2023 Montreal Alouettes season

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2023 Montreal Alouettes season
PresidentMark Weightman
General managerDanny Maciocia
Head coachJason Maas
Home fieldPercival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOPAustin Mack
Team MODPTyrice Beverette
Team MOCMarc-Antoine Dequoy
Team MOOLPier-Olivier Lestage
Team MOSTJoseph Zema
Team MORReggie Stubblefield
Uniform

The 2023 Montreal Alouettes season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Alouettes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season following their week 17 win over the Ottawa Redblacks.[1] The team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win their eighth Grey Cup championship.

The 2023 CFL season was the third season with Danny Maciocia as the team's general manager,[2] and the first season with a new head coach after both Maciocia and the team's president, Mario Cecchini, stated that a new coach would be hired following Maciocia's interim appointment in the position in 2022.[3] On December 8, 2022, the Alouettes had announced that the five candidates that were interviewed were Byron Archambault, André Bolduc, Anthony Calvillo, Jason Maas, and Noel Thorpe.[4] On December 17, 2022, it was announced that Maas had been named the 27th head coach in franchise history.[5]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The

2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[6] The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each round.[7]

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Hometown
1 5 Simon Lars Sandberg
DL
Oregon State Sweden Sweden
2 14 Rhys Byrns
P
Louisiana-Lafayette Australia Australia

CFL National Draft

The

2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[8] The Alouettes had eight selections in the eight-round draft, but acquired an additional first-round pick from the BC Lions following the Vernon Adams trade.[9] The team traded their third-round selection to the Edmonton Elks in the trade for Nafees Lyon and Thomas Costigan.[10]

The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the East Semi-Final and finishing fifth in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.[11]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
1 5 Jonathan Sutherland LB Penn State Ottawa, ON
1 7 Lwal Uguak
DL
Texas Christian Edmonton, AB
2 13 David Dallaire FB Laval Saint-Georges, QC
4 32 Theo Grant
OL
Queen's Halifax, NS
5 39 Jacob Mason FB McMaster Burlington, ON
5 41 Shedler Fervius WR St. Mary's Toronto, ON
7 59 Chase Brown RB Illinois London, ON
8 68 Maxym Lavallee DB Laval Gatineau, QC

Preseason

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Fri, May 26 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 22–21 1–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,802 Recap
C 2 Fri, June 2 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–22 2–0 RDS
Molson Stadium
12,698 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with blue uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 18 16 2 0 32 591 396 10–0 W4 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 11 7 0 22 442 392 7–3 W5 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 16 408 461 3–7 L2 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18 4 14 0 8 415 507 0–10 L4 Details

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Sat, June 10 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 19–12 1–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,865 Recap
2 Bye
3 2 Fri, June 23 7:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–12 2–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 23,180 Recap
4 3 Sat, July 1 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–17 2–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 15,088 Recap
5 4 Sun, July 9 7:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 19–35 2–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BC Place 20,106 Recap
6 5 Fri, July 14 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 27–35 2–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,151 Recap
7 Bye
8 6 Sun, Jul 30 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 25–18 3–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,098 Recap
9 7 Sat, Aug 5 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–14 4–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,467 Recap
10 8 Fri, Aug 11 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–12 5–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,027 Recap
11 9 Sat, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 25–24 6–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,475 Recap
12 10 Thu, Aug 24 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–47 6–4 TSN/RDS/CBSSN
IG Field
32,343 Recap
13 11 Sat, Sept 2 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 25–34 6–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,112 Recap
14 12 Sat, Sept 9 1:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 10–39 6–6 TSN/RDS BMO Field 14,415 Recap
15 13 Fri, Sept 15 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–23 6–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,626 Recap
16 14 Sat, Sept 23 4:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders W 28–11 7–7 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 22,321 Recap
17 15 Sat, Sept 30 4:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 32–15 8–7 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,464 Recap
18 16 Mon, Oct 9 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 29–3 9–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,664 Recap
19 17 Sat, Oct 14 4:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks W 35–21 10–7 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 22,822 Recap
20 Bye
21 18 Sat, Oct 28 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–20 11–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,402 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with blue uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with red uniforms.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Ottawa Redblacks

Week 1: Ottawa Redblacks at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redblacks 0 10 3013
Alouettes 3 6 6621

at

Montreal, Quebec

Game information

Week 3: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Week 3: Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 14 71038
Tiger-Cats 6 3 3012

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: June 23
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 19 °C (66 °F)
  • Game attendance: 23,180
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 4: vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Week 4: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 7 3 7017
Alouettes 0 0 033

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: July 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 15,088
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 5: at BC Lions

Week 5: Montreal Alouettes at BC Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 6 3319
Lions 7 17 7435

at

Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Date: June 17
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 15,565
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 6: vs. Toronto Argonauts

Week 6: Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 0 131535
Alouettes 0 10 31427

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: July 14
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 16,151
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 8: vs. Calgary Stampeders

Week 8: Calgary Stampeders at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Stampeders 3 6 6318
Alouettes 6 10 3625

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: July 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 18,098
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 9: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Week 9: Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 0 3 61827
Tiger-Cats 0 11 3014

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: August 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 21,467
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 10: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

Week 10: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 7 10 141041
Alouettes 13 8 01031

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 17,027
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 11: at Ottawa Redblacks

Week 11: Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 0 3 71525
Redblacks 7 10 0724

at

Ottawa, Ontario

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 19,475
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 12: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Week 12: Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 10 0017
Blue Bombers 7 13 171047

at

Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT/8:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,344
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 13: vs. BC Lions

Week 13: BC Lions at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 10 71034
Alouettes 6 6 7625

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 24 °C (75 °F)
  • Game attendance: 17,112
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14: at Toronto Argonauts

Week 14: Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 0 3010
Argonauts 20 3 61039

at

Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 19 °C (66 °F)
  • Game attendance: 14,415
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 15: vs. Toronto Argonauts

Week 15: Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 3 31023
Alouettes 3 0 10720

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 17 °C (63 °F)
  • Game attendance: 17,626
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 16: at Calgary Stampeders

Week 16: Montreal Alouettes at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 0 11 71028
Stampeders 0 8 0311

at

Calgary, Alberta

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT/4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 22,321
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 17: at Ottawa Redblacks

Week 17: Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 8 71032
Redblacks 0 0 01515

at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 20,464
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 18: vs. Ottawa Redblacks

Week 18: Ottawa Redblacks at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redblacks 0 0 033
Alouettes 1 7 101129

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 12 °C (54 °F)
  • Game attendance: 20,664
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 19: at Edmonton Elks

Week 19: Montreal Alouettes at Edmonton Elks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 3 23 6335
Elks 14 7 0021

at

Edmonton, Alberta

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT/4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 11 °C (52 °F)
  • Game attendance: 22,822
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 21: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Week 21: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 3 7 3720
Alouettes 7 3 11122

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 11 °C (52 °F)
  • Game attendance: 16,402
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Post-season

Schedule

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
East Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–12 1–0 TSN/RDS
Molson Stadium
20,127 Recap
East Final Sat, Nov 11 3:00 p.m. EST at Toronto Argonauts W 38–17 2–0 TSN/RDS BMO Field 26,620 Recap
110th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 19 6:00 p.m. EST Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–24 3–0 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 28,808 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with blue uniforms.[13]
 #  Games played with red uniforms.

Game summaries

East Semi-Final: vs. (E3) Hamilton Tiger-Cats

East Semi-Final: (E3) Hamilton Tiger-Cats at (E2) Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 3 3 3312
Alouettes 1 13 31027

at

Montreal, Quebec

Game information

East Final: at (E1) Toronto Argonauts

East Final: (E2) Montreal Alouettes at (E1) Toronto Argonauts  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 3 141438
Argonauts 0 3 01417

at

Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 26,620
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

110th Grey Cup: vs. (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers

110th Grey Cup: (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 10 7 0724
Alouettes 7 0 71428

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 3 °C (37 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,808
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV announcers (TSN/RDS): TSN: Rod Smith, Glen Suitor, Claire Hanna, Matthew Scianitti / RDS: David Arsenault, Pierre Vercheval, Didier Orméjuste
  • Box Score
Game information

Team

Roster

Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running Backs

Fullbacks

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 21 Injured, 8 Practice roster, 2 Suspended
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Coaching staff

Front Office

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Staff

  • Equipment Manager – Dominic Manno
  • Equipment Manager – David Deschamps
  • Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Castonguay
  • Assistant Athletic Therapist - Dillon Warren

Coaching Staff
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References

  1. ^ "Als clinch playoff spot with road win over Redblacks". Canadian Football League. September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mario Cecchini and Danny Maciocia appointed President and General Manager of the Montreal Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Maciocia ready to coach Alouettes for rest of 2022 season". Montreal Alouettes. July 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Five candidates interviewed for Alouettes head coaching vacancy". Montreal Alouettes. December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Alouettes name Jason Maas head coach". Montreal Alouettes. December 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lions trade for Vernon Adams Jr". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Elks acquire Ellis, draft pick from Als in exchange for Costigan, Lyon". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "2023 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Blue Bombers and Alouettes arrive for 110th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 12, 2023.

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