1976 CFL season
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The 1976 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 23rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 19th Canadian Football League season.
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[edit] CFL News in 1976
For the first time in Canadian Football League history, more than 2 million fans attended CFL games with 2,029,586.
[edit] Regular Season Standings
[edit] Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Saskatchewan and Ottawa have first round byes.
[edit] Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1976
[edit] Conference Semi-Finals
Eastern Semi-Finals
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Western Semi-Finals
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[edit] Conference Finals
Western Finals
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Eastern Finals
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[edit] Grey Cup Championship
| November 28
64th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario |
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| Western Champion | Eastern Champion | ||
| Saskatchewan Roughriders 20 | Ottawa Rough Riders 23 | ||
| The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1976 Grey Cup Champions | |||
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[edit] 1976 CFL All-Stars
[edit] OFFENCE
- QB - Ron Lancaster, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB - Jimmy Edwards, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB - Jim Washington, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB - Art Green, Ottawa Rough Riders
- TE - Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
- WR - Rhett Dawson, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR - George McGowan, Edmonton Eskimos
- C - Al Wilson, British Columbia Lions
- OG - Ralph Galloway, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG - Dave Braggins, Montreal Alouettes
- OT - Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes
- OT - Butch Norman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit] DEFENCE
- DT - Granville Liggins, Toronto Argonauts
- DT - John Helton, Calgary Stampeders
- DE - Bill Baker, British Columbia Lions
- DE - Junior Ah You, Montreal Alouettes
- LB - Harry Walters, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB - Mark Kosmos, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB - Roger Goree, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB - Lorne Richardson, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB - Brian Herosian, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB - Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes
- DB - David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB - Paul Williams, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB - Lewis Porter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit] 1976 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Ron Lancaster (QB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Bill Baker (DE), British Columbia Lions
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Dan Yochum (OT), Montreal Alouettes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - John Sciarra (QB), British Columbia Lions
- CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award - George Reed (RB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CFL's Coach of the Year - Bob Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| Preceded by 1975 CFL season |
CFL seasons | Succeeded by 1977 CFL season |
East Division: Hamilton • Montreal • Toronto • Winnipeg
West Division: British Columbia • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan
Suspended since 2006: Ottawa
East Division Awards: Evanshen • Hayman • McCaffrey • Gibson • Dandurand
West Division Awards: Nicklin • Martin • Fieldgate • Parker • DeMarco-Becket • Dryburgh • James
League Awards: Outstanding Player • Canadian • Defensive Player • Offensive Lineman • Rookie • Stukus • Pate • Agro • Rogers
Playoff Awards: Grey Cup • Dixon • Taylor • Most Valuable Player • Most Valuable Canadian
Stadiums: BC Place • Canad Inns • Commonwealth • Ivor Wynne • McMahon • Molson • Mosaic • Olympic • Rogers Centre
Defunct, Renamed and Relocated Teams: Atlantic Schooners • Baltimore • Birmingham • Las Vegas • Memphis • Montreal Concordes • Ottawa Rough Riders • Sacramento • San Antonio • Shreveport
