1977 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Bud Riley (10-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1977 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Bud Riley (10-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1977 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Blue Bombers piled up points with 382 points, and the defense yielded 336. Dieter Brock passed for 3,063 yards. Gord Paterson led all receivers, catching 67 balls, while Tom Scott contributed 1,079 receiving yards.
Jim Washington rushed for a team-high 1,262 yards for Winnipeg.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 62 turnovers, best in the league. Merv Walker picked off 6 opponent throws.
Bud Riley coached the team. The 1977 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Brock | 418 | 242 | 57.9 | 3063 | 7.3 | 23 | 5.5 | 19 | 4.5 | 98 | 80.3 |
| Harry Knight | 80 | 41 | 51.2 | 489 | 6.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 5 | 6.2 | 39 | 48.4 |
| Totals | 498 | 283 | 56.8 | 3552 | 7.1 | 24 | 4.8 | 24 | 4.8 | 98 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Washington | 252 | 1262 | 5.0 | 54 | 5 |
| Richard Crump | 138 | 675 | 4.9 | 71 | 4 |
| Dieter Brock | 62 | 220 | 3.5 | 26 | 6 |
| Tom Walker | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Tom Scott | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Harry Knight | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 464 | 2178 | 4.7 | 71 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord Paterson | 67 | 882 | 13.2 | 58 | 5 |
| Tom Scott | 66 | 1079 | 16.3 | 98 | 10 |
| Richard Crump | 48 | 386 | 8.0 | 46 | 3 |
| Jim Washington | 33 | 263 | 8.0 | 61 | 1 |
| Mark McDonald | 24 | 241 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 19 | 328 | 17.3 | 55 | 3 |
| Mike Washington | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 39 | 0 |
| Slade Willis | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 45 | 1 |
| Rick Koswin | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Joey Walters | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 283 | 3552 | 12.6 | 98 | 24 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Ruoff | 39 | 38 | 97.4 | 57 | 25 | 43.9 | 17 | 69 | 3776 | 54.7 | 95 | 1 | 131 |
| Totals | 39 | 38 | 97.4 | 57 | 25 | 43.9 | 17 | 69 | 3776 | 54.7 | 95 | 1 | 131 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Rosolowich | 60 | 590 | 9.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Richard Crump | 31 | 329 | 10.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Mike Washington | 13 | 127 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Vince Phason | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Herosian | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Joey Walters | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Wills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 130 | 1242 | 9.6 | 46 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scott | 19 | 395 | 20.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Richard Crump | 13 | 341 | 26.2 | 71 | 0 |
| Gary Rosolowich | 13 | 286 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Joey Walters | 8 | 193 | 24.1 | 36 | 0 |
| Mike Washington | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Walker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Bonk | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 1370 | 21.1 | 71 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Walker | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Vince Phason | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Harry Walters | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Chuck Wills | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Lee Benard | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Brian Herosian | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Toogood | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Jim Heighton | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 402 | 14.9 | 43 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Herosian | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Lyall Woznesensky | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Honey | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vince Phason | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Harry Walters | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Rosolowich | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lee Benard | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Toogood | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don Hubbard | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Merv Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Randy Halsall | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Heighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dieter Brock | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Richard Crump | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bernie Ruoff | 25 | 38 | 21 | 134 | ||||||||||
| Tom Scott | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Richard Crump | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||
| Dieter Brock | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Jim Washington | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Gord Paterson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Mike Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Rick Koswin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tom Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bob Toogood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Slade Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 380 |
