1977 - Vic Rapp era begins
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:52 pm
1977
A complete off-season change in the coaching staff brought Edmonton assistant Vic Rapp in as the 10th Head Coach. A revamped lineup included rookies Leon Bright, John Blain, Ken Hinton, and Jerry Tagge, and several newly acquired veterans. The Lions last-minute heroics earned them the label ‘the Cardiac Kids'. Their 10-6 record vaulted them to second place (the first time higher than third since ‘64), and a playoff upset over Winnipeg before losing the final in Edmonton. Bright captured the Schenley Rookie award and Wilson wins the Schenley Outstanding Offensive Lineman award, the first Lion to do so.
Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 412 320 20
British Columbia 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
Eastern Football Conference 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
Semi-Finals - B.C. 33 - Winnipeg 32
Semi-Finals - Ottawa 21 - Toronto 16
Finals - Edmonton 38 - B.C. 1
Finals - Montreal 21 - Ottawa 18
Grey Cup - Montreal 41 - Edmonton 6
A complete off-season change in the coaching staff brought Edmonton assistant Vic Rapp in as the 10th Head Coach. A revamped lineup included rookies Leon Bright, John Blain, Ken Hinton, and Jerry Tagge, and several newly acquired veterans. The Lions last-minute heroics earned them the label ‘the Cardiac Kids'. Their 10-6 record vaulted them to second place (the first time higher than third since ‘64), and a playoff upset over Winnipeg before losing the final in Edmonton. Bright captured the Schenley Rookie award and Wilson wins the Schenley Outstanding Offensive Lineman award, the first Lion to do so.
Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 412 320 20
British Columbia 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
Eastern Football Conference 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
Semi-Finals - B.C. 33 - Winnipeg 32
Semi-Finals - Ottawa 21 - Toronto 16
Finals - Edmonton 38 - B.C. 1
Finals - Montreal 21 - Ottawa 18
Grey Cup - Montreal 41 - Edmonton 6