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For three consecutive years, the Saskatchewan Roughriders opposed the Edmonton Eskimos with a Grey Cup berth at stake — and lost each time.

The Green and White made amends on Nov. 20, 1976, defeating the arch-rivals from Edmonton 23-13 on Taylor Field to win the Canadian Football League’s Western Conference championship.

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The previous three Western finals had been played in Edmonton, where the Roughriders had endured losses of 25-23 (in 1973), 31-27 (1974) and 30-18 (1975). But the 1976 Roughriders turned the tables after finishing first in the conference and earning home-field advantage in the final.

Led by a devastating ground attack, the Roughriders earned a berth in the 1976 Grey Cup game. Steve Molnar led the way with 144 rushing yards and Molly McGee added 100.

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“We got the run going,” Roughriders quarterback Ron Lancaster told the Regina Leader-Post’s Bob Hughes. “In fact, we got it going so good, I didn’t even think about throwing. I didn’t even know what kind of defence their secondary was playing. I didn’t have to look.”