The 2017 Montreal Alouettes season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 63rd overall. The Alouettes finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a disappointing 3–15 record. The 15 losses are a team record, breaking the previous record of 14 set during the 1986 season when the team record was 4–14 and during the 1982 season when they finished 2–14.

The Alouettes failed to improve upon their 7–11 record from 2016 and were eliminated from the playoffs on October 9, 2017 after a loss to the Edmonton Eskimos, making this the third straight season they missed the playoffs (it was the first time the team missed the playoffs for three straight years since their re-activation). This was the first season for head coach Jacques Chapdelaine, until he was fired after a 3–8 start and replaced by general manager Kavis Reed on an interim basis. Chapdelaine served as head coach in an interim capacity for six games during the previous season. This was also the first season under new general manager Kavis Reed.New era begins in Montreal as Als announce revamped leadership

Off-season

Front office changes The 2017 season was the first since the Alouettes returned to Montreal in 1996 that Jim Popp was not be the team's general manager. It was announced on November 7, 2016 that Popp would not return to the Alouettes organization in 2017.Alouettes announce Jim Popp will not return in 2017 In the week following the 104th Grey Cup, the Alouettes interviewed Danny Maciocia (head coach of the University of Montreal), Joey Abrams (Alouettes assistant general manager) and Brock Sunderland (Redblacks assistant general manager) for the vacant general manager position. By December 2016, Sunderland was no longer considered a candidate and Maciocia was not in negotiations with the team, having only taken part in one formal meeting. Not long after, Maciocia confirmed that he would remain at the University of Montreal. Two days later, Herb Zurkowsky from the Montreal Gazette reported that Kavis Reed (Alouettes Special Teams coach) was "the dark horse candidate" to win the GM position. By December 12, 2016, Reed had a formal interview with the Alouettes front office, making him the fourth official candidate for the position; prior to that, it had just been informal conversations. On December 14, 2016, the Montreal Alouettes held a press conference to announce Patrick Boivin as President and CEO, Kavis Reed as general manager, and Jacques Chapdelaine's retention as the team's head coach. Chapdelaine had served as the interim head coach for the final six games of the previous season. On December 20, 2016, the Alouettes announced that assistant GM Joey Abrams, who had been with the organization for the past dozen seasons, would be leaving the club.

On January 25, 2017 the Alouettes announced that Catherine Raiche and Joe Mack would become assistant general managers. Raiche was promoted from her previous position with the Alouettes as coordinator of football administration and held the title of assistant general manager of football operations. Mack, the former Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager, was the assistant general manager of player personnel.

CFL draft The 2017 CFL draft took place on May 7, 2017.Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year The Alouettes traded their first round pick to the BC Lions for the rights to Vernon Adams.Alouettes officially sign Vernon Adams The team also acquired another sixth round pick after trading S. J. Green to the Toronto Argonauts.Double Blue acquire SB SJ Green in trade with Als

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 2 12 Fabion Foote DT McMaster North York, ON 3 20 Dondre Wright DB Henderson State North York, ON 4 29 Alexander Morrison WR British Columbia Sault Ste. Marie, ON 5 39 Zach Annen OL Carleton St. Thomas, ON 6 45 Malcolm Carter WR Carleton Toronto, ON 6 48 Denzel Radford WR Calgary Calgary, AB 7 56 Ty Cranston DB Ottawa Winnipeg, MB 8 65 Oumar Toure TE Sherbrooke Montreal, QC

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordA Thurs, June 8 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 20–24 0–1 None BMO Field 5,532 RecapB Thurs, June 15 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 38–5 1–1 TSN2 Molson Stadium 12,533 Recap 2017 Schedule

Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record1 Thurs, June 22 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–16 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Molson Stadium 20,129 Recap2 Fri, June 30 10:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 19–23 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Commonwealth Stadium 31,828 Recap3 Thurs, July 6 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 16–23 1–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,728 Recap4 Fri, July 14 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–23 2–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,610 Recap5 Wed, July 19 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 19–24 2–3 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,756 Recap6 Thurs, July 27 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 40–41 2–4 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 25,931 Recap 7 Bye8 Fri, Aug 11 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 21–9 3–4 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 19,712 Recap9 Sat, Aug 19 4:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 6–38 3–5 TSN/RDS BMO Field 16,326 Recap10 Thurs, Aug 24 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 31–34 (2OT) 3–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,564 Recap11 Thurs, Aug 31 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 4–32 3–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,325 Recap12 Fri, Sept 8 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 18–41 3–8 TSN/RDS BC Place 18,029 Recap13 Sun, Sept 17 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 11–29 3–9 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 22,596 Recap14 Sat, Sept 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 19–33 3–10 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,862 Recap15 Fri, Sept 29 9:30 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 11–59 3–11 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 26,394 Recap16 Mon, Oct 9 2:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 24–42 3–12 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,849 Recap 17 Bye18 Sun, Oct 22 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–43 3–13 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 20,184 Recap19 Fri, Oct 27 9:30 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–37 3–14 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 30,083 Recap20 Fri, Nov 3 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–33 3–15 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,526 Recap Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year2017 RDS CFL ScheduleCFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule

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

Roster 2017 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen C G T G/T T C

Defensive linemen DT/DE DE DT DE DE DE DT DT DT

Special teams LS K/P Linebackers

Defensive backs

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

Coaching staff Montreal Alouettes Staff Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall President/CEO – Patrick Boivin General manager – Kavis Reed Assistant general manager of football operations – Catherine Raîche Assistant general manager of player personnel – Joe Mack Assistant director of pro/college scouting – Uzooma Okeke Senior player personnel executive/salary cap analyst – Justin Casey Director of us college scouting – Russ Lande National scouting analyst – Eric Deslauriers

Head coaches Head coach – Kavis Reed Assistant head coach –

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Quarterbacks – Anthony Calvillo Offensive line – Paul Charbonneau Receivers – Jason Hogan Running backs – André Bolduc Offensive Consultant - Ken Miller Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Linebackers coach – Greg Quick Defensive line coach – Kit Lathrop Defensive backs coach – Billy Parker

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Bruce Read Special teams assistant – Derek Wendel

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