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2019 Montreal Alouettes season
General managerJoe Mack (since July 14, 2019)
Kavis Reed (fired July 14, 2019)
Head coachKhari Jones
Home fieldPercival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record10–8
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final
Team MOPVernon Adams Jr.
Team MOCHenoc Muamba
Team MORJake Wieneke
Uniform

The 2019 Montreal Alouettes season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 65th overall. The Alouettes finished with a 10–8 record and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2014 following a week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders on October 5, 2019.[1] The club hosted a playoff game for the first time since 2014, having finished in second place in the East Division. However, they lost the game to the Edmonton Eskimos by a score of 37–29.

The team's head coach, Mike Sherman, abruptly departed June 8, 2019, after the team had played its first two preseason games.[2] Khari Jones became the team's interim head coach and this was the third season under general manager, Kavis Reed.[3][4] Shortly after their fourth game of the season, Reed was dismissed by the Alouettes on July 14, 2019 by team president and CEO Patrick Boivin.[5] His position is being filled by Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel, Joe Mack, with other duties shared by Jones and Director of Football Operations, Patrick Donovan.

The Alouettes entered the 2019 CFL season with significantly different home and away uniforms for the first time since the 2000 season.[6] The club also announced a change in stadium seating with gameday capacity at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium being "strategically lower(ed)" from 23,430 to 20,025 seats (the same capacity it had before the stadium was expanded to accommodate the CFL, which normally requires stadiums to have at least 24,000 seats) and average ticket prices being reduced from $84 to $75.[7]

Offseason

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Banishment of Johnny Manziel

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On February 27, 2019, Johnny Manziel, a quarterback for the Alouettes in 2018, was permanently banned from playing on any CFL team as a result of what the Alouettes called an unspecified "(contravention of) the agreement which made him eligible to play." Manziel denied any wrongdoing but accepted the banishment, stating he would consider playing options in the United States such as the Alliance of American Football or the XFL.[8]

Bob Wetenhall relinquishes ownership

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On May 31, 2019, Robert C. Wetenhall, the owner of the Alouettes for most of the time since the team relocated from Baltimore in the late 1990s, surrendered control of the Alouettes franchise to the Canadian Football League, which then attempted to sell the franchise to new owners.[9] Two ownership groups publicly expressed interest in buying the team: Eric Lapointe, a former Alouettes running back;[10] and Clifford Starke, a 35-year-old medical cannabis entrepreneur.[11] Lapointe had previously made an offer to Wetenhall in 2017 but was rebuffed; acknowledging that Wetenhall was reluctant to sell the team to him.[12] Lapointe withdrew his bid in April 2019. Vincent Guzzo met with the CFL in mid-May to submit a purchase bid.[13]

Foreign drafts

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For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe.[14] Like all other CFL teams, the Alouettes held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.[15][16][17]

Draft Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
LFA 1 3 Enrique Yenny K ITESM–Toluca Aguascalientes, Mexico
2 12 Diego Kuhlmann OL ITESM–Toluca
3 21 Juan Márquez CB UDLAP
Euro 1 3 Asnnel Robo RB Montreal Cayenne, France

CFL draft

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The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019.[18] The Alouettes selected second in each round of the draft by virtue of finishing second-last in the league standings. The club forfeited its first-round selection after selecting Tyler Johnstone in the 2018 Supplemental Draft.[19] The team also traded away its second-round pick to Hamilton as part of the Ryan Bomben and Jamal Robinson trade.[20] The Alouettes upgraded their scheduled third-round pick to a second-round pick by trading Tyrell Sutton to the BC Lions and acquired another second-round pick by trading Chris Ackie to the Ottawa Redblacks.[21][22] The Alouettes re-acquired a third-round selection by trading Vernon Adams to the Saskatchewan Roughriders (who eventually re-joined the Alouettes as a free agent in 2018).[23]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
2 13 Kaion Julien-Grant WR St. Francis Xavier Toronto, ON
2 16 Nate Anderson DL Missouri Toronto, ON
2 19 Samuel Thomassin OL Laval Québec, QC
3 21 Zach Wilkinson OL Northern Colorado Vancouver, BC
4 30 Chris Osei-Kusi WR Queen's Brampton, ON
5 39 Michael Sanelli DT Concordia Toronto, ON
6 48 Jeshrun Antwi RB Calgary Calgary, AB
7 57 Benjamin Whiting LB Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK
8 66 Cody Cranston DB Ottawa Winnipeg, MB

Preseason

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Thu, May 30 11:00 a.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts L 20–45 0–1 None Varsity Stadium 4,313 Recap
C 2 Thu, June 6 7:30 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks T 20–20 0–1–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 12,474 Recap

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

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Standings

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East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 15 3 0 30 551 344 7–1 W6 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 10 8 0 20 479 485 5–3 W1 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 4 14 0 8 373 562 3–5 L1 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18 3 15 0 6 312 564 1–7 L11 Details

Schedule

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In the late evening of August 9 at 9:06 pm EDT, a weather delay was declared at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium due to an approaching thunderstorm with intense lightning; the Roughriders were leading the Alouettes 17–10 with 2:41 left in the 3rd quarter. Because the game had not restarted by 10:06 pm EDT and over 7:30 had been played in the 3rd quarter at that point, the 17–10 score was declared final.[26][27]

In week 11, the Alouettes were the "away" team as they played the Toronto Argonauts in the fourth regular season installment of Touchdown Atlantic in Moncton, New Brunswick.[28][29]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Fri, June 14 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Eskimos L 25–32 0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 25,263 Recap
2 Bye
3 2 Fri, June 28 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–41 0–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 22,407 Recap
4 3 Thu, July 4 7:30 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–29 1–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,673 Recap
5 4 Sat, July 13 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Ottawa Redblacks W 36–19 2–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 21,536 Recap
6 5 Sat, July 20 4:00 p.m. EDT Edmonton Eskimos W 20–10 3–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,137 Recap
7 Bye
8 6 Fri, Aug 2 7:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks L 27–30 (OT) 3–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,498 Recap
9 7 Fri, Aug 9 7:00 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 10–17 3–4 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,580 Recap
10 8 Sat, Aug 17 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Calgary Stampeders W 40–34 (2OT) 4–4 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 24,453 Recap
11 9 Sun, Aug 25 12:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 28–22 5–4 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium 10,126 Recap
12 Bye
13 10 Fri, Sept 6 7:30 p.m. EDT BC Lions W 21–16 6–4 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,487 Recap
14 11 Sat, Sept 14 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 25–27 6–5 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 30,205 Recap
15 12 Sat, Sept 21 4:00 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–37 7–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 19,070 Recap
16 13 Sat, Sept 28 10:00 p.m. EDT @ BC Lions L 23–25 7–6 TSN/RDS BC Place 17,353 Recap
17 14 Sat, Oct 5 4:00 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders W 21–17 8–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,454 Recap
18 15 Sat, Oct 12 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 24–35 8–7 TSN/RDS IG Field 20,907 Recap
19 16 Fri, Oct 18 7:00 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts W 27–24 9–7 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Molson Stadium 17,003 Recap
20 17 Sat, Oct 26 1:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 26–38 9–8 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,264 Recap
21 18 Fri, Nov 1 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Ottawa Redblacks W 42–32 10–8 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,592 Recap

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

Post-season

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Schedule

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Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 10 1:00 p.m. EST vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 29–37 0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 21,054 Recap

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 #  Games played with blue uniforms.

Team

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Roster

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Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Fullbacks

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice Roster

Italics indicate American players
Bold indicates Global players
Roster updated 2019-11-09
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Roster, 7 One-game Injured
8 Six-game Injured, 10 Practice Roster

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Coaching staff

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Montreal Alouettes Staff
Front office

Head coach

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Staff

  • Equipment manager – Greg McGuire
  • Assistant equipment manager – Ryan Batten
  • Head athletic therapist – Rodney Sassi

→ Coaching Staff
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References

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  1. ^ "Als earn playoff berth with stout defensive performance". cfl.ca. October 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Als, Mike Sherman part ways". CFL.ca. June 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Alouettes to retain Sherman, Reed". TSN.ca. November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Alouettes name Mike Sherman new head coach". CFL.ca. December 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Alouettes part ways with GM Kavis Reed". CFL.ca. July 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Montreal Alouettes tease potential jersey launch". CFL.ca. October 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Alouettes announce new stadium plans for 2019". CFL.ca. November 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Manziel released, barred from other CFL teams". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Alouettes sold to the CFL | 3DownNation".
  10. ^ "Alouettes have no comment on reports of sale of franchise". TSN. Canadian Press. March 13, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Cowan, Stu (April 12, 2019). "Clifford Starke very serious about his plans to buy the Alouettes". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  12. ^ Ralph, Dan (March 19, 2019). "Former Alouette Eric Lapointe still interested in bid for Montreal CFL team". The Globe and Mail. Canadian Press. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "Vente des Alouettes : Vincent Guzzo met son offre sur la glace". Ici Radio-Canada Tele (in French). May 28, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  14. ^ Dan Barnes (January 11, 2019). "'FUN ELEMENT': CFL set for inaugural draft of Mexican talent".
  15. ^ "Mexico's top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft". cfl.ca. January 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "CFL to hold European lottery and draft in April". 3downnation.com. April 3, 2019.
  17. ^ "Full results from the first ever European draft". cfl.ca. April 11, 2019.
  18. ^ "An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order". December 17, 2018.
  19. ^ "Alouettes select OL Tyler Johnstone in Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. July 2, 2018.
  20. ^ "Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als". CFL.ca. May 2, 2018.
  21. ^ "Lions acquire RB Tyrell Sutton in trade with Als". CFL.ca. September 25, 2018.
  22. ^ "Redblacks acquire Chris Ackie in trade with Als". CFL.ca. October 10, 2018.
  23. ^ "Riders acquire QB Vernon Adams in trade with Als". CFL.ca. August 15, 2017.
  24. ^ a b c "2019 Schedule". Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  25. ^ CFL on TSN broadcast schedule
  26. ^ "Defensive touchdowns lead Riders past Als in weather-shortened game". CFL.ca. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  27. ^ "CFL issues statement following shortened Week 9 game". CFL.ca. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  28. ^ "Moncton to host 2019 edition of Touchdown Atlantic". cfl.ca. March 29, 2019.
  29. ^ "Schooners Sports and Entertainment announces Touchdown Atlantic time change". cfl.ca. May 29, 2019.
  30. ^ "ESPN+, ESPN Networks to Broadcast 2019 Canadian Football League Season". June 3, 2019.
  31. ^ CFL schedule through August 2019
  32. ^ RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin
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