2018 Montreal Alouettes season

2018 Montreal Alouettes season
General manager	Kavis Reed
Head coach	Mike Sherman
Home field	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5–13
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Hénoc Muamba
Team MOC	Hénoc Muamba
Team MOR	William Stanback
Uniform

The 2018 Montreal Alouettes season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Alouettes improved upon their disappointing 3–15 record from 2017, but still failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight season, finishing with a 5–13 record.

This was the first season under former NFL head coach Mike Sherman and the second season under general manager Kavis Reed. The Alouettes hosted their training camp for the first time at Olympic Stadium with rookies reporting on May 16 and main camp beginning on May 20.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018. The Alouettes held the first overall draft pick by virtue of finishing in last place in 2017, but traded it to Hamilton in exchange for the second overall pick and several other picks and players. The Alouettes held ten selections in total, after acquiring another fourth-round pick for Andrew Lue and another sixth-round pick for S. J. Green. The Alouettes traded their second-round pick to Saskatchewan for Darian Durant. They also upgraded their fifth-round pick to a third-round pick in the Vernon Adams trade for Tevaughn Campbell.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	2	Trey Rutherford	OL	UConn	Markham, ON
3	19	Bo Banner	DL	Central Washington	Bellingham, WA
3	23	Jean-Gabriel Poulin	LB	Western	Saint-Nicolas, QC
4	27	K. C. Bakker	OT	Carleton	London, ON
5	38	Ryder Stone	RB	Dartmouth	Calgary, AB
6	46	Paul Kozachuk	LB	Toronto	London, ON
6	51	Étienne Moisan	WR	Laval	Saint-Eustache, QC
7	52	Khadim Mbaye	LB	Ottawa	Montreal, QC
7	56	Richmond Nketiah	WR	Waterloo	Brampton, ON
8	61	Lekan Idowu	DB	Waterloo	Houston, TX

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Thurs, May 31	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 7–27	0–1	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	20,539	Recap
C	Sat, June 9	12:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 15–30	0–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	12,325	Recap

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

In recognition of the Alouettes' storied history, the team featured a different helmet logo, drawn in red and white only, for each of the first three months of the season. Helmets worn in June featured the team logo from 1949 to 1969, July featured the team logo from 1970 to 1973 and August featured the team logo from 1974 to 1986. Helmets worn from Week 14 to the end of the season had the team's then-current logo, from 1996 to 2018.

Standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Ottawa Redblacks	18	11	7	0	22	464	420	6–2	W3	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	16	513	456	4–4	L3	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	5	13	0	10	345	512	4–4	W2	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	4	14	0	8	369	560	2–6	L2	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Sat, June 16	10:00 p.m. EDT	@ BC Lions	L 10–22	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	BC Place	20,182	Recap
2	2	Fri, June 22	7:00 p.m. EDT	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 10–56	0–2	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	19,498	Recap
3	3	Sat, June 30	9:00 p.m. EDT	@ Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 23–17	1–2	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	33,308	Recap
4	4	Fri, July 6	7:30 p.m. EDT	Ottawa Redblacks	L 18–28	1–3	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,718	Recap
5	Bye
6	5	Sat, July 21	9:00 p.m. EDT	@ Calgary Stampeders	L 8–25	1–4	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	26,440	Recap
7	6	Thurs, July 26	7:30 p.m. EDT	Edmonton Eskimos	L 23–44	1–5	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,654	Recap
8	7	Fri, Aug 3	7:30 p.m. EDT	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 11–50	1–6	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	18,576	Recap
9	8	Sat, Aug 11	8:00 p.m. EDT	@ Ottawa Redblacks	L 17–24	1–7	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	25,161	Recap
10	9	Sat, Aug 18	9:00 p.m. EDT	@ Edmonton Eskimos	L 24–40	1–8	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	29,702	Recap
11	10	Fri, Aug 24	7:30 p.m. EDT	Toronto Argonauts	W 25–22	2–8	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,480	Recap
12	11	Fri, Aug 31	7:30 p.m. EDT	@ Ottawa Redblacks	W 21–11	3–8	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	25,132	Recap
13	Bye
14	12	Fri, Sept 14	7:30 p.m. EDT	BC Lions	L 14–32	3–9	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	15,346	Recap
15	13	Fri, Sept 21	8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–31	3–10	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	24,349	Recap
16	14	Sun, Sept 30	1:00 p.m. EDT	Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 29–34	3–11	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	18,370	Recap
17	15	Mon, Oct 8	1:00 p.m. EDT	Calgary Stampeders	L 6–12	3–12	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,764	Recap
18	Bye
19	16	Sat, Oct 20	4:00 p.m. EDT	@ Toronto Argonauts	L 22–26	3–13	TSN/RDS	BMO Field		Recap
20	17	Sun, Oct 28	1:00 p.m. EDT	Toronto Argonauts	W 40–10	4–13	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	17,583	Recap
21	18	Sat, Nov 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 30–28	5–13	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,381	Recap

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks  8 Vernon Adams  2 Johnny Manziel 17 Antonio Pipkin 18 Matthew Shiltz Running backs  0 Stefan Logan 35 Lawrence Pittman 31 William Stanback Receivers 83 Stephen Adekolu 19 Adarius Bowman SB 89 T. J. Graham  9 Ernest Jackson 84 George Johnson 87 Joshua Stanford 87 Geno Lewis		Offensive linemen 61 Zach Annen 58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C 53 Philippe Gagnon RG 50 Dillon Guy 57 Sean Jamieson LG 51 Kristian Matte C 69 Na'Ty Rodgers RT 67 Tony Washington LT Defensive linemen 90 Bo Banner 97 Woody Baron DT 42 Jean-Samuel Blanc  7 John Bowman DE 98 Ryan Brown 94 Fabion Foote 91 Jesse Joseph 55 Gabriel Knapton DE		Linebackers 52 Nicolas Boulay 40 Brandon Calver 11 Chip Cox SLB 34 Glenn Love 36 Paul Kozachuk 10 Hénoc Muamba MLB 49 Jean-Gabriel Poulin LB Defensive backs 26 Tevaughn Campbell CB 23 Tommie Campbell CB 30 Ty Cranston  1 Branden Dozier S 24 T. J. Heath HB 33 Greg Reid DB 29 Jermaine Robinson Special teams 14 Boris Bede P/K 37 Martin Bédard LS		1-Game Injured List  3 Dominique Ellis HB 6-Game Injured List 17 Joe Burnett DB 85 B. J. Cunningham SB 93 Faith Ekakitie DT 60 Tyler Johnstone OL 47 D. J. Lalama LB  4 Jeff Mathews QB 15 Najee Murray CB 66 Trey Rutherford OL 32 Ryder Stone RB 99 Jabar Westerman DT 12 Mitchell White CB  5 Drew Willy QB 25 Dondre Wright DB Practice squad 88 Malcolm Carter WR 44 Kevin Haynes LB 95 Khadim MBaye LB 65 Devonte McClain OL Suspended Italics indicate International players Roster updated 2018-11-03 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Roster, 1 one-game injured, 13 six-game injured, 4 practice roster, 0 suspended → More rosters

Coaching staff

Montreal Alouettes Staff
	Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall President/CEO – Patrick Boivin General manager – Kavis Reed Assistant general manager of player personnel – Joe Mack Director of national scouting – Miles Gorrell Director of college scouting – Russ Lande Director of research – Charles Raizenne National scout – Eric Deslauriers Head coach Head coach – Mike Sherman Special Assistant to the Head Coach - Ben Sherman Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks – Khari Jones Offensive line and run game coordinator – Paul Dunn Outside Wide Receivers - André Barboza Receivers – Jason Tucker Running backs – André Bolduc			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rich Stubler Linebackers coach – Todd Howard Defensive line coach – Bert Hill Defensive backs coach – Billy Parker Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mickey Donovan Special teams assistant – Anthony Ierullo → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs