2002 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2002 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5–0–1 record. The Alouettes hired coach Don Matthews, after a terrible ending to the 2001 season. They defeated the Toronto Argonauts 35–18 in the East Final to advance to the Grey Cup. They met their most frequent Grey Cup partner, the Edmonton Eskimos, in front of a loud, cold, hometown Eskimo crowd, they won 25–16, winning their first championship since 1977, when they defeated these same Edmonton Eskimos in the famous Ice Bowl at Olympic Stadium.

2002 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coach	Don Matthews
Home field	Molson Stadium
Results
Record	13–5–0–1
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Uniform
← 2001 Alouettes seasons 2003 →

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	5	Patrick Dorvelus	CB	Hofstra
2	14	Sherko Haji-Rasouli	OL	Miami
2	18	Josh Jansen	LB	Occidental College
3	27	Aaron Fiacconi	OL	Mansfield
4	35	Johnathan Landon	DL	Queen's
5	44	Mitch Sutherland	DL	Alberta

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
B	June 13	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	37–26	Win	19,035	1–0
C	June 20	Ottawa Renegades	Molson Stadium	36–6	Win	19,120	2–0

Regular season

Season Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	0	1	587	407	27
Toronto Argonauts	18	8	10	0	0	344	482	16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	1	427	524	15
Ottawa Renegades	18	4	14	0	2	356	550	10

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Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 25	BC Lions	Molson Stadium	27–20	Win	19,628	1–0
2	July 3	Toronto Argonauts	SkyDome	28–12	Win	21,175	2–0
3	July 11	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Molson Stadium	26–20	Win	20,002	3–0
4	July 18	Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	37–20	Win	32,018	4–0
5	July 27	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	31–22	Win	20,002	5–0
6	Aug 2	Edmonton Eskimos	Molson Stadium	37–14	Win	20,002	6–0
7	Aug 8	Ottawa Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	29–6	Win	26,221	7–0
8	Aug 15	Calgary Stampeders	Molson Stadium	38–23	Win	20,002	8–0
9	Aug 21	BC Lions	BC Place Stadium	48–37	Loss	17,221	8–1
9	Aug 25	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Taylor Field	23–9	Win	23,212	9–1
10	Bye
11	Sept 8	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	32–30	Win	20,002	10–1
12	Sept 15	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	35–28 (OT)	Loss	15,061	10–2–0
13	Sept 20	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	27–24	Loss	29,503	10–3–0
14	Sept 29	Toronto Argonauts	Molson Stadium	38–3	Win	20,002	11–3–0
15	Bye
16	Oct 14	Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	48–30	Win	36,255	12–3–0
17	Oct 20	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	29–26	Loss	20,002	12–4–0
18	Oct 26	Ottawa Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	43–34	Win	26,411	13–4–0
19	Nov 3	Ottawa Renegades	Molson Stadium	26–25	Loss	20,002	13–5–0

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Roster

2002 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks  1 Tavares Bolden 13 Anthony Calvillo 15 Eric Kresser Running backs  4 Thomas Haskins 33 Bruno Heppell FB  5 Éric Lapointe 11 Lawrence Phillips 27 Michael Pringle Receivers 86 Ben Cahoon  3 Sylvain Girard  2 Corey Grant 12 Bobby Newcombe  6 Keith Stokes 16 Pat Woodcock Slotbacks 39 Harvey Stables		Offensive linemen 68 Bryan Chiu C 64 Rick Cunningham 57 Scott Flory G 66 Neal Fort T 65 Kevin Lefsrud 53 Uzooma Okeke T 39 Harvey Stables SB Defensive linemen 78 Adriano Belli DT 48 Robert Brown DE 34 Tim Fleiszer DE 99 Reggie Lowe DE 54 Marc Megna DE 75 Ed Philion DT 43 Jason Richards DT		Linebackers 44 Kevin Johnson 47 Stefan Reid Defensive backs 20 Perry Carter DB 17 Patrick Dorvelus CB  8 Reggie Durden DB 35 Stephane Fortin S 18 William Loftus S 31 Barron Miles DB 29 Eric Riddick CB  9 Wayne Shaw CB Special teams 10 Terry Baker K/P Source: [5]

Playoffs

Scotiabank East Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Argonauts	3	6	0	9	18
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	4	10	35

Grey Cup

Main article: 90th Grey Cup

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Montreal Alouettes	1	10	0	14	25
Edmonton Eskimos	0	0	10	6	16

Awards

2002 CFL All-Star Selections

• Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback
• Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
• Scott Flory – Offensive Guard
• Bryan Chiu – Centre
• Barron Miles – Defensive Back

2002 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

• Anthony calvillo – Quarterback
• Ben Cahoon – Slotback
• Pat Woodcock – Wide Receiver
• Lawrence Phillips – Running Back
• Marlion Jackson - Running Back
• Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle
• Scott flory – Offensive Guard
• Bryan chiu – Centre
• Marc Megna – Defensive End
• Robert Brown – Defensive Tackle
• Kevin Johnson – Linebacker
• Stefen Reid – Linebacker
• Barron miles – Defensive Back
• Wayne Shaw – Cornerback
• Keith Stokes – Special Teams

2002 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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References

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