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

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

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 #  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

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 #  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 15 Alex Brink 18 Jonathan Crompton  4 Tanner Marsh Running Backs 46 Jean-Christophe Beaulieu RB 26 Chris Rainey RB 16 Bryn Roy LB 33 Brandon Rutley RB Receivers 85 Chad Johnson 89 Duron Carter  9 Éric Deslauriers 3 Mardy Gilyard WR/KR 81 Kyle Graves 14 Brandon London 88 Dave Stala Slotbacks 19 S. J. Green		Offensive Linemen 64 Ryan Bomben G 59 Josh Bourke T 58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C 51 Kristian Matte G 54 Jeff Perrett T 62 Jake Piotrowski G 61 Ryan White T Defensive Linemen  7 John Bowman DE 45 Brian Brikowski DE 91 Alan-Michael Cash DT 49 Jeffrey Finley DL 95 Corvey Irvin DT 55 Gabriel Knapton DE 76 Scott Paxson DT		Linebackers 52 Nicolas Boulay 10 Marc-Olivier Brouillette 11 Chip Cox 21 Mike Edem 34 Kyries Hebert 35 Kyle Norris 31 Winston Venable 48 Bear Woods Defensive Backs 39 Jerald Brown DB 38 Dominique Ellis DB 25 Jamahl Knowles DB 17 Billy Parker CB 12 Geoff Tisdale CB 36 Daryl Townsend S 30 James Tuck S/LB 32 Mitchell White CB Special Teams  6 Sean Whyte P/K 82 Jerod Zaleski LS		1-Game Injured List 43 Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard 37 Martin Bédard FB/LS 97 Aaron Lavarias DE 65 Simon Légaré T 44 Andrew Lue DB 80 James Rodgers 83 Andrew Smith SB 20 Tyrell Sutton  8 Kenny Stafford 47 Jamaan Webb DB 6-Game Injured List 67 Pascal Baillargeon OL  0 Bo Bowling SB/KR 29 Dahrran Diedrick FB 90 Michael Klassen DL 22 Steven Lumbala RB 93 Jermaine McElveen DT  5 Larry Taylor WR/KR  2 Brandon Whitaker Practice Roster 24 Nick Boyd P/K 41 Kyler Elsworth LB 40 Samuel Fournier FB  0 Jerrod Johnson QB 66 Ty Nsekhe OL 99 Caesar Rayford DL 50 D. J. Roberts DE 42 Bryan Shepherd CB 23 Chris Smith DB Suspended List 12 Kyle Quinlan QB Italics indicate Import players Roster updated 2014-11-21 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 11 Injured, 8 6-Game Injured, 9 Practice, 1 Suspended → More rosters

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 Head Coach – Tom Higgins Assistant Head Coach – Noel Thorpe Consultant – Don Matthews Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ryan Dinwiddie Running Backs – Mark Speckman Receivers – Turk Schonert Offensive Line – Kris Sweet Quarterbacks – Jeff Garcia Offensive Quality Control – André Bolduc			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 → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. Als secure spot in post-season with win over Argos
2. Preview: Playoff spots up for grabs as Als host Argos
3. Ticats acquire Canadian FB Diedrick from Alouettes
4. 2014 Schedule