2008 Montreal Alouettes season

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.

2008 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachMarc Trestman
Home fieldMolson Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Uniform

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.[1] Montreal was more than $100,000 over, therefore, it will also lose the fourth overall selection in Wednesday's Canadian college draft.[1] Montreal will now be relegated to just one selection in the first-round, coming at No. 7.[1]

CFL Draft

In the 2008 CFL Draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players[2] 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.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
17Shea EmryLBUBC
212Andrew WoodruffOLBoise State
428Terence FirrRECManitoba
432 (via Saskatchewan)Gurminder ThindOLSouth Carolina
536Paul WolduDBSaskatchewan
648 (via Saskatchewan)Luc Brodeur-JourdainOLLaval

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Preseason

Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
A June 12 vs. Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 37–34 Win 20,202 1–0–0
B June 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 16–19 Loss 29,553 1–1–0

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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.[5]

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes18117061044322Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers18810043549016Details
Toronto Argonauts1841403976278Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1831504415936Details

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
1 June 26 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 33–10 Win 20,589 1–0
2 July 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 38–24 Win 20,202 2–0
3 July 10 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 23–19 Loss 20,202 2–1
4 July 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 41–33 Loss 28,800 2–2
5 July 25 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 36–34 Loss 30,132 2–3
6 July 31 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 40–33 Win 20,202 3–3
7 Aug 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 39–11 Win 27,674 4–3
8 Aug 15 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 32–14 Win 30,521 5–3
9 Bye
10 Aug 29 BC Lions Molson Stadium 30–25 Win 20,202 6–3
11 Sept 7 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 45–19 Win 20,202 7–3
12 Sept 12 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 41–30 Loss 30,960 7–4
13 Sept 21 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 40–4 Win 20,202 8–4
14 Sept 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 37–12 Win 20,202 9–4
15 Oct 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 44–36 Loss 20,423 9–5
16 Oct 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 42–11 Win 20,202 10–5
17 Oct 17 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 43–34 Win 30,262 11–5
18 Oct 26 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 24–23 Loss 20,202 11–6
19 Oct 31 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 37–14 Loss 29,911 11–7

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

Roster

2008 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster


Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2008-10-03
Depth ChartTransactions
46 Active, 11 Inactive, 6 PS

Statistics

Passing

Player Att Comp % Yards TD INT Rating
Anthony Calvillo68247269.256244313107.2
Marcus Brady241979.219921113.0
Brad Banks11100.0800118.8
Adrian McPherson3133.31113.5
Damon Duval11100.0(−12)0035.4

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Rushing

Player No. Yards Avg TD Fumbles
Avon Cobourne1459506.663
Mike Imoh623986.430
Dahrann Diedrick422636.300
Anthony Calvillo261897.321
Adrian McPherson25863.451
Kerry Carter12796.610

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Receiving

Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD
Jamel Richardson98128713.18116
Ben Cahoon107122611.5297
Kerry Watkins84117814.03610

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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

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

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

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References

  1. CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – CFL News: Riders, Als surpassed salary cap Archived May 6, 2008, at Archive.today
  2. "Draft List for Year 2008" (PDF). Canadian Football League. 2008-01-28.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2009-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)2008 CFL Canadian Draft
  4. "Schedule". CFL.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-11-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Stats - Passing". CFL.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  7. "Stats - Rushing". CFL.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. "Stats - Receiving". CFL.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  9. "2008 EAST & WEST DIVISION ALL-STARS". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
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