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1974 Montreal Alouettes season
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Canadian football team season
March 2026
Montreal Alouettes 1974 9–5–2 1st, East Marv Levy Autostade Won Grey Cup Image:CFL MTL Jersey 1974.png Alouettes seasons
The 1974 Montreal Alouettes was the 17th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 29th overall. They finished the season in first place in the East Conference with a 9–5–2 record and won the Grey Cup. They defeated their rival Edmonton Eskimos, in the first of five Grey Cups between the two in the 1970s. Sonny Wade came off the bench to lead his team to another Grey Cup on a rain-soaked field.
Preseason
Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A July 2 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 23–17 1–0 Autostade 6,000 A July 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 23–8 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 16,500 B July 12 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 17–1 3–0 Autostade 8,604 C July 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–10 4–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 20,471
Regular season
Standings
+ Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 9 5 2 339 271 20Ottawa Rough Riders 16 7 9 0 261 271 14Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 7 9 0 279 313 14Toronto Argonauts 16 6 9 1 281 314 13
Schedule
Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 24 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 20–12 1–0 Autostade 15,246 2 2 July 31 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–17 2–0 Autostade 15,732 3 3 Aug 7 at Toronto Argonauts W 42–25 3–0 Exhibition Stadium 33,517 4 4 Aug 13 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 14–27 3–1 Lansdowne Park 24,649 5 5 Aug 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–11 3–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 28,732 5 6 Aug 25 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–10 4–2 Autostade 16,290 6 Bye 7 7 Sept 3 at Toronto Argonauts W 12–11 5–2 Exhibition Stadium 34,697 7 8 Sept 8 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 38–6 6–2 Autostade 24,525 8 9 Sept 15 vs. BC Lions W 31–12 7–2 Autostade 17,976 9 10 Sept 24 at Calgary Stampeders L 13–38 7–3 McMahon Stadium 20,000 10 11 Sept 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–24 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 23,126 11 Bye 12 12 Oct 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos T 28–28 7–4–1 Autostade 17,505 12 13 Oct 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts T 13–13 7–4–2 Autostade 17,136 13 14 Oct 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–0 8–4–2 Lansdowne Park 24,149 14 15 Oct 27 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 2–17 8–5–2 Taylor Field 22,394 15 16 Nov 2 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–20 9–5–2 Autostade
http://www.profootballarchives.com/1974cflmtl.html 1974 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives
Postseason
Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Nov 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 14–4 1–0 Autostade 20,531 Grey Cup Nov 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 20–7 2–0 Empire Stadium 32,454
Grey Cup
62nd Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalMontreal Alouettes 0 11 3 6 20Edmonton Eskimos 7 0 0 0 7
Roster
1974 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
8 I Jimmy Jones
14 I Sonny Wade P
Running backs
33 I Steve Ferrughelli
15 N Rudy Florio
32 I Larry Sherrer
36 N Larry Smith
Wide receivers
26 I Brian Baima
10 N Ian Mofford
20 I Johnny Rodgers
Tight ends
74 N Peter Dalla RivaOffensive linemen
50 N Pat Bonnett T
58 I Dave Braggins G
44 N Wayne Conrad C/G
62 I Jerome Gantt T
65 I Ed George T
55 N Barry Randall T
53 N Doug Smith C/K
52 N Ray Watrin G/T
67 I Dan Yochum T
Defensive linemen
77 I Junior Ah You DE
66 I Joe Critchlow DT
75 N Gord Judges DE/DT
64 N Glen Weir DT
79 I Jake Zumbach DELinebackers
39 N Wally Buono
21 N Gary Chown
72 I Carl Crennel
34 I Mike Widger
76 I Chuck Zapiec
Defensive backs
12 N Art Edgson
22 I Gene Gaines
18 I Dickie Harris
27 I Marv Luster
17 I Phil Price
23 N Tony Proudfoot
35 N Ward Smith
Special teams
11 N Don Sweet K
Italics indicate American players
References
External links
Official Site
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