The 1979 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–4–1 record and appeared in the 67th Grey Cup. The Alouettes would lose the championship game to the Edmonton Eskimos for the second consecutive year.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 12 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 36–20 1–0 Olympic Stadium 24,290 B June 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–7 2–0 Taylor Field 18,349 C June 27 at Toronto Argonauts W 30–18 3–0 Exhibition Stadium 35,230 D July 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–8 4–0 Olympic Stadium 27,637
Regular season
Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 11 4 1 351 284 23Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 6 2 349 315 18Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 10 0 280 338 12Toronto Argonauts 16 5 11 0 234 352 10
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 11–9 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 42,108 2 2 July 17 at BC Lions L 10–25 1–1 Empire Stadium 51,237 3 3 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–19 1–2 Olympic Stadium 51,237 4 4 Aug 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–8 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 41,232 5 5 Aug 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–10 3–2 Olympic Stadium 41,232 6 Bye 7 6 Aug 20 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–14 4–2 Olympic Stadium 51,487 8 7 Aug 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 29–31 4–3 Lansdowne Park 31,672 9 8 Sept 4 at Toronto Argonauts W 28–25 5–3 Exhibition Stadium 45,202 10 9 Sept 9 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–11 6–3 Olympic Stadium 51,203 11 10 Sept 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–14 7–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,511 12 11 Sept 23 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 11–3 8–3 Olympic Stadium 35,240 13 12 Sept 30 at Ottawa Rough Riders T 29–29 8–3–1 Lansdowne Park 32,669 14 13 Oct 8 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–47 8–4–1 Commonwealth Stadium 42,778 15 Bye 16 14 Oct 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–11 9–4–1 Olympic Stadium 37,690 17 15 Oct 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–8 10–4–1 Olympic Stadium 47,368 18 16 Nov 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–20 11–4–1 Olympic Stadium 41,382
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Nov 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 17–6 1–0 Olympic Stadium 35,103 Grey Cup Nov 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 9–17 1–1 Olympic Stadium 65,113
Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 7 0 10 0 17Montreal Alouettes 3 3 3 0 9
Montreal's star running back David Green became the fifth Alouette to be named Most Outstanding Player. He led the league in rushing with 1678 yards on 287 carries.
Roster 1979 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen C/G G T/G T C G T
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT/DE DE DTLinebackers P
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Italics indicate American players Bold indicates Global player
References
External links Official Site