The 1999 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division for the first time since 1979 with a 12–6 record. This was the last full season for Anthony Calvillo sharing the teams started quarterbacking with Tracy Ham who retired after the season. After a great season, they lost a close East Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27–26, again being denied a shot at playing for the Grey Cup.

Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 18–12 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 30,593 B June 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–23 1–1 Molson Stadium 14,989

Regular season Season standings

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 15–12 1–0 SkyDome 21,028 2 2 July 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–16 2–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,352 3 3 July 22 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–18 3–0 Molson Stadium 18,199 4 4 July 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–38 3–1 Molson Stadium 19,443 5 5 Aug 6 at Edmonton Eskimos W 20–13 4–1 Commonwealth Stadium 33,154 6 6 Aug 12 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–17 5–1 Molson Stadium 19,461 7 7 Aug 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 20–23 5–2 SkyDome 20,152 8 8 Aug 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–5 6–2 Molson Stadium 19,461 9 9 Sept 2 at BC Lions L 23–44 6–3 BC Place 19,724 10 10 Sept 12 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 52–19 7–3 Molson Stadium 19,461 11 11 Sept 19 vs. BC Lions W 21–12 8–3 Molson Stadium 19,461 12 12 Sept 25 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–39 8–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 20,648 13 13 Oct 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–26 9–4 Taylor Field 17,715 14 14 Oct 11 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–7 10–4 Molson Stadium 19,461 15 15 Oct 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 29–32 10–5 Winnipeg Stadium 15,602 16 16 Oct 23 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 36–33 11–5 Molson Stadium 19,461 17 17 Oct 31 at Calgary Stampeders L 24–31 11–6 McMahon Stadium 28,250 18 18 Nov 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 45–10 12–6 Molson Stadium 19,461

Roster 1999 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen C G/T T T G/C G

Defensive linemen DE DE DT DE DT DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K/P

Injured list G FB LB QB DE DT

Italics indicate American player

Playoffs East Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalHamilton Tiger-Cats ? ? ? ? 27Montreal Alouettes ? ? ? ? 26

Awards 1999 CFL All-Star Selections Ben Cahoon – Slotback Barron Miles – Defensive Back Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle Mike Pringle – Running Back Pierre Vercheval – Offensive Guard

1999 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections Ben cahoon – Slotback Mike pringle – Running Back Pierre vercheval – Offensive Guard Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle Jason Richards – Defensive Tackle Elfrid Payton – Defensive End Irvin Smith – Cornerback Barron miles – Defensive Back

1999 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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