2014 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2014 Montreal Alouettes season was the 48th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Alouettes finished the season in 2nd place in the East Division with a 9–9 record. The Alouettes improved upon their 8–10 record from 2013 with their 9th win in their 17th game and qualified for the playoffs for the 19th straight season in that same game.^[1] The team defeated the BC Lions in the East Semi-Final, but lost the East Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Alouettes set a CFL record as they were the first team to fall six games below .500 with a 1-7 record and finish with a .500 record or better.^[2]

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Alouettes had eight selections in the seven-round draft, after acquiring an additional fourth round selection for Dahrran Diedrick.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	5	David Foucault	OL	Montreal
2	10	Andrew Lue	DB	Queen's
3	22	Jeffrey Finley	DL	Guelph
4	31	James Tuck	DL	York
4	35	Andrew Smith	WR	Manitoba
5	43	Nick Boyd	K/P	Manitoba
6	49	Jean-Christophe Beaulieu	FB	Sherbrooke
7	58	Mackenzie Sarro	WR/FB	Calgary

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Bye
B	Sat, June 14	3:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 23–28	0–1	None	Ron Joyce Stadium	5,573	Recap
C	Fri, June 20	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 10–26	0–2	TSN	Molson Stadium	18,141	Recap

^[4]

# Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y–Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	9	9	0	417	395	18	Details
X–Montreal Alouettes	18	9	9	0	360	394	18	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	8	10	0	450	456	16	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	18	2	16	0	278	465	4	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Sat, June 28	3:00 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 8–29	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	26,135	Recap
2	Fri, July 4	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	W 24–9	1–1	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,018	Recap
3	Fri, July 11	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 33–34	1–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,384	Recap
4	Sat, July 19	7:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	L 5–41	1–3	TSN/RDS	BC Place	25,063	Recap
5	Bye
6	Fri, Aug 1	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 5–31	1–4	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,692	Recap
7	Fri, Aug 8	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 23–33	1–5	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,054	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 16	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 11–16	1–6	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
9	Fri, Aug 22	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–24	1–7	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	29,881	Recap
10	Fri, Aug 29	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 20–10	2–7	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	19,440	Recap
11	Sun, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 38–31	3–7	TSN/RDS/ESPN	Molson Stadium	20,551	Recap
12	Fri, Sept 12	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 16–33	3–8	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	27,833	Recap
13	Sun, Sept 21	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 31–15	4–8	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	19,892	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 26	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 15–7	5–8	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	24,317	Recap
15	Bye
16	Mon, Oct 13	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 40–9	6–8	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	23,069	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 18	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 20–12	7–8	TSN/RDS	Rogers Centre	16,834	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 24	6:30 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 23–17	8–8	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	24,458	Recap
19	Sun, Nov 2	12:00 p.m. EST	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 17–14	9–8	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	22,013	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 8	4:00 p.m. EST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 15–29	9–9	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,186	Recap

^[4]

# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

# Games played with alternate uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 16	1:00 p.m. EST	vs. BC Lions	W 50–17	1–0	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	15,107	Recap
East Final	Sun, Nov 23	1:00 p.m. EST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 24–40	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN	Tim Hortons Field	24,334	Recap

# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

46 Jean-Christophe Beaulieu RB
26 Chris Rainey RB
16 Bryn Roy LB
33 Brandon Rutley RB

Receivers

85 Chad Johnson
89 Duron Carter
9 Éric Deslauriers
3 Mardy Gilyard WR/KR
81 Kyle Graves
14 Brandon London
88 Dave Stala

Slotbacks

19 S. J. Green

Offensive Linemen

64 Ryan Bomben G
59 Josh Bourke T
58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C
51 Kristian Matte G
54 Jeff Perrett T
62 Jake Piotrowski G
61 Ryan White T

Defensive Linemen

7 John Bowman DE
45 Brian Brikowski DE
91 Alan-Michael Cash DT
49 Jeffrey Finley DL
95 Corvey Irvin DT
55 Gabriel Knapton DE
76 Scott Paxson DT

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

39 Jerald Brown DB
38 Dominique Ellis DB
25 Jamahl Knowles DB
17 Billy Parker CB
12 Geoff Tisdale CB
36 Daryl Townsend S
30 James Tuck S/LB
32 Mitchell White CB

Special Teams

6 Sean Whyte P/K
82 Jerod Zaleski LS

1-Game Injured List

43 Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard
37 Martin Bédard FB/LS
97 Aaron Lavarias DE
65 Simon Légaré T
44 Andrew Lue DB
80 James Rodgers
83 Andrew Smith SB
20 Tyrell Sutton
8 Kenny Stafford
47 Jamaan Webb DB

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

24 Nick Boyd P/K
41 Kyler Elsworth LB
40 Samuel Fournier FB
0 Jerrod Johnson QB
66 Ty Nsekhe OL
99 Caesar Rayford DL
50 D. J. Roberts DE
42 Bryan Shepherd CB
23 Chris Smith DB

Suspended List

12 Kyle Quinlan QB

Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2014-11-21
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 11 Injured, 8 6-Game Injured, 9 Practice, 1 Suspended

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Coaching staff

Montreal Alouettes Staff

Front Office

Owner – Bob Wetenhall
CEO – Mark Weightman
VP, General Manager and Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Jim Popp
Assistant Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Joey Abrams
Assistant Director of Pro/College Scouting – Uzooma Okeke
Senior Player Personnel Executive/Salary Cap Analyst - Justin Casey
Coordinator of Football Administration/Salary Cap/Scout - Patrick Pion
Pro/College Scout – Jean-Marc Edme
Director of US College Scouting - Russ Lande

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Tom Higgins
Assistant Head Coach – Noel Thorpe
Consultant – Don Matthews

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Ryan Dinwiddie
Running Backs – Mark Speckman
Receivers – Turk Schonert
Offensive Line – Kris Sweet
Quarterbacks – Jeff Garcia
Offensive Quality Control – André Bolduc

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Noel Thorpe
Defensive Line – Keith Willis
Linebackers – Greg Quick
Defensive Quality Control – Anwar Stewart
Defensive Assistant – Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Ray Rychleski
Special Teams Assistant – André Bolduc
Special Teams Assistant – Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette

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References

Montreal Alouettes

Founded in 1946 Based in Montreal, Quebec

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Lore	Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Baltimore Stallions The Ice Bowl

Important Figures	Junior Ah You Peter Dalla Riva George Dixon Sam Etcheverry Terry Evanshen Gene Gaines Dickie Harris John O'Quinn Tony Pajaczkowski "Prince" Hal Patterson Herb Trawick Pierre Vercheval Virgil Wagner Dan Yochum Mike Pringle Anthony Calvillo Ben Cahoon

Retired Numbers	13 27 28 56 63 74 75 77 78 92

Key Personnel	Owner: Bob Wetenhall General Manager: Jim Popp Head Coach: Tom Higgins

Grey Cup Championships (7)	1949 1970 1974 1977 2002 2009 2010

Eastern Division Championships (18)	1949 1954 1955 1956 1970 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East

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See also	2014 CFL Draft 102nd Grey Cup Expansion Draft