The 1976 Ottawa Rough Riders Grey Cup . This would be the last time in their franchise history that they would win the Grey Cup .
Offseason [ ] 1976 CFL Draft [ ] In the first round of the 1976 CFL Draft, Ottawa selected Bill Hatanaka.[1] Bob O'Billovich was hired as an assistant coach.[2]
Preseason [ ]
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A
June 28
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
40–25
Win
1–0
B
July 5
vs. Montreal Alouettes
26–22
Loss
1–1
C
July 8
at Calgary Stampeders
39–37
Loss
1–2
D
July 14
at Toronto Argonauts
20–9
Win
2–2
Regular season [ ] Standings [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1
July 21
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
42–16
Win
1–0
2
July 27
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
38–27
Win
2–0
3
Aug 3
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
29–16
Loss
2–1
4
Aug 11
at Toronto Argonauts
27–16
Win
3–1
4
Aug 16
vs. Montreal Alouettes
45–9
Win
4–1
5
Aug 21
at Edmonton Eskimos
20–18
Win
5–1
6
Aug 24
at BC Lions
23–11
Loss
5–2
7
Sept 1
vs. Toronto Argonauts
40–27
Win
6–2
8
Sept 11
vs. Montreal Alouettes
21–13
Win
7–2
9
Sept 19
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
28–21
Loss
7–3
10
Sept 26
at Montreal Alouettes
23–2
Loss
7–4
11
Oct 2
at Toronto Argonauts
20–20
Tie
7–4–1
12
Bye
13
Oct 16
vs. Calgary Stampeders
37–36
Win
8–4–1
14
Oct 24
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
48–10
Win
9–4–1
15
Oct 31
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
25–6
Loss
9–5–1
16
Nov 6
at Montreal Alouettes
26–17
Loss
9–6–1
Postseason [ ] Playoffs [ ]
Round Date Opponent Score Result Record
East Final
Nov 21
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
17–15
Win
10–6–1
Grey Cup
Nov 28
Saskatchewan Roughriders
23–20
Win
11–6–1
Grey Cup [ ] In the final minute, Saskatchewan punted into a strong wind. Ottawa would have the ball on the Saskatchewan 35-yard line. With 44 seconds left, Ottawa quarterback Tom Clements passed to tight end Tony Gabriel , and Ottawa was at Saskatchewan's 20 yard line.[4]
Teams
1 Q
2 Q
3 Q
4 Q
Final
Saskatchewan Roughriders
0
17
3
0
20
Ottawa Roughriders
10
0
3
10
23
[5]
Player stats [ ] Passing [ ]
Player Attempts Completions Percentage Yards Touchdowns Interceptions
Tom Clements
327
196
59.9
2856
20
13
Condredge Holloway[6]
106
59
55.7
973
9
6
Receiving [ ]
Player Games Played Receptions Yards Average Long Touchdowns
Jeff Avery
16
21
338
16.1
62
2
Tony Gabriel[7]
16
72
1320
18.3
62
14
Art Green
53
508
9.6
31
2
Rushing [ ]
Player Rushes Yards Average Touchdowns Long
Art Green
234
1257
5.4
13
69
Awards and honours [ ] References [ ]
↑ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.307, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 978-1-55041-855-2
↑ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.329, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 978-1-55041-855-2
↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.163, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
↑ CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League ↑ CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League ↑ CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League ↑ Canadian Football Hall of Fame - Tom Clements
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