2023 Montreal Alouettes season

2023 Montreal Alouettes season
General managerDanny Maciocia
PresidentMark Weightman
Head coachJason Maas
Home fieldPercival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOPAustin Mack
Team MODPTyrice Beverette
Team MOCMarc-Antoine Dequoy
Team MOOLPier-Olivier Lestage
Team MOSTJoseph Zema
Team MORReggie Stubblefield
Uniform

The 2023 Montreal Alouettes season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Alouettes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season following their week 17 win over the Ottawa Redblacks.[1] The team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win their eighth Grey Cup championship.

The 2023 CFL season was the third season with Danny Maciocia as the team's general manager,[2] and the first season with a new head coach after both Maciocia and the team's president, Mario Cecchini, stated that a new coach would be hired following Maciocia's interim appointment in the position in 2022.[3] On December 8, 2022, the Alouettes had announced that the five candidates that were interviewed were Byron Archambault, André Bolduc, Anthony Calvillo, Jason Maas, and Noel Thorpe.[4] On December 17, 2022, it was announced that Maas had been named the 27th head coach in franchise history.[5]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[6] The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each round.[7]

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Hometown
1 5 Simon Lars Sandberg DL Oregon State Sweden Sweden
2 14 Rhys Byrns P Louisiana-Lafayette Australia Australia

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[8] The Alouettes had eight selections in the eight-round draft, but acquired an additional first-round pick from the BC Lions following the Vernon Adams trade.[9] The team traded their third-round selection to the Edmonton Elks in the trade for Nafees Lyon and Thomas Costigan.[10]

The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the East Semi-Final and finishing fifth in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.[11]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
1 5 Jonathan Sutherland LB Penn State Ottawa, ON
1 7 Lwal Uguak DL Texas Christian Edmonton, AB
2 13 David Dallaire FB Laval Saint-Georges, QC
4 32 Theo Grant OL Queen's Halifax, NS
5 39 Jacob Mason FB McMaster Burlington, ON
5 41 Shedler Fervius WR St. Mary's Toronto, ON
7 59 Chase Brown RB Illinois London, ON
8 68 Maxym Lavallee DB Laval Gatineau, QC

Preseason

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Fri, May 26 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 22–21 1–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,802 Recap
C 2 Fri, June 2 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–22 2–0 RDS Molson Stadium 12,698 Recap

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 #  Games played with blue uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 18 16 2 0 32 591 396 10–0 W4 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 11 7 0 22 442 392 7–3 W5 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 16 408 461 3–7 L2 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18 4 14 0 8 415 507 0–10 L4 Details

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Sat, June 10 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 19–12 1–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,865 Recap
2 Bye
3 2 Fri, June 23 7:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–12 2–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 23,180 Recap
4 3 Sat, July 1 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–17 2–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 15,088 Recap
5 4 Sun, July 9 7:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 19–35 2–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BC Place 20,106 Recap
6 5 Fri, July 14 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 27–35 2–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,151 Recap
7 Bye
8 6 Sun, Jul 30 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 25–18 3–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,098 Recap
9 7 Sat, Aug 5 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–14 4–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,467 Recap
10 8 Fri, Aug 11 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–12 5–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,027 Recap
11 9 Sat, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 25–24 6–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,475 Recap
12 10 Thu, Aug 24 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–47 6–4 TSN/RDS/CBSSN IG Field 32,343 Recap
13 11 Sat, Sept 2 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 25–34 6–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,112 Recap
14 12 Sat, Sept 9 1:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 10–39 6–6 TSN/RDS BMO Field 14,415 Recap
15 13 Fri, Sept 15 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–23 6–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,626 Recap
16 14 Sat, Sept 23 4:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders W 28–11 7–7 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 22,321 Recap
17 15 Sat, Sept 30 4:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 32–15 8–7 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,464 Recap
18 16 Mon, Oct 9 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 29–3 9–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,664 Recap
19 17 Sat, Oct 14 4:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks W 35–21 10–7 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 22,822 Recap
20 Bye
21 18 Sat, Oct 28 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–20 11–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,402 Recap

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

Post-season

Schedule

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
East Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–12 1–0 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,127 Recap
East Final Sat, Nov 11 3:00 p.m. EST at Toronto Argonauts W 38–17 2–0 TSN/RDS BMO Field 26,620 Recap
110th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 19 6:00 p.m. EST Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–24 3–0 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 28,808 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with blue uniforms.[13]
 #  Games played with red uniforms.

Team

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running Backs

Fullbacks

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 21 Injured, 8 Practice roster, 2 Suspended
Roster updated 2023-11-20 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Montreal Alouettes staff
Front Office

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Staff

  • Equipment Manager – Dominic Manno
  • Equipment Manager – David Deschamps
  • Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Castonguay
  • Assistant Athletic Therapist - Dillon Warren

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References

  1. ^ "Als clinch playoff spot with road win over Redblacks". Canadian Football League. September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mario Cecchini and Danny Maciocia appointed President and General Manager of the Montreal Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Maciocia ready to coach Alouettes for rest of 2022 season". Montreal Alouettes. July 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Five candidates interviewed for Alouettes head coaching vacancy". Montreal Alouettes. December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Alouettes name Jason Maas head coach". Montreal Alouettes. December 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lions trade for Vernon Adams Jr". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Elks acquire Ellis, draft pick from Als in exchange for Costigan, Lyon". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "2023 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Blue Bombers and Alouettes arrive for 110th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 12, 2023.