1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 20th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 28th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–11 record and missed the playoffs. Frank M.Gibson would be in his final season as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Tiger-Cats. A trophy, bearing his name, was instituted by the CFL in 1977 recognizing the Outstanding Rookie in the Eastern Division.[1] Coming off a season as Toronto's outstanding defensive player, he was also an Eastern Football Conference All-Star in 1977.

1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachBob Shaw
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team MOPJimmy Edwards
Team MOCKen Clark
Team MORJohn Martini

Regular season

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Season standings

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Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 16 11 5 0 311 245 22
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 8 0 368 344 16
Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 251 266 12
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 11 0 283 394 10

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Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Final score Record
1 July 12 Toronto Argonauts 21–20 1–0
2 July 19 at Calgary Stampeders 11–13 1–1
4 Aug 2 Montreal Alouettes 11–21 1–2
5 Aug 10 at Toronto Argonauts 1–22 1–3
6 Aug 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders 17–31 1–4
7 Aug 24 Edmonton Eskimos 27–22 2–4
8 Aug 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19–20 2–5
8 Sept 5 Ottawa Rough Riders 18–33 2–6
9 Sept 10 at Toronto Argonauts 25–12 3–6
10 Sept 18 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–38 3–7
11 Sept 25 Montreal Alouettes 20–19 4–7
12 Oct 10 Toronto Argonauts 2–43 4–8
13 Oct 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders 28–36 4–9
14 Oct 23 BC Lions 31–21 5–9
15 Oct 29 at Montreal Alouettes 11–18 5–10
16 Nov 6 Ottawa Rough Riders 24–25 5–11

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Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  2. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ^ "1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".