2001 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2001 Montreal Alouettes finished in third place in the East Division following a disastrous end to the season. After starting the season with a 9–2 record, Anthony Calvillo was injured in a game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and he missed several games, leading to the team losing its remaining seven games, as well as their playoff game, to finish the season with a 9–9 record. Head Coach Rod Rust was fired after 17 games and General Manager Jim Popp replaced him as interim Head Coach for the last regular season game and only playoff game, losing both.

2001 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coach	Rod Rust Jim Popp (Interim)
Home field	Molson Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	7	Luke Fritz	OL	Eastern Washington
2	11	Pat Woodcock	WR	Syracuse
2	15	Jesse Palmer	QB	Florida
3	18	Phil Gibson	DL	Toledo
4	25	Shawn Gifford	OT	Charleston Southern
4	29	Peter Moore	DL	Syracuse
4	31	Steven Maheu	WR/QB	Simon Fraser
6	47	Phil Côté	QB	Ottawa

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 21	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	31–12	Win	19,041	1–0
B	June 26	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	20–18	Loss	15,584	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	14	4	0	0	509	383	28
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	11	7	0	0	440	420	22
Montreal Alouettes	18	9	9	0	0	454	419	18
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	0	1	432	455	15

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Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	July 4	Toronto Argonauts	SkyDome	27–3	Win	14,065	1–0
2	July 12	Calgary Stampeders	Molson Stadium	32–14	Win	19,544	2–0
3	July 20	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	37–34	Win	29,503	3–0
4	July 26	Edmonton Eskimos	Molson Stadium	34–6	Win	19,541	4–0
5	Aug 4	BC Lions	BC Place Stadium	44–31	Loss	18,185	4–1
6	Aug 10	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	27–17	Win	19,541	5–1
7	Aug 16	Toronto Argonauts	Molson Stadium	40–25	Win	19,541	6–1
8	Aug 24	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	24–19	Loss	29,503	6–2
9	Aug 31	BC Lions	Molson Stadium	23–19	Win	19,541	7–2
10	Sept 9	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Taylor Field	31–3	Win	18,358	8–2
11	Sept 16	Toronto Argonauts	Molson Stadium	24–18	Win	19,541	9–2
12	Sept 23	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	28–25	Loss	19,601	9–3
13	Sept 30	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	21–20	Loss	19,300	9–4
14	Oct 8	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Molson Stadium	13–7	Loss	19,601	9–5
15	Oct 13	Toronto Argonauts	SkyDome	51–24	Loss	17,258	9–6
16	Oct 20	Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	29–9	Loss	34,029	9–7
17	Oct 28	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	38–18	Loss	19,601	9–8
18	Nov 4	Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	32–26	Loss	43,123	9–9

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Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Receivers		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen Defensive Backs Special Teams Practice Roster

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Montreal Alouettes	8	0	0	4	12
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	7	8	9	0	24

Awards

2001 CFL All-Star Selections

• Bryan Chiu – Centre
• Terry Baker – Punter

2001 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

• Bryan Chiu – Centre
• Terry Baker – Punter
• Mike Pringle – Running Back

2001 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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References

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3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2019-03-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)