The 2000 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record. This was Anthony Calvillo's first season as the full-time starter, and he didn't disappoint, having an allstar year, first leading his team to the Grey Cup, by beating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–24 in the East Final, as they appeared in the Grey Cup for the first time since 1979, but lost to the BC Lions, who were led by Damon Allen. Overall it was a great year for the Alouettes, even if they lost the Grey Cup.
Offseason
CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 12 Mat Petz DE Wake Forest 3 16 Morgan Kane RB Wake Forest 3 19 Jason Gavadza TE Kent St. 4 27 Harvey Stables WR Wilfrid Laurier 5 35 Ian Hewitt K/P Minot State 6 43 Andre Clark DB SE Missouri State 2000 CFL Canadian Draft
Preseason Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record A June 17 Toronto Argonauts SkyDome 13–13 (*) Tie 10,077 0–0–1 B June 27 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 43–33 Win 16,688 1–0–1
* The Alouettes won this game in a pre-planned demonstration of the CFL's new overtime format 19–16.
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record Streak 1 July 5 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 38–22 Win 19,461 1–0W1 2 July 11 Toronto Argonauts SkyDome 45–6 Win 20,612 2–0W2 3 July 20 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 41–4 Win 19,461 3–0W3 4 July 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium 33–31 Win 24,111 4–0W4 5 Aug 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 62–7 Win 19,461 5–0W5 6 Aug 11 Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 29–7 Loss 31,472 5–1L1 7 Aug 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 37–26 Loss 20,720 5–2L2 8 Aug 25 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 48–13 Win 19,461 6–2W1 9 Aug 31 BC Lions BC Place Stadium 35–25 Win 19,621 7–2W2 10 Sept 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 15–9 Loss 19,461 7–3L1 11 Sept 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium 30–27 Loss 22,917 7–4L2 12 Sept 24 BC Lions Molson Stadium 29–28 Win 19,461 8–4W1 13 Sept 30 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 32–16 Win 21,212 9–4W2 14 Oct 9 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 45–15 Win 19,461 10–4W3 15 Oct 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 36–30 Win 19,461 11–4W4 16 Oct 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 39–22 Win 27,138 12–4W5 17 Oct 29 Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 32–31 Loss 45,010 12–5L1 18 Nov 5 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 17–11 Loss 19,461 12–6L2
Roster 2000 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C G T C/G T G/T G
Defensive linemen DE DE DE DE DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/PInjured list QB SB DT DE LB DB LB DB
Suspended DB K/P WR
Italics indicate American player
Playoffs
East Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 13 3 1 7 24Montreal Alouettes 0 15 13 7 35
Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalMontreal Alouettes 3 0 7 16 26BC Lions 8 4 0 16 28
Awards
2000 CFL All-Star Selections Bryan Chiu – Centre Barron Miles – Defensive Back Mike Pringle – Running Back Davis Sanchez – Cornerback Pierre Vercheval – Offensive Guard
2000 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback Ben Cahoon – Slotback Mike pringle – Running Back Pierre vercheval – Offensive Guard Bryan chiu – Centre Swift Birch – Defensive End Irvin Smith – Cornerback Davis sanchez – Cornerback Barron miles – Defensive Back Lester Smith – Defensive Safety
2000 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections
References