1998 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1998 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 12–5–1 record. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished with the same record, but won the season series and thus, the tie-breaker. Hamilton also defeated the Alouettes in the East Final, denying the team a trip to the Grey Cup.

1998 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachDave Ritchie
Home fieldMolson Stadium
Results
Record12–5–1
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Uniform

The 1998 season was significant with the signing of future all-time team passing leader Anthony Calvillo, the drafting of future Alouette touchdown leader Ben Cahoon, and longtime centre Bryan Chiu becoming a regular starter on the offensive line. Running back Mike Pringle became the first player to rush for over 2000 yards in a single season. The Alouettes also made a permanent move to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on the campus of McGill University after dwindling attendance numbers at Olympic Stadium.

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
16Ben CahoonWRBrigham Young
315Scott FloryOLSaskatchewan
318William LoftusDManitoba
534Yannic SermanouOLMcGill
641Kelly IrelandOLSt. Mary's

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Preseason
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
A June 18 Toronto Argonauts SkyDome 21–18 Loss 12,465 0–1
B June 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 44–18 Win 11,752 1–1

Regular season

Season Standings
East Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats18125150335125
Montreal Alouettes18125147043525
Toronto Argonauts1899045241018
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1831503995886

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Season Schedule
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium 27–24 Win 22,013 1–0
2 July 9 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 30–24 Win 14,388 2–0
3 July 16 Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 29–26 Win 27,515 3–0
4 July 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 23–21 Loss 16,149 3–1
5 July 31 Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 22–10 Loss 30,813 3–2
6 Aug 6 BC Lions Molson Stadium 22–16 Win 14,050 4–2
7 Aug 13 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 24–20 Win 16,399 5–2
8 Aug 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 13–12 Win 22,042 6–2
9 Aug 28 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 40–32 Win 17,501 7–2
10 Sept 5 BC Lions BC Place Stadium 26–15 Win 14,408 8–2
11 Sept 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 30–9 Loss 18,262 8–3
12 Sept 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 31–31 Tie 18,509 8–3–1
13 Sept 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium 34–23 Loss 22,539 8–4–1
14 Oct 4 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 34–3 Win 16,152 9–4–1
15 Oct 12 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 40–13 Loss 16,268 9–5–1
16 Oct 17 Toronto Argonauts SkyDome 38–28 Win 24,230 10–5–1
17 Oct 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 58–44 Win 16,205 11–5–1
18 Nov 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 22–11 Win 20,025 12–5–1

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Roster
Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Practice Roster

Playoffs

East Semi-Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Toronto Argonauts0174728
Montreal Alouettes141010741

East Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Montreal Alouettes0601420
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1530422

Awards

1998 CFL All-Star Selections

1998 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections
  • Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
  • Elfrid Payton – Defensive End
  • Mike Pringle – Running Back
  • Pierre Vercheval – Offensive Guard

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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References
  1. https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1998 Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine 1998 CFL Canadian Draft
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1998cflmtl.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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