The 1978 Green Bay Packers - 8-7-1 (T-1ST - Central Division)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
1978 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (1-3)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (1-3) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
5 G-KANSAS CITY CHIEFS L 14-17 0- 1-0 54,453 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (32) David Whitehurst (109) Jim Culbreath (4-32)
11 at Washington Redskins L 12-20 0- 2-0 30,881 David Whitehurst Jim Culbreath (34) David Whitehurst (133) James Lofton (2-45)
19 G-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS W 23-17 1- 2-0 50,423 David Whitehurst Jim Culbreath (42) David Whitehurst (83) James Lofton (3-64)
26 M-CINCINNATI BENGALS L 14-17 1- 3-0 54,927 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (22) Dennis Sproul (108) Walt Landers (4-47)
1978 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (8-7-1)
SEPTEMBER (1-1)
3 at Detroit Lions (0-0) W 13- 7 1- 0-0 51,187 181 31 82 40 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (91) David Whitehurst (31) Aundra Thompson (1-17)
10 M-NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0) W 28-17 2- 0-0 54,336 220 156 100 295 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (114) David Whitehurst (161) Barty Smith (4-18)
17 G-OAKLAND RAIDERS (1-1) L 3-28 2- 1-0 55,903 79 117 348 72 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (33) David Whitehurst (87) James Lofton (4-56)
24 at San Diego Chargers (1-2) W 24- 3 3- 1-0 42,755 118 9 91 154 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (66) David Whitehurst (92) James Lofton (3-52)
OCTOBER (4-1)
1 M-DETROIT LIONS (1-3) W 35-14 4- 1-0 54,601 221 261 126 101 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (148) David Whitehurst (230) Barty Smith (4-35)
8 G-CHICAGO BEARS (3-2) W 24-14 5- 1-0 56,267 98 68 147 210 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (64) David Whitehurst (88) James Lofton (2-65)
15 M-SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-3) W 45-28 6- 1-0 52,712 190 179 194 289 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (121) David Whitehurst (179) James Lofton (5-98)
22 at Minnesota Vikings (3-4) L 7-21 6- 2-0 47,411 129 118 60 234 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (81) David Whitehurst (120) Barty Smith (6-54)
29 G-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-4) W 9- 7 7- 2-0 55,108 91 158 72 98 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (37) David Whitehurst (173) Terdell Middleton (6-45)
NOVEMBER (0-3-1)
5 at Philadelphia Eagles (4-5) L 3-10 7- 3-0 64,214 174 211 51 97 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (87) David Whitehurst (220) Aundra Thompson (5-98)
12 M-DALLAS COWBOYS (6-4) L 14-42 7- 4-0 55,256 66 76 313 224 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (29) Bobby Douglass (41) Rich McGeorge (3-41)
19 at Denver Broncos (7-4) L 3-16 7- 5-0 74,965 84 179 215 144 David Whitehurst Barty Smith (46) David Whitehurst (131) Aundra Thompson (3-92)
26 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-5) T 10-10 * 7- 5-1 51,737 154 164 111 182 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (110) David Whitehurst (175) Rich McGeorge (3-35)
DECEMBER (2-1)
3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-8) W 17- 7 8- 5-1 67,754 65 108 177 144 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (30) David Whitehurst (113) James Lofton (3-39)
10 at Chicago Bears (5-9) L 0-14 8- 6-1 34,306 78 83 174 119 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (35) David Whitehurst (96) James Lofton (4-96)
17 at Los Angeles Rams (11-4) L 14-31 8- 7-1 42,500 75 166 178 121 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (38) David Whitehurst (166) James Lofton (5-92)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee * - Overtime
1978 IN REVIEW
Youth was served, and with it came an energy that catapulted the Packers to their best start since 1962. Green Bay raced out to a 6-1 record and a three-game lead in the NFC Central before costly mistakes led to a second-half slide that caused the club (8-7-1) to miss its first trip to the playoffs in six years. Since Day One, Bart Starr had been rebuilding. The 1978 Green Bay Packers hardly resembled the group he had inherited in 1975. Only four starters from that club continued to start this season - Larry McCarren, Rich McGeorge, Willie Buchanon and Johnnie Gray. The 22 starters in 1978 averaged less than 25 years of age, the first time that had happened since the mid-1960's. In fact, only ten starters from the finale in 1977 found themselves still holding their jobs in 1978.
THE ONE-HIT WONDERS OF 1978
Randy Vanwarmer...Anita Ward...Samantha Sang...Walter Egan...Terdell Middleton...all were one-hit wonders in 1978. Middleton, an obscure running back entering the season, was the only Packer to rush for more than 1,000 yards between 1973 (John Brockington) and 1995 (Edgar Bennett). A third-round pick out of Memphis in 1977, Middleton barely made a dent his rookie year, running for 97 yards on 35 carries, a dismal 2.8 yards per carry. The leading rusher for the Packers, Barty Smith, only ran for 554 yards, so the competition in 1978 was heated. Middleton won the job coming out of training camp, and set the league on fire to start the season. Middleton ran for 94 yards in the season opener against Detroit. Game Two saw him shred the Saints for 114 yards. After two mediocre games, Middleton rumbled for 148 yards in a Week Five rematch with the Lions. Two weeks later, he exploded for 121 yards and four scores as the Packers improved to 6-1 with a 45-28 thrashing of the Seahawks. The next five weeks saw the Packers go 1-4, and Middleton failed to rush for more than 87 yards in any of the games. His last "great" performance of the season came in a key Week 13 Central Division grudge match with the Vikings. While the teams ended up in a 10-10 tie, Middleton carried the ball 39 times for 110 yard, and scored Green Bay's only touchdown. Down the stretch, Green Bay stumbled to a 1-2 record instead, and lost the division title on a tie-breaker. Middleton was held to a total of 103 yards in the three games. Despite his 1,116 yards, the Packers drafted Eddie Lee Ivery in 1979's first round, and would have relied on him as their lead back, except Ivery tore his knee up in the first game. The Packers went with a committee of backs, and Middleton only had one shining moment. In Week 11, the Packers upset the Vikings, 19-7, thanks to Middleton's 135 yards. It was his last 100-yard performance as a pro. He would run for only 45 yards the rest of the year, which saw him end with a season total of 495 yards. 1980 would not be any better. Middleton appeared in 11 games, carrying more than 10 times only once, and only accumulated 155 yards. Middleton's Packer career came to an end in 1981, when he rushed for a mere 181 yards on 53 carries, and did not score a rushing touchdown. Middleton made a comeback with Tampa Bay in 1983, but only appeared in two games, rushing twice for four yards. The following spring, he played with the Memphis Showboats (USFL). He ran for 46 yards on 18 carries, putting the finishing touches on a career that had one shining moment in the sun.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
John Anderson 60 LB 6- 3 221 Michigan 1 1 22 13 1978 Draft-1st round
Bob Barber 70 DE 6- 3 240 Grambling 3 3 26 16 1976 Trade-Pittsburgh
Carl Barzilauskas 75 DT 6- 6 265 Indiana 1 5 27 16 1978 Trade-NY Jets
David Beverly 11 P 6- 2 180 Auburn 4 5 28 16 1975 FA-Houston
Elmo Boyd 85 WR 6- 0 188 E. Kentucky 1 1 24 2 1978 FA-San Francisco
Willie Buchanon 28 CB 6- 0 190 San Diego State 7 7 27 16 1972 Draft-1st round
Mike Butler 77 DE 6- 5 265 Kansas 2 2 24 16 1977 Draft-1st round
Jim Carter 50 LB 6- 3 245 Minnesota 8 8 29 14 1970 Draft-3rd round
Francis Chesley 53 LB 6- 3 219 Wyoming 1 1 23 1 1978 FA
Paul Coffman 82 TE 6- 3 218 Kansas State 1 1 22 16 1978 FA
Jim Culbreath 31 RB 6- 0 210 Oklahoma 2 2 25 12 1977 Draft-10th round
Bobby Douglass 19 QB 6- 4 225 Kansas 1 10 30 12 1978 FA-New Or (1977)
Mike Douglass 65 LB 6- 0 224 San Diego State 1 1 23 16 1978 Draft-5th round
Derrel Gofourth 57 C 6- 3 260 Oklahoma State 2 2 23 16 1977 Draft-7th round
Johnnie Gray 24 S 5-11 185 Cal St-Fullerton 4 4 24 16 1975 FA
Jim Gueno 51 LB 6- 2 220 Tulane 3 3 24 16 1976 Draft-9th round
Leotis Harris 69 G 6- 1 267 Arkansas 1 1 23 13 1978 Draft-6th round
Estus Hood 38 CB 5-11 180 Illinois State 1 1 22 16 1978 Draft-3rd round
Mike Hunt 55 LB 6- 2 240 Minnesota 1 1 21 16 1978 Draft-2nd round
Mel Jackson 71 G 6- 1 267 USC 3 3 24 16 1976 Draft-12th round
Danny Johnson 58 LB 6- 1 218 Tennessee State 1 1 23 16 1978 FA
Ezra Johnson 78 DE 6- 4 240 Morris Brown 2 2 22 16 1977 Draft-1st round
Terry Jones 63 DT 6- 2 259 Alabama 1 1 21 16 1978 Draft-11th round
Greg Koch 68 T 6- 4 265 Arkansas 2 2 23 16 1977 Draft-2nd round
Walt Landers 42 FB 6- 0 214 Clark 1 1 25 4 1978 FA
James Lofton 80 WR 6- 3 187 Stanford 1 1 22 16 1978 Draft-1st round
Steve Luke 46 S 6- 2 205 Ohio State 4 4 24 16 1975 Draft-4th round
Chester Marcol 13 K 6- 0 190 Hillsdale 7 7 28 16 1972 Draft-2nd round
Larry McCarren 54 C 6- 3 248 Illinois 6 6 26 16 1973 Draft-12th round
Mike C. McCoy 29 CB 5-11 183 Colorado 3 3 25 16 1976 Draft-3rd round
Rich McGeorge 81 TE 6- 4 230 Elon 9 9 29 16 1970 Draft-1st round
Terdell Middleton 37 HB 6- 0 195 Memphis State 2 2 23 16 1977 Draft-3rd round
Rick Nuzum 56 C 6- 4 238 Kentucky 1 2 26 16 1978 Trade-L. Angeles
Steve Odom 84 WR 5- 8 174 Utah 5 5 25 12 1974 Draft-5th round
Dave Roller 74 DT 6- 2 270 Kentucky 4 5 28 16 1975 FA-S. Cali (WFL)
Paul Rudzinski 66 LB 6- 1 220 Michigan State 1 1 22 16 1978 FA
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Howard Sampson 36 DB 5-10 185 Arkansas 1 1 22 15 1978 FA
Nate Simpson 48 RB 5-11 190 Tennessee State 2 2 23 16 1977 Draft-5th round
Gerald Skinner 73 T 6- 4 260 Arkansas 1 1 26 15 1978 FA
Barty Smith 33 FB 6- 3 240 Richmond 5 5 26 16 1974 Draft-1st round
Dennis Sproul 16 QB 6- 2 210 Arizona State 1 1 22 6 1978 Draft-8th round
Tim Stokes 76 T 6- 5 252 Oregon 1 5 28 16 1978 Trade-Washington
Willie Taylor 89 WR 6- 1 179 Pittsburgh 1 1 22 1 1978 FA
Aundra Thompson 43 WR 6- 0 186 E. Texas State 2 2 25 16 1976 Draft-5th round
Eric Torkelson 26 RB 6- 2 194 Connecticut 5 5 26 14 1974 Draft-11th round
Walter Tullis 20 WR 6- 0 170 Delaware State 1 1 25 16 1978 FA
Steve Wagner 21 S 6- 2 208 Wisconsin 3 3 24 16 1976 FA
Gary Weaver 52 LB 6- 1 225 Fresno State 4 6 29 16 1975 FA-Oak (1974)
David Whitehurst 17 QB 6- 2 204 Furman 2 2 23 16 1977 Draft-8th round
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
1978 PACKERS DRAFT (May 2-3, 1978)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1a 6 James Lofton WR Stanford
1b 26 John Anderson LB Michigan (A)
2 34 Mike Hunt LB Minnesota
3 62 Estus Hood DB Illinois St
4 90 Forfeited due to scouting violations
5a 116 Mike Douglass LB San Diego St
5b 128 Willie Wilder RB Florida (B)
6 144 Leotis Harris G Arkansas
7 172 George Plasketes LB Mississippi
8 200 Dennis Sproul QB Arizona State
9 228 Keith Myers QB Utah State
10a 256 Larry Key RB Florida State
10b 259 Mark Totten C Florida (C)
11 284 Terry Jones DT Alabama
12 312 Eason Ramson TE Washington St
A-From Oakland in Mike McCoy trade B-From Detroit in Dave Pureifory trade C-From NY Giants in Joe Danelo trade
1978 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
MAY 2 - Traded DT Dave Pureifory to DETROIT for a 1978 5th-round draft choice (RB Willie Wilder)
MAY 4 - Traded OG Steve Knutson to SAN FRANCISCO for a 1979 8th-round draft choice (WR Ron Cassidy)
JUNE 7 - Traded a 1979 4th-round draft choice and a 1979 5th-round draft choice to NEW YORK JETS for DT Carl Barzilauskas
AUGUST 4 - Traded a 1979 4th-round draft choice (from Oakland) to WASHINGTON for OT Tim Stokes
AUGUST 15 - Traded a 1980 5th-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for C Rick Nuzum
Dallas Cowboys (12-4)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Roger Staubach (3190)
Rushing Leader: Tony Dorsett (1325)
Receiving Leader: Preston Pearson (47-526)
Philadelphia Eagles (9-7)
Head Coach: Dick Vermeil
Passing Leader: Ron Jaworski (2487)
Rushing Leader: Wilbert Montgomery (1220)
Receiving Leader: Harold Carmichael (55-1072)
Washington Redskins (8-8)
Head Coach: Jack Pardee
Passing Leader: Joe Theismann (2593)
Rushing Leader: John Riggins (1014)
Receiving Leader: Danny Buggs (36-575)
St. Louis Cardinals (6-10)
Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson
Passing Leader: Jim Hart (3121)
Rushing Leader: Jim Otis (664)
Receiving Leader: Pat Tilley (62-900)
New York Giants (6-10)
Head Coach: John McVay
Passing Leader: Joe Pisarcik (2096)
Rushing Leader: Doug Kotar (625)
Receiving Leader: Jim Robinson (32-620)/Johnny Perkins (32-514)
Minnesota Vikings (8-7-1)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (3468)
Rushing Leader: Chuck Foreman (749)
Receiving Leader: Rickey Young (88-704)
Green Bay Packers (8-7-1)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
Passing Leader: David Whitehurst (2093)
Rushing Leader: Terdell Middleton (1116)
Receiving Leader: James Lofton (46-818)
Detroit Lions (7-9)
Head Coach: Monte Clark
Passing Leader: Gary Danielson (2294)
Rushing Leader: Dexter Bussey (924)
Receiving Leader: David Hill (52-633)
Chicago Bears (7-9)
Head Coach: Neill Armstrong
Passing Leader: Bob Avellini (1718)
Rushing Leader: Walter Payton (1395)
Receiving Leader: Walter Payton (50-480)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-11)
Head Coach: John McKay
Passing Leader: Doug Williams (1170)
Rushing Leader: Ricky Bell (679)
Receiving Leader: Morris Owens (32-640)
Los Angeles Rams (12-4)
Head Coach: Ray Malavasi
Passing Leader: Pat Haden (2995)
Rushing Leader: Cullen Bryant (658)
Receiving Leader: Willie Miller (50-767)
Atlanta Falcons (9-7)
Head Coach: Leeman Bennett
Passing Leader: Steve Bartkowski (2489)
Rushing Leader: Bubba Bean (707)
Receiving Leader: Wallace Francis (45-695)/Billy Ryckman (45-679)
New Orleans Saints (7-9)
Head Coach: Dick Nolan
Passing Leader: Archie Manning (3416)
Rushing Leader: Tony Galbreath (635)
Receiving Leader: Tony Galbreath (74-582)
San Francisco 49ers (2-14)
Head Coach: Pete McCulley (1-8)/Fred O'Connor (1-6)
Passing Leader: Steve DeBerg (1570)
Rushing Leader: O.J. Simpson (593)
Receiving Leader: Freddie Solomon (31-458)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2
NY Giants 19, TAMPA BAY 13
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3
ATLANTA 20, Houston 14 Green Bay 13, DETROIT 7
NEW ORLEANS 31, Minnesota 20 Kansas City 24, CINCINNATI 23
Pittsburgh 28, BUFFALO 17 NY JETS 33, Miami 20
L.Angeles 16, PHILADELPHIA 14 DENVER 14, Oakland 6
CHICAGO 17, St. Louis 10 San Diego 24, SEATTLE 20
Washington 16, NEW ENGLAND 14 CLEVELAND 24, San Francisco 7
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19
DALLAS 38, Baltimore 0
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
NY Jets 1 0 0 1.000 33 20 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 38 0
Miami 0 1 0 .000 20 33 NY Giants 1 0 0 1.000 19 13
New England 0 1 0 .000 14 16 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 16 14
Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 17 28 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 14 16
Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 0 38 St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 10 17
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 28 17 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 24 7 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 1.000 13 7
Houston 0 1 0 .000 14 20 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 7 13
Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 23 24 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 20 31
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 13 19
Denver 1 0 0 1.000 14 6 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 24 23 Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 20 14
San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 24 20 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 16 14
Oakland 0 1 0 .000 6 14 New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 31 20
Seattle 0 1 0 .000 20 24 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 7 24
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
Detroit 15, TAMPA BAY 7
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10
Green Bay 28, New Orleans 17 @ Mil LOS ANGELES 10, Atlanta 0
Dallas 34, NY GIANTS 24 CLEVELAND 13, Cincinnati 10 (OT)
Chicago 16, SAN FRANCISCO 13 Miami 42, BALTIMORE 0
Houston 20, KANSAS CITY 17 NY Jets 21, BUFFALO 20
New England 16, ST. LOUIS 6 WASHINGTON 35, Philadelphia 30
Oakland 21, SAN DIEGO 20 PITTSBURGH 21, Seattle 10
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11
MINNESOTA 12, Denver 9 (OT)
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
NY Jets 2 0 0 1.000 54 40 Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 72 24
Miami 1 1 0 .500 62 33 Washington 2 0 0 1.000 51 44
New England 1 1 0 .500 30 22 NY Giants 1 1 0 .500 43 47
Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 37 49 Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 44 51
Baltimore 0 2 0 .000 0 80 St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 30 38
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 49 27 Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 33 23
Cleveland 2 0 0 1.000 37 17 GREEN BAY 2 0 0 1.000 41 24
Houston 1 1 0 .500 34 37 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 22 20
Cincinnati 0 2 0 .500 33 37 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 32 40
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 20 34
Denver 1 1 0 .500 23 18 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 41 43 Los Angeles 2 0 0 1.000 26 14
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 44 41 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 20 24
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 27 34 New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 48 48
Seattle 0 2 0 .000 30 45 San Francisco 0 2 0 .000 20 40
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17
Oakland 28, GREEN BAY 3 MIAMI 31, Buffalo 24
Chicago 19, DETROIT 0 Seattle 24, NY JETS 17
NY GIANTS 26, Kansas City 10 Philadelphia 24, NEW ORLEANS 17
HOUSTON 20, San Francisco 19 Cleveland 24, ATLANTA 16
DENVER 27, San Diego 14 LOS ANGELES 27, Dallas 14
Washington 28, ST. LOUIS 10 Pittsburgh 28, CINCINNATI 3
Tampa Bay 16, MINNESOTA 10
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Baltimore 34, NEW ENGLAND 27
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 2 1 0 .667 93 57 Washington 3 0 0 1.000 79 54
NY Jets 2 1 0 .667 71 64 Dallas 2 1 0 .667 86 51
New England 1 2 0 .333 57 56 NY Giants 2 1 0 .667 69 57
Baltimore 1 2 0 .333 34 107 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 68 68
Buffalo 0 3 0 .000 61 80 St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 40 66
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 77 30 Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 52 23
Cleveland 3 0 0 1.000 61 33 GREEN BAY 2 1 0 .667 44 52
Houston 2 1 0 .667 54 56 Detroit 1 2 0 .333 22 39
Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 36 65 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 42 56
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 36 44
Denver 2 1 0 .667 50 32 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 2 1 0 .667 55 37 Los Angeles 3 0 0 1.000 53 28
San Diego 1 2 0 .333 58 68 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 36 48
Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 51 69 New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 65 72
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 54 62 San Francisco 0 3 0 .000 39 60
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24
TAMPA BAY 14, Atlanta 9 Green Bay 24, SAN DIEGO 3
NY GIANTS 27, San Francisco 10 PHILADELPHIA 17, Miami 3
Denver 23, KANSAS CITY 17 (OT) BUFFALO 24, Baltimore 17
New Orleans 20, CINCINNATI 18 SEATTLE 28, Detroit 16
Los Angeles 10, HOUSTON 6 PITTSBURGH 15, Cleveland 9 (OT)
New England 21, OAKLAND 14 DALLAS 21, St. Louis 12
WASHINGTON 23, NY Jets 3
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Minnesota 24, CHICAGO 20
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 2 2 0 .500 96 74 Washington 4 0 0 1.000 102 57
NY Jets 2 2 0 .500 74 87 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 107 63
New England 2 2 0 .500 78 70 NY Giants 3 1 0 .750 96 67
Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 51 131 Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 85 71
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 85 97 St. Louis 0 4 0 .000 52 87
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 4 0 0 1.000 92 39 GREEN BAY 3 1 0 .750 68 55
Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 70 48 Chicago 3 1 0 .750 72 47
Houston 2 2 0 .500 60 66 Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 66 66
Cincinnati 0 4 0 .000 54 85 Tampa Bay 2 2 0 .500 50 53
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 3 0 .250 38 67
Denver 3 1 0 .750 73 49 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 2 2 0 .500 69 58 Los Angeles 4 0 0 1.000 63 34
Seattle 2 2 0 .500 82 78 New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 85 90
Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 68 92 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 45 62
San Diego 1 3 0 .250 61 92 San Francisco 0 4 0 .000 49 87
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1
Green Bay 35, Detroit 14 at Mil ATLANTA 23, NY Giants 20
SAN FRANCISCO 28, Cincinnati 12 Houston 16, CLEVELAND 13
DENVER 28, Seattle 7 Minnesota 24, TAMPA BAY 7
BUFFALO 28, Kansas City 13 Pittsburgh 28, NY JETS 17
Los Angeles 26, NEW ORLEANS 20 NEW ENGLAND 28, San Diego 23
Philadelphia 17, BALTIMORE 14 MIAMI 24, St. Louis 10
Oakland 25, CHICAGO 19 (OT)
MONDAY OCTOBER 2
WASHINGTON 9, Dallas 5
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 3 2 0 .600 120 84 Washington 5 0 0 1.000 111 62
New England 3 2 0 .600 106 93 Dallas 3 2 0 .600 112 72
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 113 110 NY Giants 3 2 0 .600 116 90
NY Jets 2 3 0 .400 91 115 Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 102 85
Baltimore 1 4 0 .200 65 148 St. Louis 0 5 0 .000 62 111
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 5 0 0 1.000 120 56 GREEN BAY 4 1 0 .800 103 69
Houston 3 2 0 .600 76 79 Chicago 3 2 0 .600 91 72
Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 83 64 Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 90 73
Cincinnati 0 5 0 .000 66 113 Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 57 77
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 4 0 .200 52 102
Denver 4 1 0 .800 101 56 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 2 0 .600 94 77 Los Angeles 5 0 0 1.000 89 54
Seattle 2 3 0 .400 89 106 Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 68 82
Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 81 120 New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 105 116
San Diego 1 4 0 .200 84 120 San Francisco 1 4 0 .200 77 99
SUNDAY OCTOBER 8
LOS ANGELES 27, San Francisco 10 PITTSBURGH 31, Atlanta 7
Tampa Bay 30, KANSAS CITY 13 Cleveland 24, NEW ORLEANS 16
SEATTLE 29, Minnesota 28 Baltimore 30, ST. LOUIS 17
DALLAS 24, NY Giants 3 GREEN BAY 24, Chicago 14
NEW ENGLAND 24, Philadelphia 14 SAN DIEGO 23, Denver 0
Washington 21, DETROIT 19 NY JETS 45, Buffalo 14
OAKLAND 21, Houston 17
MONDAY OCTOBER 9
MIAMI 21, Cincinnati 0
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 4 2 0 .667 141 84 Washington 6 0 0 1.000 132 81
New England 4 2 0 .667 130 107 Dallas 4 2 0 .667 136 75
NY Jets 3 3 0 .500 136 129 NY Giants 3 3 0 .500 119 114
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 127 155 Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 116 109
Baltimore 2 4 0 .333 95 165 St. Louis 0 6 0 .000 79 141
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 6 0 0 1.000 151 63 GREEN BAY 5 1 0 .833 127 83
Cleveland 4 2 0 .667 107 80 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 105 96
Houston 3 3 0 .500 93 100 Minnesota 3 3 0 .500 118 102
Cincinnati 0 6 0 .000 66 134 Tampa Bay 3 3 0 .500 87 90
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 5 0 .000 71 123
Denver 4 2 0 .667 101 79 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 4 2 0 .667 115 94 Los Angeles 6 0 0 1.000 116 64
Seattle 3 3 0 .500 118 134 Atlanta 2 4 0 .333 75 113
San Diego 2 4 0 .333 107 120 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 121 140
Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 94 150 San Francisco 1 5 0 .167 87 126
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15
Green Bay 45, Seattle 28 at Mil New England 10, CINCINNATI 3
HOUSTON 17, Buffalo 10 OAKLAND 28, Kansas City 6
Dallas 24, ST. LOUIS 21 (OT) NY Jets 33, BALTIMORE 10
ATLANTA 14, Detroit 0 Pittsburgh 34, CLEVELAND 14
New Orleans 14, SAN FRANCISCO 7 Los Angeles 34, MINNESOTA 17
Miami 28, SAN DIEGO 21 PHILADELPHIA 17, Washington 10
NY GIANTS 17, Tampa Bay 14
MONDAY OCTOBER 16
DENVER 16, Chicago 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 5 2 0 .714 169 105 Washington 6 1 0 .857 142 98
New England 5 2 0 .714 140 110 Dallas 5 2 0 .714 160 96
NY Jets 4 3 0 .571 169 139 NY Giants 4 3 0 .571 136 128
Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 137 172 Philadelphia 4 3 0 .571 133 119
Baltimore 2 5 0 .286 105 198 St. Louis 0 7 0 .000 100 165
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 7 0 0 1.000 185 77 GREEN BAY 6 1 0 .857 172 111
Houston 4 3 0 .571 110 110 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 112 112
Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 121 114 Minnesota 3 4 0 .429 135 136
Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 69 144 Tampa Bay 3 4 0 .429 101 107
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 6 0 .143 71 137
Denver 5 2 0 .714 117 86 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 5 2 0 .714 143 100 Los Angeles 7 0 0 1.000 150 81
Seattle 3 4 0 .429 146 179 Atlanta 3 4 0 .429 89 113
San Diego 2 5 0 .286 128 148 New Orleans 3 4 0 .429 135 147
Kansas City 1 6 0 .143 100 178 San Francisco 1 6 0 .143 94 140
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22
Atlanta 20, SAN FRANCISCO 17 TAMPA BAY 33, Chicago 19
BUFFALO 5, Cincinnati 0 KANSAS CITY 17, Cleveland 3
BALTIMORE 7, Denver 6 MINNESOTA 21, Green Bay 7
DALLAS 14, Philadelphia 7 NEW ENGLAND 33, Miami 24
SEATTLE 27, Oakland 7 New Orleans 10, LOS ANGELES 3
DETROIT 31, San Diego 14 NY JETS 23, St. Louis 10
NY GIANTS 17, Washington 6
MONDAY OCTOBER 23
Houston 24, PITTSBURGH 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 6 2 0 .750 173 134 Dallas 6 2 0 .750 174 103
Miami 5 3 0 .625 193 138 Washington 6 2 0 .750 148 115
NY Jets 5 3 0 .625 192 149 NY Giants 5 3 0 .625 153 134
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 142 172 Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 140 133
Baltimore 3 5 0 .375 112 204 St. Louis 0 8 0 .000 110 188
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 7 1 0 .875 202 101 GREEN BAY 6 2 0 .750 179 132
Houston 5 3 0 .625 134 127 Minnesota 4 4 0 .500 156 143
Cleveland 4 4 0 .500 124 131 Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 134 126
Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 69 149 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 131 145
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 2 6 0 .250 102 151
Denver 5 3 0 .625 123 93 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 5 3 0 .625 150 127 Los Angeles 7 1 0 .875 153 91
Seattle 4 4 0 .500 173 186 Atlanta 4 4 0 .500 109 130
San Diego 2 6 0 .250 142 179 New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 145 150
Kansas City 2 6 0 .250 117 181 San Francisco 1 7 0 .125 111 160
THURSDAY OCTOBER 26
Minnesota 21, DALLAS 10
SUNDAY OCTOBER 29
CINCINNATI 28, Houston 13 Detroit 21, CHICAGO 17
MIAMI 26, Baltimore 8 WASHINGTON 38, San Francisco 20
PITTSBURGH 27, Kansas City 24 San Diego 27, OAKLAND 23
NEW ORLEANS 28, NY Giants 17 CLEVELAND 41, Buffalo 20
St. Louis 16, PHILADELPHIA 10 Denver 20, SEATTLE 17 (OT)
GREEN BAY 9, Tampa Bay 7 NEW ENGLAND 55, NY Jets 21
MONDAY OCTOBER 30
ATLANTA 15, Los Angeles 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 7 2 0 .778 228 155 Washington 7 2 0 .778 186 135
Miami 6 3 0 .667 219 146 Dallas 6 3 0 .667 184 124
NY Jets 5 4 0 .556 213 204 NY Giants 5 4 0 .556 170 162
Buffalo 3 6 0 .333 162 213 Philadelphia 4 5 0 .444 150 149
Baltimore 3 6 0 .333 120 230 St. Louis 1 8 0 .111 126 198
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 8 1 0 .889 229 125 GREEN BAY 7 2 0 .778 188 139
Houston 5 4 0 .556 147 155 Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 177 153
Cleveland 5 4 0 .556 165 151 Tampa Bay 4 5 0 .444 141 135
Cincinnati 1 8 0 .111 107 162 Chicago 3 6 0 .333 148 166
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 3 6 0 .333 123 168
Denver 6 3 0 .667 143 110 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 5 4 0 .556 173 154 Los Angeles 7 2 0 .778 160 106
Seattle 4 5 0 .444 190 206 Atlanta 5 4 0 .556 124 137
San Diego 3 6 0 .333 169 202 New Orleans 5 4 0 .556 173 167
Kansas City 2 7 0 .222 141 208 San Francisco 1 8 0 .111 131 198
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5
HOUSTON 14, Cleveland 10 SAN DIEGO 22, Cincinnati 13
MIAMI 23, Dallas 16 New England 14, BUFFALO 10
PHILADELPHIA 10, Green Bay 3 ATLANTA 21, San Francisco 10
PITTSBURGH 20, New Orleans 14 Seattle 31, CHICAGO 29
NY Jets 31, DENVER 28 MINNESOTA 17, Detroit 7
Oakland 20, KANSAS CITY 10 ST. LOUIS 20, NY Giants 10
LOS ANGELES 26, Tampa Bay 23
MONDAY NOVEMBER 6
BALTIMORE 21, Washington 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 8 2 0 .800 242 165 Washington 7 3 0 .700 203 156
Miami 7 3 0 .700 242 162 Dallas 6 4 0 .600 200 147
NY Jets 6 4 0 .600 244 232 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 160 152
Baltimore 4 6 0 .400 141 247 NY Giants 5 5 0 .500 180 182
Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 172 227 St. Louis 2 8 0 .200 146 208
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 9 1 0 .900 249 139 GREEN BAY 7 3 0 .700 191 149
Houston 6 4 0 .600 161 165 Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 194 160
Cleveland 5 5 0 .500 175 165 Tampa Bay 4 6 0 .400 164 161
Cincinnati 1 9 0 .100 120 184 Chicago 3 7 0 .300 177 197
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 3 7 0 .300 130 185
Denver 6 4 0 .600 171 141 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 6 4 0 .600 193 164 Los Angeles 8 2 0 .800 186 129
Seattle 5 5 0 .500 221 235 Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 145 147
San Diego 4 6 0 .400 191 215 New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 187 187
Kansas City 2 8 0 .200 151 228 San Francisco 1 9 0 .100 141 219
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12
Dallas 42, Green Bay 14 at Mil Atlanta 20, NEW ORLEANS 17
Houston 26, NEW ENGLAND 23 DETROIT 34, Tampa Bay 23
St. Louis 16, SAN FRANCISCO 10 Denver 19, CLEVELAND 7
Baltimore 17, SEATTLE 14 SAN DIEGO 29, Kansas City 23
MINNESOTA 17, Chicago 14 PHILADELPHIA 17, NY Jets 9
Miami 25, BUFFALO 24 LOS ANGELES 10, Pittsburgh 7
WASHINGTON 16, NY Giants 13 (OT)
MONDAY NOVEMBER 13
Oakland 34, CINCINNATI 21
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 8 3 0 .727 265 191 Washington 8 3 0 .727 219 169
Miami 8 3 0 .727 267 186 Dallas 7 4 0 .636 242 161
NY Jets 6 5 0 .545 253 249 Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 177 161
Baltimore 5 6 0 .455 158 261 NY Giants 5 6 0 .455 193 198
Buffalo 3 8 0 .273 196 252 St. Louis 3 8 0 .273 162 218
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 9 2 0 .818 256 149 GREEN BAY 7 4 0 .636 205 191
Houston 7 4 0 .636 187 188 Minnesota 7 4 0 .636 211 174
Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 182 184 Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 187 195
Cincinnati 1 10 0 .091 141 218 Detroit 4 7 0 .364 164 208
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Chicago 3 8 0 .273 191 214
Denver 7 4 0 .636 190 148 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 7 4 0 .636 227 185 Los Angeles 9 2 0 .818 196 136
Seattle 5 6 0 .455 235 252 Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 165 164
San Diego 5 6 0 .455 220 238 New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 204 207
Kansas City 2 9 0 .182 174 257 San Francisco 1 10 0 .091 151 235
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19
DENVER 16, Green Bay 3 CHICAGO 13, Atlanta 7
San Diego 13, MINNESOTA 7 New England 19, NY JETS 17
Cleveland 45, BALTIMORE 24 Seattle 13, KANSAS CITY 10
OAKLAND 29, Detroit 17 TAMPA BAY 31, Buffalo 10
Philadelphia 19, NY GIANTS 17 PITTSBURGH 7, Cincinnati 6
St. Louis 27, WASHINGTON 17 DALLAS 27, New Orleans 7
Los Angeles 31, SAN FRANCISCO 28
MONDAY NOVEMBER 20
HOUSTON 35, Miami 30
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 9 3 0 .750 284 208 Dallas 8 4 0 .667 269 168
Miami 8 4 0 .667 297 221 Washington 8 4 0 .667 236 186
NY Jets 6 6 0 .667 270 268 Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 196 178
Baltimore 5 7 0 .417 182 306 NY Giants 5 7 0 .417 210 217
Buffalo 3 9 0 .250 206 283 St. Louis 4 8 0 .333 189 235
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 10 2 0 .833 263 155 GREEN BAY 7 5 0 .583 208 207
Houston 8 4 0 .667 222 218 Minnesota 7 5 0 .583 218 187
Cleveland 6 6 0 .500 227 208 Tampa Bay 5 7 0 .417 218 205
Cincinnati 1 11 0 .083 147 225 Detroit 4 8 0 .333 181 237
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Chicago 4 8 0 .333 204 221
Denver 8 4 0 .667 206 151 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 8 4 0 .667 256 202 Los Angeles 10 2 0 .833 227 164
Seattle 6 6 0 .500 248 262 Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 172 177
San Diego 6 6 0 .500 233 245 New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 211 234
Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 184 270 San Francisco 1 11 0 .083 179 266
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23
DALLAS 37, Washington 10 DETROIT 17, Denver 14
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26
HOUSTON 17, Cincinnati 10 New England 35, BALTIMORE 14
ATLANTA 20, New Orleans 17 GREEN BAY 10, Minnesota 10 (T)
BUFFALO 41, NY Giants 17 CLEVELAND 30, Los Angeles 19
KANSAS CITY 23, San Diego 0 NY Jets 24, MIAMI 13
Seattle 17, OAKLAND 16 Philadelphia 14, ST. LOUIS 10
CHICAGO 14, Tampa Bay 3
MONDAY NOVEMBER 27
Pittsburgh 24, SAN FRANCISCO 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 10 3 0 .769 319 222 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 306 178
Miami 8 5 0 .615 310 245 Philadelphia 8 5 0 .615 210 188
NY Jets 7 6 0 .538 294 281 Washington 8 5 0 .615 246 223
Baltimore 5 8 0 .385 196 341 NY Giants 5 8 0 .385 227 258
Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 247 300 St. Louis 4 9 0 .308 199 249
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 11 2 0 .846 287 162 GREEN BAY 7 5 1 .577 208 207
Houston 9 4 0 .692 239 228 Minnesota 7 5 1 .577 218 187
Cleveland 7 6 0 .538 257 227 Tampa Bay 5 8 0 .385 221 219
Cincinnati 1 12 0 .077 157 242 Detroit 5 8 0 .385 198 251
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Chicago 5 8 0 .385 218 224
Denver 8 5 0 .615 220 168 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 8 5 0 .615 272 219 Los Angeles 10 3 0 .769 246 194
Seattle 7 6 0 .538 265 278 Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 192 194
San Diego 6 7 0 .462 233 268 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 228 254
Kansas City 3 10 0 .231 207 270 San Francisco 1 12 0 .077 186 290
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
CINCINNATI 37, Atlanta 7 Green Bay 17, TAMPA BAY 7
KANSAS CITY 14, Buffalo 10 ST. LOUIS 21, Detroit 14
Miami 16, WASHINGTON 0 SEATTLE 47, Cleveland 24
DALLAS 17, New England 10 NY JETS 24, Baltimore 16
Pittsburgh 13, HOUSTON 3 Los Angeles 20, NY GIANTS 17
Denver 21, OAKLAND 6 MINNESOTA 28, Philadelphia 27
NEW ORLEANS 24, San Francisco 13
MONDAY DECEMBER 4
SAN DIEGO 40, Chicago 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Y-New England 10 4 0 .714 329 239 Dallas 10 4 0 .714 323 188
Miami 9 5 0 .643 326 245 Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 237 216
NY Jets 8 6 0 .571 318 297 Washington 8 6 0 .571 246 239
Baltimore 5 9 0 .357 212 365 St. Louis 5 9 0 .357 220 263
Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 257 314 NY Giants 5 9 0 .357 244 278
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 12 2 0 .857 300 165 GREEN BAY 8 5 1 .607 208 207
Houston 9 5 0 .643 242 241 Minnesota 8 5 1 .607 218 187
Cleveland 7 7 0 .500 281 274 Tampa Bay 5 9 0 .357 228 236
Cincinnati 2 12 0 .143 194 249 Detroit 5 9 0 .357 212 272
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Chicago 5 9 0 .357 225 264
Denver 9 5 0 .643 241 174 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 8 6 0 .571 278 240 X-Los Angeles 11 3 0 .786 266 211
Seattle 8 6 0 .571 312 302 Atlanta 8 6 0 .571 199 231
San Diego 7 7 0 .500 273 275 New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 252 267
Kansas City 4 10 0 .286 221 280 San Francisco 1 13 0 .071 199 314
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY DECEMBER 10
PITTSBURGH 35, Baltimore 13 DENVER 24, Kansas City 3
CHICAGO 14, Green Bay 0 Houston 17, NEW ORLEANS 12
NEW ENGLAND 28, Buffalo 24 DETROIT 45, Minnesota 14
CLEVELAND 37, NY Jets 34 (OT) Dallas 31, PHILADELPHIA 13
SAN DIEGO 37, Seattle 10 NY GIANTS 17, St. Louis 0
ATLANTA 20, Washington 17 MIAMI 23, Oakland 6
SAN FRANCISCO 6, Tampa Bay 3
MONDAY DECEMBER 11
Cincinnati 20, LOS ANGELES 19
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Y-New England 11 4 0 .733 367 263 X-Dallas 11 4 0 .733 354 201
Y-Miami 10 5 0 .667 349 251 Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 250 247
NY Jets 8 7 0 .533 352 334 Washington 8 7 0 .533 263 259
Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 225 400 NY Giants 6 9 0 .400 261 278
Buffalo 4 11 0 .267 281 342 St. Louis 5 10 0 .333 220 280
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 13 2 0 .867 335 178 GREEN BAY 8 6 1 .567 208 221
Y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 259 253 Minnesota 8 6 1 .567 232 232
Cleveland 8 7 0 .533 318 308 Chicago 6 9 0 .400 239 264
Cincinnati 3 12 0 .200 214 268 Detroit 6 9 0 .400 257 286
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Tampa Bay 5 10 0 .333 231 242
X-Denver 10 5 0 .667 265 177 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 8 7 0 .533 284 263 X-Los Angeles 11 4 0 .733 285 231
Seattle 8 7 0 .533 322 339 Y-Atlanta 9 6 0 .600 219 248
San Diego 8 7 0 .533 310 285 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 264 284
Kansas City 4 11 0 .267 224 304 San Francisco 2 13 0 .133 205 317
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
New England Patriots (11-5)
Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (11-4)/Ron Erhardt (0-1)
Passing Leader: Steve Grogan (2824)
Rushing Leader: Sam Cunningham (768)
Receiving Leader: Russ Francis (39-543)
Miami Dolphins (11-5)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Bob Griese (1791)
Rushing Leader: Del Williams (1258)
Receiving Leader: Nat Moore (48-645)
New York Jets (8-8)
Head Coach: Walt Michaels
Passing Leader: Matt Robinson (2002)
Rushing Leader: Kevin Long (954)
Receiving Leader: Wesley Walker (48-1169)
Buffalo Bills (5-11)
Head Coach: Chuck Knox
Passing Leader: Joe Ferguson (2136)
Rushing Leader: Terry Miller (1060)
Receiving Leader: Bob Chandler (44-581)
Baltimore Colts (5-11)
Head Coach: Ted Marchibroda
Passing Leader: Bill Troup (1882)
Rushing Leader: Joe Washington (956)
Rec. Leader: Joe Washington (45-377)
Pittsburgh Steelers (14-2)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Terry Bradshaw (2915)
Rushing Leader: Franco Harris (1082)
Receiving Leader: Lynn Swann (61-880)
Houston Oilers (10-6)
Head Coach: Bum Phillips
Passing Leader: Dan Pastorini (2473)
Rushing Leader: Earl Campbell (1450)
Receiving Leader: Ken Burrough (47-624)
Cleveland Browns (8-8)
Head Coach: Sam Rutigliano
Passing Leader: Brian Sipe (2906)
Rushing Leader: Greg Pruitt (960)
Receiving Leader: Reggie Rucker (43-893)
Cincinnati Bengals (4-12)
Head Coach: Bill Johnson (0-5)/Homer Rice (4-7)
Passing Leader: Ken Anderson (2219)
Rushing Leader: Pete Johnson (762)
Receiving Leader: Isaac Curtis (47-737)
Denver Broncos (10-6)
Head Coach: Red Miller
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (1802)
Rushing Leader: Lonnie Perrin (455)
Receiving Leader: Riley Odoms (54-829)
Oakland Raiders (9-7)
Head Coach: John Madden
Passing Leader: Ken Stabler (2944)
Rushing Leader: Mark van Eeghen (1080)
Receiving Leader: Dave Casper (62-852)
Seattle Seahawks (9-7)
Head Coach: Jack Patera
Passing Leader: Jim Zorn (3283)
Rushing Leader: Sherman Smith (805)
Receiving Leader: Steve Largent (71-1168)
San Diego Chargers (9-7)
Head Coach: Tommy Prothro (1-3)/Don Coryell (8-4)
Passing Leader: Dan Fouts (2999)
Rushing Leader: Lydell Mitchell (820)
Receiving Leader: Lydell Mitchell (57-500)
Kansas City Chiefs (4-12)
Head Coach: Marv Levy
Passing Leader: Mike Livingston (1573)
Rushing Leader: Tony Reed (1053)
Receiving Leader: Tony Reed (48-483)
SUNDAY DECEMBER 17
Dallas 30, NY JETS 7 CINCINNATI 48, Cleveland 16
LOS ANGELES 31, Green Bay 14 Buffalo 21, BALTIMORE 14
SEATTLE 23, Kansas City 19 ST. LOUIS 42, Atlanta 21
OAKLAND 27, Minnesota 20 Chicago 14, WASHINGTON 10
PHILADELPHIA 20, NY Giants 3 New Orleans 17, TAMPA BAY 10
San Diego 45, HOUSTON 24 Pittsburgh 21, DENVER 17
DETROIT 33, San Francisco 14 SEATTLE 23, Kansas City 19
MONDAY DECEMBER 18
MIAMI 23, New England 3
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-New England 11 5 0 .688 358 286 X-Dallas 12 4 0 .750 384 208
Y-Miami 11 5 0 .688 372 254 Y-Philadelphia 9 7 0 .563 270 250
NY Jets 8 8 0 .500 359 364 Washington 8 8 0 .500 273 283
Buffalo 5 11 0 .313 302 354 St. Louis 6 10 0 .375 248 296
Baltimore 5 11 0 .313 239 421 NY Giants 6 10 0 .375 264 298
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 14 2 0 .875 356 195 X-Minnesota 8 7 1 .531 294 306
Y-Houston 10 6 0 .625 283 298 GREEN BAY 8 7 1 .531 249 269
Cleveland 8 8 0 .500 334 356 Detroit 7 9 0 .438 290 300
Cincinnati 4 12 0 .250 252 284 Chicago 7 9 0 .438 253 274
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Tampa Bay 5 11 0 .313 241 259
X-Denver 10 6 0 .625 282 198 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 9 7 0 .563 311 283 X-Los Angeles 12 4 0 .750 316 245
San Diego 9 7 0 .563 355 309 Y-Atlanta 9 7 0 .563 240 290
Seattle 9 7 0 .563 345 358 New Orleans 7 9 0 .438 281 298
Kansas City 4 12 0 .250 243 327 San Francisco 2 14 0 .125 219 350
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wild Card Berth
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard (December 24) - Houston (10-6) 17, MIAMI (11-5) 9
Divisional (December 30) - PITTSBURGH (14-2) 33, Denver (10-6) 10
Divisional (December 31) - Houston (11-6) 31, NEW ENGLAND (11-5) 14
Conference (January 7) - PITTSBURGH (15-2) 34, Houston (12-6) 5
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard (December 24) - ATLANTA (9-7) 14, Philadelphia (9-7) 13
Divisional (December 30) - DALLAS (12-4) 27, Atlanta (10-7) 20
Divisional (December 31) - LOS ANGELES (12-4) 34, Minnesota (8-7-1) 10
Conference (January 7) - Dallas (13-4) 28, LOS ANGELES (13-4) 0
SUPER BOWL 13 (January 21, 1979 at New Orleans)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (16-2) 35, DALLAS COWBOYS (14-4) 31 - Terry Bradshaw passed for a record four touchdowns to lead the Steelers to victory. The Steelers became the first team to win three Super Bowls, mostly because of Bradshaw's accurate arm. Bradshaw, voted the game's most valuable player, completed 17 of 30 passes for 318 yards, a personal high. Four of those passes went for touchdowns – two to John Stallworth and the third, with 26 seconds remaining in the second period, to Rocky Bleier for a 21-14 halftime lead. The Cowboys scored twice before intermission on Roger Staubach's 39-yard pass to Tony Hill and a 37-yard fumble return by linebacker Mike Hegman, who stole the ball from Bradshaw. The Steelers broke open the contest with two touchdowns in a span of 19 seconds midway through the final period. Franco Harris rambled 22 yards up the middle to give the Steelers a 28-17 lead with 7:10 left. Pittsburgh got the ball right back when Randy White fumbled the kickoff and Dennis Winston recovered for the Steelers. On first down, Bradshaw fired his fourth touchdown pass, an 18-yard pass to Lynn Swann to boost the Steelers' lead to 35-17 with 6:51 to play. The Cowboys refused to let the Steelers run away with the contest. Staubach connected with Billy Joe DuPree on a 7-yard scoring pass with 2:23 left. Then the Cowboys recovered an onside kick and Staubach took them in for another score, passing four yards to Butch Johnson with 22 seconds remaining. Bleier recovered another onside kick with 17 seconds left to seal the victory for the Steelers.
Ottawa Rough Riders (11-5)
Head Coach: George Brancato
Leading Rusher: Richard Holmes (607)
Leading Passer: Tom Clements (1990)
Leading Receiver: Tony Gabriel (67-1070)
Average Attendance: 26,770 (6th)
Edmonton Eskimos (10-4-2)
Head Coach: Hugh Campbell
Leading Rusher: Jim Germany (885)
Leading Passer: Tom Wilkinson (2394)
Leading Receiver: Tom Scott (67-1091)
Average Attendance: 36,112 (3rd)
Montreal Alouettes (8-7-1)
Head Coach: Joe Scannella
Leading Rusher: John O'Leary (584)
Leading Passer: Joe Barnes (1177)
Leading Receiver: Bob Gaddis (45-814)
Average Attendance: 54,472 (1st)
Calgary Stampeders (9-4-3)
Head Coach: Jack Gotta
Leading Rusher: James Sykes (1020)
Leading Passer: John Hufnagel (2663)
Leading Receiver: James Sykes (50-614)
Average Attendance: 26,843 (5th)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5-10-1)
Head Coach: Tom Dimitroff (1-3-1)/John Payne (4-7)
Leading Rusher: Jimmy Edwards (840)
Leading Passer: Jimmy Jones (2060)
Leading Receiver: Leif Pettersen (41-557)
Average Attendance: 25,222 (7th)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (9-7)
Head Coach: Ray Jauch
Leading Rusher: Jim Washington (1032)
Leading Passer: Dieter Brock (3755)
Leading Receiver: Joe Poplawski (75-998)
Average Attendance: 26,914 (4th)
Toronto Argonauts (4-12)
Head Coach: Leo Cahill (3-6)/Bud Riley (1-6)
Leading Rusher: Terry Metcalf (669)
Leading Passer: Chuck Ealey (1420)
Leading Receiver: Peter Muller (45-585)
Average Attendance: 46,546 (2nd)
British Columbia Lions (7-7-2)
Head Coach: Vic Rapp
Leading Rusher: Larry Key (1054)
Leading Passer: Jerry Tagge (3134)
Leading Receiver: Leon Bright (52-781)
Average Attendance: 23,698 (8th)
The league would average 31,879 per game for its 72 regular season games, a record that still stands as of 2024. The Edmonton Eskimos won their first in what would be a string of five straight Grey Cups.
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
Mike Strickland (SASK) 1306 7 37 Joe Poplawski (WIN) 75 998 8 44
Larry Key (BC) 1054 7 66 Gord Paterson (WIN) 69 866 3 55
Jim Washington (WIN) 1032 6 31 Tom Scott (EDM) 67 1091 10 46
James Sykes (CAL) 1020 13 31 Tony Gabriel (OTT) 67 1070 11 80
Jim Germany (EDM) 885 10 34 Mike Murphy (OTT) 59 584 1 44
Jimmy Edwards (HAM) 840 2 32 Waddell Smith (EDM) 58 875 9 50
Terry Metcalf (TOR) 669 2 26 Leon Bright (BC) 52 781 2 89
Willie Burden (CAL) 627 2 23 Al Charuk (BC) 51 790 4 53
Richard Holmes (OTT) 607 3 54 Mike Holmes (WIN) 51 872 8 90
John O'Leary (MON) 584 4 15 Jeff Avery (OTT) 50 767 3 68
James Sykes (CAL) 50 614 1 62
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Dieter Brock (WIN) 486 294 3755 23 18
Jerry Tagge (BC) 430 243 3134 13 20
Ron Lancaster (SASK) 390 205 2677 15 27
John Hufnagel (CAL) 315 169 2663 13 13
Tom Wilkinson (EDM) 292 177 2394 20 9
Jimmy Jones (HAM) 269 159 2060 9 11
Tom Clements (OTT) 239 152 1990 17 12
Condredge Holloway (OTT) 214 132 1970 12 2
Chuck Ealey (TOR) 206 112 1420 8 6
Joe Barnes (MON) 137 72 1177 10 9
TUES JUL 11
OTTAWA 17, Montreal 10 (25391) - Ottawa beat the Alouettes for the first time in nine game as Richard Holmes scored in the final minutes. The Rider defense, suspect in the exhibition season, came thought, stopping Montreal twice inside the Ottawa 6-yard line in the second quarter.
MONTREAL - 0 0 3 7 - 10
OTTAWA - 3 0 0 14 - 17
1st - OTT - J.T. Hay, 32-yard field goal OTT 3-0 3rd - MON - Don Sweet, 32-yard field goal TIED 3-3 4th - OTT - Art Green, 45-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 10-3 4th - MON - John O'Leary, 2-yard run (Sweet kick) TIED 10-10 4th - OTT - Richard Holmes, 29-yard run (Hay kick) OTT 17-10
BRITISH COL 30, Winnipeg 14 (25808) - Rookies headlined the night - Lions RB Larry Key carried 18 times for 184 yards and three TDs and BC DE Drew Taylor had four sacks in his first game. Rookie WR Joe Poplawski led the Bombers with six receptions of Harry Knight passes.
WINNIPEG - 0 4 3 7 - 14
BRIT COL - 6 7 7 10 - 30
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 28-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 24-yard field goal BC 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 35-yard kick BC 6-1 2nd - BC - Larry Key, 11-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 13-1 2nd -
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-11-1)
Head Coach: Jim Eddy (0-5)/Walt Posadowski (4-6-1)
Leading Rusher: Mike Strickland (1306)
Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (2677)
Leading Receiver: Mike Strickland (40-243)
Average Attendance: 20,337 (9th)
WIN - Ruoff, 27-yard field goal BC 13-4 3rd - BC - Key, 8-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 20-4 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 25-yard field goal BC 20-7 4th - WIN - Mike Holmes, 20-yard pass from Haary Knight (Ruoff kick) BC 20-14 4th - BC - Passaglia, 10-yard field goal BC 23-14 4th - BC - Key, 42-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 30-14
WED JUL 12
TORONTO 34, Hamilton 22 (49950) - Terry Metcalf, the latest in a string of would-be, highly paid messiahs for the Argos, led Toronto with two touchdowns and 163 yards rushing. Metcalf led the Argos to a 27-0 lead before backup QB Tom Shuman ignited the Ticats' offense to make the score respectable.
HAMILTON - 0 0 16 6 - 22
TORONTO - 7 13 7 7 - 34
1st - TOR - Neil Lumsden, 1-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 38-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - TOR - Mark Bragagnolo, 30-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) TOR 17-0 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 25-yard field goal TOR 20-0 3rd - TOR - Terry Metcalf, 26-yard run (Sunter kick) TOR 27-0 3rd - HAM - Lawrie Skolrood, 7-yard pass from Tom Shuman (Nick Jambrosic kick) TOR 27-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 60-yard kick TOR 27-8 3rd - HAM - Skolrood, 13-yard pass from Shuman (Jimmy Edwards pass from Shuman) TOR 27-16 4th - TOR - Metcalf, 7-yard run (Sunter kick) TOR 34-16 4th - HAM - Skolrood, 6-yard pass from Shuman TOR 34-22
THUR JUL 13
EDMONTON 33, Calgary 17 (25277) - In a gam delayed one day by flooding rains, Edmonton took control in the second half with short passing and ball control. Rookie QB Warren Moon replaced Tom Wilkinson in the third quarter after the veteran had led the Eskimos to three first half touchdowns.
CALGARY - 0 14 3 0 - 17
EDMONTON - 7 15 3 8 - 33
1st - EDM - Tom Scott, 14-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 1-yard run (Cyril McFall kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-7 2nd - CAL - Willy Armstead, 53-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - EDM - Germany, 5-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 21-14 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 47-yard kick EDM 22-14 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 25-14 3rd - CAL - McFall, 49-yard field goal EDM 25-17 4th - EDM - Single, Hank Illesic 53-yard kick EDM 26-17 4th - EDM - Cutler, 33-yard field goal EDM 29-17 4th - EDM - Cutler, 31-yard field goal EDM 32-17 4th - EDM - Single, Illesic 62-yard kick EDM 33-17
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 17 10 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 33 17
Toronto 1 0 0 2 34 22 British Columbia 1 0 0 2 30 14
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 22 34 Saskatchewan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montreal 0 1 0 0 10 17 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 14 30
Calgary 0 1 0 0 17 33
TUES JUL 18
MONTREAL 30, Toronto 23 (51388) - Montreal won a game that featured a total of 327 yards in penalties. Two Argonauts - LB Larry Brame and DE Wayne Smith - were ejected and referee Bill Dell had to keep the two sides apart at halftime. Alouette RB Terry Metcalf was held to 28 yards on 13 carries.
TORONTO - 0 3 6 14 - 23
MONTREAL - 7 3 7 13 - 30
1st - MON - Joe Barnes, 17-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 2nd - TOR - Ian Sunter, 35-yard field goal MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 37-yard field goal MON 10-3 3rd - MON - Chuck McMann, 18-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 17-3 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 47-yard field goal MON 17-6 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 34-yard field goal MON 17-9 4th - MON - Sweet, 12-yard field goal MON 20-9 4th - TOR - Dwight Edwards, 71-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) MON 20-16 4th - MON - John O'Leary, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 27-16 4th - MON - Sweet, 19-yard field goal MON 30-16 4th - TOR - Mark Bragagnolo, 4-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) MON 30-23
Edmonton 29, WINNIPEG 28 (25973) - The game was started 90 minutes early to use existing daylight as a construction strike had left the partially-expanded Winnipeg Stadium without lights on one side. The Bombers scored 10 quick points before the Eskimos scored the next 25.
EDMONTON - 4 21 4 0 - 29
WINNIPEG - 10 0 14 4 - 28
1st - WIN - Ron Southwick, 35-yard interception return (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Ruoff, 37-yard field goal WIN 10-0 1st - EDM - Single, Hank Illesic 87-yard kick WIN 10-1 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 22-yard field goal WIN 10-4 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 13-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 11-10 2nd - EDM - Stu Lang, 7-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 18-10 2nd - EDM - Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 25-10 3rd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 6-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) EDM 25-17 3rd - EDM - Single, Illesic 75-yard kick EDM 26-17 3rd - WIN - Richard Crump, 2-yard run (Ruoff kick) EDM 26-24 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 19-yard field goal EDM 29-24 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 17-yard field goal EDM 29-27 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 70-yard kick EDM 29-28
WED JUL 19
HAMILTON 27, Saskatchewan 23 (22746) - Hamilton coach Tom Dimitroff started rookie Tom Shuman at quarterback, but it was veteran Jimmy Jones who came off the bench to lead the Tiger-Cats to their first win. Jones led Hamilton to 16 fourth quarter points to hand the Riders their first loss.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 13 3 0 - 23
HAMILTON - 0 3 8 16 - 27
1st - SASK - Ron Lancaster, 1-yard run (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Mike Strickland, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - HAM - Nick Jambrosic, 32-yard field goal SASK 14-3 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 49-yard field goal SASK 17-3 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 29-yard field goal SASK 20-3 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 14-yard field goal SASK 23-3 3rd - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 18-yard pass from Tom Shuman (Lawrie Skolrood pass from Shuman) SASK 23-11 4th - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 42-yard kick SASK 23-12 4th - HAM - Rocky DiPietro, 27-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Jones run) SASK 23-20 4th - HAM - John Kinch, 5-yard pass from Jones (Jambrosic kick) HAM 27-23
CALGARY 23, British Col 21 (25606) - Calgary scored the first two times they had the ball but had to come from behind to claim the win. The Stamps led 20-11 at the half before QB Jerry Tagge sparked the Lions to ten straight points. Cyril McFall's third field goal at 10:22 of the final quarter sent Calgary to its first win.
CALGARY - 0 11 10 0 - 21
BRIT COL - 14 6 0 3 - 23
1st - CAL - James Sykes, 3-yard run (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Tom Forzani, 9-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 14-0 2nd - BC - Larry Key, 10-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Lui Passaglia kick) CAL 14-7 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 86-yard kick CAL 14-8 2nd - CAL - McFall, 17-yard field goal CAL 17-8 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 45-yard field goal CAL 17-11 2nd - CAL - McFall, 45-yard field goal CAL 20-11 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 19-yard field goal CAL 20-14 3rd - BC - Jim Young, 6-yard pass from Tagge (Passaglia kick) BC 21-20 4th - CAL - McFall, 28-yard field goal CAL 23-21
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 17 10 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 62 45
Toronto 1 1 0 2 57 52 British Columbia 1 1 0 2 51 37
Hamilton 1 1 0 2 49 57 Calgary 1 1 0 2 40 54
Montreal 1 1 0 2 40 40 Saskatchewan 0 1 0 0 23 27
Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 42 59
National Post - May 13th
TUES JUL 25
MONTREAL 24, Hamilton 12 (52132) - Inspired by a gutsy second half performance by third-string QB Gerry Dattilio, Montreal overcame an early 12-0 deficit to defeat Hamilton. Dattilio replaced an injured Joe Barnes and led the Als until he went down and Barnes had to return despite an injured right hand.
HAMILTON - 4 8 0 0 - 12
MONTREAL - 0 14 3 7 - 24
1st - HAM - Single, Ken Clark 59-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Nick Jambrosic, 34-yard field goal HAM 4-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 40-yard kick HAM 5-0 2nd - HAM - John Kinch, 16-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Jambrosic kick) HAM 12-0 2nd - MON - Brock Aynsley, 82-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Don Sweet kick) HAM 12-7 2nd - MON - Ken Starch, 2-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 14-12 3rd - MON - Sweet, 15-yard field goal MON 17-12 4th - MON - Joe Mitchell, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 24-12
BRITISH COL 19, Calgary 19 (T) (26643) - Cyril McFall saved Calgary for the second consecutive week as he booted a field goal with two seconds to play. QB John Hufnagel drove the Stampeders from their own 49-yard line to the BC 25 in the last minute, hitting Tom Forzani with two key passes.
CALGARY - 10 3 0 6 - 19
BRIT COL - 1 8 10 0 - 19
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 39-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Willie Armstead, 10-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 10-0 1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 82-yard kick CAL 10-1 2nd - BC - Al Charuk, 14-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Passaglia kick) CAL 10-8 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 63-yard kick CAL 10-9 2nd - CAL - McFall, 15-yard field goal CAL 13-9 3rd - BC - Terry Bailey, 15-yard pass from Tagge (Passaglia kick) BC 16-13 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 30-yard field goal BC 19-13 4th - CAL - McFall, 15-yard field goal BC 19-16 4th - CAL - McFall, 32-yard field goal TIED 19-19
WED JUL 26
TORONTO 20, Ottawa 16 (48159) - QB Chuck Ealey tossed a touchdown pass to Terry Evanshen, who outran defender Wayne Tosh, with 34 seconds to play to give Toronto the win. It was Evanshen's 80th career touchdown, a CFL record. The Argos got the ball on its own 38-yard line with 1:48 remaining.
OTTAWA - 0 6 7 3 - 16
TORONTO - 3 7 3 7 - 20
1st - TOR - Ian Sunter, 17-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - OTT - J.T. Hay, 35-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Hay, 17-yard field goal OTT 6-3 2nd - TOR - Mark Bragagnolo, 2-yard run (Sunter kick) TOR 10-6 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 21-yard field goal TOR 13-6 3rd - OTT - Art Green, 3-yard run (Hay kick) TIED 13-13 4th - OTT - Hay, 35-yard field goal OTT 16-13 4th - TOR - Terry Evanshen, 30-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) TOR 20-16
Edmonton 46, SASKATCHEWAN 11 (19587) - Eskimo QB Tom Wilkinson threw two TD passes to Waddell Smith, while the Edmonton defense scored three touchdowns through interceptions. Edmonton rolled up 434 yards on offense - 368 passing - while holding the Riders to just 267 overall.
EDMONTON - 7 10 8 21 - 46
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 0 8 - 11
1st - EDM - Joe Hollimon, 12-yard interception return (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 18-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 23-yard field goal EDM 17-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 21-yard field goal EDM 17-3 3rd - EDM - Smith, 17-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 24-3 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 34-yard kick EDM 25-3 4th - EDM - Gregg Butler, 28-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 32-3 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 38-yard kick EDM 33-3 4th - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 36-3 4th - SASK - Steve Mazurak, 57-yard pass from Larry Dick (Frank Russell pass from Dick) EDM 36-11 4th - EDM - Cutler, 21-yard field goal EDM 39-11 4th - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 35-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 46-11
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 2 1 0 4 64 52 Edmonton 3 0 0 6 108 56
Toronto 2 1 0 4 77 68 British Columbia 1 1 1 3 70 56
Hamilton 1 2 0 2 61 81 Calgary 1 1 1 3 59 73
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 33 30 Saskatchewan 0 2 0 0 34 73
Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 42 59
TUES AUG 1
Ottawa 24, EDMONTON 23 (24397) - QB Tom Clements combined with Peter Stenerson for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter and Ottawa hung on to hand Edmonton its first loss. Art Green scored two touchdowns for the Riders, while the Eskimos turned to QB Warren Moon when Tom Wilkinson faltered.
OTTAWA - 10 7 0 7 - 24
EDMONTON - 0 16 3 4 - 23
1st - OTT - J.T. Hay, 47-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Art Green, 1-yard run (Hay kick) OTT 10-0 2nd - OTT - Green, 20-yard pass from Tom Clements (Hay kick) OTT 17-0 2nd - EDM - Warren Moon, 1-yard run OTT 17-6 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 12-yard run (Cutler kick) OTT 17-13 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 19-yard field goal OTT 17-16 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 26-yard field goal EDM 19-17 4th - OTT - Peter Stenerson, 23-yard pass from Clements (Hay kick) OTT 24-19 4th - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 84-yard kick OTT 24-20 4th - EDM - Cutler, 24-yard field goal OTT 24-23
BRITISH COL 22, Hamilton 22 (T) (23662) - Hamilton was called for no yards in the Lions end zone and had to settle for a tie. Ken Clark punted to Lui Passaglia, but over-anxiousness wiped out the potential winning point. BC WR Jim Young caught his 500th career pass, fourth best in CFL history.
HAMILTON - 7 7 0 8 - 22
BRIT COL - 4 10 1 7 - 22
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 59-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 42-yard field goal BC 4-0 1st - HAM - Vince Allen, 3-yard run (Jambrosic kick) HAM 7-4 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 20-yard field goal TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Lawrie Skolrood, 57-yard pass from Tom Shuman (Jambrosic kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - BC - Leon Bright, 7-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Passaglia kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 49-yard kick BC 15-14 4th - BC - Calvin Culliver, 4-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 22-14 4th - HAM - John Kinch, 5-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Skolrood pass from Jones) TIED 22-22
WED AUG 2
TORONTO 16, Montreal 11 (52308) - The largest crowd in Toronto history saw rookie QB Rodney Allison come off the bench to direct the Argos to the comeback win and first place in the East. He completed six of nine passes after Joe Barnes and Gerry Dattilio combined to go 7 of 22 passing.
MONTREAL - 0 3 7 1 - 11
TORONTO - 3 3 0 10 - 16
1st - TOR - Ian Sunter, 38-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 43-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 24-yard field goal TOR 6-3 3rd - MON - Ken Starch, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 10-6 4th - TOR - Slade Willis, 31-yard pass from Rodney Allison (Sunter kick) TOR 13-10 4th - TOR - Sunter, 31-yard field goal TOR 16-10 4th - MON - Single, Sweet 31-yard kick TOR 16-11
WINNIPEG 23, Saskatchewan 13 (26619) - Winnipeg used the big play and three field goals by Bernie Ruoff to keep the Riders winless. Bomber QB Ralph Brock threw two long touchdown passes in the first half to start the Bomber offense. He ended the night with 287 yards passing.
SASKATCHEWAN - 10 7 0 6 - 23
WINNIPEG - 3 0 10 0 - 13
1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 25-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - WIN - Richard Crump, 70-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-3 1st - WIN - Ruoff, 43-yard field goal WIN 10-3 2nd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 90-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 17-3 3rd - SASK - Frank Russell, 19-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) WIN 17-10 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 20-yard field goal WIN 17-13 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 37-yard field goal WIN 20-13 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 23-yard field goal WIN 23-13
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Toronto 3 1 0 6 93 79 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 131 80
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 57 53 British Columbia 1 1 2 4 92 78
Montreal 2 2 0 4 75 68 Calgary 1 1 1 3 59 73
Hamilton 1 2 1 3 83 103 Winnipeg 1 2 0 4 65 72
Saskatchewan 0 3 0 0 47 96
TUES AUG 8
OTTAWA 37, Toronto 18 (30723) - Ottawa converted a costly string of Argonaut errors into an easy win. A Terry Metcalf fumble led to an Art Green touchdown, and the Rider defense forced Toronto QB Chuck Ealey to fumble several times. The win kept Ottawa atop the East.
TORONTO - 3 8 7 0 - 18
OTTAWA - 3 6 21 7 - 37
1st - OTT - J.T. Hay, 18-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - TOR - Ian Sunter, 39-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Single, Larry Cates conceded on Sunter missed 45-yard FG TOR 4-3 2nd - OTT - Hay, 46-yard field goal OTT 6-4 3nd - TOR - Sunter, 17-yard field goal TOR 7-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Cates conceded on Sunter 55-yard kick TOR 8-6 2nd - OTT - Hay, 22-yard field goal OTT 9-8 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 22-yard field goal TOR 11-9 3rd - OTT - Pete Stenerson, 9-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 16-11 3rd - OTT - Art Green, 16-yard pass from Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 23-11 3rd - OTT - Cares, 62-yard run (Hay kick) OTT 30-11 3rd - TOR - Slade Willis, 23-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) OTT 30-18 4th - OTT - Jeff Avery, 2-yard pass from Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 37-18
British Col 43, SASKATCHEWAN 14 (19584) - The Lions, who had lost 33 of their last 36 meetings with the Roughriders, accumulated 506 yards on offense and picked up five turnovers on defense. BC fullback Calvin Culliver had his best game as a pro, running 10 time for 87 yards and two touchdowns.
BRITISH COL - 14 14 10 5 - 43
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 14 0 - 14
TUES AUG 15
OTTAWA 32, Hamilton 6 (25389) - Ottawa moved into sole possession of first place in the East as they mauled a listless Hamilton team on a muggy night. Rider QBs Condredge Holloway and Tom Clements picked apart the Tiger-Cat defense and SB Art Green scored two touchdowns.
HAMILTON - 0 3 3 0 - 6
OTTAWA - 7 10 8 7 - 32
1st - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 12-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (J.T. Hay kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Dan Fournier, 37-yard return of blocked punt (Hay kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - HAM - Nick Jambrosic, 34-yard field goal OTT 14-3 2nd - OTT - Hay, 20-yard field goal OTT 17-3 3rd - HAM - Jambrosic, 21-yard field goal OTT 17-6 3rd - OTT - Art Green, 9-yard pass from Tom Clements (Hay kick) OTT 24-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Hay 14-yard kick OTT 25-6 4th - OTT - Green, 14-yard pass from Clements (Hay kick) OTT 32-6
BRITISH COL 24, Saskatchewan 23 (24860) - WR Leon Bright scored a long reverse play early in the third quarter as BC edged the Roughriders after trailing 13-12 at the half. The loss was the fifth in as many games for Saskatchewan and left the future of head coach Jim Eddy in doubt.
SASKATCHEWAN - 10 3 7 3 - 23
BRITISH COL - 7 5 11 1 - 24
1st - SASK - Frank Russell, 18-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-0 1st - BC - Harry Holt, 45-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Lui Passaglia kick) TIED 7-7 1st - SASK - Macoritti, 30-yard field goal SASK 10-7 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 27-yard field goal SASK 13-7 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 39-yard field goal SASK 13-10 2nd - BC - Safety, Macoritti conceded SASK 13-12 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 17-yard field goal BC 15-13 3rd - BC - Leon Bright, 63-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 22-13 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 35-yard kick BC 23-13 3rd - SASK - Mike Strickland, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) BC 23-20 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 43-yard kick BC 24-20 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 15-yard field goal BC 24-23
WED AUG 16
Edmonton 40, TORONTO 3 (49168) - QB Tom Wilkinson tossed two touchdown passes and K Dave Cutler scored
16 points as Edmonton whipped the Argonauts. WR Tom Scott scored twice for the Eskimos on passes from Wilkinson and Warren Moon. Toronto scoring consisted of three single from Ian Sunter.
EDMONTON - 11 10 4 15 - 40
TORONTO - 0 1 2 0 - 3
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 53-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Single, Cutler 57-yard kick EDM 4-0 1st - EDM - Tom Scott, 9-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 11-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 45-yard field goal EDM 14-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter missed 50-yard FG EDM 14-1 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 21-1 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 65-yard kick EDM 22-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Sunter missed 32-yard FG EDM 22-2 3rd - TOR - Single, Sunter missed 52-yard FG EDM 22-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 26-yard field goal EDM 25-3 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 18-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 32-3 4th - EDM - Scott, 15-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 39-3 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 65-yard kick EDM 40-3
Calgary 29, WINNIPEG 21 (26259) - DB Doug Falconer turned an interception into an insurance touchdown as Calgary held off the Bombers for their first win in Winnipeg since 1971. Falconer grabbed a Ralph Brock pass and crossed the goal line to squelch Winnipeg's hopes for a late drive to a victory.
CALGARY - 5 7 10 7 - 29
WINNIPEG - 3 6 6 6 - 21
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 31-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 10-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - CAL - Safety, Ralph Brock tackled in end zone CAL 5-3 2nd - WIN - Gord Patterson, 4-yard pass from Brock WIN 9-5 2nd - CAL - John Hufnagel, 6-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 12-9 3rd - CAL - McFall, 10-yard field goal CAL 15-9 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 47-yard field goal CAL 15-12 3rd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 75-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 22-12 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 41-yard field goal CAL 22-15 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 16-yard field goal CAL 22-18 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 31-yard field goal CAL 22-21 4th - CAL - Doug Falconer, 35-yard interception return (McFall kick) CAL 29-21
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 4 1 0 8 126 77 Edmonton 4 1 0 8 171 83
Montreal 3 2 0 6 103 82 British Columbia 3 1 2 8 159 115
Toronto 3 3 0 6 114 156 Calgary 2 2 1 5 102 122
Hamilton 1 4 1 3 96 164 Winnipeg 2 3 0 4 115 108
Saskatchewan 0 5 0 0 84 163
TUES AUG 22
MONTREAL 30, British Col 26 (65312) - QN Joe Barnes threw two touchdown passes and Jim Burrow returned an interception for another Montreal touchdown as the Alouettes improved their all-time record against BC to 11-6-1 since 1961. Don Sweet kicked two key fourth quarter FGs for Montreal to seal the win.
BRIT COL - 10 1 8 7 - 26
MONTREAL - 14 10 0 6 - 30
1st - MON - Jim Burrow, 14-yard interception return (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Ken Starch, 11-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 14-0 1st - BC - Jim Young, 44-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Lui Passaglia kick) MON 14-7 1st - BC - Passaglia, 16-yard field goal MON 14-10 2nd - MON - Sweet, 41-yard field goal MON 17-10 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 53-yard kick MON 17-11 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 22-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 24-11 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 62-yard kick MON 24-12 3rd - BC - Larry Key, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) MON 24-19 4th - MON - Sweet, 16-yard field goal MON 27-19 4th - BC - Harry Holt, 9-yard run MON 27-25 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 71-yard kick MON 27-26 4th - MON - Sweet, 11-yard field goal MON 30-26
CALGARY 43, Saskatchewan 22 (26876) - Calgary scored touchdowns the first two times they had their hands on the ball and went on to an easy victory over the winless Riders, who saw Walt Posadowski make his head coaching debut. Tom Forzani led the Calgary scoring with two TD receptions from John Hufnagel.
SASKATCHEWAN - 10 0 0 12 - 22
CALGARY - 15 15 10 3 - 43
1st - CAL - Tom Forzani, 12-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 14-0 1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 40-yard field goal CAL 14-3 1st - CAL - Single, McFall 51-yard kick CAL 15-3 1st - SASK - Brian O'Hara, 73-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) CAL 15-10 2nd - CAL - Single, McFall 43-yard kick CAL 16-10 2nd - CAL - Forzani, 19-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 23-10 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 62-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 30-10 3rd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 23-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 37-10 3rd - CAL - McFall, 38-yard field goal CAL 40-10 4th - CAL - McFall, 27-yard field goal CAL 43-10 4th - SASK - Bob Bruer, 9-yard pass from Larry Dick CAL 43-16 4th - SASK - Mike Strickland, 1-yard run CAL 43-22
WED AUG 23
Ottawa 36, HAMILTON 8 (24315) - Ottawa moved into first place by drubbing the hapless Tiger-Cats, despite committing six fumbles and losing three of them. QB Tom Clements threw three TD passes, two to Tony Gabriel, while Condredge Holloway threw two more to Ross Clarkson.
OTTAWA - 7 7 1 21 - 36
HAMILTON - 1 3 4 0 - 8
1st - HAM - Single, Nick Jambrosic 45-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - OTT - Jeff Avery, 9-yard pass from Tom Clements (J.T. Hay kick) OTT 7-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 31-yard kick OTT 7-2 2nd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 20-yard pass from Clements (Hay kick) OTT 14-2 2nd - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 37-yard kick OTT 14-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 34-yard kick OTT 14-4 3rd - HAM - Jambrosic, 44-yard field goal OTT 14-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 50-yard kick OTT 14-8 3rd - OTT - Single, Gerald Kunyk 39-yard kick OTT 15-8 4th - OTT - Gabriel, 18-yard pass from Clements (Hay kick) OTT 22-8 4th - OTT - Ross Clarkson, 13-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 29-8 4th - OTT - Clarkson, 73-yard pass from Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 36-8
EDMONTON 14, Winnipeg 8 (24962) - Edmonton ended their 40-yard tenancy of Clarke Stadium by defeating Winnipeg and taking over first place in the West. Edmonton scored the only touchdown of the night when QB Tom Wilkinson passed to Waddell Smith in the second quarter.
WINNIPEG - 0 4 0 4 - 8
EDMONTON - 3 10 1 0 - 14
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 42-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 17-yard field goal EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 32-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 15-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 13-3 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 16-yard kick EDM 13-4 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 43-yard kick EDM 14-4 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 20-yard field goal EDM 14-7 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 51-yard kick EDM 14-8
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 5 1 0 10 162 85 Edmonton 5 1 0 10 185 91
Montreal 4 2 0 8 133 108 British Columbia 3 2 2 8 185 145
Toronto 3 3 0 6 114 156 Calgary 3 2 1 7 145 144
Hamilton 1 5 1 3 104 200 Winnipeg 2 4 0 4 123 122
Saskatchewan 0 6 0 0 106 206
1st - BC - Calvin Culliver, 12-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Al Charuk, 53-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Passaglia kick) BC 14-0 2nd - BC - Culliver, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 21-0 2nd - BC - Richard Appleby, 14-yard pass from Tagge (Passaglia kick) BC 28-0 3rd - SASK - Paul Williams, 57-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Bob Macoritti kick) BC 28-7 3rd - BC - Leon Bright, 89-yard pass from Larry Key (Passaglia kick) BC 35-7 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 15-yard field goal BC 38-7 3rd - SASK - Mike Strickland, 10-yard run (Macoritti kick) BC 38-14 4th - BC - Passaglia, 32-yard field goal BC 41-14 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 30-yard kick BC 42-14 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 50-yard kick BC 43-14
WED AUG 9
Winnipeg 29, HAMILTON 7 (22647) - Three Hamilton turnovers in the first half were enough for the Bombers to take a 22-7 halftime lead. The Tiger-Cat offensive line struggled all night, as Hamilton only rushed for 84 yards. Ti-Cat head coach Tom Dimitroff was fired after the game after only five games at the helm.
WINNIPEG - 15 7 7 0 - 29
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - WIN - Jim Washington, 1-yard run (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 46-yard kick WIN 8-0 1st - WIN - Washington, 2-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 15-0 2nd - HAM - Rocky DiPietro, 2-yard pass from Jimmy Hones (Nick Jambrosic kick) WIN 15-7 2nd - WIN - Ralph Brock, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 22-7 3rd - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 19-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 29-7
Montreal 28, CALGARY 14 (26888) - Montreal converted two fumble recoveries into touchdowns to force a three-way tie for first in the East. QB Joe Barnes threw three touchdown passes, while Don Sweet added three converts and two field goals. James Sykes scored the lone Calgary major.
MONTREAL - 7 8 6 7 - 28
CALGARY - 6 8 0 0 - 14
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 28-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - McFall, 37-yard field goal CAL 6-0 1st - MON - Larry Smith, 10-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Ian Mofford conceded on McFall missed 47-yard FG TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Single, Wally Buono 90-yard kick MON 8-7 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 3-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 14-8 2nd - MON - Bob Gaddis, 9-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 15-14 3rd - MON - Sweet, 38-yard field goal MON 18-14 3rd - MON - Sweet, 29-yard field goal MON 21-14 4th - MON - Craig Labett, 12-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 28-14
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 3 1 0 6 94 71 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 131 80
Toronto 3 2 0 6 111 116 British Columbia 2 1 2 6 135 92
Montreal 3 2 0 6 103 82 Winnipeg 2 2 0 4 94 79
Hamilton 1 3 1 3 90 132 Calgary 1 2 1 3 73 101
Saskatchewan 0 4 0 0 61 139
SUN AUG 27
SASKATCHEWAN 31, Toronto 10 (19341) - Saskatchewan scored its first two points in the win column as Bob Macoritti kicked a CFL-record seven field goals, breaking the record of six held by three kickers. Macoritti contributed 23 of the Rider points to give Walt Posadowski his first head coaching win.
TORONTO - 1 0 9 0 - 10
SASKATCHEAN - 1 18 6 6 - 31
1st - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter 65-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - SASK - Single, Bob Macoritti 29-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 17-yard field goal SASK 4-1 2nd - SASK - Paul Williams, 41-yard interception return (Macoritti kick) SASK 11-1 2nd - SASK - Safety, Ken Clark conceded SASK 13-1 2nd- SASK - Macoritti, 48-yard field goal SASK 16-1 2nd- SASK - Macoritti, 46-yard field goal SASK 19-1 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 30-yard field goal SASK 22-1 3rd - TOR - Safety, Brian O'Hara tackled in end zone SASK 22-3 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 20-yard field goal SASK 25-3 3rd - TOR - Terry Metcalf, 6-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) SASK 25-10 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 12-yard field goal SASK 28-10 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 16-yard field goal SASK 31-10
TUES AUG 29
WINNIPEG 36, Montreal 10 (27201) - Winnipeg manhandled the defending CFL champions sending them home with two injured quarterbacks. Bomber QB Ralph Brock threw four touchdown passes as Winnipeg took a 34-10 lead in the first half, while starting Montreal QB Larry Lawrence and Joe Barnes were both injured.
MONTREAL - 10 0 0 0 - 10
WINNIPEG - 1 33 1 1 - 36
1st - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 27-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 35-yard field goal MON 3-1 1st - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 19-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 10-1 2nd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 34-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) MON 10-8 2nd - WIN - Richard Crump, 31-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 15-10 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 75-yard kick WIN 16-10 2nd - WIN - Crump, 20-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 23-10 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 27-yard field goal WIN 26-10 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 47-yard kick WIN 27-10 2nd - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 35-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 34-10 3rd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 45-yard kick WIN 35-10 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 49-yard kick WIN 36-10
WED AUG 30
OTTAWA 27, Calgary 16 (26665) - Ottawa scored 17 points in the second half while their defense tightened as they posted a come-from-behind win and took a four point lead in the East. The Rider defense shut out the Stampeders over the final 30 minutes, dropping them to third place in the West.
CALGARY - 7 9 0 0 - 16
OTTAWA - 6 4 7 10 - 27
1st - OTT - J.T. Hay, 17-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Hay, 40-yard field goal OTT 6-0 1st - CAL - Bob Vickers, 32-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-6 2nd - OTT - Hay, 33-yard field goal OTT 9-7 2nd - CAL - McFall, 38-yard field goal CAL 10-9 2nd - CAL - McFall, 47-yard field goal CAL 13-9 2nd - OTT - Single, Hay 44-yard kick CAL 13-10 2nd - CAL - McFall, 38-yard field goal CAL 16-10 3rd - OTT - Art Green, 6-yard pass from Tom Clements (Hay kick) OTT 17-16 4th - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 4-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 24-16 4th - OTT - Hay, 36-yard field goal OTT 27-16
EDMONTON 18, British Col 10 (42768) - A capacity crowd was on hand to view the Eskimos' new home - Commonwealth Stadium - and DB Joe Hollimon didn't disappoint them. He scored the only Edmonton touchdown when he picked off a Jerry Tagge pass and ran it back for a touchdown in the second quarter.
BRIT COL - 0 7 3 0 - 10
EDMONTON - 1 14 0 3 - 18
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 46-yard kick EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 53-yard kick EDM 2-0 2nd - EDM - Joe Hollimon, 50-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 9-0 2nd - BC - Larry Key, 38-yard pass from Gary Keithley (Lui Passaglia kick) EDM 9-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal EDM 12-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 15-7 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 41-yard field goal EDM 15-10 4th - EDM - Cutler, 44-yard field goal EDM 18-10
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 6 1 0 12 189 101 Edmonton 6 1 0 12 203 101
Montreal 4 3 0 8 143 144 British Columbia 3 3 2 8 195 163
Toronto 3 4 0 6 124 187 Calgary 3 3 1 7 161 171
Hamilton 1 5 1 3 104 200 Winnipeg 3 4 0 6 159 132
Saskatchewan 1 6 0 2 137 216
MON SEPT 4
CALGARY 28, Edmonton 28 (T) (26888) - Calgary came back from a six-point halftime deficit to tie Edmonton. The Stampeders thrilled the crowd by scoring 17 unanswered points to start the game. Eskimo K Dave Cutler kicked four field goals but missed a 25-yard attempt at 11:19 of the final frame for a tying single.
EDMONTON - 10 14 0 4 - 28
CALGARY - 17 1 10 0 - 28
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 47-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - James Sykes, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 10-0 1st - CAL - Sykes, 7-yard field goal (McFall kick) CAL 17-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 34-yard field goal CAL 17-3 1st - EDM - Pete Lavorato, 55-yard fumble return (Cutler kick) CAL 17-10 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 38-yard field goal CAL 17-13 2nd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 76-yard kick CAL 17-14 2nd - CAL - Single, McFall 62-yard kick CAL 18-14 2nd - EDM - Tom Scott, 23-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 21-18 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 53-yard field goal EDM 24-18 3rd - CAL - McFall, 12-yard field goal EDM 24-21 3rd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 40-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 28-24 4th - EDM - Cutler, 21-yard field goal CAL 28-27 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 44-yard kick TIED 28-28
Winnipeg 31, SASKATCHEWAN 29 (22451) - A 103-yard touchdown run by Richard Crump was the difference for Winnipeg as the teams sweated it out in 30-degree temperatures. It was Crump's second touchdown of the night, while Rider QB Ron Lancaster threw three touchdown passes in the losing effort.
WINNIPEG - 3 11 3 14 - 31
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 6 3 13 - 29
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 43-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - SASK - Rod Parker, 27-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-3 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 19-yard field goal SASK 10-3 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 19-yard field goal SASK 10-6 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 59-yard kick SASK 10-7 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 21-yard field goal SASK 13-7 2nd - WIN - Gord Patterson, 36-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 14-13 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 34-yard field goal WIN 17-13 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 17-yard field goal WIN 17-16 4th - WIN - Richard Crump, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 24-16 4th - SASK - Mike Strickland, 7-yard run WIN 24-22 4th - WIN - Crump, 103-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 31-22 4th - SASK - Bob Bruer, 7-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) WIN 31-29
HAMILTON 19, Toronto 16 (31777) - QB Jimmy Jones fought his way into the end zone with just seven seconds remaining to give Hamilton the win. The score capped a six-play drive that started on the Toronto 43-yard line following a Chuck Ealey fumble recovered by ex-Argo Ray Nettles.
TORONTO - 2 7 0 7 - 16
HAMILTON - 8 1 3 7 - 19
1st - HAM - Mike Williams, 98-yard punt return (Nick Jambrosic kick) HAM 7-0 1st - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter 35-yard kick HAM 7-1 1st - TOR - Single, Sunter 35-yard kick HAM 7-2 1st - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 29-yard kick HAM 8-2 2nd - TOR - Chuck Ealey, 2-yard run (Sunter kick) TOR 9-8 2nd - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 43-yard kick TIED 9-9 3rd - HAM - Jambrosic, 31-yard field goal HAM 12-9 4th - TOR - Peter Muller, 15-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) TOR 16-12 4th - HAM - Jimmy Jones, 4-yard run (Jambrosic kick) HAM 19-16
TUES SEPT 5
Ottawa 23, MONTREAL 18 (62197) - Ottawa, despite some last-minute heroics by Montreal QB Gerry Datillio, held to defeat the Alouettes and strengthen their hold on first place in the East. Datillio led Montreal down to the Ottawa 29 with 68 seconds to play, but he fumbled on
SAT SEPT 9
Winnipeg 31, OTTAWA 29 (26282) - Ottawa blew an 11-point lead in the final two minutes to lose only its second game of the season. Gord Patterson recovered an onside kick with a minute remaining, after Ottawa's Dan Fournier wandered from his position on the sidelines to create an opening for Patterson.
WINNIPEG - 3 11 4 13 - 31
OTTAWA - 8 0 8 13 - 29
1st - OTT - Single, J.T. Hay 24-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Richard Holmes, 22-yard pass from Tom Clements (Hay kick) OTT 8-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 30-yard field goal OTT 8-3 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 39-yard kick OTT 8-4 2nd - WIN - Jim Washington, 6-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 11-8 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 38-yard field goal WIN 14-8 3rd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 60-yard kick WIN 15-8 3rd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 60-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Hay kick) TIED 15-15 3rd - OTT - Single, Hay 19-yard kick OTT 16-15 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 31-yard field goal WIN 18-16 4th - OTT - Hay, 28-yard field goal OTT 19-18 4th - OTT - Hay, 21-yard field goal OTT 22-18 4th - OTT - Gabriel, 5-yard pass from Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 29-18 4th - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 10-yard pass from Ralph Brock OTT 29-24 4th - WIN - Washington, 6-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 31-29
Saskatchewan 15, BRITISH COL 9 (23473) - Saskatchewan forced five turnovers and took advantage of two glaring errors by BC to upset the Lions in a rain-drenched game. The Riders scored all their points in the second quarter in handing BC its third straight loss.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 15 0 0 - 15
BRITISH COL - 3 0 0 6 - 9
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 30-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - SASK - Sam Holden recovered fumbled punt in end zone (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-3 2nd - SASK - Randy Hall, 68-yard interception return (Macoritti kick) SASK 14-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 23-yard kick SASK 15-3 4th - BC - Al Charuk, 7-yard pass from Jerry Tagge SASK 15-9
SUN SEPT 10
Montreal 27, TORONTO 2 (46202) - Argos owner Bill Hodgson fired Toronto head coach Leo Cahill immediately following the game. Montreal QB Joe Barnes threw two touchdown passes before leaving with a knee injury. Toronto was held to 248 offensive yards - 76 on the ground - and gave up 309.
MONTREAL - 14 3 7 3 - 27
TORONTO - 0 2 0 0 - 2
1st - MON - Brock Aynsley, 6-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Bob Gaddis, 21-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 14-0 2nd - MON - Sweet, 20-yard field goal MON 17-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ken Clark 49-yard kick MON 17-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter 38-yard kick MON 17-2 3rd - MON - Gaddis, 49-yard pass from Gerry Datillio (Sweet kick) MON 24-2 4th - MON - Sweet, 41-yard field goal MON 27-2
EDMONTON 56, Hamilton 16 (42763) - Edmonton set a team record for points score in a single game, bettering the 55 they put on Saskatchewan in 1959. The league record is 82 (Hamilton-1956). Waddell Smith scored three touchdowns to lead the Eskimo attack.
HAMILTON - 0 8 0 8 - 16
EDMONTON - 21 10 10 15 - 56
1st - EDM - Stu Lang, 11-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Joe Hollimon, 35-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 1st - EDM - Tom Scott, 24-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 21-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 13-yard field goal EDM 24-0 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 31-0 2nd - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 70-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Lawrie Skolrood pass from Jones) EDM 31-8 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 28-yard field goal EDM 34-8 3rd - EDM - Smith, 4-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 42-8 4th - HAM - Edwards, 18-yard pass from Jones (Rocky DiPietro pass from Jones) EDM 42-16 4th - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 77-yard kick EDM 43-16 4th - EDM - Smith, 42-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 50-16 4th - EDM - Larry Washington, 8-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 56-16
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 7 2 0 14 241 150 Edmonton 7 1 1 15 287 145
Montreal 5 4 0 10 188 169 Winnipeg 5 4 0 10 221 190
Toronto 3 6 0 6 142 233 Calgary 3 3 2 8 189 199
Hamilton 2 6 1 5 139 272 British Columbia 3 4 2 8 204 178
Saskatchewan 2 7 0 4 181 256
the next play and Ottawa recovered.
OTTAWA - 7 7 4 5 - 23
MONTREAL - 1 3 7 7 - 18
1st - MON - Wally Buono 56-yard kick MON 1-0 1st - OTT - Art Green, 1-yard run (J.T. Hay kick) OTT 7-1 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 46-yard field goal OTT 7-4 2nd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 29-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 14-4 3rd - OTT - Hay, 35-yard field goal OTT 17-4 3rd - MON - Brock Aynsley, 10-yard pass from Gerry Dattilio (Sweet kick) OTT 17-11 3rd - OTT - Single, Hay 44-yard kick OTT 18-11 4th - OTT - Hay, 40-yard field goal OTT 21-11 4th - OTT - Single, Hay 42-yard kick OTT 22-11 4th - MON - John O'Leary, 59-yard pass from Dattilio (Sweet kick) OTT 22-18 4th - OTT - Single, Hay 45-yard kick OTT 23-18
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 7 1 0 14 212 119 Edmonton 6 1 1 13 231 129
Montreal 4 4 0 8 161 167 Winnipeg 4 4 0 8 190 161
Toronto 3 5 0 6 140 206 Calgary 3 3 2 8 189 199
Hamilton 2 5 1 5 123 216 British Columbia 3 3 2 8 195 163
Saskatchewan 1 7 0 2 166 247
SAT SEPT 16
WINNIPEG 19, Toronto 14 (27201) - New Toronto head coach Bud Riley saw his team turn the ball over four times and lose its sixth straight, despite outplaying the Bombers for much of the game. The Argos played without star RB Terry Metcalf, left in Toronto with a minor leg injury.
TORONTO - 0 0 7 7 - 14
WINNIPEG - 10 0 0 9 - 19
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 23-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 17-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 10-0 3rd - TOR - Slade Willis, 12-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) WIN 10-7 4th - WIN - Jim Washington, 13-yard run WIN 16-7 4th - TOR - Mark Bragagnolo, 6-yard run (Sunter kick) WIN 16-14 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 19-yard field goal WIN 19-14
SUN SEPT 17
MONTREAL 14, Hamilton 4 (50567) - QB Gerry Datillio led the Alouettes to three first half Don Sweet field goals. He gave way to Tom Shuman, cut by Hamilton earlier this year, in the second half after complaining of sore ribs. The win kept Montreal on pace with idle Ottawa in the East, while Hamilton remained dead last.
HAMILTON - 0 1 3 0 - 4
MONTREAL - 6 3 0 5 - 14
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 9-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Sweet, 17-yard field goal MON 6-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Nick Jambrosic 47-yard kick MON 6-1 2nd - MON - Sweet, 39-yard field goal MON 9-1 3rd - HAM - Jambrosic, 40-yard field goal MON 9-4 4th - MON - Single, Wally Buono 45-yard kick MON 10-4 4th - MON - Single, Buono 53-yard kick MON 11-4 4th - MON - Sweet, 30-yard field goal MON 14-4
CALGARY 14, British Col 4 (26888) - James Sykes scored the only TD, the first time in 12 quarters the Lion defense allowed the opposition to score an offensive TD. The score came after Terry Irvin intercepted Gary Keithley. BC, with seven injured players, saw Leon Bright break his nose when forced into the Calgary bench.
BRIT COL - 1 0 3 0 - 4
CALGARY - 3 1 10 0 - 14
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 28-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 19-yard field goal CAL 3-1 2nd - CAL - Single, McFall 16-yard kick CAL 4-1 3rd - CAL - McFall, 31-yard field goal CAL 7-1 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 20-yard field goal CAL 7-4 3rd - CAL - James Sykes, 2-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 14-4
Edmonton 25, SASKATCHEWAN 20 (21149) - DB Joe Hollimon intercepted a third quarter pass, his second of the game, and ran it back for a touchdown, one of three Edmonton interceptions, to preserve Edmonton's five-point lead in the West.
EDMONTON - 1 10 7 7 - 25
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 0 13 - 20
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 29-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - SASK - Freeman Johns, 22-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 21-yard field goal SASK 7-4 2nd - EDM - Larry Washington, 4-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 11-7 3rd - EDM - Joe Hollimon, 72-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 18-7 4th - SASK - Lancaster, 1-yard run EDM 18-13 4th - EDM - Stu Lang, 14-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 25-13 4th - SASK - Bob Richardson, 7-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) EDM 25-20
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 7 2 0 14 241 150 Edmonton 8 1 1 17 312 165
Montreal 6 4 0 12 202 173 Winnipeg 6 4 0 12 240 204
Toronto 3 7 0 6 156 252 Calgary 4 3 2 10 203 203
Hamilton 2 7 1 5 143 286 British Columbia 3 5 2 8 208 192
Saskatchewan 2 8 0 4 201 281
SAT SEPT 23
HAMILTON 17, Montreal 6 (22749) - Jimmy Edwards, the premier runner in the CFL last year but hobbled by a foot injury this season, broke open a defensive struggle with two touchdowns to lift Hamilton to the upset. The win moved the Ticats into this place, one point ahead of idle Toronto.
MONTREAL - 1 1 1 3 - 6
HAMILTON - 0 0 3 14 - 17
1st - MON - Single, Wally Buono 52-yard kick MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Single, Buono 47-yard kick MON 2-0 3rd - MON - Single, Don Sweet 42-yard field goal MON 3-0 3rd - HAM - Nick Jambrosic, 15-yard field goal TIED 3-3 4th - MON - Sweet, 23-yard field goal MON 6-3 4th - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 34-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Jambrosic kick) HAM 10-6 4th - HAM - Edwards, 1-yard run (Jambrosic kick) HAM 17-6
SUN SEPT 24
OTTAWA 53, Saskatchewan 18 (24960) - DE Mike Fanucci scored a TD for Ottawa in their easy win - his first since high school. He intercepted a Ron Lancaster pass and returned it for a major. The game was close - Saskatchewan led 18-17 in the third quarter, before Ottawa exploded for 36 unanswered points.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 15 3 0 - 18
OTTAWA - 10 7 21 15 - 53
1st - OTT - Mike Nelms, 27-yard interception return (J.T. Hay kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Hay, 31-yard field goal OTT 10-0 2nd - SASK - Mike Strickland, 22-yard run (Bob Macoritti kick) OTT 10-7 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 40-yard kick OTT 10-8 2nd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 8-yard pass from Tom Clements (Hay kick) OTT 17-8 2nd - SASK - Molly McGee, 24-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) OTT 17-15 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 47-yard field goal SASK 18-17 3rd - OTT - Gabriel, 12-yard pass from Clements (Hay kick) OTT 24-18 3rd - OTT - Mike Fanucci, 41-yard interception return (Hay kick) OTT 31-18 OTT - Larry Brune, 15-yard blocked punt return (Hay kick) OTT 38-18 4th - OTT - Gabriel, 13-yard pass from Clements (Hay kick) OTT 45-18 4th - OTT - Peter Stenerson, 6-yard pass from Clements (Hay kick) OTT 52-18 4th - OTT - Single, Hay 35-yard kick OTT 53-18
EDMONTON 20, Calgary 20 (T) () - Cyril McFall kicked four field goals to lead Calgary to its third tie of the season, and second against Edmonton. Dave Cutler salvaged the tie for Edmonton with a field goal with 55 seconds to play. The Eskimos remained four points atop the West.
CALGARY - 3 6 10 1 - 20
EDMONTON - 7 0 3 10 - 20
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 33-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - EDM - Tom Scott, 5-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-3 2nd - CAL - McFall, 30-yard field goal EDM 7-6 2nd - CAL - McFall, 44-yard field goal CAL 9-7 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 55-yard field goal TIED 10-9 3rd - CAL - Willie Burden, 6-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 16-10 3rd - CAL - McFall, 31-yard field goal CAL 19-10 4th - CAL - Single, McFall 39-yard kick CAL 20-10 4th - EDM - Don Warrington, 7-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) CAL 20-17 4th - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal TIED 20-20
WINNIPEG 32, British Col 25 (27201) - Winnipeg won an aerial shootout, as QB Ralph Brock threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns, two each to Mike Holmes and Joe Poplawski, while Lions QB Jerry Tagge threw for 430 yards. BC relied on K Lui Passaglia, who made six field goals.
BRIT COL - 2 14 7 9 - 32
WINNIPEG - 9 9 0 7 - 25
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 33-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 63-yard kick BC 3-1 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 45-yard field goal BC 6-1 1st - BC - Passaglia, 28-yard field goal BC 9-1 1st - WIN - Single, Ruoff 50-yard kick BC 9-2 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 38-yard field goal BC 12-2 2nd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 5-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) BC 12-9 3nd - BC - Passaglia, 44-yard field goal BC 15-9 2nd - WIN - Holmes, 60-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 16-15 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 19-yard field goal BC 18-16 3rd - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 10-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 23-18 4th - WIN - Poplawski, 44-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 30-18 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 85-yard kick WIN 31-18 4th - BC - Al Charuk, 10-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Passaglia kick) WIN 31-25 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 72-yard kick WIN 32-25
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 8 2 0 16 294 168 Edmonton 8 1 2 18 332 185
Montreal 6 5 0 12 208 190 Winnipeg 7 4 0 14 272 229
Hamilton 3 7 1 7 160 292 Calgary 4 3 3 11 223 223
Toronto 3 7 0 6 156 252 British Columbia 3 6 2 8 233 224
Saskatchewan 2 9 0 4 219 334
Regina Leader-Post (August 28th)
Toronto Star (September 11th)
SAT SEPT 30
Ottawa 24, TORONTO 3 (45210) - Rain dampened the spirits of the Argonaut fans, and Ottawa completed the soaking in a game delayed 45 minutes by severe lightning. The setback was Toronto's seventh straight and the third straight game at Exhibition Stadium the Argos have failed to register a major score.
OTTAWA - 10 3 1 10 - 24
TORONTO - 0 0 3 0 - 3
1st - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 81-yard pass from Tom Clements (J.T. Hay kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Hay, 22-yard field goal OTT 10-0 2nd - OTT - Hay, 35-yard field goal OTT 13-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Hay 34-yard kick OTT 14-0 3rd - TOR - Ian Sunter, 30-yard field goal OTT 14-3 4th - OTT - Hay, 19-yard field goal OTT 17-3 4th - OTT - Richard Holmes, 1-yard run (Hay kick) OTT 24-3
Winnipeg 38, BRITISH COL 27 (23345) - Winnipeg left their tempers in the dressing room at halftime and turned their attention to sinking BC. The Bombers lost DE Greg Johnson and RB Richard Crump through fighting ejections in the first half and then scored 31 second-half points.
WINNIPEG - 0 7 21 10 - 38
BRIT COL - 7 10 3 7 - 27
1st - BC - Larry Key, 2-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 18-yard field goal BC 10-0 2nd - WIN - Jim Washington, 7-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) BC 10-7 2nd - BC - John Henry White, 2-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 17-7 3rd - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 6-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) BC 17-14 3rd - WIN - Poplawski, 17-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 21-17 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 20-yard field goal WIN 21-20 3rd - WIN - Brock, 5-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 28-20 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 35-yard kick WIN 28-21 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 46-yard field goal WIN 31-21 4th - WIN - Washington, 9-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 38-21 4th - BC - Terry Bailey, 33-yard pass from Gary Keithley WIN 38-27
SUN OCT 1
Edmonton 42, MONTREAL 22 (54652) - Edmonton, under the guidance of veteran QB Tom Wilkinson, exploited the Montreal defensive backfield. Wilkinson threw four touchdown passes, two to Waddell Smith. Montreal TE Peter Dalla Riva combine with QB Sonny Wade for a pair of touchdowns.
EDMONTON - 7 11 10 14 - 42
MONTREAL - 0 14 0 8 - 22
1st - EDM - Waddell Smith, 21-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Brian Fryer, 1-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 43-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Don Sweet kick) EDM 14-7 2nd - EDM - Single, Randy Rhino conceded on Cutler 50-yard kick EDM 15-7 2nd - MON - Dalla Riva, 30-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) EDM 15-14 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal EDM 18-14 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal EDM 21-14 3rd - EDM - Tom Scott, 24-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 28-14 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 35-14 4th - MON - Larry Smith, 35-yard pass from Wade (Dalla Riva pass from Wade) EDM 35-22 4th - EDM - Smith, 51-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 42-22
SASKATCHEWAN 20, Calgary 19 (20065) - A last minute push by Saskatchewan enabled K Bob Macoritti to boot a field goal that gave the Riders the win. It was only the third win of the season for the Riders. Rider QB Ron Lancaster achieved the career mark of 50,000 yards passing.
CALGARY - 8 3 1 7 - 19
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 7 10 - 20
1st - CAL - James Sykes, 67-yard punt return (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, McFall 65-yard kick CAL 8-0 2nd - CAL - McFall, 23-yard field goal CAL 11-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Bob Macoritti 57-yard kick CAL 11-1 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 60-yard kick CAL 11-2 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 60-yard kick CAL 11-3 3rd - CAL - Single, McFall 48-yard kick CAL 12-3 3rd - SASK - Freeman Johns, 13-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) CAL 12-10 4th - CAL - Sykes, 2-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 19-10 4th - SASK - Johns, 10-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) CAL 19-17 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 17-yard field goal SASK 20-19
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 9 2 0 18 318 171 X-Edmonton 9 1 2 20 374 207
Montreal 6 6 0 12 230 232 Winnipeg 8 4 0 16 310 256
Hamilton 3 7 1 7 160 292 Calgary 4 4 3 11 242 243
Toronto 3 8 0 6 159 276 British Columbia 3 7 2 8 260 262
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 3 9 0 6 239 353
SAT OCT 7
CALGARY 22, Toronto 16 (26190) - Toronto scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter but were unable to erase a 19-point deficit. Rookie QB Alvin White, playing his first regular season game, threw for one TD and ran for another for the Argos. But he threw a key interception to Ollie Bakken with a minute to play.
TORONTO - 2 1 0 13 - 16
CALGARY - 0 7 15 0 - 22
1st - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter 35-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Ken Clark 45-yard kick TOR 2-0 2nd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 41-yard field goal CAL 3-2 2nd - CAL - Single, McFall 20-yard kick CAL 4-2 2nd - TOR - Single, Sunter 13-yard kick CAL 4-3 2nd - CAL - McFall, 50-yard field goal CAL 7-3 3rd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 82-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 14-3 3rd - CAL - Single, McFall 57-yard kick CAL 15-3 3rd - CAL - James Sykes, 4-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 22-3 4th - TOR - Mike Harris, 37-yard pass from Alvin White (Sunter kick) CAL 22-10 4th - TOR - White, 15-yard run CAL 22-16
SUN OCT 8
SASKATCHEWAN 35, Montreal 35 (T) (20907) - A Bob Macoritti with 22 seconds left produced the tie with Montreal. Macoritti was trying a FG from 52 yards out. Montreal's Randy Rhino was stopped one yard short when he tried to run the ball out. Montreal K Don Sweet missed a 51-yard FG as time expired.
MONTREAL - 12 0 10 13 - 35
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 17 7 11 - 35
1st - MON - Single, Wally Buono 54-yard kick MON 1-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 27-yard field goal MON 4-0 1st - MON - Dave Green, 7-yard pass from Gerry Datillio (Sweet kick) MON 11-0 1st - MON - Single, Buono 53-yard kick MON 12-0 2nd - SASK - Mike Strickland, 1-yard run (Bob Macoritti kick) MON 12-7 2nd - SASK - Joey Walters, 15-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 14-12 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 12-yard field goal SASK 17-12 3rd - MON - Sweet, 33-yard field goal SASK 17-15 3rd - SASK - Steve Mazurak, 9-yard pass from Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 24-15 3rd - MON - Datillio, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) SASK 24-22 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 47-yard field goa SASK 27-22 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 42-yard kick SASK 28-22 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 22-yard field goal SASK 31-22 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 13-yard field goal SASK 34-22 4th - MON - John O'Leary, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) SASK 34-29 4th - MON - Larry Smith, 32-yard pass from Datillio MON 35-34 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 44-yard kick TIED 35-35
MON OCT 9
HAMILTON 25, Ottawa 5 (25712) - Safety Ike Thomas, a Toronto castoff signed by Hamilton last week, scored a touchdown off a blocked punt to start the Tiger-Cats on their upset win. The Hamilton defense added a safety, while C Henry Waszczuk scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in the final minutes.
OTTAWA - 1 1 3 0 - 5
HAMILTON - 6 9 3 7 - 25
1st - HAM - Ike Thomas, 30-yard blocked kick return HAM 6-0 1st - OTT - Single, J.T. Hay 47-yard kick HAM 6-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Hay 34-yard kick HAM 6-2 2nd - HAM - Safety, Jeff Avery tackled in end zone HAM 8-2 2nd - HAM - Jimmy Edwards, 2-yard run (Nick Jambrosic kick) HAM 15-2 3rd - OTT - Hay, 37-yard field goal HAM 15-5 3rd - HAM - Jambrosic, 28-yard field goal HAM 18-5 4th - HAM - Henry Waszczuk recovered fumble in end zone (Jambrosic kick) HAM 25-5
British Col 15, EDMONTON 3 (42673) - BC broke a six-game losing streak by stunning the conference leaders. Lui Passaglia led the Lions' scoring, kicking two FGs, two singles and a convert. Larry Key scored the only Lion TD. Warren Moon and Tom Wilkinson combined to complete 12 of 32 passes for the Eskimos.
BRIT COL - 1 7 0 7 - 15
EDMONTON - 0 0 3 0 - 3
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 57-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - BC - Larry Key, 2-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Passaglia kick) BC 8-0 3rd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 31-yard field goal BC 8-3 4th - BC - Passaglia, 50-yard field goal BC 11-3 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 55-yard kick BC 12-3 4th - BC - Passaglia, 45-yard field goal BC 15-3
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 9 3 0 18 323 196 X-Edmonton 9 2 2 20 377 222
Montreal 6 6 1 13 265 267 Winnipeg 8 4 0 16 310 256
Hamilton 4 7 1 9 185 297 Calgary 5 4 3 13 264 259
Toronto 3 9 0 6 175 298 British Columbia 4 7 2 10 275 265
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 3 9 1 7 274 388
SAT OCT 14
TORONTO 21, Hamilton 7 (41250) - Toronto was completely outplayed in the first two quarters but came to life in the second half under rookie QB Alvin White. It was Bud Riley's first win since taking over for Leo Cahill and moved the Argonauts back into the playoff picture, one point behind Hamilton.
HAMILTON - 3 4 0 0 - 7
TORONTO - 0 0 8 13 - 21
1st - HAM - Nick Jambrosic, 15-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Jambrosic, 26-yard field goal HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Jambrosic 48-yard kick HAM 7-0 3rd - TOR - Mark Bragagnolo, 2-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Single, Sunter 53-yard kick TOR 8-7 4th - TOR - Tim Allan recovered fumble in end zone (Sunter kick) TOR 15-7 4th - TOR - Sunter, 29-yard field goal TOR 18-7 4th - TOR - Sunter, 22-yard field goal TOR 21-7
SUN OCT 15
OTTAWA 13, Montreal 10 (33976) - Mike Murphy scored the lone Ottawa touchdown as the Riders clinched the Eastern title. J.T. Hay added two field goals and a convert. John O'Leary scored on a short plunge following a Mike Nelms fumble on his own 4-yard line.
MONTREAL - 0 3 0 7 - 10
OTTAWA - 3 3 7 0 - 13
1st - OTT - J.T. Hay, 47-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 33-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Hay, 34-yard field goal OTT 6-3 3rd - OTT - Mike Murphy, 19-yard pass from Tom Clements (Hay kick) OTT 13-3 4th - MON - John O'Leary, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) OTT 13-10
Edmonton 38, WINNIPEG 10 (28080) - Tom Scott returned to Winnipeg to haunt his former employers as he scored three touchdowns to the Western title. Tom Wilkinson threw all of the TD passes to help snap the Bombers' six game winning streak and give Edmonton its third win in as many games against Winnipeg.
EDMONTON - 4 3 3 0 - 10
WINNIPEG - 4 7 20 7 - 38
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 71-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 27-yard field goal WIN 3-1 1st - EDM - Cutler, 31-yard field goal EDM 4-3 1st - WIN - Single, Ruoff 58-yard kick TIED 4-4 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 47-yard field goal WIN 7-4 2nd - EDM - Tom Scott, 24-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 11-7 3rd - EDM - Scott, 23-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 18-7 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal EDM 21-7 3rd - EDM - Scott, 28-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 28-7 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 33-yard field goal EDM 31-7 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 14-yard field goal EDM 31-10 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 8-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 38-10
CALGARY 32, Saskatchewan 13 (26526) - Rider QB Ron Lancaster celebrated his 40th birthday, but the Stampeder defense ruined his day, holding him to eight completions in 23 attempts and intercepting three passes. Willie Armstead led the Calgary attack with two scoring receptions.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 3 3 0 - 13
CALGARY - 7 7 7 11 - 32
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 24-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Single, McFall 55-yard kick CAL 4-0 1st - SASK - Molly McGee, 33-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-4 1st - CAL - McFall, 22-yard field goal TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 49-yard field goal SASK 10-7 2nd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 6-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 14-10 3rd - CAL - Terry Irvin, 72-yard interception return (McFall kick) CAL 21-10 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 42-yard field goal CAL 21-13 4th - CAL - McFall, 33-yard field goal CAL 24-13 4th - CAL - Armstead, 41-yard pass from Ken Johnson (McFall kick) CAL 31-13 4th - CAL - Single, McFall 42-yard kick CAL 32-13
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 10 3 0 20 336 206 X-Edmonton 10 2 2 22 415 232
Montreal 6 7 1 13 275 280 Winnipeg 8 5 0 16 320 272
Hamilton 4 8 1 9 192 318 Calgary 6 4 3 15 296 272
Toronto 4 9 0 8 196 305 British Columbia 4 7 2 10 275 265
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 3 10 1 7 287 420
SAT OCT 21
MONTREAL 30, Toronto 7 (45547) - Four-time all-star DB Dickie Harris led a staunch Montreal defense by intercepting two Alvin White passes. Al Cowlings added to the defensive attack by returning a White fumble for a touchdown after Junior Ah You knocked the ball out of the rookie quarterback's hands.
TORONTO - 0 7 0 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 3 3 7 17 - 30
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Sweet, 20-yard field goal MON 6-0 2nd - TOR - Alvin White, 10-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-6 3rd - MON - David Green, 6-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 13-7 4th - MON - Sweet, 36-yard field goal MON 16-7 4th - MON - Dickie Harris, 79-yard punt return (Sweet kick) MON 23-7 4th - MON - Al Cowlings, 22-yard fumble return (Sweet kick) MON 30-7
BRITISH COL 20, Ottawa 17 (20971) - BC took what Ottawa gave them - a stay of execution in the CFL playoff race. Ottawa shut off the Lion passing game, so the ground game took over with Larry Key and John Henry White slashing through the Rider defense. Lui Passaglia kicked the winning FG with 52 seconds left.
OTTAWA - 7 3 0 7 - 17
BRIT COL - 7 3 4 6 - 20
1st - OTT - Jeff Avery, 67-yard pass from Tom Clements (J.T. Hay kick) OTT 7-0 1st - BC - Larry Key, 4-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 14-yard field goal BC 10-7 2nd - OTT - Hay, 20-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 36-yard kick BC 11-10 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 40-yard field goal BC 14-10 4th - OTT - Richard Holmes, 4-yard run (Hay kick) OTT 17-14 4th - BC - Passaglia, 36-yard field goal TIED 17-17 4th - BC - Passaglia, 33-yard field goal BC 20-17
SUN OCT 22
Calgary 35, HAMILTON 1 (21178) - James Sykes ran for three TDs and rookie QB Ken Johnson riddled a porous Hamilton secondary as Calgary clinched its first playoff berth in seven years. The Stampeders remained one point back of Winnipeg, who they meet in a home-and-home series to end the season.
CALGARY - 14 4 10 7 - 35
HAMILTON - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - CAL - James Sykes, 2-yard run (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Willie Armstead, 21-yard pass from Ken Johnson (McFall kick) CAL 14-0 2nd - CAL - Single, McFall 56-yard kick CAL 15-0 2nd - HAM - Nick Jambrosic 42-yard kick CAL 15-1 2nd - CAL - McFall, 32-yard field goal CAL 18-1 3rd - CAL - Sykes, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 25-1 3rd - CAL - McFall, 12-yard run CAL 28-1 4th - CAL - Sykes, 11-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 35-1
Winnipeg 13, SASKATCHEWAN 7 (19614) - Winnipeg emerged from a cold contest with a win that saw almost off the action in the fourth quarter. The Bombers won on two Bernie Ruoff field goals, a Ruoff single and a Ralph Brock touchdown run to keep their hopes of hosting a playoff game alive.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 13 - 13
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 6 1 - 7
3rd - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 15-yard field goal SASK 3-0 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 26-yard field goal SASK 6-0 4th - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 48-yard field goal SASK 6-3 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 43-yard kick SASK 6-4 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 20-yard kick SASK 7-4 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 27-yard field goal TIED 7-7 4th - WIN - Ralph Brock, 2-yard run WIN 13-7
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 10 4 0 20 353 226 X-Edmonton 10 2 2 22 415 232
X-Montreal 7 7 1 15 305 287 X-Winnipeg 9 5 0 18 333 301
Hamilton 4 9 1 9 193 353 X-Calgary 7 4 3 17 331 273
Toronto 4 10 0 8 203 335 British Columbia 5 7 2 12 295 282
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 3 11 1 7 294 420
SAT OCT 28
OTTAWA 34, Hamilton 9 (20775) - The Rough Riders romped to an easy win from the start, as they blocked a Hamilton punt and Ken Downing recovered in the end zone. The Ottawa defense also recovered two fumbles and picked off three passes to prevent Hamilton from clinching a playoff berth.
HAMILTON - 0 1 8 0 - 9
OTTAWA - 8 2 14 10 - 34
1st - OTT - Ken Downing recovered blocked punt in end zone (J.T. Hay kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Single, Hay 32-yard kick OTT 8-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Hay 21-yard kick OTT 9-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Neil Lumsden 30-yard kick OTT 9-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Hay 34-yard kick OTT 10-1 3rd - OTT - Pete Stenerson, 35-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Hay kick) OTT 17-1 3rd - HAM - Roy Henry, 2-yard run (Leif Pettersen pass from Jimmy Jones) OTT 17-9 3rd - OTT - Ross Clarkson, 8-yard pass from Stenerson (Hay kick) OTT 24-9 4th - OTT - Hay, 34-yard field goal OTT 27-9 4th - OTT - Holloway, 1-yard run (Hay kick) OTT 34-8
SUN OCT 29
British Col 31, TORONTO 15 (40120) - Lions rookie RB Larry Key became the second CFL player to pass 1,000 yards rushing as he ran 20 times for 89 yards in helping BC salvage some pride. For Toronto, the loss meant that their playoff hopes would go down to the final game for the fourth straight season.
BRIT COL - 10 6 8 7 - 31
TORONTO - 1 7 0 7 - 15
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 37-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Larry Key, 4-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 10-0 1st - TOR - Single, Ken Clark 47-yard kick BC 10-1 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 29-yard field goal BC 13-1 2nd - TOR - Alvin
White, 1-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) BC 13-8 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 28-yard field goal BC 16-8 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 57-yard kick BC 17-8 3rd - BC - John Henry White, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 24-8 4th - BC - Gary Keithley, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 31-8 4th - TOR - Mike Harris, 24-yard pass from White (Sunter kick) BC 31-15
Saskatchewan 36, EDMONTON 26 (42673) - Ron Lancaster, who had led the Riders to 16 consecutive playoffs, produced two TDs in what might be his last appearance as an active player as the Riders upset Edmonton. He entered the game with 10 minutes to play and the Eskimos leading 26-20.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 17 0 16 - 36
EDMONTON - 10 1 15 0 - 26
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 34-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 24-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - EDM - Jim Germany, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 10-3 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 43-yard kick EDM 11-3 2nd - SASK - Rod Parker, 31-yard pass from Larry Dick (Macoritti kick) EDM 11-10 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 25-yard field goal SASK 13-11 2nd - SASK - Joey Walter, 17-yard pass from Dick (Macoritti kick) SASK 20-11 3rd - EDM - Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) SASK 20-18 3rd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 54-yard kick SASK 20-19 3rd - EDM - Stu Lang, 22-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 26-20 4th - SASK - Walters, 9-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Macoritti kick) SASK 27-26 4th - SASK - Lancaster, 1-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 34-26 4th - SASK - Safety, Bill Baker tackled Moon in end zone SASK 36-26
Calgary 28, WINNIPEG 24 (26781) - James Sykes carried 20 times for 1-9 yards and two touchdowns as Calgary jumped ahead of Winnipeg in the West. Winnipeg QB Ralph Brock threw three touchdown passes, two to Mike Holmes.
CALGARY - 7 7 4 10 - 28
WINNIPEG - 2 7 7 8 - 24
1st - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 62-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - CAL - James Sykes, 19-yard run (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-1 1st - WIN - Single, Ruoff 73-yard kick CAL 7-2 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 5-yard pass from Ken Johnson (McFall kick) CAL 14-2 2nd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 38-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) CAL 14-9 3rd - CAL - Single, McFall 48-yard kick CAL 15-9 3rd - CAL - McFall, 51-yard field goal CAL 18-9 3rd - WIN - Holmes, 24-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) CAL 18-16 4th - CAL - McFall, 19-yard field goal CAL 21-16 4th - CAL - Sykes, 2-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 28-16 4th - WIN - Gord Patterson, 5-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) CAL 28-23 4th - WIN - Single, Forzani conceded on Ruoff kickoff CAL 28-24
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 11 4 0 22 387 235 X-Edmonton 10 3 2 22 441 268
X-Montreal 7 7 1 15 305 287 X-Calgary 8 4 3 19 359 297
Hamilton 4 10 1 9 202 387 X-Winnipeg 9 6 0 18 357 329
Toronto 4 11 0 8 218 366 British Columbia 6 7 2 14 326 297
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 4 11 1 9 330 446
The 1978 Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Tom Wilkinson gets instructions from coach Hugh Campbell during Grey Cup action in Toronto on Nov. 26, 1978. (Canadian Press)
SAT NOV 4
MONTREAL 26, Ottawa 8 (54159) - Montreal DE Junior Ah You blocked a punt and ran the ball in for the first touchdown of the game and the Alouettes continued their season-long domination of Ottawa. The division winner Riders managed only 210 yards in net offense, including 65 on the ground.
OTTAWA - 0 8 0 0 - 8
MONTREAL - 10 6 3 7 - 26
1st - MON - Junior Ah You, 18-yard blocked kick return (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Sweet, 16-yard field goal MON 10-0 2nd - OTT - Pete Stenerson, 5-yard pass from Tom Clements (J.T. Hay kick) MON 10-7 2nd - MON - Sweet, 40-yard field goal MON 13-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Hay 46-yard kick MON 13-8 2nd - MON - Sweet, 39-yard field goal MON 16-8 3rd - MON - Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 19-8 4th - MON - Dave Green, 5-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 26-8
BRITISH COL 33, Edmonton 11 (20822) - BC used two obscure offensive reserves to crush Edmonton. Non-import RB Don Taylor ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and TE Ricky Ellis scored on a bomb from QB Jerry Tagge. Edmonton K Dave Cutler kicked his 300th CFL career field goal of his nine-year career.
EDMONTON - 1 10 0 0 - 11
BRIT COL - 0 6 17 10 - 33
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 39-yard field goal EDM 1-0 2nd - BC - Lui Passaglia, 22-yard field goal BC 3-1 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 15-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 8-3 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 45-yard field goal EDM 8-6 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 15-yard field goal EDM 11-6 3rd - BC - Ricky Ellis, 71-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Passaglia kick) BC 13-11 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 40-yard field goal BC 16-11 3rd - BC - Don Taylor, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 23-11 4th - BC - Taylor, 70-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 30-11 4th - BC - Passaglia, 40-yard field goal BC 33-11
SUN NOV 5
HAMILTON 23, Toronto 16 (31005) - Hamilton rookie LB Ben Zambiasi had two sacks, seven tackles and one interception of Alvin White, which he returned for the winning touchdown as the Tiger-Cats wrapped up the final playoff berth in the EFC. Zac Henderson also returned an interception for a Ticat TD.
TORONTO - 1 5 3 7 - 16
HAMILTON - 1 7 7 8 - 23
1st - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter 49-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Leif Pettersen 54-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Ken Clark 76-yard kick TOR 2-1 2nd - TOR - Safety, Zac Henderson conceded TOR 4-1 2nd - TOR - Safety, Henderson conceded TOR 6-1 2nd - HAM - Kerry Smith, 40-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Neil Lumsden kick) HAM 8-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Sunter 49-yard kick HAM 8-7 3rd - TOR - Safety, Jimmy Edwards tackled in end zone by Gord Knowlton TOR 9-8 3rd - HAM - Henderson, 44-yard interception return (Lumsden kick) HAM 15-9 4th - HAM - Ben Zambiasi, 45-yard interception return (Lumsden kick) HAM 22-9 4th 0- HAM - Single, Lumsden 22-yard kick HAM 23-9 4th - TOR - Mike Harris, 15-yard pass from Alvin White (Sunter kick) HAM 23-16
CALGARY 22, Winnipeg 14 (26888) - Both teams were down to their last quarterback by the time the game ended. Stampeder QB Ken Johnson left with a knee injury; Bomber QB Ralph Brock left with a leg injury, leaving rookie Terry Luck at the helm.
WINNIPEG - 1 3 7 3 - 14
CALGARY - 2 10 10 0 - 22
1st - CAL - Single, Cyril McFall 90-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, McFall 44-yard kick CAL 2-0 1st - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 12-yard kick CAL 2-1 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 46-yard field goal WIN 4-2 2nd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 101-yard pass from Ken Johnson (McFall kick) CAL 9-4 2nd - CAL - McFall, 36-yard field goal CAL 12-4 3rd - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 19-4 3rd - CAL - McFall, 39-yard field goal CAL 22-4 3rd - WIN - Brian Gervais, 14-yard pass from Ralph Brock (Ruoff kick) CAL 22-11 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 42-yard field goal CAL 22-14
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 11 5 0 22 395 261 X-Edmonton 10 4 2 22 452 301
X-Montreal 8 7 1 17 331 295 X-Calgary 9 4 3 21 381 311
X-Hamilton 5 10 1 11 225 403 X-Winnipeg 9 7 0 18 371 351
Toronto 4 12 0 8 234 389 British Columbia 7 7 2 16 359 308
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 4 11 1 9 330 449
EASTERN SEMIFINAL
SAT NOV 11
MONTREAL 35, Hamilton 20 (37017) - David Green ran for three touchdowns and a total of 144 yards to lead Montreal to the Eastern finals, before the smallest football crowd ever at Olympic Stadium., as Hamilton fell behind 28-0 and never threatened. The Als did lose star defender Dickie Harris to a broken arm.
HAMILTON - 0 0 7 13 - 20
MONTREAL - 14 7 14 0 - 35
1st - MON - Joe Barnes, 19-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - David Green, 34-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 14-0 2nd - MON - Bob Gaddis, 17-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 21-0 3rd - MON - Green, 8-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 28-0 3rd - HAM - Ben Zambiasi, 102-yard fumble return (Neil Lumsden kick) MON 28-7 3rd - MON - Green, 2-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 35-7 4th - HAM - David Henry, 8-yard pass from Roy Henry (Lumsden kick) MON 35-14 4th - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 12-yard pass from Henry MON 35-20
EASTERN FINAL
SUN NOV 19
Montreal 21, OTTAWA 16 (31960) - For the seventh time since 1954, the Alouettes and Edmonton will meet in the Grey Cup, and the fourth time in the last five years. QB Joe Barnes ran for two touchdowns to lead the Montreal offense, while the defense held Ottawa to 53 rushing yards and recovered the game's only turnover.
MONTREAL - 4 7 3 7 - 21
OTTAWA - 1 8 0 7 - 16
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 27-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - OTT - Single, J.T. Hay 33-yard kick MON 3-1 1st - MON - Single, Sweet 39-yard kick MON 4-1 2nd - MON - Joe Barnes, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 11-1 2nd - OTT - Richard Holmes, 2-yard run (Hay kick) MON 11-8 2nd - OTT - Single, Hay 42-yard kick MON 11-9 3rd - MON - Sweet, 33-yard field goal MON 14-9 4th - MON - Barnes, 10-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 21-9 4th - OTT - Single, Hay 39-yard kick MON 21-10 4th - OTT - Mike Murphy, 3-yard run MON 21-16
WESTERN SEMIFINAL
SUN NOV 12
CALGARY 38, Winnipeg 4 (26888) - Winnipeg was forced to go with QB Harry Knight with Ralph Brock injured, and they never had a chance. Knight finished with 96 yards on a 13-for-31 afternoon and had three interceptions. The Calgary win set up an all-Alberta Western final in Edmonton.
WINNIPEG - 0 4 0 0 - 4
CALGARY - 10 7 7 14 - 38
1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 40-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 10-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 39-yard kick CAL 10-1 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 67-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 17-1 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 53-yard field goal CAL 17-4 3rd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 11-yard pass from John Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 24-4 4th - CAL - Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 31-4 4th - CAL - Forzani, 26-yard pass from Hufnagel (McFall kick) CAL 38-4
WESTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 18
EDMONTON 26, Calgary 13 (42673) - Edmonton won the first ever all-Alberta WFC final by overcoming an 13-10 second half deficit highlighted by Calgary's Ray Odoms returning an interception for a touchdown. Eskimo K Dave Cutler kicked three field goals in a 16-point fourth quarter to lead the Edmonton rally.
CALGARY - 3 7 3 0 - 13
EDMONTON - 3 7 0 16 - 26
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 34-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 25-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - CAL - Ray Odoms, 53-yard interception return (McFall kick) CAL 10-3 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) TIED 10-10 3rd - CAL - McFall, 27-yard field goal CAL 13-10 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) CAL 13-10 4th - EDM - Germany, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 17-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 29-yard field goal EDM 20-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 29-yard field goal EDM 23-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 44-yard field goal EDM 26-13
GREY CUP (Sunday November 26th at Toronto - 54,695)
EDMONTON ESKIMOS 20, MONTREAL ALOUETTES 13 - For the second time in the 1970s, the Montreal Alouettes failed to repeat as Grey Cup champions against the Edmonton Eskimos. Unlike the previous year in Montreal, the Alouettes’ offence was handcuffed by a tough Alberta Crude defence at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium. The Eskimos jumped out to a 10-0 lead. Dave Cutler booted a 37-yard field goal to open the scoring and Jim Germany scored on a two-yard run for Edmonton’s lone touchdown. The play was set up by David Green’s fumble and a successful fake field goal by the Eskimos. Don Sweet then put the Alouettes on the scoreboard with a 32-yard field goal before the end of the first quarter. Cutler failed on a 31-yard field goal attempt late in the first half which gave the Eskimos a point. Randy Rhino then fumbled Hank Ilesic’s punt, allowing Cutler to make good on a 35-yard attempt before halftime. With the Eskimos ahead 17-3 late in the third quarter, Tom Wilkinson and Germany mishandled a hand off which Alouettes defensive tackle Gord Judges recovered on the Edmonton 10. Two plays later, Montreal quarterback Joe Barnes ran 10 yards for the major. Montreal backup quarterback Sonny Wade, like previous Grey Cups, got the call again midway through the fourth quarter and the Alouettes trailing 17-10. Vernon Perry had intercepted a Wilkinson pass, putting the Alouettes on the Edmonton 31. Montreal had to settle for a field goal by Sweet to narrow the gap to 17-13. With 90 seconds left in regulation, Wade faked a punt on third down in Montreal territory. With no receivers to throw to down field, Wade got sacked by Dave Fennell. Cutler would use the great field position to kick his fourth field goal of the game to give the Eskimos some breathing room. He was responsible for 14 of the Eskimos’ 20 points. Wade drove the Alouettes down to the Edmonton 27 with the time he had left and needed only one yard for the first down. But Wade elected to throw down field, and two incomplete passes ended any hopes of a Montreal miracle comeback. Following the game, the Grey Cup was damaged after Wilkinson accidentally dropped the trophy after being bumped by some rowdy fans. Dan Kepley caught it, but he too got knocked and the mug dropped to the turf and broke. “I shouldn’t have dropped the Grey Cup. The Alouettes hit me a lot harder than that,” said Wilkinson.
Outstanding Offensive Player: Tom Wilkinson, QB, Edmonton; Outstanding Defensive Player: Dave Fennell, DT, Edmonton; Outstanding Canadian: Angelo Santucci, RB, Edmonton
EDMONTON - 10 4 3 3 - 20
MONTREAL - 3 0 7 3 - 13
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 37-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Jim Germany, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 10-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 32-yard field goal EDM 10-3 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler missed 31-yard FG EDM 11-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 35-yard field goal EDM 14-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 35-yard field goal EDM 17-3 3rd - MON - Joe Barnes, 10-yard run (Sweet kick) EDM 17-10 4th - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal EDM 17-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 25-yard field goal goal EDM 20-13
