1998 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachDave Ritchie
Home fieldMolson Stadium
Results
Record12–5–1
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Uniform

The 1998 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 12–5–1 record. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished with the same record, but won the season series and thus, the tie-breaker. Hamilton also defeated the Alouettes in the East Final, denying the team a trip to the Grey Cup.

The 1998 season was significant with the signing of future all-time team passing leader Anthony Calvillo, the drafting of future Alouette touchdown leader Ben Cahoon, and longtime centre Bryan Chiu becoming a regular starter on the offensive line. Running back Mike Pringle became the first player to rush for over 2000 yards in a single season. The Alouettes also made a permanent move to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on the campus of McGill University after dwindling attendance numbers at Olympic Stadium.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 6 Ben Cahoon WR Brigham Young
3 15 Scott Flory OL Saskatchewan
3 18 William Loftus D Manitoba
5 34 Yannic Sermanou OL McGill
6 41 Kelly Ireland OL St. Mary's

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Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 18 at Toronto Argonauts L 18–21 0–1 SkyDome 12,465
B June 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 44–18 1–1 Molson Stadium 11,752

Regular season

Season Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 12 5 1 503 351 25
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 5 1 470 435 25
Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 452 410 18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 3 15 0 399 588 6

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Season Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–24 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 22,013
2 2 July 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–24 2–0 Molson Stadium 14,388
3 3 July 16 at Calgary Stampeders W 29–26 3–0 McMahon Stadium 27,515
4 4 July 23 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–23 3–1 Molson Stadium 16,149
5 5 July 31 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–22 3–2 Commonwealth Stadium 30,813
6 6 Aug 6 vs. BC Lions W 22–16 4–2 Molson Stadium 14,050
7 7 Aug 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 24–20 5–2 Molson Stadium 16,399
8 8 Aug 21 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 13–12 6–2 Taylor Field 22,042
9 9 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 40–32 7–2 Molson Stadium 17,501
10 10 Sept 5 at BC Lions W 26–15 8–2 BC Place 14,408
11 11 Sept 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 9–30 8–3 Molson Stadium 18,262
12 12 Sept 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 31–31 8–3–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,509
13 13 Sept 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 23–34 8–4–1 Winnipeg Stadium 22,539
14 14 Oct 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 34–3 9–4–1 Molson Stadium 16,152
15 15 Oct 12 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 13–40 9–5–1 Molson Stadium 16,268
16 16 Oct 17 at Toronto Argonauts W 38–28 10–5–1 SkyDome 24,230
17 17 Oct 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 58–44 11–5–1 Molson Stadium 16,205
18 18 Nov 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–11 12–5–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 20,025

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Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Defensive backs

Special teams

Practice Roster

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 0 17 4 7 28
Montreal Alouettes 14 10 10 7 41

East Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Montreal Alouettes 0 6 0 14 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 15 3 0 4 22

Awards

1998 CFL All-Star Selections

1998 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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References

  1. ^ https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1998 Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine 1998 CFL Canadian Draft
  2. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ^ "1998 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  4. ^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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