2014 Montreal Alouettes season
{{short description|Canadian football team season}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo =
| team = Montreal Alouettes
| year = 2014
| record = 9–9
| division_place = 2nd, East
| coach = Tom Higgins
| general manager = Jim Popp
| stadium = Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
| playoffs = Lost East Final
| MOP = Duron Carter
| MOC = Jeff Perrett
| MOR = Gabriel Knapton
| uniform = CFL MTL Jersey 2014.png
| shortnavlink = Alouettes seasons
}}
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 second 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.{{Cite web |url=http://cfl.ca/article/als-secure-spot-in-post-season-with-win-over-argos |title=Als secure spot in post-season with win over Argos |access-date=2014-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105050045/http://cfl.ca/article/als-secure-spot-in-post-season-with-win-over-argos |archive-date=2014-11-05 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://cfl.ca/article/preview-playoff-spots-up-for-grabs-as-als-host-argos |title=Preview: Playoff spots up for grabs as Als host Argos |access-date=2014-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110191511/http://www.cfl.ca/article/preview-playoff-spots-up-for-grabs-as-als-host-argos |archive-date=2014-11-10 |url-status=dead }}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://cfl.ca/article/ticats-acquire-canadian-fb-diedrick-from-alouettes |title=Ticats acquire Canadian FB Diedrick from Alouettes |access-date=2014-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704043713/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ticats-acquire-canadian-fb-diedrick-from-alouettes |archive-date=2013-07-04 |url-status=dead }}
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|align=center| 1 | 5 | David Foucault | OL | Montreal |
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|align=center| 2 | 10 | Andrew Lue | DB | Queen's |
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|align=center| 3 | 22 | Jeffrey Finley | DL | Guelph |
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|align=center| 4 | 31 | James Tuck | DL | York |
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|align=center| 4 | 35 | Andrew Smith | WR | Manitoba |
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|align=center| 5 | 43 | Nick Boyd | K/P | Manitoba |
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|align=center| 6 | 49 | Jean-Christophe Beaulieu | FB | Sherbrooke |
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|align=center| 7 | 58 | Mackenzie Sarro | WR/FB | Calgary |
Preseason
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! align="center" | A | colspan=9 align="center" valign="middle" | Bye |
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! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|B | align="center" | Sat, June 14 | align="center" | 3:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | align="center" | L 23–28 | align="center" | 0–1 | align="center" | None | align="center" | Ron Joyce Stadium | align="center" | 5,573 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140617102427/http://cfl.ca/article/big-second-half-vaults-tiger-cats-over-alouettes Recap] |
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! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|C | align="center" | Fri, June 20 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | align="center" | L 10–26 | align="center" | 0–2 | align="center" | TSN | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 18,141 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140623161152/http://www.cfl.ca/article/walkers-td-trio-leads-redblacks-to-win-over-als Recap] |
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Regular season
=Standings=
{{2014 CFL East Division standings}}
=Schedule=
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|1 | align="center" | Sat, June 28 | align="center" | 3:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at Calgary Stampeders | align="center" | L 8–29 | align="center" | 0–1 | align="center" | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | align="center" | McMahon Stadium | align="center" | 26,135 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150508164052/http://www.cfl.ca/article/stamps-defence-stymies-als-in-season-opening-win Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|2 | align="center" | Fri, July 4 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. BC Lions | align="center" | W 24–9 | align="center" | 1–1 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 20,018 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140708010459/http://cfl.ca/article/alouettes-score-early-handle-lions-at-home Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|3 | align="center" | Fri, July 11 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | align="center" | L 33–34 | align="center" | 1–2 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 20,384 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230530/http://www.cfl.ca/article/the-legend-grows-willy-clutch-bombers-shock-als Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|4 | align="center" | Sat, July 19 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at BC Lions | align="center" | L 5–41 | align="center" | 1–3 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | BC Place | align="center" | 25,063 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202343/http://www.cfl.ca/article/arceneauxs-touchdown-trio-helps-leos-topple-als Recap] |
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! align="center" | 5 | colspan=9 align="center" valign="middle" | Bye |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|6 | align="center" | Fri, Aug 1 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. Toronto Argonauts | align="center" | L 5–31 | align="center" | 1–4 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 20,692 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140805012704/http://www.cfl.ca/article/boatmen-grind-out-important-win-over-alouettes Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|7 | align="center" | Fri, Aug 8 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | align="center" | L 23–33 | align="center" | 1–5 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 20,054 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140810222954/http://cfl.ca/article/that-green-and-golden-touch-esks-bury-alouettes Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|8 | align="center" | Sat, Aug 16 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | align="center" | L 11–16 | align="center" | 1–6 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Mosaic Stadium | align="center" | 33,427 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102714/http://cfl.ca/article/green-blitz-riders-storm-by-als-for-fourth-straight-win Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|9 | align="center" | Fri, Aug 22 | align="center" | 8:30 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | align="center" | L 16–24 | align="center" | 1–7 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Investors Group Field | align="center" | 29,881 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113909/http://cfl.ca/article/grigsbys-late-touchdown-powers-bombers-over-als Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|10 | align="center" | Fri, Aug 29 | align="center" | 7:30 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | align="center" | W 20–10 | align="center" | 2–7 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 19,440 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140901230855/http://www.cfl.ca/article/defence-late-rodgers-td-pace-als-over-redblacks Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#6F7282;"|11 | align="center" | Sun, Sept 7 | align="center" | 1:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | align="center" | W 38–31 | align="center" | 3–7 | align="center" | TSN/RDS/ESPN | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 20,551 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140908041217/http://cfl.ca/article/flying-high-als-storm-back-to-stun-ticats-at-home Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|12 | align="center" | Fri, Sept 12 | align="center" | 9:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at Edmonton Eskimos | align="center" | L 16–33 | align="center" | 3–8 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Commonwealth Stadium | align="center" | 27,833 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140913104334/http://cfl.ca/article/back-in-business-reilly-in-form-as-esks-top-als Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|13 | align="center" | Sun, Sept 21 | align="center" | 1:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. Calgary Stampeders | align="center" | W 31–15 | align="center" | 4–8 | align="center" | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 19,892 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150602054944/http://www.cfl.ca/article/hall-of-a-win-als-shock-stamps-on-hof-weekend Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|14 | align="center" | Fri, Sept 26 | align="center" | 7:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at Ottawa Redblacks | align="center" | W 15–7 | align="center" | 5–8 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | TD Place Stadium | align="center" | 24,317 | align="center" | [https://archive.today/20140927020347/http://cfl.ca/article/well-take-it-defence-leads-alouettes-over-redblacks Recap] |
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! align="center" | 15 | colspan=9 align="center" valign="middle" | Bye |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|16 | align="center" | Mon, Oct 13 | align="center" | 1:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | align="center" | W 40–9 | align="center" | 6–8 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 23,069 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20141016004306/http://cfl.ca/article/air-carter-als-offence-explodes-to-down-riders Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|17 | align="center" | Sat, Oct 18 | align="center" | 4:00 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at Toronto Argonauts | align="center" | W 20–12 | align="center" | 7–8 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Rogers Centre | align="center" | 16,834 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20141021233926/http://www.cfl.ca/article/crowded-house-als-top-argos-create-bigger-race-in-east Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|18 | align="center" | Fri, Oct 24 | align="center" | 6:30 p.m. EDT | align="center" | at Ottawa Redblacks | align="center" | W 23–17 | align="center" | 8–8 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | TD Place Stadium | align="center" | 24,458 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20141028162046/http://www.cfl.ca/article/inching-ahead-als-overcome-defiant-redblacks Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#6F7282;"|19 | align="center" | Sun, Nov 2 | align="center" | 12:00 p.m. EST | align="center" | vs. Toronto Argonauts | align="center" | W 17–14 | align="center" | 9–8 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 22,013 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20141105050045/http://cfl.ca/article/als-secure-spot-in-post-season-with-win-over-argos Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|20 | align="center" | Sat, Nov 8 | align="center" | 4:00 p.m. EST | align="center" | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | align="center" | L 15–29 | align="center" | 9–9 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Tim Hortons Field | align="center" | 24,186 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20151001202802/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ticats-outlast-als-earn-first-division-title-since-98 Recap] |
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Post-season
=Schedule=
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| style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"|East Semi-Final | align="center" | Sun, Nov 16 | align="center" | 1:00 p.m. EST | align="center" | vs. BC Lions | align="center" | W 50–17 | align="center" | 1–0 | align="center" | TSN/RDS | align="center" | Molson Stadium | align="center" | 15,107 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20141120074429/http://www.cfl.ca/article/feast-for-the-east-als-convincing-in-eastern-semi-win Recap] |
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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|East Final | align="center" | Sun, Nov 23 | align="center" | 1:00 p.m. EST | align="center" | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | align="center" | L 24–40 | align="center" | 1–1 | align="center" | TSN/RDS/ESPN | align="center" | Tim Hortons Field | align="center" | 24,334 | align="center" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20151101234314/http://www.cfl.ca/article/speedy-return-banks-lifts-ticats-to-grey-cup-berth Recap] |
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Team
=Roster=
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colspan="7" style="background-color: #1A5484; color:#CED4D3; border:2px solid darkred; text-align: center;" | 2014 Montreal Alouettes roster |
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style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Slotbacks
| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | 1-Game Injured List
6-Game Injured List
Practice Roster
Suspended List
Italics indicate Import players [https://web.archive.org/web/20100126172801/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/roster/index/team/9/sort/last Roster] updated 2014-11-21 [https://web.archive.org/web/20090626075703/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/position Depth Chart] • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140701140239/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/transactions Transactions] 46 Active, 11 Injured, 8 6-Game Injured, 9 Practice, 1 Suspended |
=Coaching staff=
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| style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
|width="35"| | style="vertical-align:top;" | | style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
→ [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129175153/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/personnel Coaching Staff] |
References
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