2023 Montreal Alouettes season

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2023 Montreal Alouettes season
PresidentMark Weightman
General manager Danny Maciocia
Head coach Jason Maas
Home field Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOP Austin Mack
Team MODP Tyrice Beverette
Team MOC Marc-Antoine Dequoy
Team MOOL Pier-Olivier Lestage
Team MOST Joseph Zema
Team MOR Reggie Stubblefield
Uniform
CFL MTL Jersey.png

The 2023 Montreal Alouettes season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Alouettes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season following their week 17 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. [1] The team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win their eighth Grey Cup championship.

Contents

The 2023 CFL season was the third season with Danny Maciocia as the team's general manager, [2] and the first season with a new head coach after both Maciocia and the team's president, Mario Cecchini, stated that a new coach would be hired following Maciocia's interim appointment in the position in 2022. [3] On December 8, 2022, the Alouettes had announced that the five candidates that were interviewed were Byron Archambault, André Bolduc, Anthony Calvillo, Jason Maas, and Noel Thorpe. [4] On December 17, 2022, it was announced that Maas had been named the 27th head coach in franchise history. [5]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [6] The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each round. [7]

RoundPickPlayerPositionClub/SchoolHometown
15 Simon Lars Sandberg DL Oregon State Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
214 Rhys Byrns P Louisiana-Lafayette Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [8] The Alouettes had eight selections in the eight-round draft, but acquired an additional first-round pick from the BC Lions following the Vernon Adams trade. [9] The team traded their third-round selection to the Edmonton Elks in the trade for Nafees Lyon and Thomas Costigan. [10]

The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the East Semi-Final and finishing fifth in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks. [11]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolHometown
15 Jonathan Sutherland LB Penn State Ottawa, ON
17 Lwal Uguak DL Texas Christian Edmonton, AB
213 David Dallaire FB Laval Saint-Georges, QC
432 Theo Grant OL Queen's Halifax, NS
539 Jacob Mason FB McMaster Burlington, ON
541 Shedler Fervius WR St. Mary's Toronto, ON
759 Chase Brown RB Illinois London, ON
868 Maxym Lavallee DB Laval Gatineau, QC

Preseason

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
B1Fri, May 267:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 22–211–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,802 Recap
C2Fri, June 27:30 p.m. EDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–222–0RDS Molson Stadium 12,698 Recap

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 #  Games played with blue uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Toronto Argonauts 1816203259139610–0W4 Details
Montreal Alouettes 181170224423927–3W5 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 188100164084613–7L2 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18414084155070–10L4 Details

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Sat, June 107:00 p.m. EDTvs. Ottawa Redblacks W 19–121–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,865 Recap
2Bye
32Fri, June 237:30 p.m. EDTat Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–122–0TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 23,180 Recap
43 Sat, July 1 7:00 p.m. EDTvs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–172–1TSN/RDS/CBSSNMolson Stadium15,088 Recap
54Sun, July 97:00 p.m. EDTat BC Lions L 19–352–2TSN/RDS/CBSSN BC Place 20,106 Recap
65Fri, July 147:30 p.m. EDTvs. Toronto Argonauts L 27–352–3TSN/RDSMolson Stadium16,151 Recap
7Bye
86Sun, Jul 307:00 p.m. EDTvs. Calgary Stampeders W 25–183–3TSN/RDSMolson Stadium18,098 Recap
97Sat, Aug 57:00 p.m. EDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 27–144–3TSN/RDS/CBSSNTim Hortons Field21,467 Recap
108Fri, Aug 117:30 p.m. EDTvs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–125–3TSN/RDSMolson Stadium17,027 Recap
119Sat, Aug 197:00 p.m. EDTat Ottawa RedblacksW 25–246–3TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,475 Recap
1210Thu, Aug 248:30 p.m. EDTat Winnipeg Blue BombersL 17–476–4TSN/RDS/CBSSN IG Field 32,343 Recap
1311 Sat, Sept 2 7:00 p.m. EDTvs. BC LionsL 25–346–5TSN/RDSMolson Stadium17,112 Recap
1412Sat, Sept 91:00 p.m. EDTat Toronto ArgonautsL 10–396–6TSN/RDS BMO Field 14,415 Recap
1513Fri, Sept 157:00 p.m. EDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsL 20–236–7TSN/RDSMolson Stadium17,626 Recap
1614Sat, Sept 234:00 p.m. EDTat Calgary StampedersW 28–117–7TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 22,321 Recap
1715Sat, Sept 304:00 p.m. EDTat Ottawa RedblacksW 32–158–7TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium20,464 Recap
1816 Mon, Oct 9 1:00 p.m. EDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksW 29–39–7TSN/RDS/CBSSNMolson Stadium20,664 Recap
1917Sat, Oct 144:00 p.m. EDTat Edmonton Elks W 35–2110–7TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 22,822 Recap
20Bye
2118Sat, Oct 284:00 p.m. EDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 22–2011–7TSN/RDSMolson Stadium16,402 Recap

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 #  Games played with blue uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with red uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
East Semi-FinalSat, Nov 43:00 p.m. EDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–121–0TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,127 Recap
East FinalSat, Nov 113:00 p.m. ESTat Toronto Argonauts W 38–172–0TSN/RDS BMO Field 26,620 Recap
110th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 196:00 p.m. EST Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–243–0TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 28,808 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with blue uniforms. [13]
 #  Games played with red uniforms.

Team

Roster

Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running Backs

Fullbacks

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 21 Injured, 8 Practice roster, 2 Suspended
Roster updated 2023-11-20 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Front Office

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Staff

  • Equipment Manager – Dominic Manno
  • Equipment Manager – David Deschamps
  • Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Castonguay
  • Assistant Athletic Therapist - Dillon Warren

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  2. ↑ "Mario Cecchini and Danny Maciocia appointed President and General Manager of the Montreal Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. January 13, 2020.
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