2020 Montreal Alouettes season

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2020 Montreal Alouettes season
General manager Danny Maciocia
Head coach Khari Jones
Home field Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
RecordN/A
Division placeN/A, East
Playoff finishSeason cancelled

The 2020 Montreal Alouettes season was scheduled to be the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 66th overall.

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The 2020 CFL season would have been the second season for Khari Jones as the Alouettes' head coach and offensive coordinator as he had the "interim" tag removed after he agreed to a three-year extension on November 26, 2019. [1] This also would have been his first full season, including pre-season, as the team's head coach. [2] It would have been the first season under the ownership of S and S Sportsco, which is operated by Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern. The new owners appointed Danny Maciocia as the team's general manager and named local media executive Mario Cecchini as the team's new president. [3]

Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020. [4] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020. [5] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19. [6]

Offseason

CFL National Draft

The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020. [7] The Alouettes had ten selections in the eight-round draft, including four selections within the first 25 picks. [8] Notably, the Alouettes traded their first-round pick to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the trade for Johnny Manziel. [9]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolHometown
214 Marc-Antoine Dequoy DB Montreal Montreal, QC
216 Cameron Lawson DL Queen's Caledon, ON
322 Carter O′Donnell OL Alberta Red Deer, AB
325 Benoit Marion DL MontrealMontreal, QC
433 Brian Harelimana LB Montreal Laval, QC
649 Andrew Becker OL Regina Kelowna, BC
651 Jersey Henry HB Concordia LaSalle, QC
760 Vincent Alessandrini SB ConcordiaLaval, QC
866 Brock Gowanlock DL Manitoba Duncan, BC
869 Colton Klassen RB Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK

CFL Global Draft

The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020. [10] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled. [4] [11] The Alouettes were scheduled to select fifth in each round with the number of rounds never announced. [10]

Planned schedule

Preseason

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentTVVenue
ABye
B1Fri, May 297:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks NA TD Place Stadium
C2Sat, June 61:00 p.m. EDTvs. Toronto Argonauts NA Molson Stadium

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Regular season

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentTVVenue
11Fri, June 1210:00 p.m. EDTat Calgary Stampeders TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium
22Fri, June 199:00 p.m. EDTat Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium
3Bye
43Thu, July 27:00 p.m. EDTvs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
54Thu, July 98:30 p.m. EDTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN/RDS IG Field
65Fri, July 177:00 p.m. EDTvs. Calgary StampedersTSN/RDSMolson Stadium
76Thu, July 2310:00 p.m. EDTat BC Lions TSN/RDS BC Place
87Sat, Aug 17:00 p.m. EDTvs. BC LionsTSN/RDSMolson Stadium
98Fri, Aug 77:30 p.m. EDTat Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field
109Thu, Aug 137:00 p.m. EDTvs. Saskatchewan RoughridersTSN/RDSMolson Stadium
1110Fri, Aug 217:00 p.m. EDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksTSN/RDSMolson Stadium
1211Fri, Aug 287:00 p.m. EDTat Toronto Argonauts TSN/RDS BMO Field
13Bye
1412Fri, Sept 117:30 p.m. EDTat Ottawa RedblacksTSN/RDS TD Place Stadium
1513Fri, Sept 187:00 p.m. EDTvs. Edmonton Football Team TSN/RDSMolson Stadium
1614Fri, Sept 257:00 p.m. EDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsTSN/RDSTim Hortons Field
1715Sat, Oct 34:00 p.m. EDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsTSN/RDSMolson Stadium
1816 Mon, Oct 12 1:00 p.m. EDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsTSN/RDSMolson Stadium
19Bye
2017Sat, Oct 244:00 p.m. EDTat Edmonton Football TeamTSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium
2118Sat, Oct 314:00 p.m. EDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersTSN/RDSMolson Stadium

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Team

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 85 Roster
Roster updated 2020-08-17 • Depth chart • Transactions Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Montreal Alouettes staff
Front office

Head coach

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Staff

  • Equipment manager – Greg McGuire
  • Assistant equipment manager – Ryan Batten
  • Head athletic therapist – Rodney Sassi

→ Coaching Staff Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
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References

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  2. ↑ "Alouettes – finally – begin contract extension negotiations with head coach Khari Jones". 3downnation.com. November 4, 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Als acquire Johnny Manziel in blockbuster deal - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. July 22, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  11. ↑ "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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