The 1979 Green Bay Packers - 5-11 (4TH - Central Division)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
1979 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-1)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (3-1) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
4 G-KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W 14-10 1- 0-0 53,994 David Whitehurst Eddie Lee Ivery (49) Dennis Sproul (138) James Lofton (3-50)
11 at Cincinnati Bengals L 5-20 1- 1-0 44,284 David Whitehurst Jim Culbreath (45) David Whitehurst (63) Jim Culbreath (3-22)
18 G-BUFFALO BILLS W 7- 6 2- 1-0 54,857 David Whitehurst David Whitehurst (23) Lynn Dickey (126) Terdell Middleton (6-47)
25 M-ATLANTA FALCONS W 45-35 3- 1-0 55,416 David Whitehurst Eric Torkelson (35) David Whitehurst (238) Bobby Kimball (4-68)
1979 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (5-11)
SEPTEMBER (1-3)
2 at Chicago Bears (0-0) L 3- 6 0- 1-0 56,515 77 72 183 117 David Whitehurst Ivery/Middleton (24) David Whitehurst (114) Barty Smith (5-42)
9 M-NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-1) W 28-19 1- 1-0 53,184 194 115 185 259 David Whitehurst Steve Atkins (110) David Whitehurst (139) Aundra Thompson (4-49)
16 G-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-0) L 10-21 1- 2-0 55,498 89 185 235 132 David Whitehurst Barty Smith (35) David Whitehurst (214) James Lofton (7-78)
23 at Minnesota Vikings (1-2) L 21-27 * 1- 3-0 46,524 141 108 161 215 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (90) David Whitehurst (108) Barty Smith (3-31)
OCTOBER (2-3)
1 G-NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-1) W 27-14 2- 3-0 52,842 118 199 162 239 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (80) David Whitehurst (206) Paul Coffman (6-43)
7 at Atlanta Falcons (2-3) L 7-25 2- 4-0 56,184 117 158 152 134 David Whitehurst Steve Atkins (79) David Whitehurst (209) Aundra Thompson (4-93)
14 M-DETROIT LIONS (1-5) W 24-16 3- 4-0 53,930 189 109 93 154 David Whitehurst Nate Simpson (121) David Whitehurst (132) Eric Torkelson (3-36)
21 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-2) L 3-21 3- 5-0 67,186 38 261 228 85 David Whitehurst Nate Simpson (35) David Whitehurst (261) Paul Coffman (7-106)
28 at Miami Dolphins (5-3) L 7-27 3- 6-0 47,741 53 143 195 280 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (34) David Whitehurst (163) Paul Coffman (5-116)
NOVEMBER (1-3)
4 G-NEW YORK JETS (4-5) L 22-27 3- 7-0 54,201 108 287 246 136 David Whitehurst Eric Torkelson (60) David Whitehurst (296) James Lofton (6-114)
11 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (4-6) W 19- 7 4- 7-0 52,706 178 115 117 230 David Whitehurst Terdell Middleton (125) David Whitehurst (147) James Lofton (5-99)
18 at Buffalo Bills (5-6) L 12-19 4- 8-0 39,679 95 195 187 213 David Whitehurst Eric Torkelson (63) David Whitehurst (205) Paul Coffman (5-73)
25 G-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-4) L 10-21 4- 9-0 50,023 118 213 229 118 David Whitehurst Eric Torkelson (88) Lynn Dickey (144) Paul Coffman (6-50)
DECEMBER (1-2)
2 at Washington Redskins (8-5) L 21-38 4-10-0 51,682 96 178 195 242 Lynn Dickey Eric Torkelson (60) Lynn Dickey (212) Aundra Thompson (3-58)
9 G-CHICAGO BEARS (8-6) L 14-15 4-11-0 54,207 55 251 161 106 Lynn Dickey Ricky Patton (35) Lynn Dickey (283) James Lofton (6-112)
15 at Detroit Lions (2-13) W 18-13 5-11-0 57,376 195 92 156 72 Lynn Dickey Ricky Patton (99) Lynn Dickey (131) James Lofton (3-48)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee * - Overtime
1979 IN REVIEW
Coming off a winning season in 1978, the Packers were filled with optimism heading into the 1979 campaign. Unfortunately, the worst rushing defense in the league, the dismissal of a long-time member of the franchise, and a long list of injuries led to a dismal 5-11 record. For the first time, Bart Starr's future as head coach was being openly questioned. The only bright spots appeared to be the return of Lynn Dickey, the first win over Minnesota in five years, and the successful debut of Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field. Green Bay's defense allowed more than 150 yards rushing in 14 of the 16 games and the team went 3-11 in those contests. No other defense was rushed on as much (639 carries), and the 2,885 yards given up on the ground was the fourth-worst in NFL history up to this point. Defensive coordinator Dave Hanner was fired in December after 28 years with the Packers organization. As for injuries, the parade started in the first game when top draft choice Eddie Lee Ivery went down with a torn knee ligament. Mike Hunt, Barty Smith, Bobby Kimball and Steve Atkins were also lost for the season with various ailments. Mark Koncar (ankle), John Anderson (broken arm), Ezra Johnson (ankle), Mike Butler (elbow) and Terdell Middleton (shoulder) all missed significant playing time.
THE FIRST MONDAY NIGHT GAME IN GREEN BAY
The New England Patriots were a pre-season Super Bowl contender. The Green Bay Packers were coming off their first winning season in six years. The Packers, who some had picked to win the NFC Central, were off to a dismal 1-3 record, while the Pats were living up to their expectations at 3-1. And for the first time in franchise history, Monday Night Football was coming to Green Bay. The three previous Monday Night games in Wisconsin had all been played in Milwaukee, due to the simple fact that there were lights at County Stadium. The hype for the game was noticeable, especially since days before the game, the Brown County sheriff’s office received a death threat aimed at Cosell. With help from the FBI, Cosell was kept safe and sound. Green Bay came into the game in disarray. When Bart Starr chose to run out the clock late in a tie game in Minnesota the week before, a game the Vikings went on to win, he nearly had a locker-room mutiny on his hands. Star wide receiver James Lofton threw his pads into his locker during the Packers' postgame prayer and had words with Starr. He also dropped some passes observers felt he should have caught, leading a Green Bay newspaper to run a cartoon in which he was called a "ham-handed and overpaid receiver." Green Bay came into the Patriots game as 8 1/2 point underdogs. When Tim Fox intercepted a David Whitehurst pass in Packer territory and Steve Grogan threw a scoring pass to TE Russ Francis, it appeared the rout was on. Instead, it was the Patriots who turned into bumblers, with six turnovers. SS Johnnie Gray came up with the first of the Packers’ five interceptions, and the subsequent 41-yard, five-play drive ended FB Barty Smith dove a yard for the tying score. The Packers took the lead for good on a 74-yard drive that ended with a Whitehurst pass to WR Aundra Thompson. The victory was the highlight of a dismal 5-11 year. The season would continue to unravel, punctuated during a loss to the Jets at Green Bay in November. The fans booed Lofton for fumbling a fourth-quarter pass. His reply was a middle-finger slate. In a postgame TV interview, he said he was bleeped-off at the stupid bleeps in the stands. That prompted a Packers public-relations man to say of him, "He needs to grow up. He's a prima donna." As for the Patriots, they would bounce back to win their next three, but a losing streak late in the season sent them to a 9-7 record, and no playoff berth despite those lofty predictions.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
John Anderson 59 LB 6- 3 221 Michigan 2 2 23 7 1978 Draft-1st round
Steve Atkins 32 RB 6- 0 216 Maryland 1 1 23 7 1979 Draft-2nd round
Bob Barber 70 DE 6- 3 240 Grambling 4 4 27 16 1976 Trade-Pittsburgh
Carl Barzilauskas 75 DT 6- 6 265 Indiana 2 6 28 5 1978 Trade-NY Jets
David Beverly 11 P 6- 2 180 Auburn 5 6 29 16 1975 FA-Houston
Tom Birney 19 K 6- 4 220 Michigan 1 1 23 6 1979 FA
Mike Butler 77 DE 6- 5 265 Kansas 3 3 25 14 1977 Draft-1st round
Ron Cassidy 88 WR 6- 0 175 Utah State 1 1 22 8 1979 Draft-8th round
Paul Coffman 82 TE 6- 3 218 Kansas State 2 2 23 16 1978 FA
Jim Culbreath 31 RB 6- 0 210 Oklahoma 3 3 26 4 1977 Draft-10th round
Lynn Dickey 10 QB 6- 4 220 Kansas State 3 7 28 5 1976 Trade-Houston
Mike Douglass 53 LB 6- 0 224 San Diego State 2 2 24 16 1978 Draft-5th round
Earl Edwards 73 DT 6- 6 260 Wichita State 1 11 33 9 1979 FA-Cleve (1978)
Derrel Gofourth 57 C 6- 3 260 Oklahoma State 3 3 24 16 1977 Draft-7th round
Johnnie Gray 24 S 5-11 185 Cal St-Fullerton 5 5 25 16 1975 FA
Jim Gueno 51 LB 6- 2 220 Tulane 4 4 25 16 1976 Draft-9th round
Leotis Harris 69 G 6- 1 267 Arkansas 2 2 24 15 1978 Draft-6th round
Estus Hood 38 CB 5-11 180 Illinois State 2 2 23 16 1978 Draft-3rd round
Mike Hunt 55 LB 6- 2 240 Minnesota 2 2 22 3 1978 Draft-2nd round
Eddie Lee Ivery 40 RB 6- 1 210 Georgia Tech 1 1 22 1 1979 Draft-1st round
Mel Jackson 71 G 6- 1 267 USC 4 4 25 16 1976 Draft-12th round
Charles Johnson 99 DT 6- 1 262 Maryland 1 1 22 16 1979 Draft-2nd round
Ezra Johnson 90 DE 6- 4 240 Morris Brown 3 3 23 11 1977 Draft-1st round
Sammy Johnson 39 RB 6- 1 226 North Carolina 1 6 26 3 1979 FA-Minn (1978)
Terry Jones 63 DT 6- 2 259 Alabama 2 2 22 12 1978 Draft-11th round
Bobby Kimball 85 WR 6- 1 190 Oklahoma 1 1 22 7 1979 FA
Greg Koch 68 T 6- 4 265 Arkansas 3 3 24 16 1977 Draft-2nd round
Mark Koncar 79 T 6- 5 268 Colorado 3 3 26 12 1976 Draft-1st round
Walt Landers 42 FB 6- 0 214 Clark 2 2 26 9 1978 FA
Kit Lathrop 72 DT 6- 5 253 Arizona State 1 1 23 2 1979 FA-Denver
James Lofton 80 WR 6- 3 187 Stanford 2 2 23 16 1978 Draft-1st round
Steve Luke 46 S 6- 2 205 Ohio State 5 5 25 16 1975 Draft-4th round
Chester Marcol 13 K 6- 0 190 Hillsdale 8 8 29 10 1972 Draft-2nd round
Larry McCarren 54 C 6- 3 248 Illinois 7 7 27 16 1973 Draft-12th round
Mike C. McCoy 29 CB 5-11 183 Colorado 4 4 26 16 1976 Draft-3rd round
Joe McLaughlin 62 LB 6- 1 235 Massachusetts 1 1 22 3 1979 FA
Casey Merrill 78 DE 6- 4 255 Cal-Davis 1 1 22 11 1979 FA
Terdell Middleton 37 HB 6- 0 190 Memphis State 3 3 24 14 1977 Draft-3rd round
Henry Monroe 43 DB 5-11 180 Mississippi St 1 1 22 3 1979 FA
Steve Odom 84 WR 5- 8 174 Utah 6 6 26 9 1974 Draft-5th round
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Ricky Patton 30 RB 5-11 189 Jackson State 1 2 25 6 1979 FA-Atlanta
Paul Rudzinski 66 LB 6- 1 220 Michigan State 2 2 23 11 1978 FA
Howard Sampson 36 DB 5-10 185 Arkansas 2 2 23 16 1978 FA
Davie Simmons 61 LB 6- 4 218 North Carolina 1 1 22 16 1979 Draft-6th round
Nate Simpson 48 RB 5-11 190 Tennessee State 3 3 24 15 1977 Draft-5th round
Barty Smith 33 FB 6- 3 240 Richmond 6 6 27 6 1974 Draft-1st round
Steve Stewart 58 LB 6- 3 215 Minnesota 1 2 23 3 1979 FA-Atl (1978)
Tim Stokes 76 T 6- 5 252 Oregon 2 6 29 16 1978 Trade-Washington
Aundra Thompson 89 WR 6- 0 186 E. Texas State 3 3 26 15 1976 Draft-5th round
John Thompson 83 TE 6- 3 228 Utah State 1 1 22 16 1979 Draft-9th round
Eric Torkelson 26 RB 6- 2 194 Connecticut 6 6 27 14 1974 Draft-11th round
Walter Tullis 87 WR 6- 0 170 Delaware State 2 2 26 16 1978 FA
Wylie Turner 20 CB 5-10 182 Angelo State 1 1 22 12 1979 FA
Steve Wagner 21 S 6- 2 208 Wisconsin 4 4 25 12 1976 FA
Gary Weaver 52 LB 6- 1 225 Fresno State 5 7 30 14 1975 FA-Oak (1974)
Mike Wellman 65 C 6- 3 253 Kansas 1 1 23 16 1979 Trade-L. Angeles
David Whitehurst 17 QB 6- 2 204 Furman 3 3 24 13 1977 Draft-8th round
Rich Wingo 50 LB 6- 1 230 Alabama 1 1 23 16 1979 Draft-7th 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
1979 PACKERS DRAFT (May 3-4, 1979)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1 15 Eddie Lee Ivery RB Georgia Tech
2 44 Steve Atkins RB Maryland
3 71 Charles Johnson DT Maryland
4 98 Traded to New York Jets in Carl Barzilauskas trade
5 125 Traded to New York Jets in Carl Barzilauskas trade
6 153 Davie Simmons LB North Carolina
7a 180 Henry Monroe DB Mississippi State
7b 184 Rich Wingo LB Alabama (A)
8a 193 Ron Cassidy WR Utah State (B)
8b 208 Rick Partridge P Utah
9 235 John Thompson TE Utah State
10 264 Frank Lockett WR Nebraska
11 290 Mark Thorson DB Ottawa (Kan.)
12 318 Bill Moats P South Dakota
A-From San Diego in Willie Buchanon trade B-From San Francisco in Steve Knutson trade BOLD - Played for Packers
1979 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
APRIL 26 - Traded CB Willie Buchanon to SAN DIEGO for a 1979 7th-round draft choice (LB Rich Wingo) and a 1980 1st-round selection (LB George Cumby)
AUGUST 6 - Traded an undisclosed draft choice to DALLAS for OG Mike Salzano
AUGUST 14 - Traded a 1981 5th-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for C Mike Wellman
Dallas Cowboys (11-5)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Roger Staubach (3586)
Rushing Leader: Tony Dorsett (1107)
Receiving Leader: Tony Hill (60-1062)
Philadelphia Eagles (11-5)
Head Coach: Dick Vermeil
Passing Leader: Ron Jaworski (2669)
Rushing Leader: Wilbert Montgomery (1512)
Receiving Leader: Harold Carmichael (52-872)
Washington Redskins (10-6)
Head Coach: Jack Pardee
Passing Leader: Joe Theismann (2797)
Rushing Leader: John Riggins (1153)
Receiving Leader: Danny Buggs (46-631)
New York Giants (6-10)
Head Coach: Ray Perkins
Passing Leader: Phil Simms (1743)
Rushing Leader: Billy Taylor (700)
Receiving Leader: Gary Shirk (31-471)
St. Louis Cardinals (5-11)
Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson (3-10)/Larry Wilson (2-1)
Passing Leader: Jim Hart (2218)
Rushing Leader: Ottis Anderson (1605)
Receiving Leader: Pat Tilley (57-938)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6)
Head Coach: John McKay
Passing Leader: Doug Williams (2448)
Rushing Leader: Ricky Bell (1263)
Receiving Leader: Jimmie Giles (40-579)
Chicago Bears (10-6)
Head Coach: Neill Armstrong
Passing Leader: Mike Phipps (1535)
Rushing Leader: Walter Payton (1610)
Receiving Leader: Dave Williams (42-354)
Minnesota Vikings (7-9)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Tommy Kramer (3397)
Rushing Leader: Rickey Young (708)
Receiving Leader: Ahmad Rashad (80-1156)
Green Bay Packers (5-11)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
Passing Leader: David Whitehurst (2247)
Rushing Leader: Terdell Middleton (495)
Receiving Leader: Paul Coffman (56-711)
Detroit Lions (2-14)
Head Coach: Monte Clark
Passing Leader: Jeff Komlo (2238)
Rushing Leader: Dexter Bussey (625)
Receiving Leader: Freddie Scott (62-929)
Los Angeles Rams (9-7)
Head Coach: Ray Malavasi
Passing Leader: Pat Haden (1854)
Rushing Leader: Wendell Tyler (1109)
Receiving Leader: Preston Denard (43-766)
New Orleans Saints (7-9)
Head Coach: Dick Nolan
Passing Leader: Archie Manning (3169)
Rushing Leader: Chuck Muncie (1198)
Receiving Leader: Wes Chandler (65-1069)
Atlanta Falcons (6-10)
Head Coach: Leeman Bennett
Passing Leader: Steve Bartkowski (2505)
Rushing Leader: William Andrews (1023)
Receiving Leader: Wallace Francis (74-1013)
San Francisco 49ers (2-14)
Head Coach: Bill Walsh
Passing Leader: Steve DeBerg (3652)
Rushing Leader: Paul Hofer (615)
Receiving Leader: Paul Hofer (58-662)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1
TAMPA BAY 31, Detroit 16
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2
Atlanta 40, NEW ORLEANS 34 (OT) Cleveland 25, NY JETS 22 (OT)
PHILADELPHIA 23, NY Giants 17 KANSAS CITY 14, Baltimore 0
Oakland 24, LOS ANGELES 17 DENVER 10, Cincinnati 0
Miami 9, BUFFALO 7 CHICAGO 6, Green Bay 3
San Diego 33, SEATTLE 16 Dallas 22, ST. LOUIS 21
Houston 29, WASHINGTON 17 MINNESOTA 28, San Francisco 22
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3
Pittsburgh 16, NEW ENGLAND 13
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 1 0 0 1.000 9 7 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 22 21
NY Jets 0 1 0 .000 22 25 Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 23 17
New England 0 1 0 .000 13 16 Washington 0 1 0 .000 17 29
Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 7 9 NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 17 23
Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 0 14 St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 21 22
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 25 22 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 6 3
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 29 17 Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 28 22
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 16 13 Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 31 16
Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 0 10 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 16 31
AFC WESTERN DIVISION GREEN BAY 0 1 0 .000 3 6
Denver 1 0 0 1.000 10 0 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 33 16 Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 20 14
Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 24 17 Los Angeles 0 1 0 .000 17 24
Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 14 0 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 34 40
Seattle 0 1 0 .000 16 33 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 22 28
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6
Los Angeles 13, DENVER 9
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9
Green Bay 28, New Orleans 19 @ Mil Tampa Bay 29, BALTIMORE 26 (OT)
Cleveland 27, KANSAS CITY 24 BUFFALO 51, Cincinnati 24
PITTSBURGH 38, Houston 7 Dallas 21, SAN FRANCISCO 13
MIAMI 19, Seattle 10 CHICAGO 26, Minnesota 7
NEW ENGLAND 56, NY Jets 3 St. Louis 27, NY GIANTS 14
SAN DIEGO 30, Oakland 10 Washington 27, DETROIT 24
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10
Atlanta 14, PHILADELPHIA 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 2 0 0 1.000 28 17 Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 43 34
New England 1 1 0 .500 69 19 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 33 31
Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 58 33 Washington 1 1 0 .500 44 53
NY Jets 0 2 0 .000 25 81 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 48 36
Baltimore 0 2 0 .000 26 43 NY Giants 0 2 0 .000 31 50
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 54 20 Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 32 10
Cleveland 2 0 0 1.000 52 46 Tampa Bay 2 0 0 1.000 60 42
Houston 1 1 0 .500 36 55 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 35 48
Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 24 61 GREEN BAY 1 1 0 .500 31 25
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 0 2 0 .000 40 58
San Diego 2 0 0 1.000 63 26 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 1 1 0 .500 19 13 Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 34 24
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 34 47 Los Angeles 1 1 0 .500 30 33
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 38 27 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 53 68
Seattle 0 2 0 .000 26 52 San Francisco 0 2 0 .000 35 49
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16
HOUSTON 20, Kansas City 6 Dallas 24, CHICAGO 20
Denver 20, ATLANTA 17 (OT) Miami 27, MINNESOTA 12
SAN DIEGO 27, Buffalo 19 New England 20, CINCINNATI 14
Pittsburgh 24, ST. LOUIS 21 Philadelphia 26, NEW ORLEANS 14
SEATTLE 27, Oakland 10 Tampa Bay 21, GREEN BAY 10
LOS ANGELES 27, San Francisco 24 CLEVELAND 13, Baltimore 10
NY JETS 31, Detroit 10
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17
WASHINGTON 27, NY Giants 0
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 3 0 0 1.000 55 29 Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 67 54
New England 2 1 0 .667 89 33 Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 59 45
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 77 60 Washington 2 1 0 .667 71 53
NY Jets 1 2 0 .333 56 91 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 69 50
Baltimore 0 3 0 .000 36 56 NY Giants 0 3 0 .000 31 77
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 78 41 Tampa Bay 3 0 0 1.000 81 52
Cleveland 3 0 0 1.000 65 56 Chicago 2 1 0 .667 52 34
Houston 2 1 0 .667 56 61 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 47 75
Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 38 81 GREEN BAY 1 2 0 .333 41 46
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 0 3 0 .000 50 89
San Diego 3 0 0 1.000 90 45 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 2 1 0 .667 39 30 Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 51 44
Oakland 1 2 0 .333 44 74 Los Angeles 2 1 0 .667 57 57
Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 44 47 New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 67 94
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 32 72 San Francisco 0 3 0 .000 59 76
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23
MINNESOTA 27, Green Bay 21 (OT) DETROIT 24, Atlanta 23
NEW ENGLAND 27, San Diego 21 MIAMI 31, Chicago 16
PITTSBURGH 17, Baltimore 13 Houston 30, CINCINNATI 27 (OT)
New Orleans 30, SAN FRANCISCO 21 BUFFALO 46, NY Jets 31
Philadelphia 17, NY GIANTS 13 KANSAS CITY 35, Oakland 7
DENVER 37, Seattle 34 TAMPA BAY 21, Los Angeles 6
Washington 17, ST. LOUIS 7
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24
CLEVELAND 26, Dallas 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 4 0 0 1.000 86 45 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 74 80
New England 3 1 0 .750 116 54 Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 76 58
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 123 91 Washington 3 1 0 .750 88 60
NY Jets 1 3 0 .250 87 137 St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 76 67
Baltimore 0 4 0 .000 49 73 NY Giants 0 4 0 .000 44 94
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 4 0 0 1.000 95 54 Tampa Bay 4 0 0 1.000 102 58
Cleveland 4 0 0 1.000 91 63 Chicago 2 2 0 .500 68 65
Houston 3 1 0 .750 86 88 Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 74 96
Cincinnati 0 4 0 .000 65 111 GREEN BAY 1 3 0 .250 62 73
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 3 0 .250 74 112
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 111 72 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 3 1 0 .750 76 64 Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 74 68
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 79 54 Los Angeles 2 2 0 .500 63 78
Oakland 1 3 0 .333 51 109 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 97 115
Seattle 1 3 0 .333 66 109 San Francisco 0 4 0 .000 80 106
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30
Buffalo 31, BALTIMORE 13 Tampa Bay 17, CHICAGO 13
OAKLAND 27, Denver 3 Minnesota 13, DETROIT 10
NEW ORLEANS 24, NY Giants 14 DALLAS 38, Cincinnati 13
PHILADELPHIA 17, Pittsburgh 14 HOUSTON 31, Cleveland 10
SAN DIEGO 31, San Francisco 9 Kansas City 24, SEATTLE 6
Washington 16, ATLANTA 7 LOS ANGELES 21, St. Louis 0
NY JETS 33, Miami 27
MONDAY OCTOBER 1
GREEN BAY 27, New England 14
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 4 1 0 .800 113 78 Dallas 4 1 0 .800 112 93
New England 3 2 0 .600 130 81 Philadelphia 4 1 0 .800 93 72
Buffalo 3 2 0 .600 154 104 Washington 4 1 0 .800 104 67
NY Jets 2 3 0 .400 120 160 St. Louis 1 4 0 .200 76 88
Baltimore 0 5 0 .000 62 104 NY Giants 0 5 0 .000 58 118
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 109 71 Tampa Bay 5 0 0 1.000 119 71
Houston 4 1 0 .800 117 98 Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 87 106
Cleveland 4 1 0 .800 101 94 Chicago 2 3 0 .400 81 82
Cincinnati 0 5 0 .000 78 149 GREEN BAY 2 3 0 .400 89 87
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 4 0 .200 84 125
San Diego 4 1 0 .800 142 81 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 3 2 0 .600 79 91 Los Angeles 3 2 0 .600 84 78
Kansas City 3 2 0 .600 103 60 New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 121 129
Oakland 2 3 0 .400 78 112 Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 81 84
Seattle 1 4 0 .200 72 133 San Francisco 0 5 0 .000 89 137
SUNDAY OCTOBER 7
ATLANTA 25, Green Bay 7 Kansas City 10, CINCINNATI 7
Chicago 7, BUFFALO 0 BALTIMORE 10, NY Jets 8
Dallas 36, MINNESOTA 20 Pittsburgh 51, CLEVELAND 35
NEW ENGLAND 24, Detroit 17 Los Angeles 35, NEW ORLEANS 17
Seattle 35, SAN FRANCISCO 24 DENVER 7, San Diego 0
NY GIANTS 17, Tampa Bay 14 St. Louis 24, HOUSTON 17
PHILADELPHIA 28, Washington 17
MONDAY OCTOBER 8
OAKLAND 13, Miami 3
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 4 2 0 .667 116 91 Dallas 5 1 0 .833 148 113
New England 4 2 0 .667 154 98 Philadelphia 5 1 0 .833 121 89
Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 154 111 Washington 4 2 0 .667 121 95
NY Jets 2 4 0 .333 128 170 St. Louis 2 4 0 .333 100 105
Baltimore 1 5 0 .167 72 112 NY Giants 1 5 0 .167 75 132
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 5 1 0 .833 160 106 Tampa Bay 5 1 0 .833 133 88
Houston 4 2 0 .667 134 122 Minnesota 3 3 0 .500 107 142
Cleveland 4 2 0 .667 136 145 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 88 82
Cincinnati 0 6 0 .000 85 159 GREEN BAY 2 4 0 .333 96 112
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 5 0 .167 101 149
San Diego 4 2 0 .667 142 88 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 4 2 0 .667 86 91 Los Angeles 4 2 0 .667 119 95
Kansas City 4 2 0 .667 113 67 Atlanta 3 3 0 .500 106 91
Oakland 3 3 0 .500 81 115 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 138 164
Seattle 2 4 0 .333 107 157 San Francisco 0 6 0 .000 113 172
SUNDAY OCTOBER 14
Green Bay 24, Detroit 16 @ Milwaukee MIAMI 17, Buffalo 7
OAKLAND 50, Atlanta 19 Denver 24, KANSAS CITY 10
New England 27, CHICAGO 7 CINCINNATI 34, Pittsburgh 10
Houston 28, BALTIMORE 16 Philadelphia 24, ST. LOUIS 20
New Orleans 42, TAMPA BAY 14 Washington 13, CLEVELAND 9
NY GIANTS 32, San Francisco 16 DALLAS 30, Los Angeles 6
SAN DIEGO 20, Seattle 10
MONDAY OCTOBER 15
NY JETS 14, Minnesota 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 5 2 0 .714 133 98 Dallas 6 1 0 .857 178 119
New England 5 2 0 .714 181 105 Philadelphia 6 1 0 .857 145 109
Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 161 128 Washington 5 2 0 .714 134 104
NY Jets 3 4 0 .429 142 177 NY Giants 2 5 0 .286 107 148
Baltimore 1 6 0 .143 88 140 St. Louis 2 5 0 .286 120 129
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 170 140 Tampa Bay 5 2 0 .714 147 130
Houston 5 2 0 .714 162 138 Minnesota 3 4 0 .429 114 156
Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 145 158 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 95 109
Cincinnati 1 6 0 .143 119 169 GREEN BAY 3 4 0 .429 120 128
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 6 0 .143 117 173
San Diego 5 2 0 .714 162 98 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 5 2 0 .714 110 101 Los Angeles 4 3 0 .571 125 125
Kansas City 4 3 0 .571 123 91 Atlanta 3 4 0 .429 125 141
Oakland 4 3 0 .571 131 134 New Orleans 3 4 0 .429 180 178
Seattle 2 5 0 .286 117 177 San Francisco 0 7 0 .000 119 204
SUNDAY OCTOBER 21
SAN FRANCISCO 20, Atlanta 15 TAMPA BAY 21, Green Bay 3
SEATTLE 34, Houston 14 NEW ORLEANS 17, Detroit 7
WASHINGTON 17, Philadelphia 7 Baltimore 14, BUFFALO 13
NEW ENGLAND 28, Miami 13 MINNESOTA 30, Chicago 27
NY JETS 28, Oakland 19 CLEVELAND 28, Cincinnati 27
San Diego 40, LOS ANGELES 16 NY Giants 21, KANSAS CITY 17
DALLAS 22, St. Louis 13
MONDAY OCTOBER 22
PITTSBURGH 42, Denver 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 6 2 0 .750 209 118 Dallas 7 1 0 .875 200 132
Miami 5 3 0 .625 146 126 Philadelphia 6 2 0 .750 152 126
NY Jets 4 4 0 .500 170 196 Washington 6 2 0 .750 151 111
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 174 142 NY Giants 3 5 0 .375 128 165
Baltimore 2 6 0 .250 102 153 St. Louis 2 6 0 .250 133 151
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 212 147 Tampa Bay 6 2 0 .750 168 133
Houston 5 3 0 .625 176 172 Minnesota 4 4 0 .500 144 183
Cleveland 5 3 0 .625 173 185 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 122 139
Cincinnati 1 7 0 .125 146 197 GREEN BAY 3 5 0 .375 123 149
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 7 0 .125 124 190
San Diego 6 2 0 .750 202 114 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 5 3 0 .625 117 143 Los Angeles 4 4 0 .500 141 165
Kansas City 4 4 0 .500 140 112 New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 197 185
Oakland 4 4 0 .500 150 162 Atlanta 3 5 0 .375 140 161
Seattle 3 5 0 .375 151 191 San Francisco 1 7 0 .125 149 219
THURSDAY OCTOBER 25
OAKLAND 45, San Diego 22
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28
BUFFALO 20, Detroit 17 PITTSBURGH 14, Dallas 3
MIAMI 27, Green Bay 7 Chicago 28, SAN FRANCISCO 27
BALTIMORE 31, New England 26 NY Giants 20, LOS ANGELES 14
New Orleans 14, WASHINGTON 10 Cleveland 38, ST. LOUIS 20
HOUSTON 27, NY Jets 24 (OT) DENVER 20, Kansas City 3
Tampa Bay 12, MINNESOTA 10 CINCINNATI 37, Philadelphia 13
MONDAY OCTOBER 29
Seattle 31, ATLANTA 28
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 6 3 0 .667 173 133 Dallas 7 2 0 .778 203 146
New England 6 3 0 .667 235 149 Philadelphia 6 3 0 .667 165 163
NY Jets 4 5 0 .444 194 223 Washington 6 3 0 .667 161 125
Buffalo 4 5 0 .444 194 159 NY Giants 4 5 0 .444 148 179
Baltimore 3 6 0 .333 133 179 St. Louis 2 7 0 .222 153 189
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 7 2 0 .778 226 150 Tampa Bay 7 2 0 .778 180 143
Houston 6 3 0 .667 203 196 Chicago 4 5 0 .444 150 166
Cleveland 6 3 0 .667 211 205 Minnesota 4 5 0 .444 154 195
Cincinnati 2 7 0 .222 183 210 GREEN BAY 3 6 0 .333 130 176
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 8 0 .111 141 210
San Diego 6 3 0 .667 224 159 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 6 3 0 .667 137 146 New Orleans 5 4 0 .556 211 195
Oakland 5 4 0 .556 195 184 Los Angeles 4 5 0 .444 155 185
Kansas City 4 5 0 .444 143 132 Atlanta 3 6 0 .333 168 192
Seattle 4 5 0 .444 182 219 San Francisco 1 8 0 .111 176 247
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4
NY Jets 27, GREEN BAY 22 Dallas 16, NY GIANTS 14
Los Angeles 24, SEATTLE 0 ST. LOUIS 37, Minnesota 7
San Diego 20, KANSAS CITY 14 Cleveland 24, PHILADELPHIA 19
DENVER 10, New Orleans 3 CHICAGO 35, Detroit 7
BALTIMORE 38, Cincinnati 28 New England 26, BUFFALO 6
PITTSBURGH 38, Washington 7 OAKLAND 23, San Francisco 10
ATLANTA 17, Tampa Bay 14
MONDAY NOVEMBER 5
Houston 9, MIAMI 6
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 7 3 0 .700 261 155 Dallas 8 2 0 .800 219 160
Miami 6 4 0 .600 179 142 Philadelphia 6 4 0 .600 184 187
NY Jets 5 5 0 .500 221 245 Washington 6 4 0 .600 168 163
Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 200 185 NY Giants 4 6 0 .400 162 195
Baltimore 4 6 0 .400 171 207 St. Louis 3 7 0 .300 190 196
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 8 2 0 .800 264 157 Tampa Bay 7 3 0 .700 194 160
Houston 7 3 0 .700 212 202 Chicago 5 5 0 .500 185 173
Cleveland 7 3 0 .700 235 224 Minnesota 4 6 0 .400 161 232
Cincinnati 2 8 0 .200 211 248 GREEN BAY 3 7 0 .300 152 203
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 9 0 .100 148 245
San Diego 7 3 0 .700 244 173 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 7 3 0 .700 147 149 New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 214 205
Oakland 6 4 0 .600 218 194 Los Angeles 5 5 0 .500 179 185
Kansas City 4 6 0 .400 157 152 Atlanta 4 6 0 .400 185 206
Seattle 4 6 0 .400 182 243 San Francisco 1 9 0 .100 186 270
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11
Green Bay 19, Minnesota 7 @ Mil MIAMI 19, Baltimore 0
HOUSTON 31, Oakland 17 DENVER 45, New England 10
NY GIANTS 24, Atlanta 3 CHICAGO 27, Los Angeles 23
Buffalo 14, NY JETS 12 San Diego 26, CINCINNATI 24
Seattle 29, CLEVELAND 24 NEW ORLEANS 31, San Francisco 20
Pittsburgh 30, KANSAS CITY 3 Tampa Bay 16, DETROIT 14
WASHINGTON 30, St. Louis 28
MONDAY NOVEMBER 12
Philadelphia 31, DALLAS 21
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 7 4 0 .636 198 142 Dallas 8 3 0 .727 240 191
New England 7 4 0 .636 271 200 Philadelphia 7 4 0 .636 215 208
NY Jets 5 6 0 .455 233 259 Washington 7 4 0 .636 198 191
Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 214 197 NY Giants 5 6 0 .455 186 198
Baltimore 4 7 0 .364 171 226 St. Louis 3 8 0 .273 218 226
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 9 2 0 .818 294 160 Tampa Bay 8 3 0 .727 210 174
Houston 8 3 0 .727 243 219 Chicago 6 5 0 .545 212 196
Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 259 253 Minnesota 4 7 0 .364 168 251
Cincinnati 2 9 0 .182 235 274 GREEN BAY 4 7 0 .264 171 210
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 10 0 .091 162 261
San Diego 8 3 0 .727 270 197 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 8 3 0 .727 192 159 New Orleans 6 5 0 .545 245 225
Oakland 6 5 0 .545 235 225 Los Angeles 5 6 0 .455 202 212
Seattle 5 6 0 .455 211 267 Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 188 230
Kansas City 4 7 0 .364 160 182 San Francisco 1 10 0 .091 206 301
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18
MINNESOTA 14, Detroit 7 BUFFALO 19, Green Bay 12
Kansas City 24, OAKLAND 21 NEW ENGLAND 50, Baltimore 21
CHICAGO 23, NY Jets 13 WASHINGTON 34, Dallas 20
CLEVELAND 30, Miami 24 (OT) HOUSTON 42, Cincinnati 21
SEATTLE 38, New Orleans 24 Denver 38, SAN FRANCISCO 28
SAN DIEGO 35, Pittsburgh 7 TAMPA BAY 31, NY Giants 3
PHILADELPHIA 16, St. Louis 13
MONDAY NOVEMBER 19
LOS ANGELES 20, Atlanta 14
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
New England 8 4 0 .667 321 221 Dallas 8 4 0 .667 260 225
Miami 7 5 0 .583 222 172 Philadelphia 8 4 0 .667 231 221
Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 233 209 Washington 8 4 0 .667 222 211
NY Jets 5 7 0 .417 246 282 NY Giants 5 7 0 .417 189 229
Baltimore 4 8 0 .333 192 276 St. Louis 3 9 0 .250 231 242
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Houston 9 3 0 .750 285 240 Tampa Bay 9 3 0 .750 241 177
Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 301 195 Chicago 7 5 0 .583 235 209
Cleveland 8 4 0 .667 289 277 Minnesota 5 7 0 .417 182 258
Cincinnati 2 10 0 .167 256 316 GREEN BAY 4 8 0 .333 183 229
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 1 11 0 .083 169 275
San Diego 9 3 0 .750 305 204 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 9 3 0 .750 230 187 New Orleans 6 6 0 .500 269 263
Seattle 6 6 0 .500 249 291 Los Angeles 6 6 0 .500 222 226
Oakland 6 6 0 .500 256 249 Atlanta 4 8 0 .333 202 250
Kansas City 5 7 0 .417 184 203 San Francisco 1 11 0 .083 234 339
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22
Houston 30, DALLAS 24 DETROIT 20, Chicago 0
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25
Buffalo 16, NEW ENGLAND 13 (OT) SAN DIEGO 28, Kansas City 7
Miami 28, BALTIMORE 24 PITTSBURGH 33, Cleveland 30 (OT)
Minnesota 23, TAMPA BAY 22 Philadelphia 21, GREEN BAY 10
Los Angeles 26, SAN FRANCISCO 20 New Orleans 37, ATLANTA 6
CINCINNATI 34, St. Louis 28 Oakland 14, DENVER 10
NY GIANTS 14, Washington 6
MONDAY NOVEMBER 26
SEATTLE 30, NY Jets 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 8 5 0 .615 250 196 Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 252 231
New England 8 5 0 .615 334 237 Dallas 8 5 0 .615 284 255
Buffalo 7 6 0 .538 249 222 Washington 8 5 0 .615 228 225
NY Jets 5 8 0 .385 253 312 NY Giants 6 7 0 .462 203 235
Baltimore 4 9 0 .308 216 304 St. Louis 3 10 0 .231 259 276
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 334 225 Tampa Bay 9 4 0 .692 263 200
Houston 10 3 0 .769 315 264 Chicago 7 6 0 .538 235 229
Cleveland 8 5 0 .615 319 310 Minnesota 6 7 0 .463 205 280
Cincinnati 3 10 0 .231 290 344 GREEN BAY 4 9 0 .308 193 250
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 2 11 0 .154 189 275
San Diego 10 3 0 .769 333 211 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 9 4 0 .692 240 201 New Orleans 7 6 0 .538 306 269
Oakland 7 6 0 .538 270 259 Los Angeles 7 6 0 .538 248 246
Seattle 7 6 0 .539 279 298 Atlanta 4 9 0 .308 208 287
Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 191 231 San Francisco 1 12 0 .077 254 365
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29
MIAMI 39, New England 24
SUNDAY DECEMBER 2
DALLAS 28, NY Giants 7 PITTSBURGH 37, Cincinnati 17
NY JETS 30, Baltimore 17 Atlanta 28, SAN DIEGO 26
PHILADELPHIA 44, Detroit 7 Chicago 14, TAMPA BAY 0
CLEVELAND 14, Houston 7 Denver 19, BUFFALO 16
LOS ANGELES 27, Minnesota 21 (OT) WASHINGTON 38, Green Bay 21
KANSAS CITY 37, Seattle 21 ST. LOUIS 13, San Francisco 10
MONDAY DECEMBER 3
Oakland 42, NEW ORLEANS 35
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 9 5 0 .643 289 220 Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 296 238
New England 8 6 0 .571 358 276 Dallas 9 5 0 .643 312 262
Buffalo 7 7 0 .500 265 241 Washington 9 5 0 .643 266 246
NY Jets 6 8 0 .429 283 329 NY Giants 6 8 0 .429 210 263
Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 233 334 St. Louis 4 10 0 .286 272 286
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Y-Pittsburgh 11 3 0 .786 371 242 Tampa Bay 9 5 0 .643 263 214
Houston 10 4 0 .714 322 278 Chicago 8 6 0 .571 249 229
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 333 317 Minnesota 6 8 0 .429 226 307
Cincinnati 3 11 0 .214 307 381 GREEN BAY 4 10 0 .286 214 288
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 2 12 0 .143 196 319
San Diego 10 4 0 .714 359 239 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 10 4 0 .714 259 217 Los Angeles 8 6 0 .571 275 267
Oakland 8 6 0 .571 312 294 New Orleans 7 7 0 .500 341 311
Seattle 7 7 0 .500 300 335 Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 236 313
Kansas City 6 8 0 .429 228 252 San Francisco 1 13 0 .071 264 378
Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY DECEMBER 9
Chicago 15, GREEN BAY 14 MINNESOTA 10, Buffalo 3
Dallas 24, PHILADELPHIA 17 SEATTLE 28, Denver 23
Kansas City 10, BALTIMORE 7 WASHINGTON 28, Cincinnati 14
Los Angeles 34, ATLANTA 13 OAKLAND 19, Cleveland 14
Miami 28, DETROIT 10 San Diego 35, NEW ORLEANS 0
NY JETS 27, New England 26 SAN FRANCISCO 23, Tampa Bay 17
ST. LOUIS 29, NY Giants 20
MONDAY DECEMBER 10
HOUSTON 20, Pittsburgh 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 10 5 0 .667 317 230 Dallas 10 5 0 .667 336 279
New England 8 7 0 .533 374 303 Philadelphia 10 5 0 .667 313 262
NY Jets 7 8 0 .467 310 355 Washington 10 5 0 .667 294 260
Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 268 251 NY Giants 6 9 0 .400 230 292
Baltimore 4 11 0 .267 240 344 St. Louis 5 10 0 .333 301 306
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Y-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 388 262 Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 280 237
Y-Houston 11 4 0 .733 342 295 Chicago 9 6 0 .600 264 243
Cleveland 9 6 0 .600 347 336 Minnesota 7 8 0 .467 236 310
Cincinnati 3 12 0 .200 321 409 GREEN BAY 4 11 0 .267 228 303
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 2 13 0 .133 206 347
Y-San Diego 11 4 0 .733 394 239 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 10 5 0 .667 282 245 X-Los Angeles 9 6 0 .600 309 280
Miami Dolphins (10-6)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Bob Griese (2160)
Rushing Leader: Larry Csonka (837)
Receiving Leader: Nat Moore (48-840)
New England Patriots (9-7)
Head Coach: Ron Erhardt
Passing Leader: Steve Grogan (3286)
Rushing Leader: Sam Cunningham (563)
Receiving Leader: Harold Jackson (45-1013)
New York Jets (8-8)
Head Coach: Walt Michaels
Passing Leader: Richard Todd (2660)
Rushing Leader: Clark Gaines (905)
Receiving Leader: Derrick Gaffney (32-534)
Buffalo Bills (7-9)
Head Coach: Chuck Knox
Passing Leader: Joe Ferguson (3572)
Rushing Leader: Curtis Brown (574)
Receiving Leader: Frank Lewis (54-1082)
Baltimore Colts (5-11)
Head Coach: Ted Marchibroda
Passing Leader: Greg Landry (2932)
Rushing Leader: Joe Washington (884)
Rec. Leader: Joe Washington (82-750)
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Terry Bradshaw (3724)
Rushing Leader: Franco Harris (1186)
Receiving Leader: John Stallworth (70-1183)
Houston Oilers (11-5)
Head Coach: Bum Phillips
Passing Leader: Dan Pastorini (2090)
Rushing Leader: Earl Campbell (1697)
Receiving Leader: Ken Burrough (40-752)
Cleveland Browns (9-7)
Head Coach: Sam Rutigliano
Passing Leader: Brian Sipe (3793)
Rushing Leader: Mike Pruitt (1294)
Receiving Leader: Dave Logan (52-982)
Cincinnati Bengals (4-12)
Head Coach: Homer Rice
Passing Leader: Ken Anderson (2340)
Rushing Leader: Pete Johnson (865)
Receiving Leader: Don Bass (58-724)
San Diego Chargers (12-4)
Head Coach: Don Coryell
Passing Leader: Dan Fouts (4082)
Rushing Leader: Clarence Williams (752)
Receiving Leader: Charlie Joiner (72-1008)
Denver Broncos (10-6)
Head Coach: Red Miller
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (2626)
Rushing Leader: Otis Armstrong (453)
Receiving Leader: Rick Upchurch (64-937)
Seattle Seahawks (9-7)
Head Coach: Jack Patera
Passing Leader: Jim Zorn (3661)
Rushing Leader: Sherman Smith (775)
Receiving Leader: Steve Largent (66-1237)
Oakland Raiders (9-7)
Head Coach: Tom Flores
Passing Leader: Ken Stabler (3615)
Rushing Leader: Mark van Eeghen (818)
Receiving Leader: Cliff Branch (59-844)
Kansas City Chiefs (7-9)
Head Coach: Marv Levy
Passing Leader: Steve Fuller (1484)
Rushing Leader: Ted McKnight (755)
Receiving Leader: Ted McKnight (38-226)
Oakland 9 6 0 .600 331 308 New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 341 346
Seattle 8 7 0 .533 328 358 Atlanta 5 10 0 .333 249 347
Kansas City 7 8 0 .467 238 259 San Francisco 2 13 0 .133 287 395
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY DECEMBER 16
CINCINNATI 16, Cleveland 12 NEW ENGLAND 27, Minnesota 23
Green Bay 18, DETROIT 13 Baltimore 31, NY GIANTS 7
New Orleans 29, LOS ANGELES 14 PITTSBURGH 28, Buffalo 0
Philadelphia 26, HOUSTON 20 NY Jets 27, MIAMI 24
Seattle 29, OAKLAND 24 ATLANTA 31, San Francisco 21
DALLAS 35, Washington 34 CHICAGO 42, St. Louis 6
TAMPA BAY 3, Kansas City 0
MONDAY DECEMBER 17
SAN DIEGO 17, Denver 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 10 6 0 .625 341 257 X-Dallas 11 5 0 .688 371 313
New England 9 7 0 .563 411 326 Y-Philadelphia 11 5 0 .688 339 282
NY Jets 8 8 0 .500 337 383 Washington 10 6 0 .625 348 295
Buffalo 7 9 0 .467 267 279 NY Giants 6 10 0 .375 237 323
Baltimore 5 11 0 .313 271 351 St. Louis 5 11 0 .313 307 358
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 12 4 0 .750 416 262 X-Tampa Bay 10 6 0 .625 273 237
Y-Houston 11 5 0 .688 362 331 Y-Chicago 10 6 0 .625 306 249
Cleveland 9 7 0 .563 359 352 Minnesota 7 9 0 .467 259 337
Cincinnati 4 12 0 .250 337 421 GREEN BAY 5 11 0 .313 246 316
AFC WESTERN DIVISION Detroit 2 14 0 .125 219 365
X-San Diego 12 4 0 .750 411 246 NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Y-Denver 10 6 0 .625 289 261 X-Los Angeles 9 7 0 .563 323 309
Oakland 9 7 0 .563 365 337 New Orleans 8 8 0 .500 370 360
Seattle 9 7 0 .563 378 382 Atlanta 6 10 0 .375 300 368
Kansas City 7 9 0 .437 238 262 San Francisco 2 14 0 .125 308 416
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wild Card Berth
1979 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard (December 23) - HOUSTON (11-5) 13, Denver (10-6) 7
Divisional (December 29) - Houston (12-5) 17, SAN DIEGO (12-4) 14
Divisional (December 30) - PITTSBURGH (12-4) 34, Miami (10-6) 14
Conference (January 6) - PITTSBURGH (13-4) 27, Houston (13-5) 13
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard (December 23) - PHILADELPHIA (11-5) 27, Chicago (10-6) 17
Divisional (December 29) - TAMPA BAY (10-6) 24, Philadelphia (12-5) 17
Divisional (December 30) - Los Angeles (9-7) 21, DALLAS (11-5) 19
Conference (January 6) - Los Angeles (10-7) 9, TAMPA BAY (11-6) 0
SUPER BOWL 14 (January 20, 1980 at Pasadena)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (14-2) 31, LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-7) 19 - Terry Bradshaw completed 14 of 21 passes for 309 yards and set two passing records as the Steelers became the first team to win four Super Bowls. Despite three interceptions by the Rams, Bradshaw kept his poise and brought the Steelers from behind twice in the second half. Trailing 13-10 at halftime, Pittsburgh went ahead 17-13 when Bradshaw hit Lynn Swann with a 47-yard touchdown pass after 2:48 of the third quarter. On the Rams' next possession Vince Ferragamo, who completed 15 of 25 passes for 212 yards, responded with a 50-yard pass to Billy Waddy that moved Los Angeles from its 26 to the Steelers' 24. On the following play, Lawrence McCutcheon connected with Ron Smith on a halfback option pass that gave the Rams a 19-17 lead. On Pittsburgh's initial possession of the final period, Bradshaw lofted a 73-yard scoring pass to John Stallworth to put the Steelers in front to stay 24-19. Franco Harris scored on a 1-yard run later in the quarter to seal the verdict. A 45-yard pass from Bradshaw to Stallworth was the key play in the drive to Harris's score. Bradshaw, the game's most valuable player for the second straight year, set career Super Bowl records for most touchdown passes (9) and most passing yards (932). Larry Anderson gave the Steelers excellent field position throughout the game with five kickoff returns for a record 162 yards.
Montreal Alouettes (11-4-1)
Head Coach: Joe Scannella
Leading Rusher: David Green (1678)
Leading Passer: Joe Barnes (2456)
Leading Receiver: Bob Gaddis (46-578)
Average Attendance: 44,605 (1st)
Ottawa Rough Riders (8-6-2)
Head Coach: George Brancato
Leading Rusher: Mike Murphy (345)
Leading Passer: Condredge Holloway (1965)
Leading Receiver: Tony Gabriel (48-761)
Average Attendance: 26,361 (5th)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6-10)
Head Coach: John Payne
Leading Rusher: Ron Rowland (814)
Leading Passer: Tom Clements (1809)
Leading Receiver: Leif Pettersen (56-838)
Average Attendance: 21,808 (8th)
Toronto Argonauts (5-11)
Head Coach: Forrest Gregg
Leading Rusher: Terry Metcalf (691)
Leading Passer: Tony Adams (2692)
Leading Receiver: Terry Metcalf (55-568)
Average Attendance: 40,045 (3rd)
The Edmonton Eskimos establishes a single season attendance record with 340,239 fans — the most by any Western Conference team.
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
David Green (MON) 1678 11 51 Waddell Smith (EDM) 74 1214 13 77
Jim Germany (EDM) 1324 9 40 Brian Kelly (EDM) 61 1098 11 80
Larry Key (BC) 1060 9 71 Mike Holmes (WIN) 60 1034 10 75
Jim Washington (WIN) 918 1 31 Tom Forzani (CAL) 58 761 8 33
Ron Rowland (HAM) 814 2 45 Leif Pettersen (HAM) 56 838 4 52
John White (BC) 776 3 52 Terry Metcalf (TOR) 55 568 5 40
Mike Strickland (SASK) 770 4 28 Peter Muller (TOR) 52 542 4 42
James Sykes (CAL) 703 5 38 Walt Passaglia (WIN) 51 626 2 62
Terry Metcalf (TOR) 691 2 30 Willie Armstead (CAL) 48 968 8 105
John O'Leary (MON) 680 5 57 Tony Gabriel (OTT) 48 761 8 44
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Tony Adams (TOR) 394 241 2692 13 18
Joe Barnes (MON) 305 163 2456 13 13
Dieter Brock (WIN) 354 194 2383 15 12
Warren Moon (EDM) 274 149 2382 20 12
Ken Johnson (CAL) 312 176 2344 19 8
Tom Wilkinson (EDM) 205 120 2132 17 11
Condredge Holloway (OTT) 238 128 1965 17 8
Tom Clements (HAM) 211 130 1809 10 7
Joe Paopao (BC) 223 126 1508 7 13
Jimmy Jones (OTT) 199 118 1342 8 12
TUES JUL 10
Montreal 11, TORONTO 9 (42108) - Montreal, led by QB Joe Barnes in the first half and Gerry Datillio in the second half, managed only 259 yards on offense, RB David Green getting 107 of those yards on 22 carries. Toronto QB Tony Adams could lead the Argos to only 113 offensive yards in his debut.
MONTREAL - 3 5 0 3 - 11
TORONTO - 8 1 0 0 - 9
1st - TOR - Terry Metcalf, 1-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Single, Sunter 36-yard kick TOR 8-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 17-yard field goal TOR 8-3 2nd - MON - Safety, Sunter conceded TOR 8-5 2nd - TOR - Single, Sunter 28-yard kick TOR 9-5 2nd - MON - Sweet, 24-yard field goal TOR 9-8 4th - MON - Sweet, 47-yard field goal MON 11-9
Edmonton 28, WINNIPEG 10 (24020) - The combination of Tom Wilkinson and Brian Kelly paid off for Edmonton as they won their season opener. Wilkinson clicked on 21 of 31 pass attempts for 335 yards, including two touchdowns to Kelly. The Bombers' only TD came on the last series of the game.
EDMONTON - 3 8 7 10 - 28
WINNIPEG - 0 0 1 9 - 10
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 12-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Hank Illesic 57-yard kick EDM 4-0 2nd - EDM - Brian Kelly, 25-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 11-0 3rd - EDM - Dan Kepley, 60-yard return of blocked FG (Cutler kick) EDM 18-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 59-yard kick EDM 18-1 4th - WIN -
Ruoff, 41-yard field goal EDM 18-4 4th - EDM - Kelly, 17-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 25-4 4th - EDM - Cutler, 37-yard field goal EDM 28-4 4th - WIN - Mike Holmes, 42-yard pass from Dieter Brock EDM 28-10
WED JUL 11
OTTAWA 30, Hamilton 19 (21674) - QB Condredge Holloway proved he can do the job for Ottawa, as he threw for three touchdowns and 244 yards. Holloway replaced Tom Clements (traded to Saskatchewan) as the starter. TE Tony Gabriel caught two of the TD passes. Ottawa trailed 30-10 before a futile late rally.
HAMILTON - 1 7 1 10 - 19
OTTAWA - 14 8 7 1 - 30
1st - HAM - Single, Dave Marler 26-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 36-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-1 1st - OTT - John Kinch, 3-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 14-1 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 37-yard kick OTT 15-1 2nd - OTT - Richard Holmes, 2-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 22-1 2nd - HAM - Jack Blair, 5-yard return of blocked punt (Marler kick) OTT 22-8 3rd - HAM - Single, Marler 8-yard kick OTT 22-9 3rd - OTT - Gabriel, 37-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 29-9 4th - HAM - Single, Marler 43-yard kick OTT 29-10 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 19-yard kick OTT 30-10 4th - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 3-yard pass from Marler (Marler kick) OTT 30-17 4th - HAM - Safety, Mike Nelms conceded OTT 30-19
Brit Col 28, SASKATCHEWAN 4 (19030) - A weak offense spoiled Ron Lancaster's debut as Saskatchewan head coach. Three second half touchdowns, two by RB Larry Key, sparked the Lion attack. New QB Tom Clements only managed 191 passing yards, while Howard Strickland ran for 108 yards in 18 carries.
BRITISH COL - 3 3 8 14 - 28
SASKATCHEWAN - 4 0 0 0 - 4
1st - SASK - Single, Bob Macoritti 46-yard kick SASK 1-0 1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 25-yard field goal BC 3-1 1st - SASK - Macoritti, 22-yard field goal SASK 4-3 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 32-yard field goal BC 6-4 3rd - BC - Larry Key, 2-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 13-4 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 44-yard kick BC 14-4 4th - BC - John Henry White, 12-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 21-4 4th - BC - Key, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 28-4
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 1 0 0 2 11 9 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 28 10
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 30 19 British Columbia 1 0 0 2 28 4
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 19 30 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto 0 1 0 0 9 11 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 10 28
Saskatchewan 0 1 0 0 4 28
TUES JUL 17
EDMONTON 52, Saskatchewan 20 (43231) - Edmonton unleashed a devastating attack, with 559 yards on offense, 419 through the air. WR Waddell Smith caught 10 passes for 232 yards and two TDs as Edmonton took a 31-7 halftime lead. The Riders replaced QB Tom Clements with Larry Dick in the third quarter.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 7 6 - 20
EDMONTON - 17 14 14 7 - 52
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 17-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Jim Germany, 11-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 10-0 1st - EDM - Tom Scott, 28-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 17-0 2nd - EDM - Germany, 35-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 24-0 2nd - SASK - Mike Strickland, 10-yard run (Bob Macoritti kick) EDM 24-7 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 39-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 31-7 3rd - EDM - Smith, 17-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 38-7 3rd - SASK - Strickland, 4-yard run (Macoritti kick) EDM 38-14 3rd - EDM - Brian Kelly, 4-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 45-14 4th - SASK - Strickland, 7-yard pass from Larry Dick EDM 45-20 4th - EDM - Tom Towns, 4-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 52-20
BRITISH COL 25, Montreal 10 (23422) - The Lion defense sacked Montreal QB Joe Barnes four times for 32 yards to stall the Alouette offense. Lion K Lui Passaglia kicked three field goals, two converts and a single. Keith Baker caught Montreal's only touchdown.
MONTREAL - 3 7 0 0 - 10
BRIT COL - 10 7 4 4 - 25
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 35-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Larry Key, 10-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 10-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 18-yard field goal BC 10-3 2nd - MON - Keith Baker, 25-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Sweet kick) TIED 10-10 2nd - BC - John Henry White, 21-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Passaglia kick) BC 17-10 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 35-yard kick BC 18-10 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 14-yard field goal BC 21-10 4th - BC - Passaglia, 39-yard field goal BC 24-10 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 28-yard kick BC 25-10
WED JUL 18
Toronto 18, HAMILTON 11 (25109) - Toronto won a game punctuated by penalties and turnovers. The contest was delayed 15 minutes due to pregame ceremonies honoring Ticats vice-president Ralph Sazio. The teams combined for 7 interceptions, 5 fumbles and 24 penalties for 250 yards.
TORONTO - 2 9 0 7 - 18
HAMILTON - 8 0 1 2 - 11
1st - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter 20-yard field goal TOR 1-0 1st - HAM - Neil Lumsden, 7-yard pass from Ed Smith (Dave Marler kick) HAM 7-1 1st - HAM - Single, Marler 33-yard kick HAM 8-1 1st - TOR - Single, Sunter 29-yard kick HAM 8-2 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 22-yard field goal HAM 8-5 2nd - TOR - Terry Metcalf, 2-yard pass from Tony Adams TOR 11-8 3rd - HAM - Single, Lumsden 30-yard kick TOR 11-9 4th - TOR - Adams, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) TOR 18-9 4th - HAM - Safety, Sunter conceded TOR 18-11
CALGARY 35, Winnipeg 7 (33194) - Willie Armstead caught two first quarter touchdown passes from QB Ken Johnson, who threw three in the game, to set the tone as Calgary rolled before a record crowd at an expanded McMahon Stadium. All of the Bomber points came off the toe of K Bernie Ruoff.
WINNIPEG - 3 3 1 0 - 7
CALGARY - 15 8 3 9 - 35
1st - CAL - Single, Mike McTague 57-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Willie Armstead, 16-yard pass from Ken Johnson (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 8-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 31-yard field goal CAL 8-3 1st - CAL - Armstead, 75-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 15-3 2nd - CAL - Bob Viccars, 12-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 22-3 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 58-yard kick CAL 23-3 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 51-yard field goal CAL 23-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 90-yard kick CAL 23-7 3rd - CAL - Hay, 38-yard field goal CAL 26-7 4th - CAL - Single, McTague 56-yard kick CAL 27-7 4th - CAL - John Hufnagel, 1-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 34-7 4th - CAL - Single, Hay 50-yard kick CAL 35-7
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 30 19 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 80 30
Toronto 1 1 0 2 27 22 British Columbia 2 0 0 4 53 14
Montreal 1 1 0 2 21 34 Calgary 1 0 0 2 35 7
Hamilton 0 2 0 0 30 48 Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 17 63
Saskatchewan 0 2 0 0 24 80
TUES JUL 24
Ottawa 31, TORONTO 2 (42160) - Ottawa rolled to the easy win thanks to Mike Nelms, who returned a punt and an interception for touchdowns, and QB Condredge Holloway, who tossed three touchdown passes, to Tony Gabriel. Toronto QB Tony Adams was sacked six times and had a key fumble.
OTTAWA - 0 21 7 3 - 31
TORONTO - 0 1 1 0 - 2
2nd - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter 55-yard kick TOR 1-0 2nd - OTT - Jeff Avery, 23-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-1 2nd - OTT - Mike Nelms, 71-yard punt return (Organ kick) OTT 14-1 2nd - OTT - Gabriel, 15-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 21-1 3rd - OTT - Gabriel, 20-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 28-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Sunter 35-yard kick OTT 28-2 4th - OTT - Organ, 51-yard field goal OTT 31-2
British Col 19, WINNIPEG 18 (24727) - BC scored 10 points in the third quarter and held on to remain undefeated and keep the Bombers winless. The difference was a missed field goal by Bernie Ruoff, with about two minutes to play. His kick from the 36-yard line went wide and was conceded by Ken Hinton.
BRIT COL - 6 3 10 0 - 19
WINNIPEG - 0 7 7 4 - 18
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 22-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 41-yard field goal BC 6-0 2nd - WIN - Bill Troup, 2-yard run (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-6 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 33-yard field goal BC 9-7 3rd - BC - Harry Holt, 20-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Passaglia kick) BC 16-7 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 50-yard field goal BC 19-7 3rd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 23-yard pass from Troup (Ruoff kick) BC 19-14 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 17-yard field goal BC 19-17 4th - WIN - Single, Ken Hinton conceded on Ruoff missed 36-yard FG BC 19-18
WED JUL 25
Calgary 19, MONTREAL 7 (51237) - A pass from Stampeder QB John Hufnagel to WR Tom Forzani at 6:29 of the third quarter was the only major scored as Calgary remained undefeated. Hufnagel replaced Ken Johnson with the Stamps trailing 6-2 at the half. The Alouettes debuted LB Tom Cousineau in the loss.
CALGARY - 1 1 10 7 - 19
MONTREAL - 0 6 1 0 - 7
1st - CAL - Single, Mike McTague 50-yard kick CAL 1-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 40-yard field goal MON 3-1 2nd - CAL - Single, J.T. Hay 46-yard kick MON 3-2 2nd - MON - Sweet, 26-yard field goal MON 6-2 3rd - CAL - Hay, 23-yard field goal MON 6-5 3rd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 22-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Hay kick) CAL 12-6 3rd - MON - Single, Wally Buono 44-yard kick CAL 12-7 4th - CAL - Hay, 43-yard field goal CAL 15-7 4th - CAL - Single, Hay 68-yard kick CAL 16-7 4th - CAL - Hay, 40-yard field goal CAL 19-7
Hamilton 24, SASKATCHEWAN 20 (19759) - Hamilton could muster only seven points in the first three quarters, then exploded for 17 in the final frame to win its first game of the season and keep the Riders winless. Zac Henderson sealed the win with an end zone interception with 14 seconds to play.
HAMILTON - 0 3 4 17 - 24
SASKATCHEWAN - 17 3 0 0 - 20
1st - SASK - Mike Strickland, 2-yard run (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Strickland, 19-yard pass from Tom Clements (Macoritti kick) SASK 14-0 1st - SASK - Macoritti, 17-yard field goal SASK 17-0 2nd - HAM - Neil Lumsden, 29-yard field goal SASK 17-3 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 37-yard field goal SASK 20-3 3rd - HAM - Single, Lumsden 15-yard kick SASK 20-4 3rd - HAM - Lumsden, 32-yard field goal SASK 20-7 4th - HAM - Lumsden, 1-yard run (Lumsden kick) SASK 20-14 4th - HAM - Dave Marler, 2-yard run (Lumsden kick) HAM 21-20 4th - HAM - Lumsden, 11-yard field goal HAM 24-20
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 2 0 0 4 61 21 British Columbia 3 0 0 6 72 32
Toronto 1 2 0 2 29 53 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 80 30
Montreal 1 2 0 2 28 53 Calgary 2 0 0 4 54 14
Hamilton 1 2 0 2 54 68 Winnipeg 0 3 0 0 35 82
Saskatchewan 0 3 0 0 44 104
TUES JUL 31
Toronto 18, OTTAWA 16 (27034) - The Argos won the game, and knocked out Rider QB Condredge Holloway for several weeks with a serious chest injury. Ottawa also lost DBs Mike Nelms and Ken Downing in losing their first game.
TORONTO - 7 4 4 3 - 18
OTTAWA - 3 0 0 13 - 16
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 26-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - TOR - Dwight Edwards, 9-yard pass from Tony Adams (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-3 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 35-yard field goal TOR 10-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Sunter 35-yard kick TOR 11-3 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 42-yard field goal TOR 14-3 3rd - TOR - Single, Sunter 18-yard kick TOR 15-3 4th - TOR - Sunter, 34-yard field goal TOR 18-3 4th - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 4-yard pass from Jimmy Jones TOR 18-9 4th - OTT - Pete Stenerson, 2-yard pass from Jones (Organ kick) TOR 18-16
EDMONTON 44, Calgary 9 (42887) - Jim Germany scored two second quarter touchdowns for Edmonton and backup QB Warren Moon threw three touchdown passes as the Eskimos rolled. Tom Forzani scored Calgary's only touchdown on the last play of the game.
CALGARY - 0 3 0 6 - 9
EDMONTON - 3 17 4 20 - 44
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 46-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 2-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 10-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal EDM 13-0 2nd - CAL - J.T. Hay, 43-yard field goal EDM 13-3 2nd - EDM - Germany, 8-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 20-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 49-yard field goal EDM 23-3 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 49-yard kick EDM 24-3 4th - EDM - Tom Scott, 54-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 31-3 4th - EDM - Waddell Smith, 59-yard pass from Moon (Hank Ilesic kick) EDM 38-3 4th - EDM - Brian Kelly, 27-yard pass from Moon EDM 44-3 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 7-yard pass from Ken Johnson EDM 44-9
BRITISH COL 24, Saskatchewan 15 (23308) - In a duel of kickers, the Lions won their fourth straight as Lui Passaglia kicked five field goals, and Larry Key scored their lone touchdown to seal the victory. WR Freeman Johns scored the Riders' only major on a pass from Tom Clements.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 4 4 0 - 15
BRITISH COL - 4 9 1 10 - 24
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 52-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 27-yard field goal BC 4-0 1st - SASK - Freeman Johns, 49-yard pass from Tom Clements (Bob Macoritti kick) SASK 7-4 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 23-yard field goal TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 42-yard kick SASK 8-7 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 25-yard field goal SASK 11-7 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 47-yard field goal SASK 11-10 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 20-yard field goal BC 13-11 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 24-yard kick BC 13-12 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 28-yard field goal SASK 15-13 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 48-yard kick SASK 15-14 4th - BC - Passaglia, 42-yard field goal BC 17-15 4th - BC - Larry Key, 2-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 24-15
WED AUG 1
Montreal 21, HAMILTON 8 (20497) - Montreal found the perfect cure for its offensive woes in the form of the hapless Hamilton defense. The Alouettes, who had scored only one touchdown in their opening three games, managed to find the end zone twice, as Joe Barnes was replaced at QB by Bob Calcagni.
MONTREAL - 6 14 1 0 - 21
HAMILTON - 1 0 1 6 - 8
1st - HAM - Single, Zac Henderson 40-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 13-yard field goal MON 3-1 1st - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal MON 6-1 2nd - MON - Chuck McMann, 9-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 13-1 2nd - MON - Barnes, 7-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 20-1 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 21-yard kick MON 21-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Henderson 37-yard kick MON 21-2 4th - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 12-yard pass from Dave Marler MON 21-8
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 77 39 British Columbia 4 0 0 8 96 47
Toronto 2 2 0 4 47 69 Edmonton 3 0 0 6 124 39
Montreal 2 2 0 4 49 61 Calgary 2 1 0 4 63 58
Hamilton 1 3 0 2 62 89 Winnipeg 0 3 0 0 35 82
Saskatchewan 0 4 0 0 59 128
TUES AUG 7
MONTREAL 25, Winnipeg 10 (41232) - David Green rambled 17 yards for the first touchdown of the game on the last play of the third quarter, breaking a 7-7 tie and sending Montreal to the win. Don Sweet kicked three FGs, two converts and a single for the Als, while Winnipeg K Bernie Ruoff made three FGs and a single.
WINNIPEG - 3 0 4 3 - 10
MONTREAL - 6 1 7 11 - 25
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 39-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Sweet, 45-yard field goal MON 6-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 42-yard field goal MON 6-3 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 41-yard kick MON 7-3 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 40-yard field goal MON 7-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 40-yard kick TIED 7-7 3rd - MON - David Green, 17-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 14-7 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 48-yard field goal MON 14-10 4th - MON - Bob Gaddis, 17-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 21-10 4th - MON - Single, Wally Buono 47-yard kick MON 22-10 4th - MON - Sweet, 28-yard field goal MON 25-10
BRITISH COL 14, Edmonton 14 (T) (30137) - Edmonton and BC remained the only undefeated teams in the CFL after a hard-hitting battle that ended in a tie. The Lions sacked Edmonton QBs Tom Wilkinson and Warren Moon six times, while the Eskimo defense held the Lions to just 11 first downs and 211 net yards.
EDMONTON - 7 7 0 0 - 14
BRIT COL - 7 3 4 0 - 14
1st - EDM - Waddell Smith, 24-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - BC - Leon Bright, 16-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Lui Passaglia kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-7 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 46-yard field goal EDM 14-10 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 53-yard kick EDM 14-11 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 53-yard field goal TIED 14-14
WED AUG 8
TORONTO 25, Hamilton 0 (41282) - DT Ecomet Burley pounced on a loose ball in the Hamilton end zone midway through the fourth quarter that capped an Argo rout. The game took place a day after GM Bob Shaw resigned after a disagreement with owner Harold Ballard over whether coach John Payne should be fired.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
TORONTO - 4 3 4 14 - 25
1st - TOR - Single, Ian Sunter, 37-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Sunter, 17-yard field goal TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 43-yard field goal TOR 7-0 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 18-yard field goal TOR 10-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Sunter 22-yard kick TOR 11-0 4th - TOR - Mark Jackson, 10-yard run (Sunter kick) TOR 18-0 4th - TOR - Ecomet Burley recovered fumble in end zone (Sunter kick) TOR 25-0
CALGARY 27, Ottawa 17 (32780) - Calgary held a slim 6-3 lead going into the second quarter then exploded for three quick touchdowns. Ottawa managed 309 yards on offense, while holding the Stampeders to 109 rushing yards and 99 passing.
OTTAWA - 3 7 7 0 - 17
CALGARY - 6 21 0 0 - 27
1st - CAL - Single, J.T. Hay 70-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 28-yard field goal OTT 3-1 1st - CAL - Single, Hay 52-yard kick OTT 3-2 1st - CAL - Single, Mike McTague 79-yard kick TIED 3-3 1st - CAL - Hay, 27-yard field goal CAL 6-3 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 18-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 13-3 2nd - CAL - Reggie Lewis, 9-yard fumble recovery (Hay kick) CAL 20-3 2nd - CAL - Richard Crump, 3-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 27-3 2nd - OTT - Mike Nelms, 48-yard punt return (Organ kick) CAL 27-10 3rd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 7-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Organ kick) CAL 27-17
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Toronto 3 2 0 6 72 69 British Columbia 4 0 1 9 110 61
Montreal 3 2 0 6 74 71 Edmonton 3 0 1 7 138 53
Ottawa 2 2 0 4 94 66 Calgary 3 1 0 6 90 75
Hamilton 1 4 0 2 62 114 Winnipeg 0 4 0 0 45 107
Saskatchewan 0 4 0 0 59 128
TUES AUG 14
OTTAWA 24, Edmonton 24 (T) (27050) - Peter Stenerson's touchdown catch, from an ailing Condredge Holloway, with 57 seconds to play lifted Ottawa to the tie. The TD came a minute after Edmonton's Brian Kelly caught a scoring pass from Eskimo backup QB Warren Moon.
EDMONTON - 0 0 10 14 - 24
OTTAWA - 3 7 7 7 - 24
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 42-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Mike Murphy, 3-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 10-0 3rd - EDM - Angelo Santucci, 47-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) OTT 10-7 3rd - OTT - Ross Clarkson, 4-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 17-7 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 44-yard field goal OTT 17-10 4th - EDM - John Konihowski, 12-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) TIED 17-17 4th - EDM - Brian Kelly, 65-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 24-17 4th - OTT - Peter Stenerson, 39-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) TIED 24-24
WINNIPEG 27, Hamilton 21 (24660) - Winnipeg won its first game of the season, as QB Dieter Brock threw three first half touchdown passes, two to Jim Washington. Brock Aynsley scored both Ticat touchdowns, on passes from QB Charlie Weatherbie in the second quarter and Ed Smith in the fourth quarter.
HAMILTON - 0 10 3 8 - 21
WINNIPEG - 7 14 6 0 - 27
1st - WIN - Mike Holmes, 13-yard from Dieter Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Jim Washington, 22-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - HAM - Neil Lumsden, 20-yard field goal WIN 14-3 2nd - WIN - J. Washington, 32-yared pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 21-3 2nd - HAM - Brock Aynsley, 63-yard pass from Charlie Weatherbie (Lumsden kick) WIN 21-10 3rd - HAM - Lumsden, 38-yard field goal WIN 21-13 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 44-yard field goal WIN 24-13 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 43-yard field goal WIN 27-13 4th - HAM - Aynsley, 30-yard pass from Ed Smith (Lumsden kick) WIN 27-20 4th - HAM - Single, Lumsden 67-yard kick WIN 27-21
WED AUG 15
TORONTO 21, Saskatchewan 12 (41251) - RBs Terry Metcalf and Mike McArthur scored the only Argo touchdowns in a game that featured missed opportunities by both clubs. Saskatchewan workhouse Mike Strickland scored the Riders' only touchdown, in the fourth quarter, as the Riders remained winless.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 2 1 6 - 12
TORONTO - 0 13 7 1 - 21
1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 16-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 43-yard kick SASK 4-0 2nd - TOR - Terry Metcalf, 10-yard pass from Tony Adams (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-4 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 50-yard kick TOR 7-5 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 20-yard field goal TOR 10-5 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 13-yard field goal TOR 13-5 3rd - TOR - Mike McArthur, 5-yard run (Sunter kick) TOR 20-5 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 52-yard kick TOR 20-6 4th - TOR - Single, Sunter 52-yard kick TOR 21-6 4th - SASK - Mike Strickland, 2-yard run TOR 21-12
CALGARY 22, British Col 10 (34825) - Before a record crowd, Calgary handed the Lions their first loss of the season and moved into a second place tie with Edmonton. The Stampeders rallied from a 9-0 deficit with second half touchdowns by Richard Crump and Willie Armstead.
BRIT COL - 6 3 1 0 - 10
CALGARY - 0 8 7 7 - 22
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 24-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 19-yard field goal BC 6-0 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 42-yard field goal BC 9-0 2nd - CAL - Willie Burden, 13-yard pass from Ken Johnson (J.T. Hay kick) BC 9-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 90-yard kick BC 9-8 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 54-yard kick BC 10-8 3rd - CAL - Richard Crump, 3-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 15-10 4th - CAL - Willie Armstead, 28-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 22-10
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Toronto 4 2 0 8 93 81 British Columbia 4 1 1 9 120 83
Montreal 3 2 0 6 74 71 Edmonton 3 0 2 8 162 77
Ottawa 2 2 1 5 118 90 Calgary 4 1 0 8 112 85
Hamilton 1 5 0 2 83 141 Winnipeg 1 4 0 2 72 128
Saskatchewan 0 5 0 0 71 149
MON AUG 20
MONTREAL 32, Ottawa 14 (51487) - Montreal's offense was sparked by QB Joe Barnes, who threw two touchdown passes, and RB David Green, who ran 21 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns, as the Alouettes moved into a tie with Toronto on top of the East.
OTTAWA - 7 3 3 1 - 14
MONTREAL - 7 10 7 8 - 32
1st - MON - Bob Gaddis, 11-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Richard Holmes, 60-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Gerry Organ kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Sweet, 30-yard field goal MON 10-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 37-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2nd - MON - John O'Leary, 14-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 17-10 3rd - MON - David Green, 34-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 24-10 3rd - OTT - Organ, 15-yard field goal MON 24-13 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 29-yard kick MON 24-14 4th - MON - Green, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 31-14 4th - MON - Single, Wally Buono 56-yard kick MON 32-14
TUES AUG 21
British Col 22, HAMILTON 16 (18420) - Reserve QB Joe Paopao, pressed into service when Jerry Tagge was shaken up in the second quarter, directed BC to a first half touchdown as the Lions remained atop the West. RB Ronnie Rowland scored Hamilton's only touchdown, as the Ticats stayed buried in the East cellar.
BRIT COL - 7 11 0 4 - 22
HAMILTON - 0 3 10 3 - 16
1st - BC - Al Charuk, 28-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 44-yard kick BC 8-0 2nd - BC - John Henry White, 84-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 15-0 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 26-yard field goal BC 18-0 2nd - HAM - Neil Lumsden, 38-yard field goal BC 18-3 3rd - HAM - Lumsden, 21-yard field goal BC 18-6 3rd - HAM - Ronnie Rowland, 11-yard run (Lumsden kick) BC 18-13 4th - BC - Passaglia, 17-yard field goal BC 21-13 4th - HAM - Lumsden, 40-yard field goal BC 21-16 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 63-yard kick BC 22-16
EDMONTON 41, Winnipeg 13 (42778) - Edmonton shook loose from a stubborn Winnipeg defense to score 28 points in the second half to roll to an easy win and remain unbeaten. K Dave Cutler contributed 17 points to the Edmonton cause, with four converts, a single and four FGs.
WINNIPEG - 0 13 0 0 - 13
EDMONTON - 3 10 11 17 - 41
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 30-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 47-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 12-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - WIN - Richard Holmes, 75-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 10-6 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 8-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 13-10 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 12-yard field goal TIED 13-13 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 53-yard kick EDM 14-13 3rd - EDM - Stu Lang, 36-yard pass from Smith (Cutler kick) EDM 21-13 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 23-yard field goal EDM 24-13 4th - EDM - Tom Scott, 20-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 31-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 18-yard field goal EDM 34-13 4th - EDM - Brian Kelly, 21-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 41-13
WED AUG 22
Calgary 6, SASKATCHEWAN 5 (20790) - Calgary edged the winless Roughriders in a bumbling game in which the kickers accounted for all of the scoring. The game was marred by penalties, fumbles and interceptions. Calgary gained only 81 yards and 5 first downs, Saskatchewan 106 yards and eight first downs.
CALGARY - 0 0 3 3 - 6
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 3 1 - 5
1st - SASK - Single, Bob Marcoritti 68-yard kick SASK 1-0 3rd - CAL - J.T. Hay, 47-yard field goal CAL 3-1 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 42-yard field goal SASK 4-3 4th - CAL - Hay, 34-yard field goal CAL 6-4 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 67-yard kick CAL 6-5
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Toronto 4 2 0 8 93 81 British Columbia 5 1 1 11 142 99
Montreal 4 2 0 8 106 85 Edmonton 4 0 2 10 203 90
Ottawa 2 3 1 5 132 122 Calgary 5 1 0 10 118 90
Hamilton 1 6 0 2 99 163 Winnipeg 1 5 0 2 85 169
Saskatchewan 0 6 0 0 76 155
TUES AUG 28
WINNIPEG 30, Saskatchewan 1 (25159) - Winnipeg QB Dieter Brock threw three touchdown passes as the Bombers kept Saskatchewan winless. The Winnipeg defense sacked Rider QBs Tom Clements and Larry Dick a total of five times.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 0 0 - 1
WINNIPEG - 16 3 8 3 - 30
1st - WIN - Walt Passaglia, 9-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Ruoff 49-yard kick WIN 8-0 1st - WIN - Mike Holmes, 47-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 15-0 1st - WIN - Single, Ruoff 63-yard kick WIN 16-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Bob Macorriti 42-yard kick WIN 16-1 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 52-yard field goal WIN 19-1 3rd - WIN - Holmes, 13-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 26-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 60-yard kick WIN 27-1 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 32-yard field goal WIN 30-1
EDMONTON 28, Toronto 13 (42778) - The Eskimos gave up four turnovers in the first half - and six interceptions for the game, but the Argos could only capitalize on one of those opportunities. Edmonton QB Tom Wilkinson threw four of the interceptions, but also threw three TD passes to keep Edmonton unbeaten.
TORONTO - 0 7 6 0 - 13
EDMONTON - 10 0 8 10 - 28
1st - EDM - Waddell Smith, 19-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 51-yard field goal EDM 10-0 2nd - TOR - Peter Muller, 9-yard pass from Tony Adams (Ian Sunter kick) EDM 10-7 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 13-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - EDM - John Konihowski, 18-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 17-10 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 43-yard field goal EDM 17-13 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 48-yard kick EDM 18-13 4th - EDM - Tom Scott, 47-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 25-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 32-yard field goal EDM 28-13
BRITISH COL 18, Calgary 17 (30018) - Bomber backup QB Joe Paopao, who relieved starter Jerry Tagge when the score was 7-7, started an 81-yard drive with 33 second to play and Calgary leading 17-12. Paopao ended the drive with a touchdown pass to Jim Young, his first catch of the season.
CALGARY - 7 0 3 7 - 17
BRIT COL - 0 7 4 7 - 18
1st - CAL - Willie Burden, 5-yard run (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - BC - Terry Bailey, 25-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Lui Passaglia kick) TIED 7-7 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 66-yard kick BC 8-7 3rd - CAL - Hay, 44-yard field goal CAL 10-8 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 31-yard field goal BC 11-10 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 51-yard kick BC 12-10 4th - CAL - Willie Armstead, 75-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Hay kick) CAL 17-12 4th - BC - Jim Young, 12-yard pass from Joe Paopao BC 18-17
WED AUG 29
OTTAWA 31, Montreal 29 (31672) - Martin Cox scored three touchdowns in his CFL debut as Ottawa held off Montreal. The Riders came from behind in the fourth quarter on a Gerry Organ field goal and single that help up against a last-ditch Montreal attempt to regain the lead.
MONTREAL - 14 7 7 1 - 29
OTTAWA - 3 14 10 4 - 31
1st - MON - Larry Smith, 44-yard pass from Jim Barnes (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Jim Burrow, 30-yard interception return (Sweet kick) MON 14-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 22-yard field goal MON 14-3 2nd - OTT - Martin Cox, 64-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) MON 14-10 2nd - MON - Dickie Harris, 59-yard punt return (Sweet kick) MON 21-10 3nd - OTT - Cox, 25-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) MON 21-17 3rd - OTT - Organ, 41-yard field goal MON 21-20 3rd - MON - John O'Leary, 87-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 28-20 3rd - OTT - Cox, 52-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) MON 28-27 4th - OTT - Organ, 43-yard field goal OTT 30-28 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 40-yard kick OTT 31-28 4th - MON - Single, Sweet 30-yard kick OTT 31-29
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Toronto 4 3 0 8 106 109 British Columbia 6 1 1 13 160 116
Montreal 4 3 0 8 135 116 Edmonton 5 0 2 12 231 103
Ottawa 3 3 1 7 163 151 Calgary 5 2 0 10 135 108
Hamilton 1 6 0 2 99 163 Winnipeg 2 5 0 4 115 170
Saskatchewan 0 7 0 0 77 185
MON SEPT 3
Winnipeg 28, SASKATCHEWAN 11 (22190) - QB Dieter Brock threw two touchdown passes and scored one himself as the Bombers kept the Riders winless. Winnipeg took a 14-1 first quarter lead and rolled from there. For the third straight game, Saskatchewan failed to score a touchdown.
WINNIPEG - 14 7 7 0 - 28
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 9 1 0 - 11
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 25-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Ruoff, 19-yard field goal WIN 6-0 1st - SASK - Single, Bob Macoritti 38-yard kick WIN 6-1 1st - WIN - Mike Holmes, 75-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 13-1 1st - WIN - Single, Ruoff 80-yard kick WIN 14-1 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 38-yard field goal WIN 14-4 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 31-yard field goal WIN 14-7 2nd - SASK - Macoritti, 19-yard field goal WIN 14-10 2nd - WIN - Brock, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) WIN 21-10 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 45-yard kick WIN 21-11 3rd - WIN - Gord Paterson, 10-yard pass from Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 28-11
Edmonton 27, CALGARY 1 (34285) - A capacity crowd booed their Stampeders repeatedly as they failed to spark their offense with a shotgun formation. DB Gregg Butler scored the winning touchdown in the second quarter when he intercepted a John Hufnagel pass to keep the Eskimos unbeaten.
EDMONTON - 1 17 1 8 - 27
CALGARY - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - CAL - Single, J.T. Hay 45-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 42-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - EDM - Greg Butler, 10-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 8-1 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 15-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 15-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 56-yard field goal EDM 18-1 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 57-yard kick EDM 19-1 4th - Single, Hank Ilesic 63-yard kick EDM 20-1 4th - EDM - Warren Moon, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 27-1
HAMILTON 16, Ottawa 9 (19246) - Hamilton treated the Ivor Wynne Stadium crowd to its best performance in years as rookie QB Ed Smith continued to show progress, hitting John Holland, a recent addition from the Buffalo Bills, with a long TD pass. The defense also scored on a Jesse O'Neal interception return.
OTTAWA - 7 0 1 1 - 9
HAMILTON - 7 7 2 0 - 16
1st - OTT - Emmett King, 53-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - HAM - Jesse O'Neal, 27-yard interception return (Neil Lumsden kick) TIED 7-0 2nd - HAM - John Holland, 53-yard pass from Ed Smith (Lumsden kick) HAM 14-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Lumsden 48-yard kick HAM 15-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Lumsden 35-yard kick HAM 16-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 41-yard kick HAM 16-8 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 42-yard kick HAM 16-9
TUES SEPT 4
Montreal 28, TORONTO 25 (45202) - Montreal moved to the top of the East, despite handing the Argos an early scoring opportunity on a pass interference call, which Terry Metcalf scored on a TD pass from Tony Adams. John O'Leary scored two Alouette second quarter touchdowns as the Als held off a late Argo rally.
MONTREAL - 0 17 8 3 - 28
TORONTO - 10 1 0 14 - 25
1st - TOR - Terry Metcalf, 10-yard pass from Tony Adams (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Sunter, 39-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 30-yard field goal TOR 10-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Sunter 56-yard kick TOR 11-3 2nd - MON - John O'Leary, 4-yard run (Sweet kick) TOR 11-10 2nd - MON - O'Leary, 5-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 17-11 3rd - MON - O'Leary, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 24-11 3rd - MON - Single, Wally Buono 54-yard kick MON 25-11 4th - TOR - Metcalf, 6-yard pass from Adams (Sunter kick) MON 25-18 4th - MON - Sweet, 27-yard field goal MON 28-18 4th - TOR - Dan Huclack, 5-yard pass from Adams (Sunter kick) MON 28-25
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 5 3 0 10 163 141 Edmonton 6 0 2 14 258 104
Toronto 4 4 0 8 131 132 British Columbia 6 1 1 13 160 116
Ottawa 3 4 1 7 172 167 Calgary 5 3 0 10 136 135
Hamilton 2 6 0 4 115 172 Winnipeg 3 5 0 6 143 181
Saskatchewan 0 8 0 0 88 213
SAT SEPT 8
OTTAWA 44, Hamilton 4 (23589) - RB Emmett King scored two touchdowns and ran for 141 yards on 25 carries to lead Ottawa to an easy win. WR Martin Cox added two TDs, while Tony Gabriel became the second pro player to catch at least one pass in 100 straight games, the other the NFL's Dan Abramowicz (105).
HAMILTON - 1 0 3 0 - 4
OTTAWA - 7 23 7 7 - 44
1st - OTT - Emmett King, 2-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 46-yard kick OTT 7-1 2nd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 17-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 14-1 2nd - OTT - King, 69-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 21-1 2nd - OTT - Organ, 44-yard field goal OTT 24-1 2nd - OTT - Martin Cox, 45-yard pass from Holloway OTT 30-1 3rd - HAM - Andrusyshyn, 43-yard field goal OTT 30-4 3rd - OTT - Peter Crepin recovered blocked punt in end zone (Organ kick) OTT 37-4 4th - OTT - Cox, 15-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Organ kick) OTT 44-4
SUN SEPT 9
MONTREAL 31, Toronto 11 (51203) - David Green ran 26 times for 210 yards, scoring on the final play of the game, as Montreal rolled. John O'Leary also scored for the first place Alouettes, his fourth in two games. K Don Sweet converted all four Montreal touchdowns and added a field goal.
TORONTO - 0 0 3 8 - 11
MONTREAL - 0 14 7 10 - 31
2nd - MON - John O'Leary, 3-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Joe Barnes, 4-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 14-0 3rd - TOR - Ian Sunter, 43-yard field goal MON 14-3 3rd - MON - Larry Smith, 11-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 21-3 4th - TOR - Single, Sunter 66-yard kick MON 21-4 4th - MON - Sweet, 32-yard field goal MON 24-4 4th - TOR - Paul Pearson, 32-yard pass from Tony Adams (Sunter kick) MON 24-11 4th - MON - David Green, 6-yard run (Sunter kick) MON 31-11
EDMONTON 40, Saskatchewan 0 (40231) - Edmonton ran up 39 points in the first half, along with 24 first downs, and went on to destroy the winless Roughriders, led by QB Warren Moon. RB Jim Germany scored two first quarter touchdowns in the rain. The Riders managed only two first downs in the first half.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
EDMONTON - 14 25 1 0 - 40
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 47-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Jim Germany, 13-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 8-0 1st - EDM - Germany, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 15-0 2nd - EDM - Warren Moon, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 22-0 2nd - EDM - Brian Kelly, 5-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 29-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 29-yard field goal EDM 32-0 2nd - EDM - Angelo Santucci, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 39-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 32-yard kick EDM 40-0
British Col 17, WINNIPEG 15 (27203) - The Lions capitalized on a fourth quarter turnover and went to defeat the Bombers. DB Ken Hinton picked off a Bill Troup pass at midfield. BC scored the go-ahead touchdown on a Joe Paopao pass to Tyron Gray with 7:54 to play, one of seven passes Gray caught for 122 yards.
BRIT COL - 3 0 7 7 - 17
WINNIPEG - 0 5 7 3 - 15
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 15-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 63-yard kick BC 3-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 49-yard kick BC 3-2 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 49-yard field goal WIN 5-3 3rd - BC - Larry Key, 3-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 10-5 3rd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 6-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 12-10 4th - BC - Tyron Gray, 29-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 17-12 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 42-yard field goal BC 17-15
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 6 3 0 12 194 152 Edmonton 7 0 2 16 298 104
Ottawa 4 4 1 9 216 171 British Columbia 7 1 1 15 177 131
Toronto 4 5 0 8 142 168 Calgary 5 3 0 10 136 135
Hamilton 2 7 0 4 119 216 Winnipeg 3 6 0 6 158 198
Saskatchewan 0 9 0 0 88 253
SAT SEPT 15
Ottawa 22, WINNIPEG 19 (25644) - Gerry Organ booted a field goal with no time left on the clock to cap a stunning comeback which saw the Riders reel off 11 points in the last 90 seconds. Winnipeg K Bernie Ruoff kicked six field goals, one short of the CFL record, and became the Bombers' all-time leading scorer (622).
OTTAWA - 0 8 0 14 - 22
WINNIPEG - 7 3 6 3 - 19
1st - WIN - Single, Bernie Ruoff 77-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Ruoff, 39-yard field goal WIN 4-0 1st - WIN - Ruoff, 31-yard field goal WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 40-yard field goal WIN 10-0 2nd - OTT - Martin Cox, 31-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Gerry Organ kick) WIN 10-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 47-yard kick WIN 10-8 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 26-yard field goal WIN 13-8 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 34-yard field goal WIN 16-8 4th - OTT - Organ, 32-yard field goal WIN 16-11 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 39-yard field goal WIN 19-11 4th - OTT - Jeff Avery, 35-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Bruce Walker pass from Jones) TIED 19-19 4th - OTT - Organ, 33-yard field goal OTT 22-19
SUN SEPT 16
Montreal 21, HAMILTON 14 (18511) - A touchdown by David Green early in the fourth quarter was the only one the Montreal offense could produce, but it was enough as DE Junior Ah You scored on a blocked punt recovery. New Hamilton QB Tom Clements threw two touchdown passes in the losing effort.
MONTREAL - 3 8 3 7 - 21
HAMILTON - 7 0 7 0 - 14
1st - HAM - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 48-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 30-yard field goal MON 3-1 1st - HAM - Neil Lumsden, 8-yard pass from Tom Clements HAM 7-3 2nd - MON - Junior Ah You recovered blocked punt in end zone (Sweet kick) MON 10-7 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 31-yard kick MON 11-7 3rd - HAM - Brock Aynsley, 30-yard pass from Clements (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 14-11 3rd - MON - Sweet, 30-yard field goal TIED 14-14 4th - MON - David Green, 2-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 21-14
EDMONTON 40, British Col 8 (42778) - Warren Moon and Tom Wilkinson combined to throw for 467 yards as Edmonton rolled. Their last touchdown, scored in the last six seconds, incensed BC Coach Vic Rapp, a former Eskimo assistant, and led to a brief scuffle between the two teams.
BRIT COL - 1 0 0 7 - 8
EDMONTON - 7 7 8 18 - 40
1st - EDM - Brian Kelly, 80-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 31-yard kick EDM 7-1 2nd - EDM - Tom Scott, 5-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-1 3rd - EDM - Kelly, 14-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 21-1 3rd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 59-yard kick EDM 22-1 4th - EDM - Cutler, 51-yard field goal EDM 25-1 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 73-yard kick EDM 25-2 4th - BC - Leon Bright, 106-yard pass from Frank Nott EDM 25-8 4th - EDM - Waddell Smith, 27-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 32-8 4th - EDM - Single, Ilesic 76-yard kick EDM 33-8 4th - EDM - Scott, 12-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 40-8
Calgary 52, SASKATCHEWAN 10 (20021) - Calvin Kirk came back to haunt his old team, two weeks after the Riders released him, as he scored two touchdowns to lead the Stamps to the easy win. Willie Burden scored three times for Calgary, who handed Saskatchewan a CFL-record tying 10th straight loss.
CALGARY - 16 14 14 8 - 52
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 3 0 - 10
1st - CAL - Single, J.T. Hay 55-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Mike McTague 68-yard kick CAL 2-0 1st - CAL - Tom Forzani, 29-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Hay kick) CAL 9-0 1st - CAL - Willie Burden, 12-yard pass from Hufnagel (Hay kick) CAL 16-0 2nd - CAL - Calvin Kirk, 63-yard punt return (Hay kick) CAL 23-0 2nd - SASK - Willie Wilder, 96-yard pass from Craig Juntunen (Bob Macoritti kick) CAL 23-7 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 3-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 30-7 3rd - SASK - Macoritti, 49-yard field goal CAL 30-10 3rd - CAL - Kirk, 4-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 37-10 3rd - CAL - Burden, 3-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 44-10 4th - CAL - Single, McTague 73-yard kick CAL 45-10 4th - CAL - Burden, 1-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 52-10
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 7 3 0 14 215 166 Edmonton 8 0 2 18 338 114
Ottawa 5 4 1 11 238 190 British Columbia 7 2 1 15 187 171
Toronto 4 5 0 8 142 168 Calgary 6 3 0 12 188 145
Hamilton 2 8 0 4 133 237 Winnipeg 3 7 0 6 177 220
Saskatchewan 0 10 0 0 98 305
SAT SEPT 22
BRITISH COL 34, Toronto 25 (25819) - QB Joe Paopao completed 21 of 24 passes for 244 yards in leading BC to the win, but Head Coach Vic Rapp still considers Jerry Tagge his No. 1 QB. Johnny Bright returned an Argo punt for a TD and caught a TD pass. Tony Adams threw three TDs for Toronto.
TORONTO - 0 7 3 15 - 25
BRIT COL - 6 10 7 11 - 34
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 27-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 17-yard field goal BC 6-0 2nd - BC - Leon Bright, 101-yard punt return (Passaglia kick) BC 13-0 2nd - TOR - Peter Mueller, 7-yard pass from Tony Adams (Ian Sunter kick) BC 13-7 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 23-yard field goal BC 16-7 3rd - BC - Bright, 7-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 23-7 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 27-yard field goal BC 23-10 4th - BC - Passaglia, 41-yard field goal BC 26-10 4th - TOR - M.L. Harris, 30-yard pass from Adams BC 26-16 4th - TOR - Single, Sunter 65-yard kick BC 26-17 4th - BC - John Henry White, 8-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 33-17 4th - TOR - Mueller, 42-yard pass from Adams (Mueller pass from Adams) BC 33-25 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 29-yard kick BC 34-25
SUN SEPT 23
Edmonton 22, HAMILTON 21 (18186) - Edmonton had to come from behind to keep their unbeaten streak alive. The win came when Hamilton QB Tom Clements was called for intentional grounding in the end zone with less than two minutes to play, a call which infuriated the Tiger-Cats.
EDMONTON - 3 3 7 9 - 22
HAMILTON - 10 10 1 0 - 21
1st - HAM - Brock Aynsley, 30-yard pass from Tom Clements (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Andrusyshyn, 18-yard field goal HAM 10-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 27-yard field goal HAM 10-3 2nd - HAM - Andrusyshyn, 32-yard field goal HAM 13-3 2nd - HAM - Ronnie Rowland, 4-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 20-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal HAM 20-6 3rd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 72-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) HAM 20-13 3rd - HAM - Single, Andrusyshyn 44-yard kick HAM 21-13 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 17-yard run (Cutler kick) HAM 21-20 4th - EDM - Safety, Tom Clements penalized for intentional grounding in end zone EDM 22-21
CALGARY 28, Winnipeg 23 (30135) - QB Ken Johnson directed a strong second half passing attack to lead Calgary to the comeback win over a determined Winnipeg team led by second string QB Billy Troup. The result left the Stampeders eight points ahead of Winnipeg for the final Western playoff berth.
WINNIPEG - 7 10 3 3 - 23
CALGARY - 4 1 8 11 - 28
1st - CAL - Single, Mike McTague 63-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Tom Forzani, 3-yard pass from John Hufnagel (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 8-0 1st - WIN - Rick House, 48-yard pass from Bill Troup (Bernie Ruoff kick) CAL 8-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 40-yard kick TIED 8-8 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 32-yard field goal WIN 11-8 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 50-yard kick WIN 11-9 2nd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 18-yard pass from Troup WIN 17-9 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 31-yard field goal WIN 20-9 3rd - CAL - James Sykes, 3-yard run (Willie Burden run) WIN 20-17 4th - CAL - Willie Armstead, 29-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 24-20 4th - CAL - Hay, 37-yard field goal CAL 27-20 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 35-yard field goal CAL 27-23 4th - CAL - Single, McTague 52-yard kick CAL 28-23
MONTREAL 11, Saskatchewan 3 (35240) - RB David Green scored his sixth TD in as many games and went over the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the season, as he rumbled for 189 yards on 25 carries. The win moved Montreal five points ahead of Ottawa in the East, while the Riders, who lost a club record 11th straight.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 0 0 - 3
MONTREAL - 3 1 7 0 - 11
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 25-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - SASK - Bob Macroritti, 36-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 36-yard kick MON 4-3 3rd - MON - David Green, 17-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 11-3
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 8 3 0 16 226 169 X-Edmonton 9 0 2 20 360 133
Ottawa 5 4 1 11 238 190 X-British Columbia 8 2 1 17 219 196
Toronto 4 6 0 8 167 202 Calgary 7 3 0 14 216 168
Hamilton 2 9 0 4 154 259 Winnipeg 3 8 0 6 200 248
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 0 11 0 0 101 316
SAT SEPT 29
Hamilton 17, TORONTO 16 (37023) - Hamilton moved within shooting distance of the CFL Eastern Conference playoffs by knocking off the team ahead of them. Tom Clements tossed a touchdown pass to Leif Pettersen with less than a minute to play, then tossed a two-point conversion to Pettersen for the win.
HAMILTON - 1 8 0 8 - 17
TORONTO - 14 0 1 1 - 16
1st - TOR - Mark Bragagnolo, 1-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 38-yard kick TOR 7-1 1st - TOR - Mark Kramer, 32-yard interception return (Sunter kick) TOR 14-1 2nd - HAM - Andrusyshyn, 36-yard field goal TOR 14-4 2nd - HAM - Single, Andrusyshyn 40-yard kick TOR 14-5 2nd - HAM - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal TOR 14-8 2nd - HAM - Single, Andrusyshyn 57-yard kick TOR 14-9 3rd - TOR - Single, Sunter 62-yard kick TOR 15-9 4th - TOR - Single, Sunter 42-yard kick TOR 16-9 4th - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 6-yard pass from Tom Clements (Pettersen pass from Clements) HAM 17-16
BRIT COL 22, Winnipeg 21 (23694) - Winnipeg lost its third game of the season against the Lions, by a combined total of four points. Winnipeg attempted a two point conversion with four minutes to play but failed. The loss eliminated the Bombers from the postseason race.
WINNIPEG - 6 6 3 6 - 21
BRIT COL - 7 7 7 1 - 22
1st - BC - Harry Holt, 17-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 22-yard field goal BC 7-3 1st - BC - Ruoff, 21-yard field goal BC 7-6 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 42-yard field goal WIN 9-7 2nd - BC - Ruoff, 33-yard field goal WIN 12-7 2nd - BC - Matt Houghton recovered fumble in end zone (Passaglia kick) BC 14-12 3rd - BC - Larry Key, 3-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 21-12 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 22-yard field goal BC 21-15 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 54-yard kick BC 22-15 4th - WIN - Larry Washington, 18-yard BC 22-21
SUN SEPT 30
OTTAWA 29, Montreal 29 (T) (33669)- A touchdown by Keith Baker. his second of the game, on a pass from QB Joe Barnes late in the final quarter lifted the Alouettes into the tie. Richard Crump score twice for the Riders, who remained five points behind Montreal in the East.
MONTREAL - 0 14 8 7 - 29
OTTAWA - 1 21 0 7 - 29
1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 28-yard kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Martin Cox, 21-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 8-0 1st - MON - Keith Baker, 72-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Don Sweet kick) OTT 8-7 2nd - MON - John O'Leary, 4-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 14-8 2nd - OTT - Richard Crump, 14-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 15-14 2nd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 3-yard pass from Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 22-14 3rd - MON - Dickie Harris, 104-yard punt return (Sweet kick) OTT 22-21 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 23-yard kick TIED 22-22 4th - OTT - Crump, 14-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 29-22 4th - MON - Baker, 31-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) TIED 29-29
CALGARY 26, Edmonton 19 (33445) - Edmonton suffered its first loss of the season as RB Willie Burden scored a late touchdown to lead Calgary to the win. He scored his second touchdown with just over a minute to play, made possible when Larry Tittley recovered a fumble on the Eskimo 18-yard line.
EDMONTON - 0 8 3 8 - 19
CALGARY - 0 7 3 16 - 26
2nd - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 69-yard kick EDM 1-0 2nd - CAL - Willie Burden, 33-yard pass from Ken Johnson (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 7-1 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 10-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 8-7 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal EDM 11-7 3rd - CAL - Hay, 20-yard field goal EDM 11-10 4th - CAL - Single, Mike McTague 77-yard kick TIED 11-11 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 7-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 18-11 4th - CAL - Single, Hay 78-yard kick CAL 19-11 4th - EDM - Brian Kelly, 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (Kelly pass from Moon) TIED 19-19 4th - CAL - Burden, 2-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 26-19
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 8 3 1 17 255 198 X-Edmonton 9 1 2 20 379 159
Ottawa 5 4 2 12 267 219 X-British Columbia 9 2 1 19 231 217
Toronto 4 7 0 8 183 219 X-Calgary 8 3 0 16 242 187
Hamilton 3 9 0 6 171 275 Winnipeg 3 9 0 6 221 270
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 0 11 0 0 101 316
SUN OCT 7
Ottawa 20, SASKATCHEWAN 19 (19340) - Ottawa needed an interception by DB Mike Nelms on a two-point convert attempt with 21 seconds remaining to end Saskatchewan's hopes of finally winning a game. Backup Rider QB Danny Sanders put his team in a position to win with a TD pass to Joey Walters.
OTTAWA - 0 3 7 10 - 20
SASKATCHEWAN - 10 0 3 9 - 19
1st - SASK - Bob Macoritti, 18-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - Willie Wilder, 70-yard pass from Lloyd Patterson (Macoritti kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 21-yard field goal SASK 10-3 3rd - OTT - Jimmy Jones, 11-yard run (Organ kick) TIED 10-10 4th - SASK - Macoritti, 38-yard field goal SASK 13-10 4th - OTT - Bruce Walker, 21-yard fumble return (Organ kick) OTT 17-13 4th - OTT - Organ, 29-yard field goal OTT 20-13 4th - SASK - Joey Walters, 28-yard pass from Danny Sanders OTT 20-19
MON OCT 8
HAMILTON 42, Toronto 3 (27293) - The biggest Hamilton crowd of the year saw the Tiger-Cats hand Toronto its sixth straight loss. Hamilton QB Tom Clements passed for 433 yards and three touchdowns, while FB Neil Lumsden scored three touchdowns against his old team.
TORONTO - 0 3 0 0 - 3
HAMILTON - 14 17 4 7 - 42
1st - HAM - Neil Lumsden, 1-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Lumsden, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - Kerry Smith, 22-yard pass from Tom Clements (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 21-0 2nd - TOR - Ian Sunter, 39-yard field goal HAM 21-3 2nd - HAM - Lumsden, 18-yard pass from Clements (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 28-3 2nd - HAM - Andrusyshyn, 18-yard field goal HAM 31-3 3rd - HAM - Andrusyshyn, 17-yard field goal HAM 34-3 3rd - HAM - Single, Andrusyshyn 23-yard kick HAM 35-3 4th - HAM - Gord Patterson, 13-yard pass from Clements (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 42-3
Calgary 18, WINNIPEG 13 (22449) - Winnipeg marched to the Calgary three-yard line twice in the fourth quarter, only to lose the ball on downs the first time and run out of time the second. LB Doug Battershill scored Calgary's only touchdown on an interception return to keep their conference title hopes alive.
CALGARY - 9 3 3 3 - 18
WINNIPEG - 3 0 7 3 - 13
1st - CAL - Single, Mike McTague 51-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, McTague 57-yard kick CAL 2-0 1st - CAL - Doug Battershill, 35-yard interception return (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 9-0 1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 29-yard field goal CAL 9-3 2nd - CAL - Hay, 32-yard field goal CAL 12-3 3rd - CAL - Hay, 14-yard field goal CAL 15-3 3rd - WIN - Brian Gervais, 5-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Ruoff kick) CAL 15-10 4th - CAL - Hay, 22-yard field goal CAL 18-10 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 22-yard field goal CAL 18-13
EDMONTON 47, Montreal 6 (42778) - QBs Tom Wilkinson and Warren Moon led an Edmonton attack that rolled up 496 yards, while the Eskimo defense held the CFL's leading rusher, David Green, to 68 of Montreal's 268 total yards. Edmonton built up a 46-0 lead before Green scored Montreal's only touchdown.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 6 - 6
EDMONTON - 14 24 8 1 - 47
1st - EDM - Brian Kelly, 77-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Waddell Smith, 26-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 9-yard field goal EDM 17-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 38-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 24-0 2nd - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 55-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 31-0 2nd - EDM - Smith, 6-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 38-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 28-yard kick EDM 39-0 3rd - EDM - John Konihowski, 10-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 46-0 4th - MON - David Green, 4-yard run EDM 46-6 4th - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 56-yard kick EDM 47-6
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Montreal 8 4 1 17 261 245 X-Edmonton 10 1 2 22 426 165
Ottawa 6 4 2 14 287 238 X-British Columbia 9 2 1 19 231 217
Toronto 4 8 0 8 186 261 X-Calgary 9 3 0 18 260 200
Hamilton 4 9 0 8 213 278 Winnipeg 3 10 0 6 234 288
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 0 12 0 0 120 336
SAT OCT 13
TORONTO 19, Winnipeg 15 () - Ian Sunter kicked four field goals to outduel league-leading scorer Bernie Ruoff and lift Toronto the win. Ruoff missed a 46-yard FG with three minutes to play, settling for a single. Sunter then booted a field goal with 35 seconds to play to seal the win.
WINNIPEG - 0 10 4 1 - 15
TORONTO - 10 0 3 6 - 19
1st - TOR - Terry Metcalf, 4-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Sunter, 18-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - WIN - Mike Holmes, 6-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) TOR 10-7 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 26-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - TOR - Sunter, 20-yard field goal TOR 13-10 3rd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 44-yard kick TOR 13-11 3rd - WIN - Ruoff, 41-yard field goal WIN 14-13 4th - TOR - Sunter, 39-yard field goal TOR 16-14 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 46-yard kick TOR 16-15 4th - TOR - Sunter, 35-yard field goal TOR 19-15
SUN OCT 14
SASKATCHEWAN 26, Edmonton 25 (20042) - Taylor Field played host to another miracle as Saskatchewan broke out of the winless column, after losing their previous two games to Edmonton by a combined 84-9. The game ended in a wild kicking scene when Eskimo K Dave Cutler missed a FG, resulting in four kickbacks.
EDMONTON - 4 7 7 7 - 25
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 8 15 1 - 26
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 61-yard kick EDM 1-0
1st - SASK - Safety, Larry Highbaugh conceded SASK 2-1 1st - EDM - Cutler, 46-yard field goal EDM 4-2 2nd - EDM - Stu Lang, 11-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 11-2 2nd - SASK - Joey Walters, 52-yard pass from Danny Sanders (Bob Macoritti kick) EDM 11-9 2nd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 52-yard kick EDM 11-10 3rd - EDM - John Konihowski, 22-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 18-10 3rd - SASK - Harlan Huckleby, 3-yard run (Macoritti kick) EDM 18-17 3rd - SASK - Single, Macoritti 52-yard kick TIED 18-18 3rd - SASK - Lloyd Patterson, 3-yard run (Macoritti kick) SASK 25-18 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 36-yard run (Cutler kick) TIED 25-25 4th - SASK - Single, Macoritti 51-yard kick SASK 26-25
Hamilton 26, CALGARY 16 (30925) - A late touchdown pass from QB Ed Smith to WR John Holland ended a Calgary comeback and moved Hamilton into a tie for third place in the East. Calgary had rallied from a 18-7 halftime deficit to within three points before Smith and Holland combined for the clinching score.
HAMILTON - 4 14 0 8 - 26
CALGARY - 0 7 9 6 - 16
1st - HAM - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 23-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Single, Andrusyshyn 54-yard kick HAM 4-0 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 18-yard pass from Ken Johnson (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 7-4 2nd - HAM - Neil Lumsden, 2-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 11-7 2nd - HAM - Craig Labett, 13-yard pass from Tom Clements (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 18-7 3rd - CAL - Hay, 28-yard field goal HAM 18-10 3rd - CAL - Sykes, 3-yard run HAM 18-16 4th - HAM - Single, Andrusyshyn 44-yard kick HAM 19-16 4th - HAM - John Holland, 5-yard pass from Ed Smith (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 26-16
OTTAWA 28, British Col 26 (25708) - Calvin Prince caught a touchdown pass from Jimmy Jones with just over three minutes remaining to give Ottawa the win. BC had scored a minute earlier on a long run by RB Larry Key. The win moved the Riders to within one point of first place Montreal in the East.
BRIT COL - 10 8 1 7 - 26
OTTAWA - 0 7 0 21 - 28
1st - BC - Larry Key, 5-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Passaglia, 50-yard field goal BC 10-0 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 29-yard kick BC 11-0 2nd - OTT - Calvin Prince, 19-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Gerry Organ kick) BC 11-7 2nd - BC - Al Charuk, 14-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 18-7 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 60-yard kick BC 19-7 4th - OTT - Condredge Holloway, 1-yard run (Organ kick) BC 19-14 4th - OTT - Richard Crump, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 21-19 4th - BC - Key, 71-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 26-21 4th - OTT - Prince, 44-yard pass from Jones (Organ kick) OTT 28-26
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Montreal 8 4 1 17 261 245 X-Edmonton 10 2 2 22 451 191
Ottawa 7 4 2 16 315 264 X-British Columbia 9 3 1 19 267 245
Toronto 5 8 0 10 205 276 X-Calgary 9 4 0 18 276 226
Hamilton 5 9 0 10 239 294 Winnipeg 3 11 0 6 249 307
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 1 12 0 2 146 361
SAT OCT 20
MONTREAL 25, Toronto 11 (37690) - Trailing 11-3 at halftime, Als RB David Green turned the game around as he rushed for 212 yards and became the first CFL player to top the 200 mark twice in a season, both at Toronto's expense. He also set a franchise record (1,528 yards), eight more than George Dixon's 1962 mark.
TORONTO - 3 8 0 0 - 11
MONTREAL - 0 3 15 7 - 25
1st - TOR - Ian Sunter, 12-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - TOR - Peter Muller, 4-yard pass from Tony Adams (Sunter kick) TOR 10-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 19-yard field goal TOR 10-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Sunter 50-yard kick TOR 11-3 3rd - MON - David Green, 6-yard run (Sweet kick) TOR 11-10 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 36-yard kick TIED 11-11 3rd - MON - Green, 5-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 18-11 4th - MON - Green, 30-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 25-11
Calgary 37, BRITISH COL 32 (25301) - Calgary fought back from a 30-15 deficit late in the third quarter and pulled ahead to stay when Ken Johnson tossed a TD pass to Tom Forzani with less than six minutes to play. Kelvin Kirk score twice for the Stampeders, on a long kickoff return.
CALGARY - 4 4 14 15 - 37
BRIT COL - 1 19 10 2 - 32
1st - CAL - J.T. Hay 23-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 67-yard kick TIED 1-1 1st - CAL - Hay, 15-yard field goal CAL 4-1 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 69-yard kick CAL 4-2 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 14-yard kick CAL 5-2 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 37-yard field goal TIED 5-5 2nd - BC - Leon Bright, 78-yard punt return (Passaglia kick) BC 12-5 2nd - BC - Larry Holt, 10-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 19-5 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 70-yard kick BC 20-5 2nd - CAL - Hay, 32-yard field goal BC 20-8 3rd - CAL - Kelvin Kirk, 25-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) BC 20-15 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 21-yard field goal BC 23-16 3rd - BC - John Henry White, 2-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 30-16 3rd - CAL - Kirk, 80-yard kickoff return (Hay kick) BC 30-23 4th - CAL - Terry Irvin, 65-yard fumble return (Willie Armstead pass from Johnson) CAL 31-30 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 12-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 38-30 4th - BC - Safety, Forzani conceded CAL 38-32
SUN OCT 21
HAMILTON 21, Ottawa 3 (27211) - Tom Clements haunted his former team in leading Hamilton to its fifth win in six starts as he scored the winning touchdown on a QB bootleg. The Riders had a 54-yard margin in net offense but were hurt by turnovers - three fumbles and three interceptions.
OTTAWA - 0 0 3 0 - 3
HAMILTON - 3 0 7 11 - 21
1st - HAM - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal HAM 3-0 3rd - HAM - Tom Clements, 6-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 10-0 3rd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 32-yard field goal HAM 10-3 4th - HAM -Andrusyshyn, 12-yard field goal HAM 13-3 4th - HAM - Neil Lumsden, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 20-3 4th - HAM - Andrusyshyn, 49-yard kick HAM 21-3
WINNIPEG 23, Saskatchewan 14 (23033) - WR Joey Walters caught 14 of QB Danny Sanders' passes - one short of the CFL record - for 191 yards and scored the only Saskatchewan touchdown, but Winnipeg salted the game away with 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
SASKATCHEWAN - 4 8 2 0 - 14
WINNIPEG - 3 10 0 10 - 23
1st - WIN - Bernie Ruoff, 47-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - SASK - Single, Al Chorney 45-yard kick WIN 3-1 1st - SASK - Chorney, 27-yard field goal SASK 4-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Chorney 43-yard kick SASK 5-3 2nd - WIN - Tennie Pierce, 26-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Ruoff kick) WIN 10-5 2nd - SASK - Joey Walters, 31-yard pass from Danny Sanders (Chorney kick) SASK 12-10 2nd - WIN - Ruoff, 23-yard field goal WIN 13-12 3rd - SASK - Safety, Brock tackled in end zone SASK 14-13 4th - WIN - Jim Washington, 6-yard run WIN 19-14 4th - WIN - Ruoff, 12-yard field goal WIN 22-14 4th - WIN - Single, Ruoff 54-yard kick WIN 23-14
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Montreal 9 4 1 19 286 256 X-Edmonton 10 2 2 22 451 191
X-Ottawa 7 5 2 16 318 285 X-Calgary 10 4 0 20 313 258
Hamilton 6 9 0 12 260 297 X-British Columbia 9 4 1 19 299 282
Toronto 5 9 0 10 216 301 Winnipeg 4 11 0 8 272 321
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 1 13 0 2 160 384
SAT OCT 27
MONTREAL 24, Ottawa 8 (47368) - David Green's ninth 100-yard rushing game helped him break the EFC record of 1,581 yards (Jimmy Edwards - 1977) with 1,681 yards and left him 215 yards short of Willie Burden's record (1,896). Ottawa's Mike Nelms set a CFL record with 1,015 punt return yards on 97 returns.
OTTAWA - 0 1 7 0 - 8
MONTREAL - 0 7 7 10 - 24
2nd - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 45-yard kick OTT 1-0 2nd - MON - Joe Barnes, 10-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-1 3rd - OTT - Jeff Avery, 53-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Organ kick) OTT 8-7 2nd - MON - Keith Baker, 58-yard pass from Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 14-8 4th - MON - David Green, 22-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 21-8 4th - MON - Sweet, 21-yard field goal MON 24-8
SUN OCT 28
Calgary 28, TORONTO 12 (36226) - QB Ken Johnson shrugged off a so-so first half performance to steer Calgary to the win and eliminate Toronto from the playoff race. Willie Burden and James Sykes ran for Calgary TDs as the Stamps broke away from a slim one-point lead at the half to score 15 straight points.
CALGARY - 3 10 8 7 - 28
TORONTO - 0 12 0 0 - 12
1st - CAL - J.T. Hay, 19-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Hay, 12-yard field goal CAL 6-0 2nd - TOR - Terry Metcalf, 8-yard pass from Tony Adams (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 7-6 2nd - TOR - Sunter, 20-yard field goal TOR 10-6 2nd - CAL - Willie Burden, 4-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 13-10 2nd - TOR - Safety, Ken Johnson intentionally grounded the ball in end zone CAL 13-12 3rd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 20-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 20-12 3rd - CAL - Single, Hay 68-yard kick CAL 21-12 4th - CAL - James Sykes, 1-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 28-12
SASKATCHEWAN 26, British Col 12 (28012) - CB Frank Dark ran the length of the field with a Joe Paopao interception to give the Riders an early lead and they went on to win their home finale. The Saskatchewan defense intercepted three passes deep in their own territory to frustrate the Lions' offense.
BRITISH COL - 0 3 3 6 - 12
SASKATCHEWAN - 13 0 0 13 - 26
1st - SASK - Reg Boudreau, 40-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - Boudreau, 25-yard field goal SASK 6-0 1st - SASK - Frank Dark, 100-yard interception return (Boudreau kick) SASK 13-0 2nd - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 67-yard kick SASK 13-1 2nd - BC - Safety, Al Chorney conceded SASK 13-3 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 37-yard field goal SASK 13-6 4th - SASK - Boudreau, 27-yard field goal SASK 16-6 4th - SASK - Joey Walters, 8-yard pass from Danny Sanders (Boudreau kick) SASK 23-6 4th - BC - Jim Young, 87-yard pass from Mike Nott SASK 23-12 4th - SASK - Boudreau, 29-yard field goal SASK 26-12
EDMONTON 19, Winnipeg 11 (42778) - Edmonton clinched first place in the West in a game suspended 10 minutes after a young man slipped down one of the cables suspending a large speaker back about 85 feet over the field. The man eventually untangled himself and lowered himself into the arms of waiting police.
WINNIPEG - 10 1 0 0 - 11
EDMONTON - 7 4 4 4 - 19
1st - EDM - Waddell Smith, 15-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - WIN - Walt Passaglia, 10-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Bernie Ruoff kick) TIED 7-7 1st - WIN - Ruoff, 45-yard field goal WIN 10-7 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 32-yard kick WIN 10-8 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 11-10 2nd - WIN - Single, Ruoff 48-yard kick TIED 11-11 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 39-yard field goal EDM 14-11 3rd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 73-yard kick EDM 15-11 4th - EDM - Single, Ilesic 58-yard kick EDM 16-11 4th - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 19-11
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Montreal 10 4 1 21 310 264 X-Edmonton 11 2 2 24 470 202
X-Ottawa 7 6 2 16 326 309 X-Calgary 11 4 0 22 341 270
Hamilton 6 9 0 12 260 297 X-British Columbia 9 5 1 19 311 308
Toronto 5 10 0 10 228 329 Winnipeg 4 12 0 8 283 340
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 2 13 0 4 186 396
SAT NOV 3
OTTAWA 23, Toronto 6 (21490) - DB Mike Nelms intercepted three passes and recovered a fumble to power Ottawa to the win. Nelms set a team record with 10 interceptions for the season. Ottawa's Tony Gabriel ran his consecutive game string of pass receptions to 107, a professional football record.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 6 - 6
OTTAWA - 1 0 10 12 - 23
1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 47-yard kick OTT 1-0 3rd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 33-yard field goal OTT 8-0 3rd - OTT - Mike Murphy, 10-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 15-0 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 41-yard kick OTT 16-0 4th - OTT - Organ, 21-yard field goal OTT 19-0 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 29-yard kick OTT 20-0 4th - TOR - Mark Jackson, 1-yard run OTT 20-6 4th - OTT - Jeff Avery, 15-yard pass from Charlie Weatherbie (Organ kick) OTT 27-6
Edmonton 25, BRITISH COL 17 (26575) - Edmonton scored nine fourth quarter points to rally and hand BC its fourth straight loss. The Eskimos finished with 495 points, breaking Montreal's 1956 record of 478 points. BC only had 144 yards of net offense and were penalized 16 times for 166 yards.
EDMONTON - 6 10 0 9 - 25
BRIT COL - 0 7 10 0 - 17
1st - EDM - Carl Crennel, 18-yard interception return EDM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 32-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 13-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 33-yard field goal EDM 16-0 2nd - BC - Al Charuk, 18-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Lui Passaglia kick) EDM 16-7 3rd - BC - Larry Key, 12-yard run (Passaglia kick) EDM 16-14 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 28-yard field goal BC 17-16 4th - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 63-yard kick TIED 17-17 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 35-yard kick EDM 18-17 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 5-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 25-17
SUN NOV 4
MONTREAL 41, Hamilton 20 (41382) - Montreal forced two changes in the record book. Don Sweet kicked his 155th consecutive convert, breaking Gerry Organ's record. Dickie Harris also established a CFL record with his third touchdown on a punt return this season.
HAMILTON - 0 14 0 6 - 20
MONTREAL - 24 7 3 7 - 41
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 28-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Willie Hampton, 33-yard fumble return (Sweet kick) MON 10-0 1st - MON - Keith Baker, 26-yard pass from Bob Gaddis (Sweet kick) MON 17-0 1st - MON - Dickie Harris, 97-yard punt return (Sweet kick) MON 24-0 2nd - HAM - Rufus Crawford, 6-yard pass from Tom Clements (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) MON 24-7 2nd - HAM - Crawford, 2-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) MON 24-14 2nd - MON - Nick Arakgi, 9-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Sweet kick) MON 31-14 3rd - MON - Sweet, 38-yard field goal MON 34-14 4th - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 9-yard pass from Clements MON 34-20 4th - MON - John O'Leary, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 41-20
CALGARY 41, Saskatchewan 8 () - Calgary QB Ken Johnson completed 14 of 20 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns, one a 105-yard pass to Willie Armstead. The Stamps rolled up 523 yards on offense, while the two teams combined for 27 penalties for 313 yards.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 0 7 - 8
CALGARY - 3 17 14 7 - 41
1st - CAL - J.T. Hay, 38-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Hay, 30-yard field goal CAL 6-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Al Chorney 38-yard kick CAL 6-1 2nd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 10-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 13-1 2nd - CAL - Kelvin Kirk, 38-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 20-1 3rd - CAL - Armstead, 105-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 27-1 3rd - CAL - James Sykes, 27-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 34-1 4th - SASK - Joey Walters recovered fumble in end zone (Reg Boudreau kick) CAL 34-8 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 22-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 41-8
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Montreal 11 4 1 23 351 284 X-Edmonton 12 2 2 26 495 219
X-Ottawa 8 6 2 18 349 315 X-Calgary 12 4 0 24 382 278
X-Hamilton 6 10 0 12 280 338 X-British Columbia 9 6 1 19 328 333
Toronto 5 11 0 10 234 352 Winnipeg 4 12 0 8 283 340
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Saskatchewan 2 14 0 4 194 437
EASTERN SEMI-FINAL
SUN NOV 11
OTTAWA 29, Hamilton 26 (25540) - Hamilton trailed 23-10 at the half but fought back to force a 26-26 tie in the final moments before a Gerry Organ field goal sent the Riders to Montreal for the Eastern final. Hamilton generated more offense (330-253 yards), but suffered three INTs, two fumbles and 141 penalty yards.
HAMILTON - 0 10 0 16 - 26
OTTAWA - 6 17 3 3 - 29
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 45-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 47-yard field goal OTT 6-0 1st - MON - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 35-yard field goal OTT 6-3 2nd - OTT - John Avery, 9-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Organ kick) OTT 13-3 2nd - OTT - Jon Sutton, 28-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 20-3 2nd - HAM - John Holland, 8-yard pass from Tom Clements (Andrusyshyn kick) OTT 20-10 2nd - OTT - Organ, 14-yard field goal OTT 23-10 3rd - OTT - Organ, 41-yard field goal OTT 26-10 4th - HAM - Holland, 10-yard pass from Clements (Leif Pettersen pass from Clements) OTT 26-18 4th - HAM - Holland, 3-yard pass from Clements (Neil Lumsden pass from Clements) TIED 26-26 4th - OTT - Organ, 32-yard field goal OTT 29-26
EASTERN FINAL
SAT NOV 17
MONTREAL 17, Ottawa 6 (35103) - Larry Uteck returned an interception 69 yards at 12:58 of the fourth quarter to put Montreal ahead 14-6, while Don Sweet kicked three field goals, as the Alouettes set up their fifth Grey Cup meeting with Edmonton in the last six years.
OTTAWA - 0 6 0 0 - 6
MONTREAL - 3 0 1 13 - 17
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 22-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 45-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 22-yard field goal OTT 6-3 3rd - MON -
Single, Sweet 45-yard kick OTT 6-4 4th - MON - Sweet, 16-yard field goal MON 7-6 4th - MON - Larry Uteck, 69-yard interception return (Sweet kick) MON 14-6 4th - MON - Sweet, 21-yard field goal MON 17-6
WESTERN SEMI-FINAL
SAT NOV 10
CALGARY 37, British Columbia 2 (31424) - Calgary led 8-1 at the half, but QB Ken Johnson came out and threw three touchdown passes as the Stamps scored 29 points in the third quarter. He completed 28 of 36 passes in the game for 467 yards. The Stamp defense recorded six sacks.
BRIT COL - 1 0 0 1 - 2
CALGARY - 3 5 29 0 - 37
Edmonton Eskimos (12-2-2)
Head Coach: Hugh Campbell
Leading Rusher: Jim Germany (1324)
Leading Passer: Warren Moon (2382)
Leading Receiver: Waddell Smith (74-1214)
Average Attendance: 42,541 (2nd)
Calgary Stampeders (12-4)
Head Coach: Jack Gotta
Leading Rusher: James Sykes (703)
Leading Passer: Ken Johnson (2344)
Leading Receiver: Tom Forzani (58-761)
Average Attendance: 32,572 (4th)
British Columbia Lions (9-6-1)
Head Coach: Vic Rapp
Leading Rusher: Larry Key (1060)
Leading Passer: Joe Paopao (1508)
Leading Receiver: John White (42-422)/Larry Key (42-289)
Average Attendance: 26,068 (6th)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4-12)
Head Coach: Ray Jauch
Leading Rusher: Jim Washington (918)
Leading Passer: Dieter Brock (2383)
Leading Receiver: Mike Holmes (60-1034)
Average Attendance: 24,610 (7th)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-14)
Head Coach: Ron Lancaster
Leading Rusher: Mike Strickland (770)
Leading Passer: Danny Sanders (1024)
Leading Receiver: Mike Strickland (43-406)
Average Attendance: 21,268 (9th)
October 29th
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 78-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - CAL - J.T. Hay, 17-yard field goal CAL 3-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 30-yard kick CAL 4-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 40-yard kick CAL 5-1 2nd - CAL - Hay, 35-yard field goal CAL 8-1 3rd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 50-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 15-1 3rd - CAL - Ray Odoms, 30-yard punt return (Hay kick) CAL 22-1 3rd - CAL - James Sykes, 25-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 29-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Hay 77-yard kick CAL 30-1 3rd - CAL - Mike McTeague, 20-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 37-1 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 89-yard kick CAL 37-2
WESTERN FINAL
SUN NOV 18
EDMONTON 19, Calgary 7 (43033) - A strong Stampeder defensive effort kept the Eskimos off the scoreboard for almost 25 minutes before Warren Moon struck for two quick TD passes to give Edmonton a 14-3 lead. Calgary held the vaunted Edmonton passing attack to 190 yards, and 63 on the ground.
CALGARY - 0 3 4 0 - 7
EDMONTON - 0 14 0 5 - 19
2nd - CAL - J.T. Hay, 37-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - EDM - John Konihowski, 32-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-3 2nd - EDM - Brian Kelly, 18-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 14-3 3rd - CAL - Hay, 37-yard field goal EDM 14-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Hay 51-yard kick EDM 14-7 4th - EDM - Cutler, 30-yard field goal EDM 17-7 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 30-yard kick EDM 18-7 4th - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 43-yard kick EDM 19-7
GREY CUP (Sunday November 25th at Montreal - 65,113)
EDMONTON ESKIMOS 17, MONTREAL ALOUETTES 9 - The Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes battled each other for the Grey Cup for the fifth time in the 1970s. With each team defeating the other on two occasions, the 1979 classic was the rubber match to determine the team of the decade. The game was played in the Alouettes’ backyard as 65,113 were in attendance at Olympic Stadium. They witnessed Edmonton quarterback Tom Wilkinson throw a 43-yard pass to a wide open Waddell Smith for the initial touchdown of the game. The Alouettes responded as Don Sweet kicked field goals from 38 and 45 yards out before halftime to cut the Montreal deficit to 7-6. Sweet would give the Alouettes their only lead of the game in the third quarter on a 29-yard field goal. But Warren Moon, who replaced Wilkinson behind centre, restored Edmonton’s lead by driving the Eskimos 75 yards in six plays, including a 33-yard touchdown pass to Tom Scott. Dave Cutler made it a 17-9 advantage for Edmonton when he booted a 38-yard field goal. Both teams were held off the scoreboard in the fourth quarter. The Alouettes hurt their own cause as they were penalized 16 times for 145 yards. Near the end of the game, Gerry Dattilio was called for clipping on an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown by Keith Baker. The Eskimos were only penalized four times for 25 yards. Needless to say, Montreal head coach Joe Scannella wasn’t happy with the officials at the end of the game. “There has to be two teams on the field and I don’t believe we were the only team that was guilty of penalties,” Scannella fumed. Wilkinson completed six of 10 pass attempts for 107 yards. Moon was five of 11 for 96 yards. Montreal pivot Joe Barnes was 13 of 23 passing for 151 yards. The Alouettes had 21 first downs and 318 yards of total offence, compared to the Eskimos’ 16 first downs and 280 total yards. Despite losing the game, the Alouettes won all the major awards. David Green was the game’s outstanding offensive player carrying the ball 21 times for 142 yards. Montreal linebacker Tom Cousineau was named defensive player of the game, and Sweet was the top Canadian. Unlike the 1977 Ice Bowl, the game time temperature was 12 degrees Celsius in Montreal. Both the Alouettes and Eskimos appeared in the Grey Cup six times in the 1970s, with each team winning three titles.
Outstanding Offensive Player: David Green, RB, Montreal; Outstanding Defensive Player: Tom Cousineau, LB, Montreal; Outstanding Canadian: Don Sweet, K, Montreal
EDMONTON - 7 0 10 0 - 17
MONTREAL - 3 3 3 0 - 9
1st - EDM - Waddell Smith, 43-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 38-yard field goal EDM 7-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 45-yard field goal EDM 7-6 3rd - MON - Sweet, 29-yard field goal MON 9-7 3rd - EDM - Tom Scott, 33-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 14-9 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 38-yard field goal EDM 17-9
