The 2011 Montreal Alouettes season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 57th overall. The Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8 record. The Alouettes attempted to three-peat as Grey Cup champions, after winning back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010, but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final game. The Alouettes opened their training camp at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec on June 5.http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/alouettes-returning-to-bishops Alouettes returning to Bishop's
Offseason
CFL draft The 2011 CFL draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Alouettes had seven selections in the draft, including the eighth overall pick, which they used to select placekicker and punter Brody McKnight. Montreal came into draft day needing a kicker, and traded a 2012 first round pick for Sean Whyte.https://www.cfl.ca/article/lions-deal-kicker-sean-whyte-to-montreal Lions deal kicker Sean Whyte to Montreal Because McKnight has one more year of eligibility, he will not be able to join the Alouettes until 2012. Other notables in the draft include Vaughn Martin, who was ranked as the sixth overall prospect, but his draft stock dropped immensely due to the fact that he had already been with the NFL's San Diego Chargers for two years. Should Martin choose to enter the CFL at any point in his career, the Alouettes would hold the rights to sign him.https://www.cfl.ca/article/als-select-k-p-brody-mcknight-8th-overall Als select K/P Brody McKnight 8th overall
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 8 Brody McKnight K/P Montana 2 16 Anthony Barrette OL Concordia 3 23 Philip Blake OL Baylor 4 25 Renaldo Sagesse DL Michigan 4 31 Reed Alexander OL Calgary 5 39 Vaughn Martin DL Western Ontario 6 47 Blaine Ruttan LB Carson-Newman
Notable transactions Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team January 26, 2011 Retirement 2011 Montreal Alouettes season – Ben Cahoon (SB) Montreal Alouettes January 28, 2011 Re-Signing 2011 Montreal Alouettes season Anthony Calvillo (QB) – Montreal Alouettes
Preseason Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance RecordA Thurs, June 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 27–15 Win 21,223 1–0B Wed, June 22 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 57–20 Loss 26,732 1–1
Games played with white uniforms.
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record1 Thurs, June 30 BC Lions Molson Stadium 30–26 Win 22,317 1–02 Sat, July 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 39–25 Win 30,045 2–03 Fri, July 15 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 40–17 Win 24,698 3–04 Sun, July 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 27–24 Loss 24,434 3–15 Fri, July 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 34–26 Loss 24,068 3–26 Thurs, Aug 4 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 36–23 Win 19,204 4–27 Thurs, Aug 11 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 27–4 Win 24,448 5–2 8 Bye 5–29 Sat, Aug 27 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 38–31 Loss 30,386 5–310 Mon, Sept 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 44–21 Loss 26,964 5–411 Sun, Sept 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 43–13 Win 24,304 6–412 Sun, Sept 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 25–23 Loss 24,642 6–513 Fri, Sept 23 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 34–21 Win 40,274 7–514 Fri, Sept 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 32–26 Win 30,447 8–515 Mon, Oct 10 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 29–19 Win 23,960 9–516 Sun, Oct 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 27–25 Win 23,668 10–517 Sat, Oct 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 26–25 Loss 30,360 10–618 Sun, Oct 30 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 32–27 Loss 24,051 10–719 Sat, Nov 5 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 43–1 Loss 35,454 10–8
Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms.
Roster 2011 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G C G T T G
Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE DE DE DT Linebackers OLB OLB OLB OLB MLB/OLB OLB MLB MLB
Defensive backs CB/DH S CB/S DH DH CB CB Special teams LS K/P
Reserve list K RB DT/DE
Practice roster T T DT CB RB Injured list DE (1 Game) DH (9 Game) S (9 Game) T (9 Game) DH (9 Game) S (9 Game) LB (9 Game) CB (9 Game) FB (1 Game) T (9 Game) QB (1 Game) DE (9 Game) LB (9 Game) WR (9 Game)
Suspended list LB Italics indicate American players
Coaching staff 2011 Montreal Alouettes staff Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall President and ceo – Ray Lalonde VP, General Manager and Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Jim Popp Assistant general manager – Marcel Desjardins Football operations assistant/scout – Joey Abrams Football operations assistant/scout – Uzooma Okeke
Head coaches Head coach – Marc Trestman
Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks & Assistant Head Coach – Scott Milanovich Running Backs & Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Bischoff Receivers – Marcus Brady Offensive line – Jonathan Himebauch Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers – Tim Tibesar Defensive line – Mike Sinclair Defensive backs – Daronte Jones Defensive assistant – Jean-Marc Edme
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Andy Bischoff Special teams assistant – Carson Walch
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Awards and records
Milestones On July 15, 2011, quarterback Anthony Calvillo became the CFL's all-time passing touchdown leader with a first-quarter touchdown, passing Damon Allen's previous mark of 394 with his 395th touchdown pass, against Allen's former team, the Toronto Argonauts. The pass was completed to receiver Éric Deslauriers, who recorded his first touchdown reception since 2007.
On October 10, 2011, quarterback Anthony Calvillo became pro footballs all-time passing leader with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jamel Richardson, also against the Toronto Argonauts.
Playoffs
Schedule Game Date Time Opponent Venue Score Result AttendanceEast Semi-Final Nov 13 1:00 PM EST Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium 52–44 (OT) Loss 33,051
Games played with colour uniforms.
Bracket
East Semi-Final
References