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.
| 2023 Montreal Alouettes season | |
|---|---|
| President | Mark Weightman |
| General manager | Danny Maciocia |
| Head coach | Jason Maas |
| Home field | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–7 |
| Division place | 2nd, East |
| Playoff finish | Won 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 | |
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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
editCFL Global Draft
editThe 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[6] The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each round.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club/School | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Simon Lars Sandberg | DL | Oregon State |  Sweden
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| 2 | 14 | Rhys Byrns | P | Louisiana-Lafayette |  Australia
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CFL National Draft
editThe 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]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jonathan Sutherland | LB | Penn State | Ottawa, ON |
| 1 | 7 | Lwal Uguak | DL | Texas Christian | Edmonton, AB |
| 2 | 13 | David Dallaire | FB | Laval | Saint-Georges, QC |
| 4 | 32 | Theo Grant | OL | Queen's | Halifax, NS |
| 5 | 39 | Jacob Mason | FB | McMaster | Burlington, ON |
| 5 | 41 | Shedler Fervius | WR | St. Mary's | Toronto, ON |
| 7 | 59 | Chase Brown | RB | Illinois | London, ON |
| 8 | 68 | Maxym Lavallee | DB | Laval | Gatineau, QC |
Preseason
editSchedule
edit| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| A | Bye | |||||||||
| B | 1 | Fri, May 26 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 22–21 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 15,802 | Recap |
| C | 2 | Fri, June 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 25–22 | 2–0 | RDS | Molson Stadium | 12,698 | Recap |
- # Games played with blue uniforms.
Regular season
editStandings
edit| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 591 | 396 | 10–0 | W4 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 442 | 392 | 7–3 | W5 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 408 | 461 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 415 | 507 | 0–10 | L4 | Details |
Schedule
edit| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sat, June 10 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 19–12 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Molson Stadium | 20,865 | Recap |
| 2 | Bye | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Fri, June 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 38–12 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 23,180 | Recap |
| 4 | 3 | Sat, July 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 3–17 | 2–1 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Molson Stadium | 15,088 | Recap |
| 5 | 4 | Sun, July 9 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 19–35 | 2–2 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | BC Place | 20,106 | Recap |
| 6 | 5 | Fri, July 14 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 27–35 | 2–3 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 16,151 | Recap |
| 7 | Bye | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Sun, Jul 30 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 25–18 | 3–3 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 18,098 | Recap |
| 9 | 7 | Sat, Aug 5 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 27–14 | 4–3 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 21,467 | Recap |
| 10 | 8 | Fri, Aug 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 41–12 | 5–3 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,027 | Recap |
| 11 | 9 | Sat, Aug 19 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 25–24 | 6–3 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | TD Place Stadium | 19,475 | Recap |
| 12 | 10 | Thu, Aug 24 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–47 | 6–4 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | IG Field | 32,343 | Recap |
| 13 | 11 | Sat, Sept 2 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 25–34 | 6–5 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,112 | Recap |
| 14 | 12 | Sat, Sept 9 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 10–39 | 6–6 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 14,415 | Recap |
| 15 | 13 | Fri, Sept 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 20–23 | 6–7 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,626 | Recap |
| 16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 23 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | W 28–11 | 7–7 | TSN/RDS | McMahon Stadium | 22,321 | Recap |
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Sept 30 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 32–15 | 8–7 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 20,464 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Mon, Oct 9 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 29–3 | 9–7 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Molson Stadium | 20,664 | Recap |
| 19 | 17 | Sat, Oct 14 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Elks | W 35–21 | 10–7 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 22,822 | Recap |
| 20 | Bye | |||||||||
| 21 | 18 | Sat, Oct 28 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 22–20 | 11–7 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 16,402 | Recap |
- # Games played with blue uniforms.
- # Games played with white uniforms.
- # Games played with red uniforms.
Post-season
editSchedule
edit| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| East Semi-Final | Sat, Nov 4 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 27–12 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,127 | Recap |
| East Final | Sat, Nov 11 | 3:00 p.m. EST | at Toronto Argonauts | W 38–17 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 26,620 | Recap |
| 110th Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 19 | 6:00 p.m. EST | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 28–24 | 3–0 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 28,808 | Recap |
- # Games played with blue uniforms.[13]
- # Games played with red uniforms.
Team
editRoster
editCoaching staff
editFront Office
Head Coach
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Staff
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References
edit- ^ "Als clinch playoff spot with road win over Redblacks". Canadian Football League. September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Mario Cecchini and Danny Maciocia appointed President and General Manager of the Montreal Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Maciocia ready to coach Alouettes for rest of 2022 season". Montreal Alouettes. July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Five candidates interviewed for Alouettes head coaching vacancy". Montreal Alouettes. December 8, 2022.
- ^ "Alouettes name Jason Maas head coach". Montreal Alouettes. December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Lions trade for Vernon Adams Jr". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Elks acquire Ellis, draft pick from Als in exchange for Costigan, Lyon". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
- ^ "2022 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c "2023 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Bombers and Alouettes arrive for 110th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 12, 2023.