1970 Montreal Alouettes season

CFL team season March 2026 Montreal Alouettes 1970 7–6–1 3rd, East Red O'Quinn Sam Etcheverry Autostade Won Grey Cup Image:CFL MTL Jersey 1970.png Alouettes seasons The 1970 Montreal Alouettes season was the 13th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 25th overall. The Alouettes finished the season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–6–1 record and won the Grey Cup, by defeating another third place team, the Calgary Stampeders in a rain soaked field, which both teams called disgraceful. This was Montreal's second Grey Cup, with the first being in their fourth year of existence in 1949. The 1970 season was the first season under head coach Sam Etcheverry and the first under general manager Red O'Quinn.https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-CFL-Guide-PDF-for-site.pdf 2023 CFL Guide and Record Book Canadian Football League November 17, 2023 June 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230608011405/https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-CFL-Guide-PDF-for-site.pdf dead Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A July 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–23 1–0 Autostade 10,000 B July 15 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 8–8 1–0–1 Autostade 12,144 B July 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 15–8 2–0–1 Lansdowne Park 15,796 C July 24 at Toronto Argonauts L 19–20 2–1–1 Exhibition Stadium 30,866http://www.profootballarchives.com/1970cflmtl.html 1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) Pro Football Archives November 23, 2023 Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsHamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 5 1 292 279 17Toronto Argonauts 14 8 6 0 329 290 16Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 246 279 15Ottawa Rough Riders 14 4 10 0 255 279 8 Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Aug 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 34–27 1–0 Autostade 26,743 2 2 Aug 12 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–10 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 18,992 3 3 Aug 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 14–10 3–0 Autostade 27,046 4 Bye 5 4 Sept 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 7–31 3–1 Lansdowne Park 26,996 6 5 Sept 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 12–17 3–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 28,702 7 6 Sept 12 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–23 4–2 Autostade 25,721 8 7 Sept 20 at Toronto Argonauts W 24–17 5–2 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 9 8 Sept 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 16–15 6–2 Autostade 26,677 10 9 Oct 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 10–29 6–3 Taylor Field 21,708 11 10 Oct 7 at Calgary Stampeders L 4–11 6–4 McMahon Stadium 18,970 12 11 Oct 14 vs. BC Lions W 28–27 7–4 Autostade 18,077 12 12 Oct 18 at Toronto Argonauts L 13–16 7–5 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 13 13 Oct 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 12–28 7–6 Autostade 19,758 14 14 Nov 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 18–18 7–6–1 Autostade 25,886 Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Nov 7 at Toronto Argonauts W 16–7 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 31,794 East Final Game 1 Nov 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–22 2–0 Autostade 33,212 East Final Game 2 Nov 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 11–4 3–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,270 Grey Cup Nov 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–10 4–0 Exhibition Stadium 32,669 Grey Cup 58th Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalMontreal Alouettes 6 3 7 7 23Calgary Stampeders 7 0 3 0 10 Awards and honours CFL All-Star – Steve Smear – Defensive end CFL All-Star – Al Phaneuf – Defensive back References External links Official Site Category:Montreal Alouettes seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Category:1970 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1970 in Montreal Category:1970 in sports in Quebec