2009 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2009 Montreal Alouettes season was the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 55th overall. The Alouettes won their sixth Grey Cup championship, 28–27 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, in a game the Montreal Alouettes trailed throughout, as they came back from trailing 27–11 four minutes into the fourth quarter. It was their first win since 2002, and it ended a streak of four Grey Cup losses in their last four appearances.

2009 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachMarc Trestman
Home fieldPercival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record15–3
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

The Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division setting a new franchise record of 15–3. It was the first time a team finished with a 15–3 record since the 1997 Toronto Argonauts.

Off-season

CFL Draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Alouettes selected Calgary Dinos lineman Dylan Steenbergen in the first round, seventh overall.[1]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
17Dylan SteenbergenOLCalgary
214Martin BédardTEUConn
215Matt SingerOLManitoba
323Nickolas Morin-SoucyDLMontreal
425Stan Van SichemDLRegina
431Ivan BrownDLSaskatchewan
539Benoît BoulangerRBSherbrooke
647Ryan MousseauOLOttawa

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
A June 17 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 37–24 Win 18,241 1–0
B June 23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 31–27 Win 20,202 2–0
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Season standings
East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes18153060032430Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1899044942818Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers18711038650814Details
Toronto Argonauts1831503285026Details

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 1 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 40–27 Win 35,650 1–0
2 July 9 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 50–16 Win 20,202 2–0
3 July 18 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 43–10 Win 30,945 3–0
4 July 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 21–8 Win 20,202 4–0
5 July 30 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 33–19 Loss 33,206 4–1
6 August 7 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 25–0 Win 20,202 5–1
7 August 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 39–12 Win 25,053 6–1
8 August 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 34–25 Win 20,202 7–1
9 Bye 7–1
10 September 4 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 19–12 Loss 27,199 7–2
11 September 13 BC Lions Molson Stadium 28–24 Win 20,202 8–2
12 September 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 33–14 Win 20,202 9–2
13 September 25 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 42–8 Win 22,083 10–2
14 October 3 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 27–8 Win 26,828 11–2
15 October 12 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 32–11 Win 20,202 12–2
16 October 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 41–38 Win 20,202 13–2
17 October 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 41–24 Loss 21,378 13–3
18 November 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 48–13 Win 20,202 14–3
19 November 7 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 42–17 Win 28,293 15–3
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.
 #  Games played with retro uniforms.

Roster
2009 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

Slotbacks

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Inactive List

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2009-10-08
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 12 Inactive, 10 PR

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Playoffs

Schedule
Week Date Time Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance
20 Bye
21 November 22 1:00 PM EST BC Lions Olympic Stadium 56–18 Win 53,792
22 November 29 6:30 PM EST Saskatchewan Roughriders McMahon Stadium 28–27 Win 46,020
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Bracket
  November 15: Division Semifinals     November 22: Division Finals     November 29: 97th Grey Cup
McMahon Stadium – Calgary
                           
  East     W4 BC Lions 18  
  W4 BC Lions 34*     E1 Montreal Alouettes 56    
  E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27         E1 Montreal Alouettes 28
      W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27
  West     W2 Calgary Stampeders 17    
  W3 Edmonton Eskimos 21     W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27  
  W2 Calgary Stampeders 24  

*=Team won in Overtime.

East Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions387018
Montreal Alouettes1714141156

Grey Cup

Date and time: Sunday, November 29, 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Montreal Alouettes0371828
Saskatchewan Roughriders1073727

Awards

References
  1. Zurkowsky, Herb (2009-05-03). "Als choose a Calgarian - again". Montreal Gazette. p. B9.
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