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1978 Montreal Alouettes season
Canadian football team season
Canadian football team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Montreal Alouettes |
| year | 1978 |
| record | 8–7–1 |
| division_place | 2nd, East |
| coach | Joe Scannella |
| stadium | Olympic Stadium |
| playoffs | Lost Grey Cup |
| uniform | Image:CFL MTL Jersey 1975.png |
| shortnavlink | Alouettes seasons |
The 1978 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in second 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 in a rematch vs the Edmonton Eskimos 20–13.
Preseason
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| June 13 | at BC Lions | L 9–15 | 0–1 | Empire Stadium | 21,608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 20 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 14–12 | 1–1 | Olympic Stadium | 28,484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 28 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 25–4 | 2–1 | Lansdowne Park | 16,961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 4 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 27–24 | 3–1 | Olympic Stadium | 34,191 |
Regular season
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 395 | 261 | 22 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 331 | 295 | 17 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 225 | 403 | 11 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 234 | 389 | 8 |
Schedule
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| July 11 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 10–17 | 0–1 | Lansdowne Park | 25,391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 18 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 30–23 | 1–1 | Olympic Stadium | 51,388 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 26 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 24–12 | 2–1 | Olympic Stadium | 52,132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aug 2 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 11–16 | 2–2 | Exhibition Stadium | 52,308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aug 9 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 28–14 | 3–2 | McMahon Stadium | 26,888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aug 22 | vs. BC Lions | W 30–26 | 4–2 | Olympic Stadium | 65,132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aug 29 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 10–36 | 4–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sept 5 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 18–23 | 4–4 | Olympic Stadium | 62,197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sept 10 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 16–11 | 5–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 46,202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sept 17 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 14–4 | 6–4 | Olympic Stadium | 50,567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sept 23 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–17 | 6–5 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 22,794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct 1 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 22–42 | 6–6 | Olympic Stadium | 54,562 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct 8 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | T 35–35 | 6–6–1 | Taylor Field | 20,907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct 15 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 10–13 | 6–7–1 | Lansdowne Park | 33,976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct 21 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 30–7 | 7–7–1 | Olympic Stadium | 45,547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 4 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 26–8 | 8–7–1 | Olympic Stadium | 54,159 |
Postseason
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 35–20 | 1–0 | Olympic Stadium | 37,017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 19 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 21–16 | 2–0 | Lansdowne Park | 31,960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nov 26 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–20 | 2–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 54,386 |
Grey Cup
Main article: 66th Grey Cup
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
References
References
- "1978 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
- "1978 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
- "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
- "Montreal Alouettes Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945".
- "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
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