2007 Montreal Alouettes season

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2007 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coach Jim Popp
Home field Molson Stadium
Results
Record8–10
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final
Uniform
CFL MTL Jersey 2007.png

The 2007 Montreal Alouettes finished third place in the East Division in 2007. Jim Popp decided to remain as head coach rather than hire a replacement for Don Matthews, who unexpectedly resigned the previous season. The results were unexpected as the Alouettes endured their first losing season since rejoining the league in 1996. In October 2007, quarterback Anthony Calvillo's wife was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's cancer of the lymph glands or nodes; Calvillo took indefinite leave of absence from the team to be with his wife. The Alouettes appeared in the East Semi-Final with backup quarterback Marcus Brady, losing to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and putting an end to a disappointing season.

Contents

Offseason

CFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
17 Richard Yalowski OL Calgary
215 Darryl Conrad T Manitoba
318 (via Edmonton) Chris Van Zeyl DL McMaster
319 (via Hamilton via Winnipeg) Brian Jones OL Windsor Lancers
323 Donovan Alexander DB North Dakota
431 James Judges DE Buffalo
647 Braden Smith QB UBC

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Preseason

WeekDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendanceRecord
AJune 9at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 27–13Loss18,1560–1
CJune 21Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 34–26Win20,2021–1

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Season Standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts 18117044033622 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18107143940421 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18810039843316 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1831503155146 Details

Season Schedule

WeekDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1June 29 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 16–7Loss20,2020–1
2July 5at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 32–23Loss29,5330–2
3July 14at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 29–20Win21,5421–2
4July 19Winnipeg Blue BombersMolson Stadium20–18Loss20,2021–3
5July 26at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 26–13Win31,0972–3
6Aug 2Toronto ArgonautsMolson Stadium29–27Win20,2023–3
7Aug 9 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium30–18Win20,2024–3
8Bye
9Aug 25Hamilton Tiger-CatsMolson Stadium27–9Win20,2025–3
10Aug 31at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 46–14Loss32,1155–4
11Sept 9BC LionsMolson Stadium32–14Win20,2026–4
12Sept 14at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 47–28Loss36,2806–5
13Sept 23Edmonton EskimosMolson Stadium16–10Loss20,2026–6
14Sept 29at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 33–22Loss28,8006–7
15Oct 8Hamilton Tiger-CatsMolson Stadium27–19Win20,2027–7
16Oct 12at Toronto ArgonautsRogers Centre35–17Loss31,4167–8
17Oct 20Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 16–9Loss44,5107–9
18Oct 27at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 33–32Win29,2478–9
19Nov 2at Winnipeg Blue BombersCanad Inns Stadium20–17Loss23,7448–10

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Defensive backs

Special teams

Practice Roster

Playoffs

Schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendance
20East Semi-FinalNov 11at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 24–22Loss22,843

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.

East Semi-Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 11, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Montreal Alouettes 0163322
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 737724

Awards

2007 CFL All-Star Selections

2007 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

2007 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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