Canadian football team season
The 1979 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–4–1 record and appeared in the 67th Grey Cup . The Alouettes would lose the championship game to the Edmonton Eskimos for the second consecutive year.
Preseason [ edit ] [1] [2]
Regular season [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] [3]
Schedule [ edit ] Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 11–9 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 42,108 2 2 July 17 at BC Lions L 10–25 1–1 Empire Stadium 51,237 3 3 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–19 1–2 Olympic Stadium 51,237 4 4 Aug 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–8 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 41,232 5 5 Aug 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–10 3–2 Olympic Stadium 41,232 6 Bye 7 6 Aug 20 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–14 4–2 Olympic Stadium 51,487 8 7 Aug 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 29–31 4–3 Lansdowne Park 31,672 9 8 Sept 4 at Toronto Argonauts W 28–25 5–3 Exhibition Stadium 45,202 10 9 Sept 9 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–11 6–3 Olympic Stadium 51,203 11 10 Sept 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–14 7–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,511 12 11 Sept 23 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 11–3 8–3 Olympic Stadium 35,240 13 12 Sept 30 at Ottawa Rough Riders T 29–29 8–3–1 Lansdowne Park 32,669 14 13 Oct 8 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–47 8–4–1 Commonwealth Stadium 42,778 15 Bye 16 14 Oct 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–11 9–4–1 Olympic Stadium 37,690 17 15 Oct 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–8 10–4–1 Olympic Stadium 47,368 18 16 Nov 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–20 11–4–1 Olympic Stadium 41,382
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Postseason [ edit ] Grey Cup [ edit ] [5]
Montreal's star running back David Green became the fifth Alouette to be named Most Outstanding Player. He led the league in rushing with 1678 yards on 287 carries.
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Lineage and Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup Championships (8) Eastern Division Championships (19) Current league affiliations