1978 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1978 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–7–1 record and appeared in the Grey Cup. The Alouettes would fail to defend their Grey Cup title, losing the championship game to the Edmonton Eskimos, who they had defeated a year earlier.

1978 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachJoe Scannella
Home fieldOlympic Stadium
Results
Record8–7–1
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Uniform

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
A June 13 BC Lions Empire Stadium 15–9 Loss 21,608 0–1
B June 20 Calgary Stampeders Olympic Stadium 14–12 Win 28,484 1–1
C June 28 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park 25–4 Win 16,961 2–1
D July 4 Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 27–24 Win 34,191 3–1

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Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders16115039526122
Montreal Alouettes1687133129517
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16510122540311
Toronto Argonauts1641202343898

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 11 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park 17–10 Loss 25,391 0–1
2 July 18 Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 30–23 Win 51,388 1–1
3 July 26 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium 24–12 Win 52,132 2–1
4 Aug 2 Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium 16–11 Loss 52,308 2–2
5 Aug 9 Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 28–14 Win 26,888 3–2
6 Bye
7 Aug 22 BC Lions Olympic Stadium 30–26 Win 65,132 4–2
8 Aug 29 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium 36–10 Loss 27,201 4–3
9 Sept 5 Ottawa Rough Riders Olympic Stadium 23–18 Loss 62,197 4–4
10 Sept 10 Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium 16–11 Win 46,202 5–4
11 Sept 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium 14–4 Win 50,567 6–4
12 Sept 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 17–7 Loss 22,794 6–5
13 Oct 1 Edmonton Eskimos Olympic Stadium 42–22 Loss 54,562 6–6
14 Oct 8 Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 35–35 Tie 20,907 6–6–1
15 Oct 15 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park 13–10 Loss 33,976 6–7–1
16 Oct 21 Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 30–7 Win 45,547 7–7–1
17 Bye
18 Nov 4 Ottawa Rough Riders Olympic Stadium 26–8 Win 54,159 8–7–1

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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance
East Semi-Final Nov 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium 35–20 Win 37,017
East Final Nov 19 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park 21–16 Win 31,960
Grey Cup Nov 26 Edmonton Eskimos Exhibition Stadium 20–13 Loss 54,386

Grey Cup

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos1043320
Montreal Alouettes307313

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References

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  2. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1978cflmtl.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Montreal Alouettes Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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