1977 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

1977 Montreal Alouettes season

Head coach| Marv Levy
Home field| Olympic Stadium
Results
Record| 11–5
Division place| 1st, East
Playoff finish| Won Grey Cup
Uniform

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* Alouettes seasons
* 1978 ->

The 1977 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–5 record and won the Grey Cup. The Alouettes set CFL attendance records for the most attended regular season game with 69,093 fans attending the September 6 match-up with the Toronto Argonauts and for the most attended Grey Cup game with 68,205 people attending the 65th Grey Cup. Both records still stand today.

## Offseason

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## Preseason

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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A  | June 15  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–24  | 0–1  | Winnipeg Stadium | 17,736
B  | June 26  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 16–18  | 0–2  | Olympic Stadium | 22,147
C  | June 29  | at Toronto Argonauts | W 20–6  | 1–2  | Exhibition Stadium | 39,103
D  | July 5  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 40–0  | 2–2  | Olympic Stadium | 23,920

## 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 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 311 | 245 | 22
Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 368 | 344 | 16
Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 251 | 266 | 12
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 283 | 394 | 10

### Schedule

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

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Score  | Record
1  | 1  | July 13  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 27–17  | 1–0  | Lansdowne Park | 25,280
2  | 2  | July 20  | at Toronto Argonauts | W 16–10  | 2–0  | Exhibition Stadium | 47,320
3  | 3  | July 26  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 17–6  | 3–0  | Olympic Stadium | 55,085
4  | 4  | Aug 2  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–11  | 4–0  | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 25,782
5  | 5  | Aug 11  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 27–10  | 5–0  | Olympic Stadium  | 63,330
6  | Bye
7  | 6  | Aug 23  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders  | W 27–20  | 6–0  | Olympic Stadium  | 66,544
8  | 7  | Aug 30  | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 25–20  | 7–0  | Clarke Stadium | 25,875
9  | 8  | Sept 6  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | L 14–20  | 7–1  | Olympic Stadium  | 69,093
10  | 9  | Sept 11  | at Ottawa Rough Riders  | W 16–11  | 8–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 33,399
11  | 10  | Sept 18  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | L 13–19  | 8–2  | Exhibition Stadium  | 47,138
12  | 11  | Sept 25  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 19–20  | 8–3  | Ivor Wynne Stadium  | 21,748
13  | 12  | Oct 2  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | L 6–18  | 8–4  | Olympic Stadium  | 62,832
14  | 13  | Oct 9  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 20–18  | 9–4  | Olympic Stadium  | 50,540
15  | 14  | Oct 15  | BC Lions | L 17–18  | 9–5  | Empire Stadium | 32,719
16  | 15  | Oct 22  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders  | W 28–16  | 10–5  | Olympic Stadium  | 62,157
17  | 16  | Oct 29  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | W 18–11  | 11–5  | Olympic Stadium  | 46,620

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## Postseason

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Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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East Final  | Nov 19  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 21–18  | 1–0  | Olympic Stadium | 55,400
Grey Cup | Nov 27  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 41–6  | 2–0  | Olympic Stadium  | 68,205

### Grey Cup

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Main article: 65th Grey Cup

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6
Montreal Alouettes | 10 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 41

## Awards and honours

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## References

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1. ^ "Montreal Alouettes Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2009-08-10.

## External links

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* Official Site

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1977 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 1977 CFL Draft
* 65th Grey Cup

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Montreal Alouettes 65th Grey Cup champions

* Barry Ardern
* Dwayne Crump
* Gerry Dattilio
* Horace Belton
* Chuck McMann
* Dickie Harris
* Pat Bonnett
* Larry Smith
* Dan Yochum
* Marvin Davis
* Peter Dalla Riva
* Ray Watrin
* Barry Randall
* Joe Barnes
* Ian Mofford
* Bob Gaddis
* Tony Proudfoot
* Les Strayhorn
* Clifton Alapa
* Brock Aynsley
* Wally Buono
* Gary Chown
* Rick Galbos
* Gabriel Grégoire
* Jim Burrow
* Randy Rhino
* Vernon Perry
* Junior Ah You
* Doug Smith
* Chuck Zapiec
* Glen Weir
* Gordon Judges
* Carl Crennel
* Wayne Conrad
* Sonny Wade
* John O'Leary
* Don Sweet
* John Beaton
* Max Huber
* Andy Hopkins

* 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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