The 2009 Montreal Alouettes season was the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 55th overall. The Alouettes won their sixth Grey Cup championship, 28–27 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, in a game the Montreal Alouettes trailed throughout, as they came back from trailing 27–11 four minutes into the fourth quarter. It was their first win since 2002, and it ended a streak of four Grey Cup losses in their last four appearances.
The Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division setting a new franchise record of 15–3. It was the first time a team finished with a 15–3 record since the 1997 Toronto Argonauts.
Off-season CFL draft The 2009 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Alouettes selected Calgary Dinos lineman Dylan Steenbergen in the first round, seventh overall.
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 7 Dylan Steenbergen OL Calgary 2 14 Martin Bédard TE UConn 2 15 Matt Singer OL Manitoba 3 23 Nickolas Morin-Soucy DL Montreal 4 25 Stan Van Sichem DL Regina 4 31 Ivan Brown DL Saskatchewan 5 39 Benoît Boulanger RB Sherbrooke 6 47 Ryan Mousseau OL Ottawa
Preseason Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance RecordA June 17 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 37–24 Win 18,241 1–0B June 23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 31–27 Win 20,202 2–0
Games played with colour uniforms.
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record1 July 1 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 40–27 Win 35,650 1–02 July 9 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 50–16 Win 20,202 2–03 July 18 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 43–10 Win 30,945 3–04 July 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 21–8 Win 20,202 4–05 July 30 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 33–19 Loss 33,206 4–16 August 7 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 25–0 Win 20,202 5–17 August 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 39–12 Win 25,053 6–18 August 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 34–25 Win 20,202 7–1 9 Bye 7–110 September 4 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 19–12 Loss 27,199 7–211 September 13 BC Lions Molson Stadium 28–24 Win 20,202 8–212 September 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 33–14 Win 20,202 9–213 September 25 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 42–8 Win 22,083 10–214 October 3 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 27–8 Win 26,828 11–215 October 12 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 32–11 Win 20,202 12–216 October 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 41–38 Win 20,202 13–217 October 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 41–24 Loss 21,378 13–318 November 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 48–13 Win 20,202 14–319 November 7 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 42–17 Win 28,293 15–3
Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with alternate uniforms. Games played with alternate uniforms. Games played with retro uniforms.
Roster 2009 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T G/C C G G T
Defensive linemen DT DE DE DE/DT DE DE DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams LS K/P
Reserve roster WR RB G
Practice roster FB LB G DE DB LB WR LB WRInjured list DT SB FB WR DE LB WR DB T T LB DB
Suspended DE
Italics indicate American players Roster updated 2026-04-20
Playoffs Schedule
Week Date Time Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance 20 Bye21 November 22 1:00 PM EST BC Lions Olympic Stadium 56–18 Win 53,79222 November 29 6:30 PM EST Saskatchewan Roughriders McMahon Stadium 28–27 Win 46,020
Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms.
Bracket
East Final Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 3 8 7 0 18Montreal Alouettes 17 14 14 11 56
Grey Cup Date and time: Sunday, November 29, 6:30 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalMontreal Alouettes 0 3 7 18 28Saskatchewan Roughriders 10 7 3 7 27
Awards Avon Cobourne, Most Valuable Player Ben Cahoon, Dick Suderman Trophy (Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian)
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