - SASK - Pete Van Valkenberg, 13-yard run (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-3 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 28-yard kick SASK 7-4 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 29-yard kick SASK 8-4 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 40-yard kick SASK 9-4 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 39-yard field goal SASK 9-7 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 32-yard field goal SASK 12-7 4th - WIN - Bob Larose, 5-yard pass from Ralph Brock BC 13-12
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 5 2 0 10 199 138 Saskatchewan 5 2 0 10 195 84
Toronto 3 3 0 6 98 112 Edmonton 4 2 0 8 117 144
Montreal 2 3 1 5 99 120 British Columbia 4 2 0 8 117 102
Hamilton 2 4 0 4 79 141 Winnipeg 2 4 0 4 149 128
Calgary 0 5 1 1 78 162
MON AUG 30
MONTREAL 30, British Col 9 (20108) - Don Sweet warmed up the chilled fans with a five-for-five night kicking field goals as well two converts. Sweet leads the EFC in scoring with 63 points, and has had to work with a new holder since Jimmy Jones was traded to Hamilton before the season kicked off.
BRIT COL - 0 0 8 1 - 9
MONTREAL - 6 3 10 11 - 30
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 22-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Sweet, 22-yard field goal MON 6-0 2nd -MON - Sweet, 32-yard field goal MON 9-0 2nd - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 6-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Sweet kick) MON 16-0 3rd - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 28-yard kick MON 16-1 3rd - BC - Lou Harris, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) MON 16-8 3rd - MON - Sweet, 19-yard field goal MON 19-8 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 48-yard kick MON 19-9 4th - MON - Single, Wade 52-yard kick MON 20-9 4th - MON - Andy Hopkins, 2-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 27-9 4th - MON - Sweet, 18-yard field goal MON 30-9
TUES AUG 31
EDMONTON 5, Hamilton 1 (25461) - LB Dale Potter intercepted a pass deep in his own territory with 64 seconds remaining and saved a win for Edmonton. Garry Lefebvre punted the ball out of danger three plays later to help end the Eskimos' two game losing streak. Dave Cutler had all of Edmonton's scoring.
HAMILTON - 0 0 1 0 - 1
EDMONTON - 0 3 1 1 - 5
2nd - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 25-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 37-yard field goal EDM 3-1 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 16-yard kick EDM 4-1 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 31-yard kick EDM 5-1
WED SEPT 1
OTTAWA 40, Toronto 27 (28060) - TE Tony Gabriel danced across the Toronto goal line three times - the last time backwards - to lead Ottawa to the win. Gabriel caught eight passes for 181 yards. John Harvey, playing his first game of the year for the Argos, caught two touchdown passes.
TORONTO - 7 7 6 7 - 27
OTTAWA - 10 13 7 10 - 40
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 40-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 11-yard pass from Tom Clements (Organ kick) OTT 10-0 1st - TOR - Chuck Ealey, 10-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) OTT 10-7 2nd - OTT - Art Green, 4-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 17-7 2nd - OTT - Larry Cameron, 9-yard interception return OTT 23-7 2nd - TOR - John Harvey, 89-yard pass from Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) OTT 23-14 3rd - OTT - Gabriel, 15-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 30-14 3rd - TOR - Mike Eben, 4-yard pass from Ealey OTT 30-20 4th - TOR - Harvey, 37-yard pass from Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) OTT 30-27 4th - OTT - Organ, 47-yard field goal OTT 33-27 4th - OTT - Gabriel, 48-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 40-27
WINNIPEG 29, Calgary 20 (22345) - An effective pass rush and explosive offense carried Winnipeg to the win. Calgary QB Tom Sherman completed 22 of 38 pass attempts, but he was often hit just as he let the ball go. He did throw three interceptions, one which led to a touchdown which solidified the Bomber victory.
CALGARY - 6 6 0 8 - 20
WINNIPEG - 3 10 3 13 - 29
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 32-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - McFall, 44-yard field goal CAL 6-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 35-yard field goal CAL 6-3 2nd - CAL - McFall, 10-yard field goal CAL 9-3 2nd - WIN - Tom Scott, 47-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 10-9 2nd - CAL - McFall, 38-yard field goal CAL 12-10 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 19-yard field goal WIN 13-12 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 20-yard field goal WIN 16-12 4th - WIN - Jim Washington, 5-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 23-12 4th - WIN - Scott, 32-yard pass from Brock WIN 29-12 4th - CAL - Larry Cates, 2-yard run (Cates pass from Tom Sherman) WIN 29-20
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 6 2 0 12 239 165 Saskatchewan 5 2 0 10 195 84
Montreal 3 3 1 7 129 129 Edmonton 5 2 0 10 122 145
Toronto 3 4 0 6 125 152 British Columbia 4 3 0 8 126 132
Hamilton 2 5 0 4 80 146 Winnipeg 3 4 0 6 178 148
Calgary 0 6 1 1 98 191
SUN SEPT 5
MONTREAL 28, Toronto 0 (20444) - Montreal won its last game played at the Autostade before moving to Olympic Stadium. Alouette K Don Sweet set a CFL record by booting his 12th and 13th field goals in a row, while Toronto lost K Zenon Andrusyshyn with a shoulder separation and ligament damage.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
MONTREAL - 1 3 3 21 - 28
1st - MON - Single, Sonny Wade 60-yard kick MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 29-yard field goal MON 4-0 3rd - MON - Sweet, 47-yard field goal MON 7-0 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 9-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) MON 14-0 4th - MON - Chuck Zapiec, 7-yard fumble return (Sweet kick) MON 21-0 4th - MON - Dalla Riva, 10-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) MON 28-0
MON SEPT 6
Edmonton 19, CALGARY 17 (25763) - Dave Cutler's last-play field goal carried Edmonton to the win and enabled the Eskimos to retain a share of first place in the West. Cutler's kick came 30 seconds after Cyril McFall put the Stampeders in the lead with a short field goal.
EDMONTON - 0 5 10 4 - 19
CALGARY - 0 7 7 3 - 17
2nd - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 40-yard kick EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 35-yard kick EDM 2-0 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 21-yard pass from Tom Sherman (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-2 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 37-yard field goal CAL 7-5 3rd - CAL - Willie Burden, 9-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 14-5 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 44-yard field goal CAL 14-8 3rd - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 2-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 15-14 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 26-yard kick EDM 16-14 4th - CAL - McFall, 7-yard field goal CAL 17-16 4th - EDM - Cutler, 14-yard field goal EDM 19-17
SASKATCHEWAN 17, British Col 14 (21726) - QB Ron Lancaster threw four interceptions and was knocked out of action in the dying minutes but returned to lead the Riders on a 42-yard touchdown march to pull out the win. The TD to Rhett Dawson came minutes after Lion QB John Sciarra lost the ball on a fumble.
BRTISH COL - 7 0 7 0 - 14
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 3 7 - 17
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 3-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 38-yard field goal BC 4-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 22-yard field goal BC 7-0 2nd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 1-yard run (Bob Macoritti kick) TIED 7-7 3rd - BC - Mike Strickland, 3-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 14-7 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 35-yard field goal BC 14-10 4th - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 18-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 17-14
HAMILTON 17, Winnipeg 15 (22116) - The game saw what is believed to be a first in modern professional football in Canada when Winnipeg K Bernie Ruoff wore glasses on the playing field. Jimmy Jones threw for a touchdown and ran for the winning major to lead the Tiger-Cats to the win,
WINNIPEG - 0 8 0 7 - 15
HAMILTON - 2 7 1 7 - 17
1st - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 40-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Clark 23-yard kick HAM 2-0 2nd - WIN - Gord Patterson, 8-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-2 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 79-yard kick WIN 8-2 2nd - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 26-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Clark kick) HAM 9-8 3rd - HAM - Single, Clark 46-yard kick HAM 10-8 4th - WIN - Jim Washington, 10-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 15-10 4th - HAM - Jones, 10-yard run (Clark kick) HAM 17-15
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 6 2 0 12 239 165 Saskatchewan 6 2 0 12 212 98
Montreal 4 3 1 9 157 129 Edmonton 6 2 0 12 141 162
Toronto 3 5 0 6 125 180 British Columbia 4 4 0 8 140 149
Hamilton 3 5 0 6 97 161 Winnipeg 3 5 0 6 193 165
Calgary 0 7 1 1 115 210
SAT SEPT 11
OTTAWA 21, Montreal 13 (25234) - Ottawa won a bruising, physical game that saw both QB Tom Clements (stretched thumb ligaments) and QB Condredge Holloway (sprained ankle) go down and Canadian Billy Robinson handling the quarterbacking for the final five minutes, while Montreal lost an entire backfield.
MONTREAL - 3 7 0 3 - 13
OTTAWA - 3 10 0 8 - 21
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 12-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 30-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Condredge Holloway, 7-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 10-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 25-yard field goal OTT 13-3 2nd - MON - Andy Hopkins, 8-yard run (Sweet kick) OTT 13-10 4th - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 33-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 20-10 4th - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal OTT 20-13 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 25-yard kick OTT 21-13
SUN SEPT 12
TORONTO 31, Hamilton 22 (48250) - Toronto, led by a two touchdown performance by RB John Harvey, took over sole possession of third place in the East. Harvey scored both of his touchdowns in the first quarter. The Ticats got two touchdowns from speedster Jimmy Edwards, both on runs.
HAMILTON - 0 14 1 7 - 22
TORONTO - 14 7 0 10 - 31
1st - TOR - John Harvey, 13-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Harvey, 25-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-0 2nd - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 16-yard run (Walt Bauer kick) TOR 14-7 2nd - TOR - Neil Lumsden, 3-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 21-7 2nd - HAM - Terry Evanshen, 14-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Bauer kick) TOR 21-14 3rd - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 51-yard kick TOR 21-15 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 39-yard field goal TOR 24-15 4th - TOR - Mike Eben, 1-yard pass from Matthew Reed (Andrusyshyn kixk) TOR 31-15 4th - HAM - Edwards, 3-yard run (Bauer kick) TOR 31-22
Saskatchewan 34, EDMONTON 7 (25978) - Saskatchewan intercepted six passes and returned two for touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The teams had entered the game tied for first in the West, but Edmonton never was in the contest. Their only major, a Steve Ferrughelli run, gave them a brief 7-3 second quarter lead.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 10 4 17 - 34
EDMONTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti 31-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - EDM - Steve Ferrughelli, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-3 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 40-yard field goal EDM 7-6 2nd - SASK - Tom Campana, 26-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 13-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 20-yard kick SASK 14-7 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 17-yard field goal SASK 17-7 4th - SASK - Jim Marshall, 26-yard interception return (Macoritti kick) SASK 24-7 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 29-yard field goal SASK 27-7 4th - SASK - Bill Manchuk, 27-yard interception return (Macoritti kick) SASK 34-7
BRITISH COL 30, Calgary 15 (18103) - BC used big plays to good advantage to keep Calgary winless. The Lions scored their touchdowns on the ground, including a long punt return for a major by Rocky Long. The Stampeders outgained the Lions, 329 yards to 328, but never capitalized on any breaks.
CALGARY - 1 7 1 6 - 15
BRIT COL - 10 0 10 10 - 30
1st - BC - Lou Passaglia, 26-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Lou Harris, 61-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 10-0 1st - CAL - Single, Cyril McFall 31-yard kick BC 10-1 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 18-yard pass from Tom Sherman (McFall kick) BC 10-8 3rd - CAL - Single, McFall 65-yard kick BC 10-9 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 15-yard field goal BC 13-9 3rd - BC - Mike Strickland, 10-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 20-9 4th - BC - Rocky Long, 71-yard punt return (Passaglia kick) BC 27-9 4th - BC - Passaglia, 50-yard field goal BC 30-9 4th - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run BC 30-15
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 7 2 0 14 260 178 Saskatchewan 7 2 0 14 246 105
Montreal 4 4 1 9 170 150 Edmonton 6 3 0 12 148 196
Toronto 4 5 0 8 156 202 British Columbia 5 4 0 10 170 164
Hamilton 3 6 0 6 119 192 Winnipeg 3 5 0 6 193 165
Calgary 0 8 1 1 130 240
SAT SEPT 18
Toronto 28, CALGARY 20 (23378) - Toronto moved into sole possession of second place in the East, while Calgary saw its winless streak hit ten. Rookie QB Matthew Reed came off the bench to use his running ability. Calgary wore black armbands in memory of GM Gary Hobson, who died earlier in the week.
TORONTO - 3 8 7 10 - 28
CALGARY - 10 3 7 0 - 20
1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 37-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 47-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - CAL - Joe Pisarcik, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 10-3 2nd - TOR - Neil Lumsden, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TIED 10-10 2nd - CAL - McFall, 37-yard field goal CAL 13-10 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 44-yard kick CAL 13-11 3rd - CAL - Larry Cates, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 20-11 3rd - TOR - John Harvey, 30-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) CAL 20-18 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 39-yard field goal TOR 21-20 4th - TOR - Dave Hadden, 35-yard pass from Matthew Reed (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 28-20
SUN SEPT 19
Hamilton 28, OTTAWA 21 (22466) - Determined running by Jimmy Edwards sparked Hamilton to the upset win. Edwards burst his way time and again through Rider tacklers as Ottawa suffered only its third loss of the season, despite a surprise start by QB Tom Clements, who overcame his injured right thumb.
HAMILTON - 1 7 14 6 - 28
OTTAWA - 7 7 0 6 - 21
1st - OTT - Jeff Avery, 62-yard pass from Tom Clements (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Walt Bauer 30-yard kick OTT 7-1 2nd - OTT - Moody Jackson,
11-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 14-1 2nd - HAM - Lawrie Skolrood, 23-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Ken Clark kick) OTT 14-8 3rd - HAM - Mike Harris, 1-yard run (Clark kick) HAM 15-14 3rd - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 29-yard run (Clark kick) HAM 22-14 4th - HAM - Clark, 27-yard pass from Jones HAM 28-14 4th - OTT - Art Green, 27-yard pass from Jones (Organ kick) HAM 28-21
WINNIPEG 22, British Col 20 (22809) - Harry Knight came off the bench in the third quarter to spark Winnipeg to the win. He replaced Ralph Brock at QB, and threw a touchdown pass to Gord Patterson. In the fourth quarter, he directed a 64-yard drive to put Winnipeg on top for good.
BRIT COL - 7 10 3 0 - 20
WINNIPEG - 3 4 0 15 - 22
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 26-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - BC - Merced Solis, 55-yard pass from Eric Guthrie (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-3 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 53-yard kick BC 7-4 2nd - BC - Terry Bailey, 3-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 14-4 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 16-yard field goal BC 14-7 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 43-yard field goal BC 17-7 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 32-yard field goal BC 20-7 4th - WIN - Gord Patterson, 34-yard pass from Harry Knight (Ruoff kick) BC 20-14 4th - WIN - Jim Washington, 5-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 21-20 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 55-yard kick WIN 22-20
Edmonton 25, SASKATCHEWAN 22 (22632) - A late touchdown by HB Roy Bell, his second of the game, gave Edmonton the win and a tie for first place in the West. Bell's TD ended a 73-yard march highlighted by QB Bruce Lemmerman, who replaced starting QB Tom Wilkinson.
EDMONTON - 1 10 7 7 - 25
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 8 7 - 22
1st - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 13-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-0 1st - EDM - Single, Garry Lefebvre 86-yard kick SASK 7-1 2nd - EDM - Roy Bell, 4-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 8-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 14-yard field goal EDM 11-7 3rd - SASK - Cleveland Vann, 36-yard fumble return (Macoritti kick) SASK 14-11 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 16-yard kick SASK 15-11 3rd - EDM - Joe Hollimon, 53-yard punt return (Cutler kick) EDM 18-15 4th - SASK - Bob Richardson, 2-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 22-18 4th - EDM - Bell, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 25-22
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 7 3 0 14 281 206 Saskatchewan 7 3 0 14 268 130
Toronto 5 5 0 10 184 222 Edmonton 7 3 0 14 173 218
Montreal 4 4 1 9 170 150 British Columbia 5 5 0 10 190 186
Hamilton 4 6 0 8 147 213 Winnipeg 4 5 0 8 215 185
Calgary 0 9 1 1 150 268
SAT SEPT 25
HAMILTON 29, Toronto 14 (31793) - QB Jimmy Jones threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns as the Tiger-Cats rolled up 481 yards on offense compared to 244 for Toronto. Chuck Ealey scored the lone Argonaut touchdown in the first quarter as the two teams found themselves tied for third in the East.
TORONTO - 7 3 3 1 - 14
HAMILTON - 14 1 8 6 - 29
1st - HAM - Lawrie Skolrood, 20-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Ken Clark kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Mike Harris, 46-yard pass from Jones (Clark kick) HAM 14-0 1st - TOR - Chuck Ealey, 5-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - HAM - Single, Clark 43-yard kick HAM 15-7 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 27-yard field goal HAM 15-10 3rd - HAM - Angelo Santucci, 15-yard pass from Jones (Clark kick) HAM 22-10 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 38-yard field goal HAM 22-13 3rd - HAM - Single, Clark 39-yard kick HAM 23-13 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 28-yard kick HAM 23-14 4th - HAM - Clark, 21-yard field goal HAM 26-14 4th - HAM - Clark, 13-yard field goal HAM 29-14
Winnipeg 28, EDMONTON 17 (25963) - Winnipeg used a punishing running attack to knock Edmonton out of first place. Jim Washington led the way with 80 yards in 16 carries and a touchdown. Edmonton used the air, as Bruce Lemmerman (33) and Tom Wilkinson (17) combined for 50 attempts, four short of the CFL record.
WINNIPEG - 10 14 0 4 - 28
EDMONTON - 0 7 10 0 - 17
1st - WIN - Jim Washington, 4-yard run (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Ruoff, 15-yard field goal WIN 10-0 2nd - EDM - Gerry Lefebvre, 30-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) WIN 10-7 2nd - WIN - Steve Beaird, 7-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 17-7 2nd - WIN - Beaird, 2-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 24-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 27-yard kick WIN 24-8 3rd - EDM - Steve Ferrughelli, 10-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) WIN 24-15 3rd - EDM - Safety, Ralph Brock tackled in end zone by Kent Carter WIN 24-17 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 20-yard kick WIN 25-17 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 21-yard field goal WIN 28-17
SUN SEPT 26
MONTREAL 23, Ottawa 2 (68505) - The largest crowd in CFL history saw their Alouettes debut Olympic Stadium with a win behind rookie QB Joe Barnes, who ran for a touchdown and threw one. They also saw Montreal K Don Sweet set a professional football record with 16th, 17th and 18th consecutive field goals.
OTTAWA - 2 0 0 0 - 2
MONTREAL - 0 7 7 9 - 23
1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 30-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Organ 30-yard kick OTT 2-0 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 2-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-2 3rd - MON - Barnes, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 14-2 4th - MON - Sweet, 43-yard field goal MON 17-2 4th - MON - Sweet, 10-yard field goal MON 20-2 4th - MON - Sweet, 41-yard field goal MON 23-2
SASKATCHEWAN 35, Calgary 10 (20534) - Saskatchewan exploded for five touchdowns to take sole possession of first place in the West and ruin Joe Tiller's debut as Calgary head coach. QB Ron Lancaster threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Riders' offensive onslaught.
CALGARY - 0 10 0 0 - 10
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 14 0 14 - 35
1st - SASK - AL Ford, 1-yard run (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Keith Barnette, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 45-yard field goal SASK 14-3 2nd - SASK - Barnette, 13-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 21-3 2nd - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 14-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) SASK 21-10 4th - SASK - Leif Pettersen, 8-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 28-10 4th - SASK - Pete Van Valkenberg, 7-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 35-10
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 7 4 0 14 283 229 Saskatchewan 8 3 0 16 303 140
Montreal 5 4 1 11 193 152 Edmonton 7 4 0 14 190 246
Toronto 5 6 0 10 198 251 British Columbia 5 5 0 10 190 186
Hamilton 5 6 0 10 176 227 Winnipeg 5 5 0 10 243 202
Calgary 0 10 1 1 160 303
SAT OCT 2
BRITISH COL 27, Edmonton 27 (T) (21704) - BC Lion coach Cal Murphy went for the tie instead of the win when he sent Lui Passaglia out to kick the convert with time running out. The Lions had scored two touchdowns in the final 2:14 to erase a 24-13 deficit.
EDMONTON - 1 9 3 14 - 27
BRIT COL - 3 7 3 14 - 27
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 30-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 32-yard kick BC 3-1 2nd - BC - Rick Cassata, 5-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 10-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 33-yard field goal BC 10-4 2nd - BC - Cutler, 28-yard field goal BC 10-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 25-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 32-yard field goal EDM 13-10 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 15-yard field goal TIED 13-13 4th - EDM - Steve Ferrughelli, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 20-13 4th - EDM - Stu Lang, 50-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 27-13 4th - BC - Mike Strickland, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) EDM 27-20 4th - BC - Cassata, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) TIED 27-27
TORONTO 20, Ottawa 20 (T) (47685) - The Argonauts scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to earn the tie. Doug MacIver recovered a fumble on the Rider goal line and rolled into the end zone to start the rally. Zenon Andrusyshyn kicked a short field goal with 11 seconds remaining to seal the tie for the Argos.
OTTAWA - 7 3 3 7 - 20
TORONTO - 0 3 0 17 - 20
1st - OTT - Jim Foley, 22-yard pass from Tom Clements (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Organ, 43-yard field goal OTT 10-0 2nd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 33-yard field goal OTT 10-3 3rd - OTT - Organ, 18-yard field goal OTT 13-3 4th - TOR - Doug MacIver fumble recovery in end zone (Andrusyshyn kick) OTT 13-10 4th - TOR - Dave Hadden, 10-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 17-13 4th - OTT - Foley, 28-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 20-17 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 28-yard field goal TIED 20-20
WINNIPEG 28, Saskatchewan 10 (21704) - Winnipeg balanced a powerful running attack and a high pressure defense to defeat the West-leading Riders. Stave Beaird and Jay Washington combined for 229 yards rushing and two TDs. Bomber QB Ralph Brock attempted only 16 passes, completing five, for 61 yards.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 0 7 - 10
WINNIPEG - 10 7 8 3 - 28
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 21-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Jim Washington, 3-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 10-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 35-yard field goal WIN 10-3 2nd - WIN - Ralph Brock, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 17-3 3rd - WIN - Steve Beaird, 2-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 24-3 3rd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 34-yard kick WIN 25-3 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 38-yard field goal WIN 28-3 4th - SASK - Steve Mazurak, 41-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) WIN 28-10
SUN OCT 3
Hamilton 26, MONTREAL 19 (58730) - Hamilton found itself in second place after its third straight win thanks to a last-minute touchdown by LB Joe Harris. Harris scooped up a Joe Barnes fumble with 45 seconds left, one of six Montreal turnovers.
HAMILTON - 1 8 7 10 - 26
MONTREAL - 6 3 7 3 - 19
1st - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 58-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 38-yard field goal MON 3-1 1st - MON - Sweet, 36-yard field goal MON 6-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Clark 52-yard kick MON 6-2 2nd - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal MON 9-2 2nd - HAM - Clark, 6-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Clark kick) TIED 9-9 3rd - MON - Gerry Datillo recovered fumbled punt in end zone (Sweet kick) MON 16-9 3rd - HAM - Len Platt, 5-yard pass from Jones (Clark kick) TIED 16-16 4th - MON - Sweet, 18-yard field goal MON 19-16 4th - HAM - Clark, 32-yard field goal TIED 19-19 4th - HAM - Joe Harris, 69-yard fumble return (Clark kick) HAM 26-19
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 7 4 1 15 303 249 Saskatchewan 8 4 0 16 313 168
Hamilton 6 6 0 12 202 246 Edmonton 7 4 1 15 217 273
Toronto 5 6 1 11 218 271 Winnipeg 6 5 0 12 271 212
Montreal 5 5 1 11 212 178 British Columbia 5 5 1 11 217 213
Calgary 0 10 1 1 160 303
SAT OCT 9
CALGARY 22, Winnipeg 10 (20816) - Calgary, already eliminated from the playoff race, won their first game of the season, thanks to a touchdown pass from QB John Hufnagel and a rushing TD by Willie Burden. Penalties proved costly for the Blue Bombers, setting up 10 Calgary points.
WINNIPEG - 3 4 3 0 - 10
CALGARY - 0 1 15 6 - 22
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 28-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Cyril McFall 50-yard kick WIN 3-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 22-yard kick WIN 4-1 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 17-yard field goal WIN 7-1 3rd - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 8-7 3rd - CAL - Single, McFall 37-yard kick CAL 9-7 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 30-yard field goal WIN 10-9 3rd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 5-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 16-10 4th - CAL - McFall, 18-yard field goal CAL 19-10 4th - CAL - McFall, 49-yard field goal CAL 22-10
SUN OCT 10
SASKATCHEWAN 34, Toronto 3 (22140) - Strong defensive play and a solid running game anchored by Robert Holmes led Saskatchewan to an easy won. Toronto QB Chuck Ealey was sacked seven times for 41 yards. Holmes ran 21 times for 101 yards.
TORONTO - 0 0 3 0 - 3
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 17 0 14 - 34
1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 44-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 16-yard field goal SASK 6-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Richardson, 18-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 13-0 2nd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 16-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 20-0 3rd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 39-yard field goal SASK 20-3 4th - SASK - Tom Campana, 1-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 27-3 4th - SASK - Dawson, 34-yard pass from Dave Syme (Macoritti kick) SASK 34-3
MON OCT 11
Montreal 34, HAMILTON 9 (32155) - Montreal got many of its injured players back and it showed, as they crushed Hamilton. QB Sonny Wade played most of the game for the first time in a month and threw four touchdown passes. Johnny Rodgers caught five passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns.
MONTREAL - 0 21 3 10 - 34
HAMILTON - 1 7 1 0 - 9
1st - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 60-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 11-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-1 2nd - HAM - Mike Harris, 26-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Clark kick) HAM 8-7 2nd - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 31-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) MON 14-8 2nd - MON - Rodgers, 55-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) MON 21-8 3rd - MON - Sweet, 21-yard field goal MON 24-8 3rd - HAM - Single, Clark 63-yard kick MON 24-9 4th - MON - Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 27-9 4th - MON - Dalla Riva, 15-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) MON 34-9
EDMONTON 16, British Col 12 (25982) - For 15 minutes, Edmonton looked like their old selves and that one burst was enough. Shackled for three quarters by the Lion defense and winds of more than 30 KPH, the Eskimos benefitted from the passing of QB Tom Wilkinson and scored 13 points with the wind at their backs.
BRITISH COL - 1 7 1 3 - 12
EDMONTON - 0 3 0 13 - 16
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 38-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - BC - Lou Harris, 12-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 8-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 37-yard field goal BC 8-3 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 43-yard kick BC 9-3 4th - EDM - Cutler, 34-yard field goal BC 9-6 4th - BC - Passaglia, 46-yard field goal BC 12-6 4th - EDM - Gerry Lefebvre, 9-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 13-12 4th - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal EDM 16-12
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 7 4 1 15 303 249 Saskatchewan 9 4 0 18 347 171
Montreal 6 5 1 13 246 187 Edmonton 8 4 1 17 233 285
Hamilton 6 7 0 12 211 280 Winnipeg 6 6 0 12 281 234
Toronto 5 7 1 11 221 305 British Columbia 5 6 1 11 229 229
Calgary 1 10 1 3 182 313
SAT OCT 16
OTTAWA 37, Calgary 36 (21467) - Gerry Organ's field goal with 2:32 left gave Ottawa the win over the hapless Stampeders. Ottawa charged into a commanding halftime lead behind the passing of QB Condredge Holloway. Rider RB Art Green scored twice and broke the 1,000-yard rushing barrier for the second time.
CALGARY - 10 3 15 8 - 36
OTTAWA - 7 24 0 6 - 37
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 24-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 9-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 7-3 1st - CAL - Bob Viccars, 70-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 10-7 2nd - OTT - Art Green, 6-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 14-10 2nd - CAL - McFall, 18-yard field goal OTT 14-13 2nd - OTT - Gabriel, 16-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 21-13 2nd - OTT - Green, 11-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 28-13 2nd - OTT - Organ, 27-yard field goal OTT 31-13 3rd - CAL - Ted Galbos, 4-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) OTT 31-20 3rd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 78-yard pass from Hufnagel (Tom Forzani pass from Hufnagel) TIED 31-28 4th - OTT - Organ, 24-yard field goal OTT 34-28 4th - CAL - Galbos, 37-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 35-34 4th - OTT - Organ, 47-yard field goal OTT 37-35 4th - CAL - Single, McFall 52-yard kick OTT 37-36
SUN OCT 17
TORONTO 29, Montreal 10 (49650) - Toronto took an early 14-0 lead, but it was the defense that held the team together. Montreal QB Sonny Wade completed only 15 of 35 passes for 127 yards and had two interceptions. The win pulled the Argos into a second place tie with the Alouettes in the EFC.
MONTREAL - 0 3 0 7 - 10
TORONTO - 14 1 7 7 - 29
1st - TOR - Neil Lumsden, 20-yard pass from Matthew Reed (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Anthony Davis, 9-yard pass from Reed (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 34-yard field goal TOR 14-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 39-yard kick TOR 15-3 3rd - TOR - Al Charuk, 13-yard pass from Reed (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 22-3 4th - TOR - John Harvey, 6-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 29-3 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 4-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Sweet kick) TOR 29-10
WINNIPEG 36, Edmonton 33 (24178) - Jim Washington rushed for 159 yards and scored three touchdowns to pace Winnipeg. He tops the CFL with 12 touchdowns this season. The Bombers needed a late touchdown pass to Tom Scott to win. Edmonton clinched a playoff berth despite the loss.
EDMONTON - 0 10 10 13 - 33
WINNIPEG - 7 8 14 7 - 36
1st - WIN - Steve Beaird, 1-yard run (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - EDM - Joe Holliman, 58-yard punt return (Dave Cutler kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Jim Washington, 2-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 14-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 35-yard kick WIN 15-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 13-yard field goal WIN 15-10 3rd - WIN - Washington, 18-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 22-10 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 32-yard field goal WIN 22-13 3rd - WIN - Washington, 5-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 29-13 3rd - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 118-yard kickoff return (Cutler kick) WIN 29-20 4th - EDM - Gerry Lefebvre, 5-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) WIN 29-27 4th - WIN - Tom Scott, 71-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 36-27 4th - EDM - Highbaugh, 48-yard pass from Lemmerman WIN 36-33
Saskatchewan 28, BRITISH COL 15 (21534) - A pair of third down gambles by BC misfired as the Roughriders took a 21-0 lead and held on. DBS Lorne Richardson and Ken MacEachern each scored touchdowns as Saskatchewan took a three-point lead in the West.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 10 8 7 - 28
BRITISH COL - 0 0 10 5 - 15
1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 41-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 54-yard field goal SASK 13-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 34-yard kick SASK 14-0 3rd - SASK - Lorne Richardson, 60-yard interception return (Macoritti kick) SASK 21-0 3rd - BC - Mike Strickland, 1-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) SASK 21-7 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 36-yard field goal SASK 21-10 4th - BC - Passaglia, 43-yard field goal SASK 21-13 4th - BC - Safety, Paul Williams tackled in end zone SASK 21-15 4th - SASK - Ken MacEachern, 15-yard interception return (Macoritti kick) SASK 28-15
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 8 4 1 17 340 285 X-Saskatchewan 10 4 0 20 375 186
Montreal 6 6 1 13 256 216 X-Edmonton 8 5 1 17 266 321
Toronto 6 7 1 13 250 315 Winnipeg 7 6 0 14 307 267
Hamilton 6 7 0 12 211 280 British Columbia 5 7 1 11 244 257
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 1 11 1 3 218 350
SAT OCT 23
Edmonton 17, MONTREAL 10 (55337) - The Eskimos lost RB Joe Lowery with a sprained ankle and defensive ace Larry Highbaugh with a head injury but won the battle of 1975 Grey Cup rivals. Eskimo RB Calvin Harrell scored the only touchdown of the day in the second quarter.
EDMONTON - 3 10 0 4 - 17
MONTREAL - 0 6 3 1 - 10
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 45-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 41-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 30-yard field goal MON 6-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 23-yard field goal TIED 6-6 2nd - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 13-6 3rd - MON - Sweet, 43-yard field goal EDM 13-9 4th - EDM - Cutler, 38-yard field goal EDM 16-9 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 51-yard kick EDM 17-9 4th - MON - Single, Sweet 45-yard kick EDM 17-10
SUN OCT 24
Ottawa 48, HAMILTON 10 (21566) - Ottawa RB Art Green scored three touchdowns, while John Palazeti and Tony Gabriel scored two each as the Rough Riders clinched first place in the East. Hamilton faltered after an early Jimmy Edwards touchdown and had five fumbles in the game to see a 10-0 lead fade away.
OTTAWA - 0 20 14 14 - 48
HAMILTON - 10 0 0 0 - 10
1st - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 87-yard run (Ken Clark kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Clark, 13-yard field goal HAM 10-0 2nd - OTT - Art Green, 2-yard HAM 10-6 2nd - OTT - John Palazeti, 1-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 13-10 2nd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 49-yard pass from Tom Clements (Organ kick) OTT 20-10 3rd - OTT - Green, 3-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 27-10 3rd - OTT - Gabriel, 41-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 34-10 4th - OTT - Palazeti, 19-yard pass from Clements (Organ kick) OTT 41-10 4th - OTT - Green, 2-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 48-10
Winnipeg 21, SASKATCHEWAN 19 (22508) - Rider fans said "Thank you" to former Roughrider FB George Reed as part of his Week in Regina. The Riders missed two field goal attempts in the final six minutes, one a 22-yarder by Bob Macoritti on the final play, to squander a chance to clinch first place in the West.
WINNIPEG - 3 14 3 1 - 21
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 8 8 - 19
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 35-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - WIN - Gord Patterson, 8-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 10-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 30-yard field goal WIN 10-3 2nd - WIN - Jim Washington, 27-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 17-3 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 23-yard field goal WIN 20-3 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 66-yard kick WIN 20-4 3rd - SASK - Steve Mazurak, 59-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) WIN 20-11 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 35-yard kick WIN 21-11 4th - SASK - Lancaster, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) WIN 21-18 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 15-yard kick WIN 21-19
CALGARY 31, British Col 31 (T) (22763) - Lui Passaglia missed a last second field goal and BC had to settle for a tie. The Lions marched the Calgary 39-yard line before their drive was stalled. The tie dimmed BC's hopes of catching the third and final playoff spot, as they trail Winnipeg by two points.
BRIT COL - 7 18 6 0 - 31
CALGARY - 15 7 1 8 - 31
1st - CAL - Larry Cates, 6-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Willie Armstead, 21-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 14-0 1st - CAL - Single, McFall 65-yard kick CAL 15-0 1st - BC - Mike Strickland, 6-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) CAL 15-7 2nd - BC - Strickland, 2-yard run (Passaglia kick) CAL 15-14 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 68-yard kick TIED 15-15 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 37-yard field goal BC 18-15 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 40-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Passaglia kick) BC 25-15 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 20-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) BC 25-22 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 29-yard field goal BC 28-22 3rd - CAL - Single, McFall 28-yard kick BC 28-23 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 26-yard field goal BC 31-23 4th - CAL - Forzani, 3-yard pass from Hufnagel (Hufnagel run) TIED 31-31
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 9 4 1 19 388 295 X-Saskatchewan 10 5 0 20 394 207
Montreal 6 7 1 13 266 233 X-Edmonton 9 5 1 19 283 331
Toronto 6 7 1 13 250 315 Winnipeg 8 6 0 16 338 286
Hamilton 6 8 0 12 221 328 British Columbia 5 7 2 12 275 288
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 1 11 2 4 249 381
SAT OCT 30
TORONTO 25, British Col 16 (45404) - Toronto came from behind to score two fourth quarter touchdowns, one on a long pass from Matthew Reed to John Harvey, and eliminated BC from the playoff picture. The Lions went all the way with Rick Cassata at quarterback and led until 4:53 of the fourth quarter.
BRIT COL - 7 9 0 0 - 16
TORONTO - 1 6 4 14 - 25
1st - BC - Mike Strickland, 3-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-0 1st - TOR - Single, Grady Cavness recovered fumble in end zone BC 7-1 2nd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 29-yard field goal BC 7-4 2nd - BC - Paul Brock recovered fumble in end zone (Passaglia kick) BC 14-4 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 45-yard kick BC 15-4 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 35-yard field goal BC 15-7 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 43-yard kick BC 16-7 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 29-yard field goal BC 16-10 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 45-yard kick BC 16-11 4th - TOR - Neil Lumsden, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 18-16 4th - John Harvey, 72-yard pass from Matthew Reed (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 25-16
SUN OCT 31
Hamilton 25, OTTAWA 6 (20454) - Hamilton bounced back from their drubbing last week from Ottawa to crush the Riders. RB Jimmy Edwards scored two touchdowns to lead the Tiger-Cat offense, as Hamilton moved to within one point of second place Toronto.
HAMILTON - 0 11 7 7 - 25
OTTAWA - 3 3 0 0 - 6
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 42-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 1-yard run (Ken Clark kick) HAM 7-3 2nd - Organ, 22-yard field goal HAM 7-6 2nd - HAM - Clark, 19-yard field goal HAM 10-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Clark 24-yard kick HAM 11-6 3rd - HAM - Terry Evanshen, 27-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Clark kick) HAM 18-6 4th - HAM - Edwards, 8-yard run (Clark kick) HAM 25-6
WINNIPEG 23, Montreal 13 (24146) - Tom Scott's 58-yard pass reception set up a Bernie Ruoff field goal with 1:12 remaining to relieve the pressure and give Winnipeg the win. The Alouettes, struggling to clinch a playoff berth in the East, had cut the Bombers' lead to 20-13 early in the fourth quarter.
MONTREAL - 0 3 3 7 - 13
WINNIPEG - 10 0 7 6 - 23
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 24-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Tom Scott, 22-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 10-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 29-yard field goal WIN 10-3 3rd - MON - Sweet, 11-yard field goal WIN 10-6 3rd - WIN - Jim Washington, 68-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 17-6 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 27-yard field goal WIN 20-6 4th - MON - Brock Aynsley, 30-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Sweet kick) WIN 20-13 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 12-yard field goal WIN 23-13
Calgary 36, EDMONTON 28 (25783) - DE Bob Martin rambled with a recovered fumble for a touchdown to start Calgary on the way to the upset of the season. Edmonton led 11-0 when Tom Higgins sacked Bruce Lemmerman and the ball popped free. The loss ended Edmonton's hopes of winning the West.
CALGARY - 0 17 7 12 - 36
EDMONTON - 11 3 6 8 - 28
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 65-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - George McGowan, 13-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 8-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 24-yard field goal EDM 11-0 2nd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 33-yard field goal EDM 11-3 2nd - CAL - Bob Martin, 35-yard fumble return (McFall kick) EDM 11-10 2nd - CAL - Willie Burden, 34-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 17-11 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 34-yard field goal CAL 17-14 3rd - CAL - Rick Galbos, 10-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 24-14 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 56-yard field goal CAL 24-17 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 17-yard field goal CAL 24-20 4th - CAL - McFall, 38-yard field goal CAL 27-20 4th - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 13-yard from Hufnagel CAL 33-20 4th - CAL - McFall, 45-yard field goal CAL 36-20 4th - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 6-yard pass from Lemmerman (McGowan pass from Lemmerman) CAL 36-28
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 9 5 1 19 394 320 X-Saskatchewan 10 5 0 20 394 207
Toronto 7 7 1 15 275 331 X-Edmonton 9 6 1 19 311 367
Hamilton 7 8 0 14 246 334 X-Winnipeg 9 6 0 18 361 299
Montreal 6 8 1 13 279 256 British Columbia 5 8 2 12 291 313
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 2 11 2 6 285 409
SAT NOV 6
MONTREAL 26, Ottawa 17 (61950) - QB Sonny Wade ignored his aches and pains to guide Montreal to the cusp of the playoffs. He threw for two touchdowns and 261 yards as the Alouettes took charge with a 17-point second quarter.
OTTAWA - 7 1 8 1 - 17
MONTREAL - 0 17 9 0 - 26
1st - OTT - Art Green, 30-yard pass from Tom Clements (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 17-yard pass from Larry Smith (Don Sweet kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Brock Aynsley, 62-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Sweet kick) MON 14-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 49-yard kick MON 14-8 2nd - MON - Sweet, 26-yard field goal MON 17-8 3rd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 15-yard pass from Wade MON 23-8 3rd - MON - Sweet, 44-yard field goal MON 26-8 3rd - OTT - Green, 3-yard run (Condredge Holloway run) MON 26-16 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 44-yard kick MON 26-17
Winnipeg 23, BRIT COL 17 (14469) - The Bombers gained second place in the West by stopping the Lions, who had a first down on the Winnipeg 11 as time ran out. The smallest crowd in two years in Vancouver saw the Lions take a 10-0 first quarter lead but lose another.
WINNIPEG - 0 17 0 6 - 23
BRIT COL - 10 3 1 3 - 17
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 37-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Mike Strickland, 4-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 10-0 2nd - WIN - Steve Beaird, 32-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) BC 10-7 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 17-yard field goal BC 13-7 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 37-yard field goal BC 13-10 2nd - WIN - Brock, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 17-13 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 37-yard kick WIN 17-14 4th - BC - Passaglia, 24-yard field goal TIED 17-17 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 46-yard field goal WIN 20-17 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 40-yard field goal WIN 23-17
SUN NOV 7
HAMILTON 23, Toronto 14 (35394) - Jimmy Williams returned a punt for a touchdown as the Tiger-Cats built up an 18-0 first half lead and sent Toronto to the basement for the 13th time in 21 seasons and ended the Argos' playoff hopes for the third season in a row.
TORONTO - 0 0 14 0 - 14
HAMILTON - 7 11 3 2 - 23
1st - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 100-yard punt return (Ken Clark kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Edwards, 2-yard run (Clark kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Clark 26-yard kick HAM 15-0 2nd - HAM - Clark, 32-yard field goal HAM 18-0 3rd - HAM - Clark, 20-yard field goal HAM 21-0 3rd - TOR - Gary Tufford, 18-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 21-7 3rd - TOR - Tufford, 40-yard pass from Ealey (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 21-14 4th - HAM - Single, Clark 94-yard kick HAM 22-14 4th - HAM - Single, Clark 51-yard kick HAM 23-14
Saskatchewan 33, CALGARY 31 (27188) - The Roughriders needed a last play TD to win the west, and QB Ron Lancaster provided it. He tossed a short pass to Rhett Dawson as time elapsed as the Riders overcame a 27-8 halftime deficit.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 8 10 15 - 33
CALGARY - 14 13 0 4 - 31
1st - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 14-0 2nd - CAL - McFall, 37-yard field goal CAL 17-0 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 11-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 24-0 2nd - SASK - Tom Campana, 72-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Bob Macoritti kick) CAL 24-7 2nd - CAL - McFall, 15-yard field goal CAL 27-7 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 39-
yard kick CAL 27-8 3rd - SASK - Molly McGee, 4-yard run (Macoritti kick) CAL 27-15 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 37-yard field goal CAL 27-18 4th - CAL - McFall, 24-yard field goal CAL 30-18 4th - CAL - Single, McFall 39-yard kick CAL 31-18 4th - SASK - Leif Petterson, 37-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) CAL 31-25 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 65-yard kick CAL 31-26 4th - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 3-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 33-31
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 9 6 1 19 411 346 X-Saskatchewan 11 5 0 22 427 238
X-Hamilton 8 8 0 16 269 348 X-Winnipeg 10 6 0 20 384 316
X-Montreal 7 8 1 15 305 273 X-Edmonton 9 6 1 19 311 367
Toronto 7 8 1 15 289 354 British Columbia 5 9 2 12 308 336
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 2 12 2 6 316 442
EASTERN SEMIFINAL
SAT NOV 13
HAMILTON 23, Montreal 0 (25107) - Hamilton continued its season-long rebirth as it forced five Montreal fumbles and blanked the Alouettes. LB Joe Harris recovered two of the fumbles for touchdowns in the second quarter, both set up by punishing Sam Brits' tackles of Alouette RBs Johnny Rodgers and Andy Hopkins.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
HAMILTON - 0 22 1 0 - 23
2nd - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 70-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Joe Harris recovered fumble in end zone (Clark kick) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Harris, 20-yard fumble return (Clark kick) HAM 15-0 2nd - HAM - Terry Evanshen, 52-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Clark kick) HAM 22-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Clark 32-yard kick HAM 23-0
EASTERN FINAL
SUN NOV 21
OTTAWA 17, Hamilton 15 (28846) - Ottawa won with the temperatures below zero and west winds of 15 MPH. They made it to the Grey Cup by scoring just one TD, scored on a long TD pass to Gary Kuryk by Tom Clements. Terry Evanshen caught two TD passes to put Hamilton back in the game until the final minutes.
HAMILTON - 1 0 14 0 - 15
OTTAWA - 3 13 0 1 - 17
1st - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 44-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 20-yard field goal OTT 3-1 2nd - OTT - Gary Kuryk, 60-yard pass from Tom Clements (Organ kick) OTT 10-1 2nd - OTT - Organ, 48-yard field goal OTT 13-1 2nd - OTT - Organ, 30-yard field goal OTT 16-1 3rd - HAM - Terry Evanshen, 43-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Clark kick) OTT 16-8 3rd - HAM - Evanshen, 25-yard pass from Jone (Clark kick) OTT 16-15 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 13-yard kick OTT 17-15
WESTERN SEMIFINAL
SUN NOV 14
Edmonton 14, WINNIPEG 12 (24320) - The first time Winnipeg had the ball they raced 106 yards in three plays to a touchdown. The last time they had it they ran four times and wound up 78 yards short of victory. That summed up the end of the season for Winnipeg as Edmonton's Dave Cutler scored all of their points.
EDMONTON - 3 5 3 3 - 14
WINNIPEG - 8 0 0 4 - 12
1st - WIN - Jim Washington, 77-yard run (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Ruoff 50-yard kick WIN 8-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 15-yard field goal WIN 8-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 48-yard field goal WIN 8-6 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 94-yard kick WIN 8-7 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 53-yard kick TIED 8-8 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 29-yard field goal EDM 11-8 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 44-yard kick EDM 11-9 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 22-yard field goal WIN 12-11 4th - EDM - Cutler, 53-yard field goal EDM 14-12
WESTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 20
SASKATCHEWAN 23, Edmonton 13 (21896) - A record playoff crowd in Regina saw their Riders return to the Grey Cup for the first time since 1972. RB Steve Molnar rushed 27 times for 144 yards, while Molly McGee added 100 more yards on 20 carries.
EDMONTON - 0 10 3 0 - 13
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 16 0 7 - 23
2nd - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 13-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 17-yard field goal SASK 13-0 2nd - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 16-yard fumble return (Dave Cutler kick) SASK 13-7 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 45-yard field goal SASK 16-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal SASK 16-10 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 33-yard field goal SASK 16-13 4th - SASK - Bob Richardson, 25-yard pass from Ron Lancaster SASK 22-13 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 45-yard kick SASK 23-13
GREY CUP (Sunday November 28th at Toronto - 53,467)
OTTAWA ROUGHRIDERS 23, SASKATCHEWAN ROUGH RIDERS 20 - The Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders engaged in an epic battle for Earl Grey’s hallowed mug in 1976. The outcome was in doubt until the final stages when Tony Gabriel made one of the more memorable catches in Grey Cup history, giving Ottawa an upset victory. Leading 3-0 in the first quarter, the East Riders scored their first major of the game on a special teams play. Rookie Bill Hatanaka received a Saskatchewan punt and 79 yards later reached the end zone, the first punt return for a touchdown in Grey Cup history. Ottawa had a 10-0 lead after 15 minutes. Saskatchewan’s offence got going in the second quarter. But running back Molly McGee suffered a rib injury before the end of the half, and the Green Riders were never the same after this. It proved to be the most successful quarter for the Saskatchewan offence. Ron Lancaster threw a pair of touchdown passes to Steve Mazurak and Rob Richardson within the space of two minutes. Ted Provost intercepted a Tom
Saskatchewan Roughriders (11-5)
Head Coach: John Payne
Leading Rusher: Steve Molnar (822)
Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (3869)
Leading Receiver: Rhett Dawson (65-966)
Average Attendance: 21,658 (8th)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-6)
Head Coach: Bud Riley
Leading Rusher: Jim Washington (1277)
Leading Passer: Dieter Brock (3101)
Leading Receiver: Tom Scott (53-968)
Average Attendance: 23,221 (7th)
Edmonton Eskimos (9-6-1)
Head Coach: Ray Jauch
Leading Rusher: Keith Barnette (380)
Leading Passer: Bruce Lemmerman (2271)
Leading Receiver: George McGowan (60-833)
Average Attendance: 25,698 (3rd)
British Columbia Lions (5-9-2)
Head Coach: Cal Murphy
Leading Rusher: Mike Strickland (1119)
Leading Passer: Eric Guthrie (1399)
Leading Receiver: John Sciarra (34-563)
Average Attendance: 19,978 (9th)
Calgary Stampeders (2-12-2)
Head Coach: Bob Baker (0-9-1)/Joe Tiller (2-3-1)
Leading Rusher: Willie Burden (962)
Leading Passer: John Hufnagel (1327)
Leading Receiver: Tom Forzani (57-901)
Average Attendance: 24,272 (5th)
CALGARY HERALD (SEPTEMBER 25TH)
MONTREAL GAZETTE (SEPTEMBER 27TH)
OTTAWA JOURNAL (OCTOBER 18TH)
TORONTO STAR (NOVEMBER 8TH)
Ottawa's Tony Gabriel makes the game-winning TD catch, eluding Saskatchewan's Ted Provost (10) in the 1976 Grey Cup game at Exhibition Stadium. (Frank Lennon/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Ottawa's Gary Kuzyk is hit by Ted Provost and Cleveland Vann of the Saskatchewan Roughriders (The Canadian Press)
Bill Hatanaka of the Rough Riders heads downfield to score Ottawa’s first touchdown at the 1976 Grey Cup in Toronto. As Hatanaka describes it, ‘punt return left, the ball bounced once and once I moved by the first tackler, it was truly as if the seas had parted.’ (John Maiola/The Globe and Mail)
Head coach George Brancato and members of the Ottawa Rough Riders celebrate their 23-20 victory over the Saskatchewan Rough Riders in the 1976 Grey Cup game.
Clements pass to set up Richardson’s touchdown. Saskatchewan took a 17-10 lead into halftime. Ottawa kicker Gerry Organ put his club in great field position in the third quarter when he faked a punt and ran 52 yards to the Saskatchewan 21. It went for naught, however, as on the next play Saskatchewan’s Cleveland Vann intercepted Clements. Both clubs exchanged field goals in the quarter. Ottawa was in better field position with less than two minutes remaining in regulation. On a third-down gamble on the Saskatchewan goal line, Clements was stopped on a draw play as Ottawa turned over the ball on downs. But the defence of the East Riders held, giving the Ottawa offence one last opportunity. With 20 seconds remaining and trailing 20-16, Clements decided to change the play sent to him from the sidelines. Gabriel faked a post pattern, then went to the corner, catching Clements 24-yard pass for the winning touchdown, Ottawa’s only offensive TD in the game. Ironically, it was Gabriel who sunk Saskatchewan’s Grey Cup fortunes in 1972 with three key catches late in that game. All the points were scored by Canadian players. Saskatchewan’s Bob Macoritti booted two field goals and a pair of converts, while Organ was good on three field goals and two converts.Outstanding Offensive Player: Tom Clements, QB, Ottawa; Outstanding Defensive Player: Cleveland Vann, LB, Saskatchewan; Outstanding Canadian: Tony Gabriel, TE, Ottawa
TRIVIA
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All the points in this game were scored by Canadians.
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This was the last Grey Cup championship for the Ottawa Rough Riders (the team folded in 1996) and the last playoff game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders until 1988. The 1976 victory was the last major sports championship of any kind for Ottawa until the Ottawa Redblacks (the third CFL franchise to play in the city) won the 104th Grey Cup in 2016. In total, Ottawa's championship drought would last for 27 seasons of CFL play and 40 years altogether.
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This was the last "Rough Riders vs. Roughriders" Grey Cup match-up.
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The game-winning ball caught by Tony Gabriel ended up in the possession of Bruce Crete, who was 12 at the time. He and the other neighborhood children played football with it until it wore out six years later.
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The 1976 game was only Grey Cup game between 1973 and 1982 that the Edmonton Eskimos did not appear in, having been defeated by Saskatchewan in the Western Conference Final game.
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Beginning this year, and up until 1982, the Grey Cup game would be held in alternating years in either Toronto (CNE Stadium) or Montreal (Olympic Stadium). This practice would finally end following the completion of BC Place in Vancouver in 1983.
OTTAWA - 10 0 3 10 - 23
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 17 3 0 - 20
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 31-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Bill Hatanaka, 79-yard punt return (Organ kick) OTT 10-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 32-yard field goal OTT 10-3 2nd - SASK - Steve Mazurak, 15-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) TIED 10-10 2nd - SASK - Bob Richardson, 25-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 17-10 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 51-yard field goal SASK 20-10 3rd - OTT - Organ, 40-yard field goal SASK 20-13 4th - OTT - Organ, 32-yard field goal SASK 20-16 4th - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 24-yard pass from Tom Clements (Organ kick) OTT 23-20
