The 1978 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–7–1 record and appeared in the Grey Cup. The Alouettes would fail to defend their Grey Cup title, losing the championship game to the in a rematch vs the Edmonton Eskimos 20–13.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 13 at BC Lions L 9–15 0–1 Empire Stadium 21,608 B June 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 14–12 1–1 Olympic Stadium 28,484 C June 28 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 25–4 2–1 Lansdowne Park 16,961 D July 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–24 3–1 Olympic Stadium 34,191
Regular season
Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 16 11 5 0 395 261 22Montreal Alouettes 16 8 7 1 331 295 17Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 10 1 225 403 11Toronto Argonauts 16 4 12 0 234 389 8
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–17 0–1 Lansdowne Park 25,391 2 2 July 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–23 1–1 Olympic Stadium 51,388 3 3 July 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–12 2–1 Olympic Stadium 52,132 4 4 Aug 2 at Toronto Argonauts L 11–16 2–2 Exhibition Stadium 52,308 5 5 Aug 9 at Calgary Stampeders W 28–14 3–2 McMahon Stadium 26,888 6 Bye 7 6 Aug 22 vs. BC Lions W 30–26 4–2 Olympic Stadium 65,132 8 7 Aug 29 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 10–36 4–3 Winnipeg Stadium 27,201 9 8 Sept 5 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 18–23 4–4 Olympic Stadium 62,197 10 9 Sept 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 16–11 5–4 Exhibition Stadium 46,202 11 10 Sept 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 14–4 6–4 Olympic Stadium 50,567 12 11 Sept 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–17 6–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 22,794 13 12 Oct 1 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 22–42 6–6 Olympic Stadium 54,562 14 13 Oct 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 35–35 6–6–1 Taylor Field 20,907 15 14 Oct 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–13 6–7–1 Lansdowne Park 33,976 16 15 Oct 21 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–7 7–7–1 Olympic Stadium 45,547 17 Bye 18 16 Nov 4 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 26–8 8–7–1 Olympic Stadium 54,159
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Nov 11 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–20 1–0 Olympic Stadium 37,017 East Final Nov 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–16 2–0 Lansdowne Park 31,960 Grey Cup Nov 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–20 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 54,386
Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 10 4 3 3 20Montreal Alouettes 3 0 7 3 13
Roster 1978 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
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Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen G G C/G T/G C G T T
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT/DE DTLinebackers P
Defensive backs
Special teams K
Injured list LB
Italics indicate American players
References
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