1974 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

The 1974 Montreal Alouettes 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

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
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

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
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 vs. 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

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Montreal Alouettes 0 11 3 6 20
Edmonton Eskimos 7 0 0 0 7

Awards and honours

References

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

External links

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