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1996 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

Canadian football team season

FieldValue
logo
teamMontreal Alouettes
year1996
record12–6
division_place2nd, East
ownerJim Speros
general_managerJim Popp
coachBob Price
stadiumOlympic Stadium
playoffsLost East Final
uniformImage:CFL MTL Jersey 1996.png
previous1987
shortnavlinkAlouettes seasons

The 1996 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 12–6 record in the franchise's first full season in the Canadian Football League since 1986. Unlike the lean years from 1981 to 1986, the revived Alouettes were going to be competitive, especially since most of them had won the Grey Cup in the previous season as the Baltimore Stallions. They had some nice talented offensive players from that team, such as Tracy Ham, Mike Pringle, kick returner Chris Wright, slotback Chris Armstrong, and two great defensive players in Irvin Smith, and Elfrid Payton. After a slow start they rebounded to finish strong and after defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, they traveled to Toronto, where they were defeated in the East Final by the eventual Grey Cup champions, the Toronto Argonauts.

Offseason

Start of a new franchise

Starting in the 1993 CFL season, the league began expanding into the United States with hopes of boosting revenues and saw five US-based teams in 1995, including the dominant Baltimore Stallions. Prior to the 1996 NFL season, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell, announced his intentions to move the Browns to Baltimore (to be reborn as the Ravens, meaning there would be two professional football teams in the city. Stallions owner Jim Speros realized that the Stallions could not realistically compete with an NFL team and decided to move the team elsewhere. He looked into moving the team to Houston, Texas (which would lose their NFL team, the Oilers by the end of that same year), but after a deal could not be resolved, he decided to move the team to Montreal as the third (and current) incarnation of the Alouettes.

Stallions General Manager Jim Popp came with Speros to Montreal, but he had to build the team from scratch since the CFL did not allow the team to retain its Baltimore legacy. It was, however, allowed to reclaim the history and records of the old 1946–86 Alouettes (and the Concordes from 1982 to 1985). According to official CFL records, Speros is reckoned as having canceled the Stallions' franchise and reactivated the dormant Alouettes franchise. The Alouettes are now reckoned as having suspended operations from 1987 to 1995.

While all Baltimore players were released from their contracts, Popp was able to resign future Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback Tracy Ham and future Hall of Fame running back Mike Pringle, who would go on to become the CFL's all-time leading rusher. Both Ham and Pringle, along with other former Baltimore players re-signed by Popp, would play large roles in the success of the reborn team. The new Alouettes played their first regular season game on June 27, 1996; almost ten years since their last game in the city of Montreal.

CFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club team
19Denis MontanaWRConcordia University
218Bryan ChiuDTWashington State
327Adam CassidyOLAlberta
436Tom HipszDEToronto
653Adrian RainbowQBBritish Columbia
762Marc CharlesDTMorgan State

Preseason

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June 13vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 38–71–0Olympic Stadium11,215
June 20at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 43–392–0Ivor Wynne Stadium16,346

Regular season

Season Standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts18153055635930
Montreal Alouettes18126053646724
Hamilton Tiger-Cats18810042657616
Ottawa Rough Riders1831503525246

Season Schedule

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June 27vs. Toronto ArgonautsL 24–270–1Olympic Stadium24,653
July 5at Edmonton EskimosL 13–160–2Commonwealth Stadium26,211
July 10vs. Calgary StampedersL 22–620–3Olympic Stadium19,362
July 19at BC LionsW 44–241–3BC Place Stadium21,855
July 24vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 36–102–3Olympic Stadium20,302
Aug 1at Toronto ArgonautsL 31–402–4SkyDome20,302
Aug 7vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 29–223–4Olympic Stadium25,210
Aug 11at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 32–204–4Taylor Field21,997
Bye
Aug 23vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 23–165–4Olympic Stadium26,511
Aug 30at Ottawa Rough RidersL 6–175–5Frank Clair Stadium28,451
Sept 7vs. BC LionsW 28–276–5Olympic Stadium15,161
Sept 13at Calgary StampedersW 25–237–5McMahon Stadium19,196
Bye
Sept 29at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 38–397–6Ivor Wynne Stadium17,740
Oct 4vs. Edmonton EskimosW 32–188–6Olympic Stadium17,886
Oct 14at Ottawa Rough RidersW 25–189–6Frank Clair Stadium14,080
Oct 19vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 28–2110–6Olympic Stadium18,671
Oct 25vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 45–4111–6Olympic Stadium20,231
Nov 1at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 42–2412–6Winnipeg Stadium25,968

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats317011
Montreal Alouettes437822

East Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Montreal Alouettes00077
Toronto Argonauts121410743

Awards

1996 CFL All-Star Selections

  • Grant Carter – Defensive End
  • Charles Gordon – Defensive Back
  • Tracy Gravely – Linebacker

1996 CFL East All-Star Selections

  • Terry Baker – Placekicker
  • Bruce Beaton – Offensive Guard
  • Grant Carter – Defensive End
  • Jock Climie – Slotback
  • Neal Fort – Offensive Tackle
  • Charles Gordon – Defensive Back
  • Tracy Gravely – Linebacker
  • Spencer McLennan – Defensive Safety
  • Mike Pringle – Running Back
  • Paul Randolph – Linebacker
  • Irvin Smith – Cornerback

1996 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

References

References

  1. link. (2012-09-02 1996 CFL Canadian Draft)
  2. "1996 Regular Season Standings | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca.
  3. "1996 Montreal Alouettes". The Pro Football Archives.
  4. "Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca.
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