1974 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1974 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in 1st place in the East Conference with a 9–5–2 record and won the Grey Cup.They defeated their rival Edmonton Eskimos, in the first of five Grey Cups between the two in the 1970s. Sonny Wade came off the bench to lead his team to another Grey Cup on a rain soaked field.

1974 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachMarv Levy
Home fieldAutostade
Results
Record9–5–2
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
A July 2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Autostade 23–17 Win 6000 1–0
A July 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium 23–8 Win 16,500 2–0
B July 12 Toronto Argonauts Autostade 17–1 Win 8604 3–0
C July 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 41–10 Win 20,471 4–0

Regular season

Standings
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes1695233927120
Ottawa Rough Riders1679026127114
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1679027931314
Toronto Argonauts1669128131413

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Autostade 20–12 Win 15,246 1–0
2 July 31 Ottawa Rough Riders Autostade 20–17 Win 15,732 2–0
3 Aug 7 Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium 42–25 Win 33,517 3–0
4 Aug 13 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park 27–14 Loss 24,649 3–1
5 Aug 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 11–7 Loss 28,732 3–2
5 Aug 25 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Autostade 29–10 Win 16,290 4–2
6 Bye
7 Sept 3 Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium 12–11 Win 34,697 5–2
7 Sept 8 Toronto Argonauts Autostade 38–6 Win 24,525 6–2
8 Sept 15 BC Lions Autostade 31–12 Win 17,976 7–2
9 Sept 24 Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 38–13 Loss 20,000 7–3
10 Sept 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium 24–15 Loss 23,126 7–4
11 Bye
12 Oct 8 Edmonton Eskimos Autostade 28–28 Tie 17,505 7–4–1
12 Oct 13 Toronto Argonauts Autostade 13–13 Tie 17,136 7–4–2
13 Oct 20 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park 28–0 Win 24,149 8–4–2
14 Oct 27 Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 17–2 Loss 22,394 8–5–2
15 Nov 2 Ottawa Rough Riders Autostade 27–20 Win 9–5–2

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Postseason
Game Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance
East Final Nov 17 Ottawa Rough Riders Autostade 14–4 Win 20,531
Grey Cup Nov 24 Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium 20–7 Win 32,454

Grey Cup
Main article: 62nd Grey Cup
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Montreal Alouettes0113620
Edmonton Eskimos70007

References
  1. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1974cflmtl.html
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