| 1979 Montreal Alouettes season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Joe Scannella |
| Home field | Olympic Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–4–1 |
| Division place | 1st, East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Grey Cup |
| Uniform | |
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The 1979 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–4–1 record and appeared in the 67th Grey Cup. The Alouettes would lose the championship game to the Edmonton Eskimos for the second consecutive year.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| A | June 12 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 36–20 | 1–0 | Olympic Stadium | 24,290 |
| B | June 20 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 19–7 | 2–0 | Taylor Field | 18,349 |
| C | June 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 30–18 | 3–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 35,230 |
| D | July 3 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–8 | 4–0 | Olympic Stadium | 27,637 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 351 | 284 | 23 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 349 | 315 | 18 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 280 | 338 | 12 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 234 | 352 | 10 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | July 10 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 11–9 | 1–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 42,108 |
| 2 | 2 | July 17 | at BC Lions | L 10–25 | 1–1 | Empire Stadium | 51,237 |
| 3 | 3 | July 25 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 7–19 | 1–2 | Olympic Stadium | 51,237 |
| 4 | 4 | Aug 1 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–8 | 2–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 41,232 |
| 5 | 5 | Aug 7 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 25–10 | 3–2 | Olympic Stadium | 41,232 |
| 6 | Bye | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | Aug 20 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 32–14 | 4–2 | Olympic Stadium | 51,487 |
| 8 | 7 | Aug 29 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 29–31 | 4–3 | Lansdowne Park | 31,672 |
| 9 | 8 | Sept 4 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 28–25 | 5–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 45,202 |
| 10 | 9 | Sept 9 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 31–11 | 6–3 | Olympic Stadium | 51,203 |
| 11 | 10 | Sept 16 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–14 | 7–3 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 18,511 |
| 12 | 11 | Sept 23 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 11–3 | 8–3 | Olympic Stadium | 35,240 |
| 13 | 12 | Sept 30 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | T 29–29 | 8–3–1 | Lansdowne Park | 32,669 |
| 14 | 13 | Oct 8 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 6–47 | 8–4–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 42,778 |
| 15 | Bye | ||||||
| 16 | 14 | Oct 20 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 25–11 | 9–4–1 | Olympic Stadium | 37,690 |
| 17 | 15 | Oct 27 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 24–8 | 10–4–1 | Olympic Stadium | 47,368 |
| 18 | 16 | Nov 4 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 41–20 | 11–4–1 | Olympic Stadium | 41,382 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| East Final | Nov 17 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 17–6 | 1–0 | Olympic Stadium | 35,103 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 25 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 9–17 | 1–1 | Olympic Stadium | 65,113 |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Montreal's star running back David Green became the fifth Alouette to be named Most Outstanding Player. He led the league in rushing with 1678 yards on 287 carries.
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