The 1980 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record. They appeared in the East Final, where they lost 24–13 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, ending their three-year reign as the East Conference representative in the Grey Cup. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–20 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 20,133 B June 17 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–16 2–0 Olympic Stadium 26,342 C June 25 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 34–24 3–0 Olympic Stadium 28,352 D July 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–17 4–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,204
Regular season
Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsHamilton Tiger-Cats 16 8 7 1 332 377 17Montreal Alouettes 16 8 8 0 356 375 16Ottawa Rough Riders 16 7 9 0 353 393 14Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 334 358 12
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 9 at Toronto Argonauts L 11–18 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 34,250 2 2 July 15 at Calgary Stampeders L 8–19 0–2 McMahon Stadium 32,663 3 3 July 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–14 1–2 Olympic Stadium 32,048 4 Bye 5 4 Aug 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 18–10 2–2 Taylor Field 25,947 6 5 Aug 12 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 17–27 2–3 Olympic Stadium 34,426 6 6 Aug 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 11–33 2–4 Lansdowne Park 29,994 7 Bye 8 7 Aug 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 43–33 3–4 Olympic Stadium 29,256 8 8 Sept 1 BC Lions L 6–14 3–5 Olympic Stadium 29,827 9 9 Sept 6 Toronto Argonauts W 35–24 4–5 Exhibition Stadium 37,214 10 10 Sept 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–14 5–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 19,619 11 11 Sept 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 49–10 6–5 Olympic Stadium 28,185 12 12 Sept 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 29–23 7–5 Olympic Stadium 31,633 13 13 Oct 5 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 14–49 7–6 Lansdowne Park 24,971 14 14 Oct 12 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 34–17 8–6 Olympic Stadium 31,919 15 Bye 16 15 Oct 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–26 8–7 Winnipeg Stadium 26,352 16 16 Nov 1 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 14–44 8–8 Olympic Stadium 42,234
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Nov 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 25–21 1–0 Olympic Stadium 17,420 East Final Nov 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–24 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,898 Roster 1980 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
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