The 2014 Montreal Alouettes season was the 48th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 60th overall. The Alouettes finished the season in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record. The Alouettes improved upon their 8–10 record from 2013 with their 9th win in their 17th game and qualified for the playoffs for the 19th straight season in that same game. The team defeated the BC Lions in the East Semi-Final, but lost the East Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Alouettes set a CFL record as they were the first team to fall six games below .500 with a 1–7 record and finish with a .500 record or better.

Offseason

CFL draft The 2014 CFL draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Alouettes had eight selections in the seven-round draft, after acquiring an additional fourth round selection for Dahrran Diedrick.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 5 David Foucault OL Montreal 2 10 Andrew Lue DB Queen's 3 22 Jeffrey Finley DL Guelph 4 31 James Tuck DL York 4 35 Andrew Smith WR Manitoba 5 43 Nick Boyd K/P Manitoba 6 49 Jean-Christophe Beaulieu FB Sherbrooke 7 58 Mackenzie Sarro WR/FB Calgary

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A ByeB Sat, June 14 3:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–28 0–1 None Ron Joyce Stadium 5,573 RecapC Fri, June 20 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 10–26 0–2 TSN Molson Stadium 18,141 Recap

Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record1 Sat, June 28 3:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 8–29 0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 26,135 Recap2 Fri, July 4 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions W 24–9 1–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,018 Recap3 Fri, July 11 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 33–34 1–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,384 Recap4 Sat, July 19 7:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 5–41 1–3 TSN/RDS BC Place 25,063 Recap 5 Bye6 Fri, Aug 1 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 5–31 1–4 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,692 Recap7 Fri, Aug 8 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 23–33 1–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,054 Recap8 Sat, Aug 16 7:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 11–16 1–6 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 33,427 Recap9 Fri, Aug 22 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–24 1–7 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 29,881 Recap10 Fri, Aug 29 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 20–10 2–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 19,440 Recap11 Sun, Sept 7 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–31 3–7 TSN/RDS/ESPN Molson Stadium 20,551 Recap12 Fri, Sept 12 9:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 16–33 3–8 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 27,833 Recap13 Sun, Sept 21 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 31–15 4–8 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 19,892 Recap14 Fri, Sept 26 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 15–7 5–8 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,317 15 Bye16 Mon, Oct 13 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40–9 6–8 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 23,069 Recap17 Sat, Oct 18 4:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts W 20–12 7–8 TSN/RDS Rogers Centre 16,834 Recap18 Fri, Oct 24 6:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 23–17 8–8 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,458 Recap19 Sun, Nov 2 12:00 p.m. EST vs. Toronto Argonauts W 17–14 9–8 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 22,013 Recap20 Sat, Nov 8 4:00 p.m. EST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–29 9–9 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,186 Recap

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

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordEast Semi-Final Sun, Nov 16 1:00 p.m. EST vs. BC Lions W 50–17 1–0 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 15,107 RecapEast Final Sun, Nov 23 1:00 p.m. EST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–40 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN Tim Hortons Field 24,334 Recap

Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms.

Roster 2014 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G T C G T G T/G

Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DT DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K/P LS

Reserve list DT

Practice roster K/P LB FB DT QB T DE DB DB Injured list G LB LS WR DE FB WR DT DE T RB DT WR LB WR SB RB WR DB RB Italics indicate American players

Coaching staff 2014 Montreal Alouettes staff Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall CEO – Mark Weightman VP, General Manager and Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Jim Popp Assistant director of football operations and player personnel – Joey Abrams Assistant director of pro/college scouting – Uzooma Okeke Senior Player Personnel Executive/Salary Cap Analyst - Justin Casey Coordinator of Football Administration/Salary Cap/Scout - Patrick Pion Pro/College Scout – Jean-Marc Edme Director of US College Scouting - Russ Lande

Head coaches Head coach – Tom Higgins Assistant head coach – Noel Thorpe Consultant – Don Matthews

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ryan Dinwiddie Running backs – Mark Speckman Receivers – Turk Schonert Offensive line – Kris Sweet Quarterbacks – Jeff Garcia Offensive quality control – André Bolduc Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Noel Thorpe Defensive line – Keith Willis Linebackers – Greg Quick Defensive quality control – Anwar Stewart Defensive assistant – Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Ray Rychleski Special teams assistant – André Bolduc Special teams assistant – Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette

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