2018 Montreal Alouettes season

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Montreal Alouettes

| year = 2018

| record = 5–13

| division_place = 3rd, East

| coach = Mike Sherman

| general manager = Kavis Reed

| stadium = Percival Molson Memorial Stadium

| playoffs = did not qualify

| MOP = Hénoc Muamba

| MOC = Hénoc Muamba

| MOR = William Stanback

| uniform = File:CFL MTL Jersey 2018.png

| shortnavlink = Alouettes seasons

}}

The 2018 Montreal Alouettes season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Alouettes improved upon their disappointing 3–15 record from 2017, but still failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight season, finishing with a 5–13 record.

This was the first season under former NFL head coach Mike Sherman and the second season under general manager Kavis Reed.[https://www.cfl.ca/2017/12/20/als-hire-sherman-next-head-coach/ Alouettes name Mike Sherman new head coach] The Alouettes hosted their training camp for the first time at Olympic Stadium with rookies reporting on May 16 and main camp beginning on May 20.[https://www.cfl.ca/2018/03/09/als-move-training-camp-big-o-first-time/ Als to move training camp to 'Big O' for first time][https://press.cfl.ca/2018-canadian-football-league-key-dates 2018 Canadian Football League key dates]

Offseason

= CFL draft =

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.[https://press.cfl.ca/cfl-draft-date-announced CFL draft date announced] The Alouettes held the first overall draft pick by virtue of finishing in last place in 2017, but traded it to Hamilton in exchange for the second overall pick and several other picks and players.[https://www.cfl.ca/2018/05/02/reed-als-send-first-overall-pick-hamilton-major-trade-ticats/ Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als] The Alouettes held ten selections in total, after acquiring another fourth-round pick for Andrew Lue and another sixth-round pick for S. J. Green.[http://www.riderville.com/2016/10/12/riders-acquire-andrew-lue-from-als/ Riders acquire Andrew Lue from Als][https://www.cfl.ca/2017/04/20/double-blue-acquire-sb-sj-green-trade-als/ Double Blue acquire SB SJ Green in trade with Als] The Alouettes traded their second-round pick to Saskatchewan for Darian Durant.[https://www.cfl.ca/2017/01/13/riders-deal-durants-rights-alouettes/ Alouettes acquire rights to Riders QB Darian Durant] They also upgraded their fifth-round pick to a third-round pick in the Vernon Adams trade for Tevaughn Campbell.[https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/15/riders-acquire-qb-vernon-adams-trade-als/ Riders acquire QB Vernon Adams in trade with Als]

scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;"\| Round ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;"\| Pick ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;"\| Player ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;"\| Position ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;"\| School ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;"\| Hometown
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align="center" \|align=center\| 1	2	Trey Rutherford	OL	UConn	Markham, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	19	Bo Banner	DL	Central Washington	Bellingham, WA
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	23	Jean-Gabriel Poulin	LB	Western	Saint-Nicolas, QC
align="center" \|align=center\| 4	27	K. C. Bakker	OT	Carleton	London, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	38	Ryder Stone	RB	Dartmouth	Calgary, AB
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	46	Paul Kozachuk	LB	Toronto	London, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	51	Étienne Moisan	WR	Laval	Saint-Eustache, QC
align="center" \|align=center\| 7	52	Khadim Mbaye	LB	Ottawa	Montreal, QC
align="center" \|align=center\| 7	56	Richmond Nketiah	WR	Waterloo	Brampton, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 8	61	Lekan Idowu	DB	Waterloo	Houston, TX

Preseason

= Schedule =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Week ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Date ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Kickoff ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Opponent ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" colspan=2 \| Results ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| TV ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Venue ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Attendance ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Summary
scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" \| Score ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" \| Record
style= bgcolor="ffffff" ! align="center" \| A \| colspan=9 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|B \| align="center" \| Thurs, May 31 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Ottawa Redblacks \| align="center" \| L 7–27 \| align="center" \| 0–1 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 20,539 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2458/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|C \| align="center" \| Sat, June 9 \| align="center" \| 12:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| align="center" \| L 15–30 \| align="center" \| 0–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 12,325 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2465/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]

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scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Week

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Date

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Kickoff

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" colspan=2 | Results

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | TV

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Venue

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Attendance

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Summary

scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" | Score

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" | Record

style= bgcolor="ffffff"

! align="center" | A

| colspan=9 align="center" valign="middle" | Bye

align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|B

| align="center" | Thurs, May 31

| align="center" | 7:30 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Ottawa Redblacks

| align="center" | L 7–27

| align="center" | 0–1

| align="center" | TSN/RDS

| align="center" | TD Place Stadium

| align="center" | 20,539

| align="center" | [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2458/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|C

| align="center" | Sat, June 9

| align="center" | 12:00 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| align="center" | L 15–30

| align="center" | 0–2

| align="center" | TSN/RDS

| align="center" | Molson Stadium

| align="center" | 12,325

| align="center" | [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2465/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]

[http://en.montrealalouettes.com/schedule/?season=2018 2018 Schedule][https://www.cfl.ca/2018-cfl-pre-season-schedule/ 2018 Pre-season schedule]

:{{color box|white|#|#004684}} Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

In recognition of the Alouettes' storied history, the team featured a different helmet logo, drawn in red and white only, for each of the first three months of the season. Helmets worn in June featured the team logo from 1949 to 1969, July featured the team logo from 1970 to 1973 and August featured the team logo from 1974 to 1986. Helmets worn from Week 14 to the end of the season had the team's then-current logo, from 1996 to 2018.{{cite web |last1=Costabile |first1=Kristina |title=Check out the new logos on Montreal's helmets |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/07/04/check-new-logos-montreals-helmets/ |publisher=CFL.ca |date=July 4, 2018 |access-date=July 7, 2018}}

=Standings=

=Schedule=

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scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Week ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Game ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Date ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Kickoff ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Opponent ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" colspan=2 \| Results ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| TV ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Venue ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Attendance ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 \| Summary
scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" \| Score ! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" \| Record
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 1 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|1 \| align="center" \| Sat, June 16 \| align="center" \| 10:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ BC Lions \| align="center" \| L 10–22 \| align="center" \| 0–1 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/ESPN2 \| align="center" \| BC Place \| align="center" \| 20,182 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2469/montreal-alouettes-vs-bc-lions/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 2 ! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"\|2 \| align="center" \| Fri, June 22 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| align="center" \| L 10–56 \| align="center" \| 0–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/ESPN2 \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 19,498 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2471/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 3 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|3 \| align="center" \| Sat, June 30 \| align="center" \| 9:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ Saskatchewan Roughriders \| align="center" \| W 23–17 \| align="center" \| 1–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Mosaic Stadium \| align="center" \| 33,308 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2477/montreal-alouettes-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 4 ! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"\|4 \| align="center" \| Fri, July 6 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| Ottawa Redblacks \| align="center" \| L 18–28 \| align="center" \| 1–3 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 16,718 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2479/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffffff" ! align="center" \| 5 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 6 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|5 \| align="center" \| Sat, July 21 \| align="center" \| 9:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ Calgary Stampeders \| align="center" \| L 8–25 \| align="center" \| 1–4 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/ESPN2 \| align="center" \| McMahon Stadium \| align="center" \| 26,440 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2488/montreal-alouettes-vs-calgary-stampeders/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 7 ! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"\|6 \| align="center" \| Thurs, July 26 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| Edmonton Eskimos \| align="center" \| L 23–44 \| align="center" \| 1–5 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 16,654 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2489/edmonton-eskimos-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 8 ! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"\|7 \| align="center" \| Fri, Aug 3 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| align="center" \| L 11–50 \| align="center" \| 1–6 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/ESPN2 \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 18,576 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2495/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 9 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|8 \| align="center" \| Sat, Aug 11 \| align="center" \| 8:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ Ottawa Redblacks \| align="center" \| L 17–24 \| align="center" \| 1–7 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 25,161 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2499/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 10 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|9 \| align="center" \| Sat, Aug 18 \| align="center" \| 9:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ Edmonton Eskimos \| align="center" \| L 24–40 \| align="center" \| 1–8 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/ESPN2 \| align="center" \| Commonwealth Stadium \| align="center" \| 29,702 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2502/montreal-alouettes-vs-edmonton-eskimos/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 11 ! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"\|10 \| align="center" \| Fri, Aug 24 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| Toronto Argonauts \| align="center" \| W 25–22 \| align="center" \| 2–8 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 16,480 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2505/toronto-argonauts-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 12 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|11 \| align="center" \| Fri, Aug 31 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ Ottawa Redblacks \| align="center" \| W 21–11 \| align="center" \| 3–8 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 25,132 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2508/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffffff" ! align="center" \| 13 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 14 ! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"\|12 \| align="center" \| Fri, Sept 14 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| BC Lions \| align="center" \| L 14–32 \| align="center" \| 3–9 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 15,346 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2516/bc-lions-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 15 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|13 \| align="center" \| Fri, Sept 21 \| align="center" \| 8:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| align="center" \| L 14–31 \| align="center" \| 3–10 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Investors Group Field \| align="center" \| 24,349 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2519/montreal-alouettes-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 16 ! style="text-align:center; background:#6F7282;"\|14 \| align="center" \| Sun, Sept 30 \| align="center" \| 1:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| Saskatchewan Roughriders \| align="center" \| L 29–34 \| align="center" \| 3–11 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/ESPN2 \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 18,370 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2526/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 17 ! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"\|15 \| align="center" \| Mon, Oct 8 \| align="center" \| 1:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| Calgary Stampeders \| align="center" \| L 6–12 \| align="center" \| 3–12 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 16,764 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2529/calgary-stampeders-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffffff" ! align="center" \| 18 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 19 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|16 \| align="center" \| Sat, Oct 20 \| align="center" \| 4:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ Toronto Argonauts \| align="center" \| L 22–26 \| align="center" \| 3–13 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| BMO Field \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2537/montreal-alouettes-vs-toronto-argonauts/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 20 ! style="text-align:center; background:#900F17;"\|17 \| align="center" \| Sun, Oct 28 \| align="center" \| 1:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| Toronto Argonauts \| align="center" \| W 40–10 \| align="center" \| 4–13 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/ESPN2 \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 17,583 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2542/toronto-argonauts-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 21 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|18 \| align="center" \| Sat, Nov 3 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| align="center" \| W 30–28 \| align="center" \| 5–13 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| Tim Hortons Field \| align="center" \| 23,381 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/2545/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ Recap]

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scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Week

! scope="col" style="background:#003A70;color:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid #862633;" rowspan=2 | Game