2008 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Montreal Alouettes 2008 11–7 1st, East Marc Trestman Molson Stadium Lost Grey Cup Image:CFL MTL Jersey 2007.png Alouettes seasons The 2008 Montreal Alouettes season was the 42nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 56th overall. The Alouettes finished first place in the East Division, won the East Final and advanced to the 96th Grey Cup in Montreal, where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders 22–14. Offseason The CFL announced on Monday, April 28, the Alouettes exceeded last year's $4.05-million cap by $108,285 and have been fined $116,570 as a result.CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – CFL News: Riders, Als surpassed salary capApril 2026 medicmedic Montreal was more than $100,000 over, therefore, it will also lose the fourth overall selection in Wednesday's Canadian college draft. Montreal will now be relegated to just one selection in the first-round, coming at No. 7. CFL draft In the 2008 CFL draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible playershttps://www.cfl.ca/static/pdf/cfl/2008_draft_list.pdf Draft List for Year 2008 Canadian Football League 2008-01-28 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black. Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 7 Shea Emry LB UBC 2 12 Andrew Woodruff OL Boise State 4 28 Terence Firr REC Manitoba 4 32 (via Saskatchewan) Gurminder Thind OL South Carolina 5 36 Paul Woldu DB Saskatchewan 6 48 (via Saskatchewan) Luc Brodeur-Jourdain OL Laval https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year%3D2008 Draft Tracker Prospect Central CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2009-11-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120825190801/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2008 2012-08-25 2008 CFL Canadian Draft Preseason Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record A June 12 vs. Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 37–34 Win 20,202 1–0–0 B June 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 16–19 Loss 29,553 1–1–0 Schedule https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/?season=2008 CFL.ca 18 July 2017 Regular season On October 4, Montreal Alouettes slotback, Ben Cahoon surpassed Ray Elgaard to become the leading Canadian receiver in CFL history, with 831 receptions, against the Hamilton Tiger Cats.http://ca.news.yahoo.com/indepth/cfl/s/capress/081004/sports/cfl_mtl_ham_1 Yahoo! News Canada - Latest News & Headlines 2008-11-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110520151452/http://ca.news.yahoo.com/indepth/cfl/s/capress/081004/sports/cfl_mtl_ham_1 2011-05-20 Season standings Season schedule Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record1June 26 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 33–10 Win 20,589 1–02July 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 38–24 Win 20,202 2–03July 10 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 23–19 Loss 20,202 2–14 July 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 41–33 Loss 28,800 2–25 July 25 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 36–34 Loss 30,132 2–36 July 31 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 40–33 Win 20,202 3–37 Aug 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 39–11 Win 27,674 4–38 Aug 15 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 32–14 Win 30,521 5–3 9 Bye10 Aug 29 BC Lions Molson Stadium 30–25 Win 20,202 6–311 Sept 7 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 45–19 Win 20,202 7–312 Sept 12 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 41–30 Loss 30,960 7–413 Sept 21 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 40–4 Win 20,202 8–414 Sept 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 37–12 Win 20,202 9–415 Oct 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 44–36 Loss 20,423 9–516 Oct 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 42–11 Win 20,202 10–517 Oct 17 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 43–34 Win 30,262 11–518 Oct 26 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 24–23 Loss 20,202 11–619 Oct 31 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 37–14 Loss 29,911 11–7 #900F17 # white Games played with colour uniforms. white # #004684 Games played with white uniforms. black # #CED4D3 Games played with alternate uniforms. Roster 2008 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks  8 I Marcus Brady 13 I Anthony Calvillo  4 I Adrian McPherson Running backs  7 I Kerry Carter  6 I Avon Cobourne Receivers 85 I Brian Bratton 86 N Ben Cahoon 80 N Éric Deslauriers 82 N Danny Desriveaux 18 I Jamel Richardson 25 I Larry Taylor 81 I Kerry Watkins Offensive linemen 59 N Josh Bourke T 68 N Bryan Chiu C 57 N Scott Flory G 61 N Luke Fritz T/G 65 N Paul Lambert G 67 I Dave Mudge T 54 N Jeff Perrett T Defensive linemen 48 I John Bowman DE 95 I DeVone Claybrooks DT 98 I Jermaine McElveen DE/DT 72 N Jeff Robertshaw DE  9 I Anwar Stewart DE 90 I Keron Williams DT 69 I Eric Wilson DT Linebackers 41 N Shea Emry 40 I Diamond Ferri 12 I T. J. Hill 51 N Cory Huclack  1 I Reggie Hunt 46 N Walter Spencer 14 I D'Wayne Taylor Defensive backs 22 N Étienne Boulay  5 I Kahlil Carter 11 I Chip Cox 31 I Mark Estelle  0 N Shawn Gallant 20 N Matthieu Proulx  2 N Davis Sanchez 23 I Keith Williams 45 N Paul Woldu Special teams 15 I Damon Duval K/P Reserve roster 10 I Brad Banks QB 21 I Mike Imoh RB 16 N Joel Wright DB Practice roster 34 N Donovan Alexander DB 87 I Chris Dunlap WR 19 I S. J. Green WR 91 I Rodney Hardeway DE 60 N Ryan Karhut G 39 I Chris Smith DB 44 I Brandon Whitaker RBInjured list 30 N Dahrran Diedrick RB 24 I Randee Drew DB 17 I Jesse Hendrix DB -- N Jeff Keeping C/G 12 I Chris Leak QB 55 I Skip Seagraves T 88 N Dave Stala SB 84 I Elijah Thurmon WR 35 N Mike Vilimek FB 43 I Gemara Williams DB Suspended N James Judges DE Italics indicate American players Roster updated 2026-04-19 Statistics Offence Passing Player Att Comp % Yards TD INT Rating Anthony Calvillo 682 472 69.2 5624 43 13 107.2 Marcus Brady 24 19 79.2 199 2 1 113.0 Brad Banks 1 1 100.0 8 0 0 118.8 Adrian McPherson 3 1 33.3 1 1 1 3.5 Damon Duval 1 1 100.0 (−12) 0 0 35.4Stats - Passing https://www.cfl.ca/stats/?stat_category=passing&season=2008 CFL.ca 18 July 2017 Rushing Player No. Yards Avg TD Fumbles Avon Cobourne 145 950 6.6 6 3 Mike Imoh 62 398 6.4 3 0 Dahrann Diedrick 42 263 6.3 0 0 Anthony Calvillo 26 189 7.3 2 1 Adrian McPherson 25 86 3.4 5 1 Kerry Carter 12 79 6.6 1 0Stats - Rushing https://www.cfl.ca/stats/?stat_category=rushing&season=2008 CFL.ca 18 July 2017 Receiving Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD Jamel Richardson 98 1287 13.1 81 16 Ben Cahoon 107 1226 11.5 29 7 Kerry Watkins 84 1178 14.0 36 10Stats - Receiving https://www.cfl.ca/stats/?stat_category=receiving&season=2008 CFL.ca 18 July 2017 Defence Playoffs Eastern Final Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 7 6 0 13 26Montreal Alouettes 3 16 10 7 36 Grey Cup Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 6:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 0 10 6 6 22Montreal Alouettes 3 10 1 0 14 Awards and records Ben Cahoon, Nominee, Outstanding Canadian Award Anthony Calvillo, Led Eastern Division, Passing Yards (5,624) Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Attempts (682) Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Completions (472) Anthony Calvillo, Led Eastern Division, Passing Completion (69.8%) Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Touchdowns (43) Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passer Rating (107.2) CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Anthony Calvillo (QB), Montreal Alouettes Avon Cobourne, Led CFL Eastern Division, Rushing Yards, (950) CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Scott Flory (OG), Montreal Alouettes Terry Evanshen Trophy, Anthony Calvillo All-Star Selections Josh Bourke, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence Anthony Calvillo, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence Bryan Chiu, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence Avon Cobourne, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence Damon Duval, CFL Eastern All-Star, Special Teams Mark Estelle, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence Scott Flory, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence T.J. Hill, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence Paul Lambert, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence Jamel Richardson, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence Davis Sanchez, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence Kerry Watkins, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence Keron Williams, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence https://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars 2008 EAST & WEST DIVISION ALL-STARS 2016-03-14 Canadian Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20081206180127/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars 2008-12-06 dead Milestones References Montreal Alouettes Category:Montreal Alouettes seasons Category:2008 in sports in Quebec Category:2008 in Montreal