1979 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachJoe Scannella
Home fieldOlympic Stadium
Results
Record11–4–1
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1979 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–4–1 record and appeared in the 67th Grey Cup. The Alouettes would lose the championship game to the Edmonton Eskimos for the second consecutive year.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 12 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 36–20 1–0 Olympic Stadium 24,290
B June 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–7 2–0 Taylor Field 18,349
C June 27 at Toronto Argonauts W 30–18 3–0 Exhibition Stadium 35,230
D July 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–8 4–0 Olympic Stadium 27,637

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Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 16 11 4 1 351 284 23
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 6 2 349 315 18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 10 0 280 338 12
Toronto Argonauts 16 5 11 0 234 352 10

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Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 11–9 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 42,108
2 2 July 17 at BC Lions L 10–25 1–1 Empire Stadium 51,237
3 3 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–19 1–2 Olympic Stadium 51,237
4 4 Aug 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–8 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 41,232
5 5 Aug 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–10 3–2 Olympic Stadium 41,232
6 Bye
7 6 Aug 20 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–14 4–2 Olympic Stadium 51,487
8 7 Aug 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 29–31 4–3 Lansdowne Park 31,672
9 8 Sept 4 at Toronto Argonauts W 28–25 5–3 Exhibition Stadium 45,202
10 9 Sept 9 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–11 6–3 Olympic Stadium 51,203
11 10 Sept 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–14 7–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,511
12 11 Sept 23 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 11–3 8–3 Olympic Stadium 35,240
13 12 Sept 30 at Ottawa Rough Riders T 29–29 8–3–1 Lansdowne Park 32,669
14 13 Oct 8 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–47 8–4–1 Commonwealth Stadium 42,778
15 Bye
16 14 Oct 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–11 9–4–1 Olympic Stadium 37,690
17 15 Oct 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–8 10–4–1 Olympic Stadium 47,368
18 16 Nov 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–20 11–4–1 Olympic Stadium 41,382

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final Nov 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 17–6 1–0 Olympic Stadium 35,103
Grey Cup Nov 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 9–17 1–1 Olympic Stadium 65,113

Grey Cup

Main article: 67th Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 7 0 10 0 17
Montreal Alouettes 0 6 3 0 9

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Montreal's star running back David Green became the fifth Alouette to be named Most Outstanding Player. He led the league in rushing with 1678 yards on 287 carries.

References

  1. ^ a b "1979 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ a b "1979 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  4. ^ "Montreal Alouettes Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  5. ^ "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1979 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

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