The 2002 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5–0–1 record. The Alouettes hired coach Don Matthews, after a terrible ending to the 2001 season. They defeated the Toronto Argonauts 35–18 in the East Final to advance to the Grey Cup. They met their most frequent Grey Cup partner, the Edmonton Eskimos, in front of a loud, cold, hometown Eskimo crowd, they won 25–16, winning their first championship since 1977, when they defeated these same Edmonton Eskimos in the famous Ice Bowl at Olympic Stadium.
Offseason
CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 5 Patrick Dorvelus CB Hofstra 2 14 Sherko Haji-Rasouli OL Miami 2 18 Josh Jansen LB Occidental College 3 27 Aaron Fiacconi OL Mansfield 4 35 Johnathan Landon DL Queen's 5 44 Mitch Sutherland DL Alberta 2002 CFL Canadian Draft
Preseason Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record B June 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 37–26 Win 19,035 1–0 C June 20 Ottawa Renegades Molson Stadium 36–6 Win 19,120 2–0
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record 1 June 25 BC Lions Molson Stadium 27–20 Win 19,628 1–0 2 July 3 at Toronto Argonauts SkyDome 28–12 Win 21,175 2–0 3 July 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 26–20 Win 20,002 3–0 4 July 18 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 37–20 Win 32,018 4–0 5 July 27 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 31–22 Win 20,002 5–0 6 Aug 2 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 37–14 Win 20,002 6–0 7 Aug 8 at Ottawa Renegades Frank Clair Stadium 29–6 Win 26,221 7–0 8 Aug 15 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 38–23 Win 20,002 8–0 9 Aug 21 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 48–37 Loss 17,221 8–1 9 Aug 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 23–9 Win 23,212 9–1 10 Bye 11 Sept 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 32–30 Win 20,002 10–1 12 Sept 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 35–28 (OT) Loss 15,061 10–2–0 13 Sept 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 27–24 Loss 29,503 10–3–0 14 Sept 29 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 38–3 Win 20,002 11–3–0 15 Bye 16 Oct 14 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 48–30 Win 36,255 12–3–0 17 Oct 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 29–26 Loss 20,002 12–4–0 18 Oct 26 at Ottawa Renegades Frank Clair Stadium 43–34 Win 26,411 13–4–0 19 Nov 3 Ottawa Renegades Molson Stadium 26–25 Loss 20,002 13–5–0
Roster 2002 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C G T G T
Defensive linemen DT DT DE DE DE DE DT DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/PInjured list QB T DT RB DB RB LB
Italics indicate International player
Playoffs
Scotiabank East Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalToronto Argonauts 3 6 0 9 18Montreal Alouettes 14 7 4 10 35
Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalMontreal Alouettes 1 10 0 14 25Edmonton Eskimos 0 0 10 6 16
Awards
2002 CFL All-Star Selections Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle Scott Flory – Offensive Guard Bryan Chiu – Centre Barron Miles – Defensive Back
2002 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback Ben Cahoon – Slotback Pat Woodcock – Wide Receiver Lawrence Phillips – Running Back Marlion Jackson - Running Back Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle Scott Flory – Offensive Guard Bryan Chiu – Centre Marc Megna – Defensive End Robert Brown – Defensive Tackle Kevin Johnson – Linebacker Stefen Reid – Linebacker Barron Miles – Defensive Back Wayne Shaw – Cornerback Keith Stokes – Special Teams
2002 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections
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