1974 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

1974 Montreal Alouettes season

Head coach| Marv Levy
Home field| Autostade
Results
Record| 9–5–2
Division place| 1st, East
Playoff finish| Won Grey Cup
Uniform

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The 1974 Montreal Alouettes was the 17th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 29th overall. They finished the season in first place in the East Conference with a 9–5–2 record and won the Grey Cup. They defeated their rival Edmonton Eskimos, in the first of five Grey Cups between the two in the 1970s. Sonny Wade came off the bench to lead his team to another Grey Cup on a rain-soaked field.

## Preseason

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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A  | July 2  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 23–17  | 1–0  | Autostade | 6,000
A  | July 4  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 23–8  | 2–0  | Winnipeg Stadium | 16,500
B  | July 12  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 17–1  | 3–0  | Autostade  | 8,604
C  | July 17  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | W 41–10  | 4–0  | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,471

## Regular season

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### Standings

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Eastern Football Conference Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 339 | 271 | 20
Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 261 | 271 | 14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 279 | 313 | 14
Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 281 | 314 | 13

### Schedule

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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Score  | Record
1  | 1  | July 24  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 20–12  | 1–0  | Autostade | 15,246
2  | 2  | July 31  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 20–17  | 2–0  | Autostade  | 15,732
3  | 3  | Aug 7  | at Toronto Argonauts | W 42–25  | 3–0  | Exhibition Stadium | 33,517
4  | 4  | Aug 13  | at Ottawa Rough Riders  | L 14–27  | 3–1  | Lansdowne Park | 24,649
5  | 5  | Aug 20  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 7–11  | 3–2  | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 28,732
5  | 6  | Aug 25  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | W 29–10  | 4–2  | Autostade  | 16,290
6  | Bye
7  | 7  | Sept 3  | at Toronto Argonauts  | W 12–11  | 5–2  | Exhibition Stadium  | 34,697
7  | 8  | Sept 8  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | W 38–6  | 6–2  | Autostade  | 24,525
8  | 9  | Sept 15  | vs. BC Lions | W 31–12  | 7–2  | Autostade  | 17,976
9  | 10  | Sept 24  | at Calgary Stampeders | L 13–38  | 7–3  | McMahon Stadium | 20,000
10  | 11  | Sept 28  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 15–24  | 7–4  | Winnipeg Stadium | 23,126
11  | Bye
12  | 12  | Oct 8  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | T 28–28  | 7–4–1  | Autostade  | 17,505
12  | 13  | Oct 13  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | T 13–13  | 7–4–2  | Autostade  | 17,136
13  | 14  | Oct 20  | at Ottawa Rough Riders  | W 28–0  | 8–4–2  | Lansdowne Park  | 24,149
14  | 15  | Oct 27  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 2–17  | 8–5–2  | Taylor Field | 22,394
15  | 16  | Nov 2  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders  | W 27–20  | 9–5–2  | Autostade  |

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## Postseason

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Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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East Final  | Nov 17  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 14–4  | 1–0  | Autostade | 20,531
Grey Cup  | Nov 24  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 20–7  | 2–0  | Empire Stadium | 32,454

### Grey Cup

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Main article: 62nd Grey Cup

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 20
Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7

## Awards and honours

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## References

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1. ^ "1974 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".

## External links

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* Official Site

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1974 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 1974 CFL Draft
* 62nd Grey Cup

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Montreal Alouettes 62nd Grey Cup champions

* Jimmy Jones
* Don Sweet
* Rudy Florio
* Phil Price
* Johnny Rodgers
* Tony Proudfoot
* Steve Ferrughelli
* Ward Smith
* Wally Buono
* Wayne Conrad
* Barry Randall
* Glen Weir
* Joe Critchlow
* Peter Dalla Riva
* Chuck Zapiec
* Marv Luster
* Art Edgson
* Dan Yochum
* Gary Chown
* Ian Mofford
* Sonny Wade
* Keith Eaman
* Dickie Harris
* Gene Gaines
* Larry Sherrer
* Mike Widger
* Larry Smith
* Doug Mitchell
* Ray Watrin
* Dave Braggins
* Ed George
* Carl Crennel
* Gordon Judges
* Junior Ah You
* Pat Bonnett
* Jerome Gantt
* Jake Zumbach
* Doug Smith

* Head coach: Marv Levy

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Montreal Alouettes

* Founded in 1946
* Based in Montreal, Quebec

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Molson Stadium
* Olympic Stadium
* Delorimier Stadium
* Autostade

Lineage and Lore|

* Montreal Football Club
* Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
* Montreal Indians
* Montreal Cubs
* Montreal Royales
* Labour Day Classic
* Thanksgiving Day Classic
* Baltimore Stallions
* The Ice Bowl
* "Sunday Bloody Sunday"

Important figures|

* Junior Ah You
* Peter Dalla Riva
* George Dixon
* Sam Etcheverry
* Terry Evanshen
* Gene Gaines
* Dickie Harris
* John O'Quinn
* Tony Pajaczkowski
* "Prince" Hal Patterson
* Herb Trawick
* Pierre Vercheval
* Virgil Wagner
* Dan Yochum
* Mike Pringle
* Anthony Calvillo
* Ben Cahoon

Retired numbers|

* 13
* 27
* 28
* 56
* 63
* 74
* 75
* 77
* 78
* 86
* 92

Key personnel|

* Owner: Pierre Karl Péladeau
* General Manager: Danny Maciocia
* Head Coach: Jason Maas

Grey Cup
Championships (8)|

* 1949
* 1970
* 1974
* 1977
* 2002
* 2009
* 2010
* 2023

Eastern Division
Championships (19)|

* 1949
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1970
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 2000
* 2002
* 2003
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2023

Current league
affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: East

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* 1946
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* Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

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