1977 Montreal Alouettes Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Marv Levy (11-5)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1977 Montreal Alouettes Roster
1977 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Alouettes paced the league with just 245 points allowed. Montreal scored 311 points. John O'Leary carried the ball for a team-best 859 yards.

Sonny Wade tossed for 1,210 yards. Peter Dalla Riva paced all receivers, grabbing 50 passes, while Brock Aynsley accumulated 739 receiving yards.

Vernon Perry picked off 9 opponent throws.

Marv Levy coached the team. The 1977 Montreal Alouettes won the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sonny Wade	136	91	66.9	1210	8.9	9	6.6	5	3.7	105	101.7
Joe Barnes	141	77	54.6	991	7.0	5	3.5	5	3.5	33	73.9
Mark Jackson	76	33	43.4	361	4.8	2	2.6	3	3.9	36	50.4
John O'Leary	2	1	50.0	24	12.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	93.8
Dennis Franklin	9	2	22.2	24	2.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	39.6
Gerry Dattilio	2	1	50.0	20	10.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	20	125.0
Totals	366	205	56.0	2630	7.2	17	4.6	13	3.6	105

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John O'Leary	199	859	4.3	25	1
Joe Barnes	61	485	8.0	79	3
Andy Hopkins	52	218	4.2	20	2
Rick Galbos	47	181	3.9	12	0
Mark Jackson	38	134	3.5	16	1
Horace Belton	27	126	4.7	13	0
Darnell Powell	19	74	3.9	12	0
Ian Mofford	23	69	3.0	9	0
Larry Smith	9	33	3.7	12	3
Wally Buono	1	18	18.0	18	0
Dennis Franklin	7	16	2.3	8	0
Sonny Wade	6	13	2.2	9	0
Brock Aynsley	2	9	4.5	11	0
Peter Dalla Riva	2	4	2.0	5	0
Totals	493	2239	4.5	79	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Peter Dalla Riva	50	676	13.5	30	8
Brock Aynsley	39	739	18.9	105	3
John O'Leary	35	235	6.7	23	3
Larry Smith	28	314	11.2	27	0
Andy Hopkins	11	120	10.9	33	0
Archie Gray	9	136	15.1	18	0
Horace Belton	9	93	10.3	21	2
Rick Galbos	8	43	5.4	24	0
Joe Petty	6	101	16.8	24	0
Ian Mofford	4	41	10.2	20	0
Bob Gaddis	3	120	40.0	89	1
Darnell Powell	2	6	3.0	5	0
Phil Boyce	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	205	2630	12.8	105	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Don Sweet	27	27	100.0	46	35	76.1	4	64	3433	53.6	70	0	136
Totals	27	27	100.0	46	35	76.1	4	64	3433	53.6	70	0	136

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Sonny Wade	95	4141	43.6	60	3
Wally Buono	43	1738	40.4	63	0
Totals	138	5879	42.6	63	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Randy Rhino	49	595	12.1	43
Dickie Harris	45	508	11.3	52
Ian Mofford	3	30	10.0	18
Bob Gaddis	5	30	6.0	17
Gerry Dattilio	1	9	9.0	9
Tony Proudfoot	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	104	1172	11.3	52

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Randy Rhino	14	360	25.7	49
Ian Mofford	4	86	21.5	39
Archie Gray	4	71	17.8	39
Andy Hopkins	2	60	30.0	45
Larry Smith	3	56	18.7	19
Lewis Cook	3	50	16.7	22
Gary Chown	2	32	16.0	20
Marvin Davis	4	21	5.2	14
Bob Gaddis	1	19	19.0	19
Horace Belton	1	19	19.0	19
Chuck McMann	1	15	15.0	15
Carl Crennel	1	5	5.0	5
Wally Buono	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	41	794	19.4	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Vernon Perry	9	224	24.9	92	1
Randy Rhino	7	229	32.7	71	0
John Beaton	4	11	2.8	6	0
Dickie Harris	3	76	25.3	47	0
Carl Crennel	3	45	15.0	23	0
Wally Buono	2	7	3.5	7	0
Jim Burrow	2	4	2.0	4	0
Dwayne Crump	1	5	5.0	5	0
Gary Chown	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	32	601	18.8	92	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Chuck Zapiec				4	0
Glen Weir				3	22
Marvin Davis				2	16
Dickie Harris				2	50
Tony Proudfoot				1	0
Carl Crennel				1	0
Randy Rhino				1	0
Wally Buono				1	0
Larry Smith				1	0
Clifton Alapa				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	17	88	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don Sweet									35	27	4			136
Peter Dalla Riva	0	8							0	0	0			48
John O'Leary	1	3							0	0	0			24
Larry Smith	3	0		0			0		0	0	0			18
Brock Aynsley	0	3							0	0	0			18
Joe Barnes	3								0	0	0			18
Horace Belton	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Andy Hopkins	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Vernon Perry						1			0	0	0			6
Mark Jackson	1								0	0	0			6
Bob Gaddis		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Sonny Wade	0								0	0	3			3
Totals	10	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	35	27	7	0	0	307