| 1977 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| East champions | Montreal Alouettes |
| West champions | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 65th Grey Cup | |
| Champions | Montreal Alouettes |
| CFL seasons | |
The1977 CFL season is considered to be the 24th season in modern-dayCanadian football, although it is officially the 20thCanadian Football League season.
The65th Grey Cup game, nicknamed "The Ice Bowl", was held inOlympic Stadium inMontreal. The game itself set an attendance record with 68,318, which in turn set a record for ticket revenue of $1,401,930.
TheMontreal Alouettes also set an CFL regular-season team attendance record with 69,093 attending the September 6 game against the Toronto Argonauts at Olympic Stadium.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 412 | 320 | 20 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 369 | 326 | 20 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 382 | 336 | 20 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 330 | 389 | 16 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 241 | 327 | 8 |
| 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 |
TheMontreal Alouettes are the 1977Grey Cup champions, defeating theEdmonton Eskimos, 41–6, in front of their home crowd of 68,318 atMontreal'sOlympic Stadium. This Grey Cup was known as the "Ice Bowl" since the field was frozen in a sheet of ice. There was controversy with respect to the game due to the fact the Eskimos were wearing normal cleats, while the Alouettes were wearing staples on their cleats giving them a huge advantage on the icy field. The Alouettes'Sonny Wade (QB) was named theGrey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence andGlen Weir (DT) was named theGrey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. The Alouettes'Don Sweet (K) was namedGrey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
| November 12/13: Conference Semifinals | November 19/20: Conference Finals | November 27:65th Grey Cup @Olympic Stadium –Montreal,Quebec | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 21 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 21 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 41 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | BC Lions | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 32 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | BC Lions | 33 | ||||||||||||
