2009 Montreal Alouettes season
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The 2009
Montreal Alouettes
season is the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League
and their 55th overall. The Alouettes won their 6th Grey Cup
championship, 28–27 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The Alouettes finished in first place in the East division
setting a new franchise record of 15–3. It was the first time a team finished with a 15–3 record since the 1997 Toronto Argonauts
.
took place on May 2, 2009. The Alouettes selected Calgary Dinos
lineman Dylan Steenbergen
in the first round, seventh overall.
East
Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Olympic Stadium
, Montreal
, Quebec
Grey Cup
Date and time: Sunday, November 29, 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium
, Calgary
, Alberta
2009 CFL season
The 2009 CFL season was the 56th season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it was the 52nd season of the Canadian Football League. The Montreal Alouettes won the 97th Grey Cup on November 29 with a last second 28–27 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders...
Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
season is the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and their 55th overall. The Alouettes won their 6th Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
championship, 28–27 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The Alouettes finished in first place in the East division
Canadian Football League East Division
The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.- Pre-1907 :...
setting a new franchise record of 15–3. It was the first time a team finished with a 15–3 record since the 1997 Toronto Argonauts
1997 Toronto Argonauts season
The 1997 Toronto Argonauts finished in 1st place in the East Division of the 1997 CFL season with a 15–3–0 record and won the Grey Cup.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Regular season:-Postseason:-Grey Cup:-Awards and records:...
.
CFL Draft
The 2009 CFL Draft2009 CFL Draft
The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
took place on May 2, 2009. The Alouettes selected Calgary Dinos
Calgary Dinos
The Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...
lineman Dylan Steenbergen
Dylan Steenbergen
Dylan Steenbergen is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the first round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos.-External links:*...
in the first round, seventh overall.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Dylan Steenbergen Dylan Steenbergen Dylan Steenbergen is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the first round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos.-External links:*... |
OL | Calgary |
| 2 | 14 | Martin Bédard Martin Bédard Martin Bédard is a professional Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Alouettes in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played college football for the UConn Huskies.-External links:**... |
TE | UConn |
| 2 | 15 | Matt Singer Matt Singer (Canadian football) Matt Singer is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Manitoba Bisons. The Alouettes announced his retirement on June 24, 2009.-External links:*... |
OL | Manitoba |
| 3 | 23 | Nickolas Morin-Soucy Nickolas Morin-Soucy Nickolas Morin-Soucy is a former professional Canadian football defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League... |
DL | Montreal |
| 4 | 25 | Stan Van Sichem Stan Van Sichem Stan Van Sichem is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Regina Rams... |
DL | Regina |
| 4 | 31 | Ivan Brown Ivan Brown (Canadian football) Ivan Brown is a professional Canadian football defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Saskatchewan Huskies.-External links:*... |
DL | Saskatchewan |
| 5 | 39 | Benoît Boulanger Benoit Boulanger Benoît Boulanger is a professional Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Alouettes in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or... |
RB | Sherbrooke |
| 6 | 47 | Ryan Mousseau | OL | Ottawa |
Notable transactions
| Date | Type | Incoming | Outgoing | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | June 17 | at Toronto Argonauts 2009 Toronto Argonauts season The 2009 Toronto Argonauts season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 137th overall. The Argonauts attempted to win their 16th Grey Cup championship, but they failed to make the playoffs for the second straight year, finishing the season with a 3–15 record for... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
37–24 | Win | 18,241 | 1–0 |
| B | June 23 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 77th overall. The Blue Bombers were in the playoff hunt until the last game of the season, at home, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but lost the game and failed to qualify for the... |
Molson Stadium Molson Stadium Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada... |
31–27 | Win | 20,202 | 2–0 |
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 1 | @ Calgary Stampeders 2009 Calgary Stampeders season The 2009 Calgary Stampeders season is the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 75th overall. The Stampeders attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions.... |
McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.... |
40–27 | Win | 35,650 | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 9 | Edmonton Eskimos 2009 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in third place with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders.- CFL Draft :The 2009 CFL Draft took... |
Molson Stadium | 50–16 | Win | 20,202 | 2–0 |
| 3 | July 18 | @ Saskatchewan Roughriders 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders attempted to win their 4th Grey Cup championship but lost to the Alouettes in the Grey Cup final.... |
Mosaic Stadium Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field is a sports stadium located in Regina, Saskatchewan which is used primarily to play Canadian football. It has been the home of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in rudimentary form since 1910 and as a complete stadium since 1936... |
43–10 | Win | 30,945 | 3–0 |
| 4 | July 23 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the East division with a 9–9 record and qualified for the Grey Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.- CFL Draft... |
Molson Stadium | 21–8 | Win | 20,202 | 4–0 |
| 5 | July 30 | @ Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) Commonwealth Stadium is a sports stadium located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The stadium is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton.- History :... |
33–19 | Loss | 33,206 | 4–1 |
| 6 | August 7 | Toronto Argonauts 2009 Toronto Argonauts season The 2009 Toronto Argonauts season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 137th overall. The Argonauts attempted to win their 16th Grey Cup championship, but they failed to make the playoffs for the second straight year, finishing the season with a 3–15 record for... |
Molson Stadium | 25–0 | Win | 20,202 | 5–1 |
| 7 | August 15 | @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 77th overall. The Blue Bombers were in the playoff hunt until the last game of the season, at home, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but lost the game and failed to qualify for the... |
Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located north of Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Stadium, named for hotel chain Canad Inns, and originally completed in 1953, seats 29,533 for football... |
39–12 | Win | 25,053 | 6–1 |
| 8 | August 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Molson Stadium | 34–25 | Win | 20,202 | 7–1 |
| 9 | Bye | 7–1 | |||||
| 10 | September 4 | @ BC Lions 2009 BC Lions season The 2009 BC Lions season is the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Lions attempted to win their 6th Grey Cup championship.... |
BC Place Stadium BC Place Stadium BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the home field for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer . Originally opened on June 19, 1983 as the... |
19–12 | Loss | 27,199 | 7–2 |
| 11 | September 13 | BC Lions | Molson Stadium | 28–24 | Win | 20,202 | 8–2 |
| 12 | September 20 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 33–14 | Win | 20,202 | 9–2 |
| 13 | September 25 | @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood Avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada... |
42–8 | Win | 22,083 | 10–2 |
| 14 | October 3 | @ Toronto Argonauts | Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
27–8 | Win | 26,828 | 11–2 |
| 15 | October 12 | Calgary Stampeders | Molson Stadium | 32–11 | Win | 20,202 | 12–2 |
| 16 | October 18 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 41–38 | Win | 20,202 | 13–2 |
| 17 | October 24 | @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 41–24 | Loss | 21,378 | 13–3 |
| 18 | November 1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 48–13 | Win | 20,202 | 14–3 |
| 19 | November 7 | @ Toronto Argonauts | Rogers Centre | 42–17 | Win | 28,293 | 15–3 |
Roster
| Quarterbacks Running Backs FB FB Receivers Slotbacks |
Offensive Linemen T C C G T T G Defensive Linemen DE DT DE DE/DT DE DE DT DT |
Linebackers Defensive Backs DB S CB CB S DB S DB CB CB Special Teams FB/LS K/P LS |
Inactive List SB  FB LB DE G LB (9-game) OT (9-game) G (Susp.) LB S Practice Roster FB LB DL DE LB WR LB WR WR RB Italics indicate Import players Roster updated 2009-10-08 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 12 Inactive, 10 PR → More rosters |
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Bye | ||||||
| 21 | November 22 | 1:00 PM EST | BC Lions | Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Montreal) The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics... |
56–18 | Win | 53,792 |
| 22 (Grey Cup 97th Grey Cup The 97th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 2009, at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, and decided the Canadian Football League champion for the 2009 season. The Montreal Alouettes came from behind to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28-27, on a 33-yard field goal by Damon Duval as time ran... ) |
November 29 | 6:30 PM EST | Saskatchewan Roughriders | McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.... |
28–27 | Win | 46,020 |
Bracket
*=Team won in Overtime. EastCanadian Football League East DivisionThe East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.- Pre-1907 :...
Final
Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 56 |
Grey Cup97th Grey CupThe 97th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 2009, at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, and decided the Canadian Football League champion for the 2009 season. The Montreal Alouettes came from behind to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28-27, on a 33-yard field goal by Damon Duval as time ran...
Date and time: Sunday, November 29, 6:30 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: McMahon Stadium
McMahon Stadium
McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society....
, Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Awards
- Avon CobourneAvon CobourneAvon Cobourne is a football running back in the Canadian Football League. He currently plays for the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
, Most Valuable PlayerGrey Cup Most Valuable PlayerThe Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game.-Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Award winners:... - Ben CahoonBen CahoonBen Cahoon is a former professional Canadian football slotback in the Canadian Football League who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes...
, Dick Suderman Trophy (Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian)