2014 Montreal Alouettes season

2014 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coach Tom Higgins
General manager Jim Popp
Home field Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 9–9
Division place 2nd, East
Playoff finish Lost in East Final
Team MOP Duron Carter
Team MOC Jeff Perrett
Team MOR Gabriel Knapton
Uniform
Timeline
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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
Score Record
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
Score Record
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
Score Record
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

Receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

1-Game Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Suspended List


Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2014-11-21
Depth ChartTransactions
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

Offensive Coaches

 

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