1950 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1950 Montreal Alouettes was the fifth season for the franchise as they competed in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, the highest level of play in eastern Canada. Finishing in third place within the IRFU, the Alouettes failed to make the playoffs despite winning the 37th Grey Cup the previous season.[1]

1950 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachLew Hayman
Home fieldDelorimier Stadium
Results
Record6–6
Division place3rd, IRFU
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

Background

In 1949, the Montreal Alouettes finished with an 8–4 record. The team became Grey Cup champions by defeating the Calgary Stampeders 28–15.[1]

Acquisitions

The Alouettes signed tackle Jim Ambrose from the Quebec Senior Football League before the start of the regular season.[2]

Preseason
Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
Aug 19 at Calgary Stampeders 7–19 Loss 14,000 0–1
Aug 21 at Edmonton Eskimos 6–11 Loss 10,500 0–2

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Regular season

By late August, head coach Lew Hayman publicly stated that the Alouettes were performing more poorly than they had the previous season. The team had failed to find permanent starters for two spots on their roster, a tackle and an end. Hayman hoped to fill those roster spots with American players, but he also pointed to a "lack of drive" from the team to explain their two preseason losses. He predicted that the team would struggle for "a third of the schedule" before improving.[2] This prediction proved accurate. After the Alouettes won their season opener against Ottawa Rough Riders, they lost their next four games to fall to a 1–4 record.[1] Their poor performance was partially blamed on injuries, a situation which worsened when former all-star halfback John Harper suffered a dislocated shoulder in a late September exhibition game against the McGill Redmen.[4][5] The Alouettes improved in October, winning four of their next five games to reach an even 5–5 record. They remained a possible playoff team through the final week, when a win by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats pushed them into third place and prevented them from making the playoffs. The Alouettes finished with a 6–6 record.[1]

Season standings
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1275023121714
Toronto Argonauts1265129118713
Montreal Alouettes1266019226112
Ottawa Rough Riders124711822319

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Season schedule
Date Opponent Score Result Record
Aug 27 Ottawa Rough Riders 14–7 Win 1–0
Sept 2 at Toronto Argonauts 6–26 Loss 1–1
Sept 9 at Toronto Argonauts 12–43 Loss 1–2
Sept 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders 15–42 Loss 1–3
Sept 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12–18 Loss 1–4
Sept 28 McGill University Redmen 19–6 Win exhibition
Oct 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31–18 Win 2–4
Oct 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders 8–18 Loss 2–5
Oct 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 18–14 Win 3–5
Oct 14 Toronto Argonauts 24–16 Win 4–5
Oct 22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16–13 Win 5–5
Oct 28 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18–29 Loss 5–6
Nov 4 at Toronto Argonauts 18–17 Win 6–6

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References
  1. Maher, Tod; Gill, Bob (2013). The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012. Maher Sports Media. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-9835136-6-7.
  2. "Hayman Moans Als Not in Shape For Opener Against Ottawa". The Ottawa Journal. August 26, 1950. p. 21. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  3. "1950 Montreal Alouettes - The Pro Football Archives". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  4. "Alouettes Have Opportunity To Break Slump in Hamilton". The Ottawa Journal. Canadian Press. September 23, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. Adler, Phil (September 28, 1950). "Alouettes Rally to Score Costly Exhibition Victory". The Ottawa Journal. p. 25. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2018-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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