2008 Montreal Alouettes season

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2008 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coach Marc Trestman
Home field Molson Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Uniform
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The 2008 Montreal Alouettes season was the 42nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Alouettes finished first place in the East Division, won the East Final and advanced to the 96th Grey Cup in Montreal, where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders.

Contents

Offseason

The CFL announced on Monday, April 28, the Alouettes exceeded last year's $4.05-million cap by $108,285 and have been fined $116,570 as a result. [1] Montreal was more than $100,000 over, therefore, it will also lose the fourth overall selection in Wednesday's Canadian college draft. [1] Montreal will now be relegated to just one selection in the first-round, coming at No. 7. [1]

CFL draft

In the 2008 CFL Draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players [2] from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
17 Shea Emry LB UBC
212 Andrew Woodruff OL Boise State
428 Terence Firr RECManitoba
432 (via Saskatchewan) Gurminder Thind OLSouth Carolina
536 Paul Woldu DBSaskatchewan
648 (via Saskatchewan) Luc Brodeur-Jourdain OLLaval

[3]

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendanceRecord
AJune 12vs. Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 37–34Win20,2021–0–0
BJune 19at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 16–19Loss29,5531–1–0

[4]

Regular season

Season standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes 18117061044322 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18810043549016 Details
Toronto Argonauts 1841403976278 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1831504415936 Details

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1June 26at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 33–10Win20,5891–0
2July 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 38–24Win20,2022–0
3July 10 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium23–19Loss20,2022–1
4July 19at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 41–33Loss28,8002–2
5July 25at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 36–34Loss30,1322–3
6July 31Hamilton Tiger-CatsMolson Stadium40–33Win20,2023–3
7Aug 8at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 39–11Win27,6744–3
8Aug 15at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 32–14Win30,5215–3
9Bye
10Aug 29BC LionsMolson Stadium30–25Win20,2026–3
11Sept 7Toronto ArgonautsMolson Stadium45–19Win20,2027–3
12Sept 12at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 41–30Loss30,9607–4
13Sept 21 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium40–4Win20,2028–4
14Sept 28Saskatchewan RoughridersMolson Stadium37–12Win20,2029–4
15Oct 4at Hamilton Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne Stadium44–36Loss20,4239–5
16Oct 13Hamilton Tiger-CatsMolson Stadium42–11Win20,20210–5
17Oct 17at Toronto ArgonautsRogers Centre43–34Win30,26211–5
18Oct 26Winnipeg Blue BombersMolson Stadium24–23Loss20,20211–6
19Oct 31at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 37–14Loss29,91111–7

[4]

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

Roster

2008 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster


Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2008-10-03
Depth Chart Transactions
46 Active, 11 Inactive, 6 PS

Statistics

Offence

Passing

PlayerAttComp %YardsTDINTRating
Anthony Calvillo68247269.256244313107.2
Marcus Brady241979.219921113.0
Brad Banks11100.0800118.8
Adrian McPherson3133.31113.5
Damon Duval11100.0(−12)0035.4

[6]

Rushing

PlayerNo.YardsAvgTDFumbles
Avon Cobourne1459506.663
Mike Imoh623986.430
Dahrann Diedrick422636.300
Anthony Calvillo261897.321
Adrian McPherson25863.451
Kerry Carter12796.610

[7]

Receiving

PlayerNo.YardsAvg.LongTD
Jamel Richardson98128713.18116
Ben Cahoon107122611.5297
Kerry Watkins84117814.03610

[8]

Defence

Playoffs

Eastern Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos 7601326
Montreal Alouettes 31610736

Grey Cup

Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Calgary Stampeders 0106622
Montreal Alouettes 3101014

Awards and records

All-Star Selections

[9]

Milestones

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