1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Bob Shaw
Home stadium	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th, East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Team MOP	Jimmy Edwards
Team MOC	Ken Clark
Team MOR	John Martini

The 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 20th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 28th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–11 record and missed the playoffs. Frank M.Gibson would be in his final season as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Tiger-Cats. A trophy, bearing his name, was instituted by the CFL in 1977 recognizing the Outstanding Rookie in the Eastern Division. Coming off a season as Toronto's outstanding defensive player, he was also an Eastern Football Conference All-Star in 1977.

Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	July 12	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 21–20	1–0
2	2	July 19	at Calgary Stampeders	L 11–13	1–1
3	Bye
4	3	Aug 2	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 11–21	1–2
5	4	Aug 10	at Toronto Argonauts	L 1–22	1–3
6	5	Aug 16	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 17–31	1–4
7	6	Aug 24	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 27–22	2–4
8	7	Aug 30	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–20	2–5
8	8	Sept 5	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 18–33	2–6
9	9	Sept 10	at Toronto Argonauts	W 25–12	3–6
10	10	Sept 18	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 17–38	3–7
11	11	Sept 25	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 20–19	4–7
12	12	Oct 10	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 2–43	4–8
13	13	Oct 15	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 28–36	4–9
14	14	Oct 23	vs. BC Lions	W 31–21	5–9
15	15	Oct 29	at Montreal Alouettes	L 11–18	5–10
16	16	Nov 6	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 24–25	5–11

Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Jimmy Edwards (RB)
• Tommy Joe Coffey was Elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on, June 25, 1977.