1979 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Montreal Alouettes 1979 11–4–1 1st, East Joe Scannella Olympic Stadium Lost Grey Cup Image:CFL MTL Jersey 1975.png Alouettes seasons 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 https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1979/time_zone/0 1979 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2013-11-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120922121349/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1979/time_zone/0 2012-09-22 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1979cflmtl.html 1979 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 11 4 1 351 284 23Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 6 2 349 315 18Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 10 0 280 338 12Toronto Argonauts 16 5 11 0 234 352 10 http://cfl.ca/standings/1979/reg CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2011-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616114159/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1979/reg 2012-06-16 dead 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 Montreal Alouettes Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/montreal.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100101215221/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/montreal.htm 2010-01-01 live 2009-08-10 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 67th Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 7 0 10 0 17Montreal Alouettes 3 3 3 0 9 https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1979 HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1979 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2015-10-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151101015402/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1979 2015-11-01 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. Roster 1979 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks  7 I Joe Barnes 17 I Ron Calcagni  9 N Gerry Dattilio Running backs 26 I David Green 33 N Chuck McMann 30 I John O'Leary 36 N Larry Smith Wide receivers 12 I Keith Baker 22 I Bob Gaddis Tight ends 79 N Nick Arakgi 74 N Peter Dalla RivaOffensive linemen 44 N Mike Hameluck C/G 58 G Roland Mangold G 61 I Doug Payton T/G 66 I Larry Pfohl T 53 N Doug Smith C 52 N Ray Watrin G 67 I Dan Yochum T Defensive linemen 77 I Junior Ah You DE 76 N Gabriel Grégoire DE 75 N Gord Judges DT 68 I Tony Petruccio DT/DE 59 I Ed Szpytma DE 64 N Glen Weir DTLinebackers 39 N Wally Buono P 45 I Tom Cousineau 47 N Jerry Friesen 62 I Bill Hampton Defensive backs 16 I Jim Burrow 18 I Dickie Harris 32 I Bobby Hosea 15 I Jim Marshall 23 N Tony Proudfoot 21 I Randy Rhino  8 N Larry Uteck Special teams 11 N Don Sweet K/P Italics indicate American players Bold indicates Global player References External links Official Site Category:Montreal Alouettes seasons Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Montreal Alouettes season Category:1979 in Montreal Category:1979 in sports in Quebec