1978 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Eastern Conference with a 12–4 record.

1978 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachGeorge Brancato
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Final
Uniform

In 1978, Tony Gabriel was named the Outstanding Player in the CFL. He was the first Canadian to win that honour since Russ Jackson in 1969. No other Canadian has won the award since Gabriel. By 1978, Condredge Holloway's interception totals had dropped from 9, 6 and 5 in his first three years to just 2 on 214 attempts in 1978.[1] Holloway's share of Ottawa's passing yards was between 25.7 – 32.8 percent over the first three years. In 1978, it soared to 49.7 percent. Holloway's higher profile and obvious improvement would be factors in Clements' May, 1979 trade to Saskatchewan.[2]

Preseason
WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
AJune 14at Hamilton Tiger-Cats24–16Win1–0
BJune 21vs. BC Lions21–20Loss1–1
CJune 28vs. Montreal Alouettes25–4Loss1–2
DJuly 4at Winnipeg Blue Bombers28–27Loss1–3

Regular season

Standings
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders16124039526122
Montreal Alouettes1687133129517
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16510122540311
Toronto Argonauts1641202343898

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
1July 11vs. Montreal Alouettes17–10Win1–0
2July 26at Toronto Argonauts20–16Loss1–1
3Aug 1at Edmonton Eskimos24–23Win2–1
4Aug 8vs. Toronto Argonauts37–18Win3–1
5Aug 15vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats32–6Win4–1
6Aug 23at Hamilton Tiger-Cats36–8Win5–1
7Aug 30vs. Calgary Stampeders27–16Win6–1
8Sept 5at Montreal Alouettes23–18Win7–1
8Sept 9vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers31–29Loss7–2
9Bye
10Sept 24vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders53–18Win8–2
11Sept 30at Toronto Argonauts24–3Win9–2
12Oct 9at Hamilton Tiger-Cats25–5Loss9–3
13Oct 15vs. Montreal Alouettes13–10Win10–3
14Oct 21at BC Lions20–17Loss10–4
15Oct 28vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats34–9Win11–4
16Nov 4at Montreal Alouettes34–9Win12–4

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Postseason
RoundDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
East FinalNov 19vs. Montreal Alouettes21–16Loss12–5

Player stats

Passing
PlayerAttemptsCompletionsPercentageYardsTouchdownsInterceptions
Tom Clements23915263.619901712
Condredge Holloway[4]21413261.71970122

Receiving
PlayerGames PlayedReceptionsYardsAverageLongTouchdowns
Jeff Avery165076715.3683
Tony Gabriel[5]1667107016.08011
Art Green164058014.5476

Rushing
PlayerRushesYardsAverageTouchdownsLong
Art Green582384.1364

Awards and honours

References
  1. "HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Condredge Holloway | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. "HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Condredge Holloway | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. "Ottawa RedBlacks historical Canadian Football League (CFL) scores, schedules, and analytics". Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  4. "HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Condredge Holloway | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. "HISTORY >> CFL Legends >> Tony Gabriel | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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