The 2007 Montreal Alouettes finished third place in the East Division in 2007. Jim Popp decided to remain as head coach rather than hire a replacement for Don Matthews, who unexpectedly resigned the previous season. The results were unexpected as the Alouettes endured their first losing season since rejoining the league in 1996. In October 2007, quarterback Anthony Calvillo's wife was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's cancer of the lymph glands or nodes; Calvillo took indefinite leave of absence from the team to be with his wife. The Alouettes appeared in the East Semi-Final with backup quarterback Marcus Brady, losing to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and putting an end to a disappointing season.
Offseason
CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 7 Richard Yalowski OL Calgary 2 15 Darryl Conrad T Manitoba 3 18 (via Edmonton) Chris Van Zeyl DL McMaster 3 19 (via Hamilton via Winnipeg) Brian Jones OL Windsor Lancers 3 23 Donovan Alexander DB North Dakota 4 31 James Judges DE Buffalo 6 47 Braden Smith QB UBC https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2007 2007 CFL Canadian Draft
Preseason Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance RecordA June 9 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 27–13 Loss 18,156 0–1C June 21 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 34–26 Win 20,202 1–1 https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2007/9 2007 Montreal Alouettes Schedule
Games played with white uniforms.
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record1 June 29 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 16–7 Loss 20,202 0–12 July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 32–23 Loss 29,533 0–23 July 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 29–20 Win 21,542 1–24 July 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 20–18 Loss 20,202 1–35 July 26 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 26–13 Win 31,097 2–36 Aug 2 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 29–27 Win 20,202 3–37 Aug 9 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 30–18 Win 20,202 4–3 8 Bye9 Aug 25 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 27–9 Win 20,202 5–310 Aug 31 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 46–14 Loss 32,115 5–411 Sept 9 BC Lions Molson Stadium 32–14 Win 20,202 6–412 Sept 14 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 47–28 Loss 36,280 6–513 Sept 23 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 16–10 Loss 20,202 6–614 Sept 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 33–22 Loss 28,800 6–715 Oct 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 27–19 Win 20,202 7–716 Oct 12 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 35–17 Loss 31,416 7–817 Oct 20 Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 16–9 Loss 44,510 7–918 Oct 27 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 33–32 Win 29,247 8–919 Nov 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 20–17 Loss 23,744 8–10
Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with alternate uniforms.
Roster 2007 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C G T G T
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DE DT
Special teams K/P LS Linebackers
Defensive backs
Reserve roster WR DB LB LB TInjured list QB T QB DT DT SB LB WR RB RB DB T SB LB LB FB
Suspended WR RB QB
Italics indicate American player
Playoffs Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance20 East Semi-Final Nov 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 24–22 Loss 22,843
Games played with white uniforms.
East Semi-Final Date and time: Saturday, November 11, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalMontreal Alouettes 0 16 3 3 22Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 3 7 7 24
Awards
2007 CFL All-Star Selections OG – Scott Flory, 2007 CFL All-Star P – Damon Duval, 2007 CFL All-Star
2007 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections WR – Ben Cahoon, 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star OG – Scott Flory, 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star P – Damon Duval, 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star DB – Randee Drew, 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star
2007 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections OG – Scott Flory, 2007 Intergold CFLPA All-Star P – Damon Duval, 2007Intergold CFLPA All-Star
https://www.cfl.ca/article/2007-east-west-division-all-stars
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