1979 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1979 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in 1st 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.

1979 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachJoe Scannella
Home fieldOlympic Stadium
Results
Record11–4–1
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Uniform

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
A June 12 Ottawa Rough Riders Olympic Stadium 36–20 Win 24,290 1–0
B June 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 19–7 Win 18,349 2–0
C June 27 Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium 30–18 Win 35,230 3–0
D July 3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium 21–8 Win 27,637 4–0

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Regular season

Standings
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes16114135128423
Ottawa Rough Riders1686234931518
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16610028033812
Toronto Argonauts16511023435210

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Schedule
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 10 Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium 11–9 Win 42,108 1–0
2 July 17 BC Lions Empire Stadium 25–10 Loss 1–1
3 July 25 Calgary Stampeders Olympic Stadium 19–7 Loss 51,237 1–2
4 Aug 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 21–8 Win 2–2
5 Aug 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Olympic Stadium 25–10 Win 41,232 3–2
6 Bye
7 Aug 20 Ottawa Rough Riders Olympic Stadium 32–14 Win 51,487 4–2
8 Aug 29 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park 31–29 Loss 31,672 4–3
9 Sept 4 Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium 28–25 Win 45,202 5–3
10 Sept 9 Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 31–11 Win 51,203 6–3
11 Sept 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 21–14 Win 18,511 7–3
12 Sept 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders Olympic Stadium 11–3 Win 35,240 8–3
13 Sept 30 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park 29–29 Tie 32,669 8–3–1
14 Oct 8 Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 47–6 Loss 42,778 8–4–1
15 Bye
16 Oct 20 Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 25–11 Win 37,690 9–4–1
17 Oct 27 Ottawa Rough Riders Olympic Stadium 24–8 Win 47,368 10–4–1
18 Nov 4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium 41–20 Win 41,382 11–4–1

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Postseason
Game Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance
East Final Nov 17 Ottawa Rough Riders Olympic Stadium 17–6 Win 35,103
Grey Cup Nov 25 Edmonton Eskimos Olympic Stadium 17–9 Loss 65,113

Grey Cup
Main article: 67th Grey Cup
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos7010017
Montreal Alouettes06309

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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.

References
  1. "1979 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. "1979 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  4. "Montreal Alouettes Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  5. "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1979 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
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