The 2012 Montreal Alouettes season was their 46th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 58th overall. The Alouettes opened their training camp at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec on June 3. The Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with an 11–7 record. However, the Alouettes lost the East Final to the Toronto Argonauts 27–20.

Offseason

CFL draft The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 3:00 PM EDT. The Alouettes had six selections in the six-round draft, after trading their first-round pick to the BC Lions for Sean Whyte and trading Dylan Steenbergen for another sixth-round pick.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 11 Patrick Lavoie RB Laval 3 18 Bo Adebayo DL Western Kentucky 4 26 Lance Milton DB British Columbia 5 34 Bryn Roy LB Texas A&M Commerce 6 42 Keynan Parker DB Oregon State 6 44 Ryan White OL Bishop's

Preseason Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance RecordA Thurs, June 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 22–10 Loss 20,005 0–1B Tues, June 19 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 25–20 Loss 36,214 0–2

Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record1 Sun, July 1 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 38–10 Loss 26,387 0–12 Fri, July 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 41–30 Win 21,016 1–13 Thurs, July 12 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 33–32 Win 21,074 2–14 Sat, July 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 39–24 Loss 23,392 2–25 Fri, July 27 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 23–20 Loss 22,773 2–36 Fri, Aug 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 36–26 Win 29,533 3–3 7 Bye 3–38 Fri, Aug 17 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 38–25 Win 32,760 4–39 Thurs, Aug 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 31–29 Win 22,140 5–310 Fri, Aug 31 BC Lions Molson Stadium 30–25 Win 22,239 6–311 Sat, Sept 8 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 43–10 Loss 29,734 6–412 Sun, Sept 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 28–17 Win 23,147 7–413 Sun, Sept 23 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 31–10 Win 23,209 8–414 Fri, Sept 28 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 41–28 Loss 23,784 8–515 Mon, Oct 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 27–22 Loss 23,201 8–616 Sun, Oct 14 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 24–12 Win 25,348 9–617 Sat, Oct 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 34–28 Win 32,003 10–618 Sun, Oct 28 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 27–25 Win 23,312 11–619 Sat, Nov 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 19–11 Loss 26,907 11–7

Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms.

Roster 2012 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

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

Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DE DE/DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K/P

Reserve list RB DB DE

Practice roster DE DB DE WR DB LB T/G Injured list DE T DT DE WR LB DB QB DT WR LB K/P RB LB

Suspended list DT DB Italics indicate American players

Coaching staff 2012 Montreal Alouettes staff Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall President and ceo – (vacant) VP, General Manager and Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Jim Popp Assistant general manager – Marcel Desjardins Coordinator of scouting and football administration – Joey Abrams Football operations assistant/scout – Uzooma Okeke

Head coaches Head coach – Marc Trestman

Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator & QB Coach – Marcus Brady Running Backs Coach, Administrative Assistant to Head Coach– Andy Bischoff Receivers – Carson Walch Offensive line – Pat Meyer Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs Coach – Jeff Reinebold Defensive line coach – Mike Sinclair Linebackers coach – Matt Sheldon Defensive assistant – Jean-Marc Edme

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Andy Bischoff Special teams assistant – Brendan Nugent

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Playoffs

Schedule Game Date Time Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance East Semi-Final ByeEast Final Nov 18 1:00 PM EST Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 27–20 Loss 50,112

Games played with colour uniforms.

East Final This game would be the last one played at Olympic Stadium by the Alouettes.

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