The 2023 Montreal Alouettes season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 68th overall. The Alouettes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season following their week 17 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. The team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win their eighth Grey Cup championship.

The 2023 CFL season was the third season with Danny Maciocia as the team's general manager, and the first season with a new head coach after both Maciocia and the team's president, Mario Cecchini, stated that a new coach would be hired following Maciocia's interim appointment in the position in 2022. On December 8, 2022, the Alouettes had announced that the five candidates that were interviewed were Byron Archambault, André Bolduc, Anthony Calvillo, Jason Maas, and Noel Thorpe. On December 17, 2022, it was announced that Maas had been named the 27th head coach in franchise history.

Offseason CFL global draft The 2023 CFL global draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each round.

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Hometown 1 5 Simon Lars Sandberg DL Oregon State Sweden 2 14 Rhys Byrns P Louisiana-Lafayette Australia

CFL national draft The 2023 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Alouettes had eight selections in the eight-round draft, but acquired an additional first-round pick from the BC Lions following the Vernon Adams trade. The team traded their third-round selection to the Edmonton Elks in the trade for Nafees Lyon and Thomas Costigan.

The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the East Semi-Final and finishing fifth in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 5 Jonathan Sutherland LB Penn State Ottawa, ON 1 7 Lwal Uguak DL Texas Christian Edmonton, AB 2 13 David Dallaire FB Laval Saint-Georges, QC 4 32 Theo Grant OL Queen's Halifax, NS 5 39 Jacob Mason FB McMaster Burlington, ON 5 41 Shedler Fervius WR St. Mary's Toronto, ON 7 59 Chase Brown RB Illinois London, ON 8 68 Maxym Lavallee DB Laval Gatineau, QC

Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Fri, May 26 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 22–21 1–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,802 Recap C2 Fri, June 2 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–22 2–0 RDS Molson Stadium 12,698 Recap

Games played with blue uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Sat, June 10 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 19–12 1–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,865 Recap 2 Bye 32 Fri, June 23 7:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–12 2–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 23,180 Recap 43 Sat, July 1 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–17 2–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 15,088 Recap 54 Sun, July 9 7:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 19–35 2–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BC Place 20,106 Recap 65 Fri, July 14 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 27–35 2–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,151 Recap 7 Bye 86 Sun, Jul 30 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 25–18 3–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,098 Recap 97 Sat, Aug 5 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–14 4–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,467 Recap 108 Fri, Aug 11 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–12 5–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,027 Recap 119 Sat, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 25–24 6–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,475 Recap 1210 Thu, Aug 24 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–47 6–4 TSN/RDS/CBSSN IG Field 32,343 Recap 1311 Sat, Sept 2 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 25–34 6–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,112 Recap 1412 Sat, Sept 9 1:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 10–39 6–6 TSN/RDS BMO Field 14,415 Recap 1513 Fri, Sept 15 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–23 6–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,626 Recap 1614 Sat, Sept 23 4:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders W 28–11 7–7 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 22,321 Recap 1715 Sat, Sept 30 4:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 32–15 8–7 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,464 Recap 1816 Mon, Oct 9 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 29–3 9–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,664 Recap 1917 Sat, Oct 14 4:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks W 35–21 10–7 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 22,822 Recap 20 Bye 2118 Sat, Oct 28 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–20 11–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,402 Recap

Games played with blue uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with red uniforms.

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordEast Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–12 1–0 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,127 RecapEast Final Sat, Nov 11 3:00 p.m. EST at Toronto Argonauts W 38–17 2–0 TSN/RDS BMO Field 26,620 Recap110th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 19 6:00 p.m. EST Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–24 3–0 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 28,808 Recap

Games played with blue uniforms. Games played with red uniforms.

Roster 2023 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T G

C G T T

Defensive linemen DT DE DE DT DE DT DELinebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K P

Practice roster P T DB SB K LB FB LB

Suspended list LB DB WR Injured list SB DT C/T DB WR SB RB G SB G DB DB DE DB LB DB DB DT SB DB WRItalics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff Montreal Alouettes staff Front office Owner – Pierre Karl Péladeau President & CEO – Mark Weightman General Manager – Danny Maciocia Senior Director of Football Operations – Éric Deslauriers Director of Pro Personnel – Jean-Marc Edmé Director of National Scouting – Pier-Yves Lavergne Director of Player Personnel – Byron Archambault Manager of Football Operations – Allyson Sobol Head Video Coordinator – Rico Morotti

Head coach Head Coach – Jason Maas Assistant Head Coach – Byron Archambault

Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks – Anthony Calvillo Offensive Line – Luc Brodeur-Jourdain Receivers & Pass Game Coordinator – Michael Lionello Running Backs – Tyrell Sutton Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs – Noel Thorpe Linebackers – Greg Quick Defensive Line – Corvey Irvin Assistant Defensive Backs – Chandler Jones

Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Byron Archambault Special Teams Assistant – Dave Jackson

Staff Equipment Manager – Dominic Manno Equipment Manager – David Deschamps Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Castonguay Assistant Athletic Therapist - Dillon Warren

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