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2008 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

Canadian football team season

FieldValue
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teamMontreal Alouettes
year2008
record11–7
division_place1st, East
coachMarc Trestman
stadiumMolson Stadium
playoffsLost Grey Cup
uniformImage:CFL MTL Jersey 2007.png
shortnavlinkAlouettes seasons

The 2008 Montreal Alouettes season was the 42nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Alouettes finished first place in the East Division, won the East Final and advanced to the 96th Grey Cup in Montreal, where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders 22–14.

Offseason

The CFL announced on Monday, April 28, the Alouettes exceeded last year's $4.05-million cap by $108,285 and have been fined $116,570 as a result. Montreal was more than $100,000 over, therefore, it will also lose the fourth overall selection in Wednesday's Canadian college draft. Montreal will now be relegated to just one selection in the first-round, coming at No. 7.

CFL draft

In the 2008 CFL draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club team
17Shea EmryLBUBC
212Andrew WoodruffOLBoise State
428Terence FirrRECManitoba
432 (via Saskatchewan)Gurminder ThindOLSouth Carolina
536Paul WolduDBSaskatchewan
648 (via Saskatchewan)Luc Brodeur-JourdainOLLaval

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendanceRecord
AJune 12vs. Toronto ArgonautsMolson Stadium37–34Win20,2021–0–0
BJune 19at Winnipeg Blue BombersCanad Inns Stadium16–19Loss29,5531–1–0

Regular season

  • On October 4, Montreal Alouettes slotback, Ben Cahoon surpassed Ray Elgaard to become the leading Canadian receiver in CFL history, with 831 receptions, against the Hamilton Tiger Cats.

Season standings

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1June 26at Hamilton Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne Stadium33–10Win20,5891–0
2July 4Winnipeg Blue BombersMolson Stadium38–24Win20,2022–0
3July 10Calgary StampedersMolson Stadium23–19Loss20,2022–1
4July 19at Saskatchewan RoughridersMosaic Stadium41–33Loss28,8002–2
5July 25at BC LionsBC Place Stadium36–34Loss30,1322–3
6July 31Hamilton Tiger-CatsMolson Stadium40–33Win20,2023–3
7Aug 8at Winnipeg Blue BombersCanad Inns Stadium39–11Win27,6744–3
8Aug 15at Toronto ArgonautsRogers Centre32–14Win30,5215–3
9Bye
10Aug 29BC LionsMolson Stadium30–25Win20,2026–3
11Sept 7Toronto ArgonautsMolson Stadium45–19Win20,2027–3
12Sept 12at Calgary StampedersMcMahon Stadium41–30Loss30,9607–4
13Sept 21Edmonton EskimosMolson Stadium40–4Win20,2028–4
14Sept 28Saskatchewan RoughridersMolson Stadium37–12Win20,2029–4
15Oct 4at Hamilton Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne Stadium44–36Loss20,4239–5
16Oct 13Hamilton Tiger-CatsMolson Stadium42–11Win20,20210–5
17Oct 17at Toronto ArgonautsRogers Centre43–34Win30,26211–5
18Oct 26Winnipeg Blue BombersMolson Stadium24–23Loss20,20211–6
19Oct 31at Edmonton EskimosCommonwealth Stadium37–14Loss29,91111–7

: Games played with colour uniforms. : Games played with white uniforms. : Games played with alternate uniforms.

Roster

2008 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Statistics

Offence

Passing

PlayerAttComp%YardsTDINTRating
Anthony Calvillo68247269.256244313107.2
Marcus Brady241979.219921113.0
Brad Banks11100.0800118.8
Adrian McPherson3133.31113.5
Damon Duval11100.0(−12)0035.4

Rushing

PlayerNo.YardsAvgTDFumbles
Avon Cobourne1459506.663
Mike Imoh623986.430
Dahrann Diedrick422636.300
Anthony Calvillo261897.321
Adrian McPherson25863.451
Kerry Carter12796.610

Receiving

PlayerNo.YardsAvg.LongTD
Jamel Richardson98128713.18116
Ben Cahoon107122611.5297
Kerry Watkins84117814.03610

Defence

Playoffs

Eastern Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos7601326
Montreal Alouettes31610736

[[96th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]]

Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Calgary Stampeders0106622
Montreal Alouettes3101014

Awards and records

  • Ben Cahoon, Nominee, Outstanding Canadian Award
  • Anthony Calvillo, Led Eastern Division, Passing Yards (5,624)
  • Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Attempts (682)
  • Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Completions (472)
  • Anthony Calvillo, Led Eastern Division, Passing Completion (69.8%)
  • Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Touchdowns (43)
  • Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passer Rating (107.2)
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Anthony Calvillo (QB), Montreal Alouettes
  • Avon Cobourne, Led CFL Eastern Division, Rushing Yards, (950)
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Scott Flory (OG), Montreal Alouettes
  • Terry Evanshen Trophy, Anthony Calvillo

All-Star Selections

  • Josh Bourke, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
  • Anthony Calvillo, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
  • Bryan Chiu, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
  • Avon Cobourne, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
  • Damon Duval, CFL Eastern All-Star, Special Teams
  • Mark Estelle, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence
  • Scott Flory, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
  • T.J. Hill, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence
  • Paul Lambert, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
  • Jamel Richardson, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
  • Davis Sanchez, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence
  • Kerry Watkins, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
  • Keron Williams, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence

Milestones

References

References

  1. {{usurped
  2. (2008-01-28 }}{{dead link). "Draft List for Year 2008". Canadian Football League.
  3. "Draft Tracker {{!}} Prospect Central {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  4. "Schedule".
  5. "Yahoo! News Canada - Latest News & Headlines".
  6. "Stats - Passing".
  7. "Stats - Rushing".
  8. "Stats - Receiving".
  9. "2008 EAST & WEST DIVISION ALL-STARS". [[Canadian Football League]].
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