2015 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2015 Montreal Alouettes season was the 49th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Alouettes finished with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since the franchise's re-activation in 1996.^[1] The team's training camp began May 27 with veterans reporting on May 31 at Coulter Field at the campus of Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

2015 Montreal Alouettes season
General manager	Jim Popp
Head coach	Tom Higgins (3–5) Jim Popp (3–7)
Home field	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Stefan Logan
Team MOC	Luc Brodeur-Jourdain
Team MOR	Boris Bede
Uniform
← 2014 Alouettes seasons 2016 →

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Alouettes had nine selections in the seven-round draft, including three within the first 13 picks. They acquired a first and third-round pick from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for Ryan Bomben.^[2] They also swapped their original third-round pick for Calgary's fourth-round pick in their acquisition of Larry Taylor.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Chris Ackie	DB	Wilfrid Laurier
1	8	Jacob Ruby	OL	Richmond
2	13	Nick Shortill	LB	McMaster
3	24	James Bodanis	OL	Michigan State
4	31	Brandon Bridge	QB	South Alabama
4	36	Alex Charette	WR	Guelph
5	40	Mikhail Davidson	WR	Montreal
6	48	Quinn Lawlor	DL	Brigham Young
7	57	Anthony Coady	DB	Montreal

Preseason

Due to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup taking place in June at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, the Redblacks hosted the Alouettes for their home pre-season game at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec on the campus of the Université Laval.^[4] It was the second game that the Alouettes played in Quebec City, with the first being in 2003.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Sat, June 13	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 26–9	1–0	RDS	Telus Stadium (in Quebec City)	4,778	Recap
C	Thurs, June 18	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 10–30	1–1	TSN2/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,325	Recap

^[5]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Redblacks	18	12	6	464	454	24	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	10	8	530	391	20	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	10	8	438	499	20	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	6	12	388	402	12	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Thurs, June 25	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 16–20	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	21,524	Recap
2	Fri, July 3	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 29–11	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	19,111	Recap
3	Fri, July 10	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 23–25	1–2	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	25,605	Recap
4	Thurs, July 16	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 17–13	2–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,773	Recap
5	Bye
6	Sat, Aug 1	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 22–25	2–3	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	28,547	Recap
7	Fri, Aug 7	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 23–26	2–4	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	TD Place Stadium	24,427	Recap
8	Thurs, Aug 13	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 12–15	2–5	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	21,170	Recap
9	Thurs, Aug 20	10:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	W 23–13	3–5	TSN/RDS	BC Place	20,977	Recap
10	Thurs, Aug 27	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 26–23	4–5	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	24,212	Recap
11	Thurs, Sept 3	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	L 16–25	4–6	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	21,885	Recap
12	Bye
13	Sun, Sept 20	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 35–14	5–6	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	23,262	Recap
14	Sun, Sept 27	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 21–33	5–7	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	30,843	Recap
15	Thurs, Oct 1	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 17–39	5–8	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	21,607	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 12	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 17–25	5–9	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	21,536	Recap
17	Sun, Oct 18	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 11–23	5–10	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	23,058	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 23	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 34–2	6–10	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	3,741	Recap
19	Sun, Nov 1	4:00 p.m. EST	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 22–40	6–11	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	31,014	Recap
20	Sun, Nov 8	1:00 p.m. EST	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 24–30 (OT)	6–12	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,551	Recap

^[5]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

2015 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks  6 Anthony Boone QB 21 Tajh Boyd QB  1 Brandon Bridge QB  4 Tanner Marsh QB Running Backs 46 Jean-Christophe Beaulieu RB  0 Stefan Logan RB 33 Brandon Rutley RB 20 Tyrell Sutton RB 30 James Tuck FB Receivers 84 Alex Charette WR 85 B.J. Cunningham WR 88 Mikhail Davidson WR 15 Sam Giguère WR 81 Kyle Graves WR  3 Cody Hoffman WR 86 Jonathon Rumph WR		Offensive linemen 68 Philip Blake OL 66 James Bodanis OL 65 Vincent Brown OL 64 Forrestal Hickman T 51 Kristian Matte G 54 Jeff Perrett T 62 Jake Piotrowski G 69 Jacob Ruby OL Defensive linemen  7 John Bowman DE 45 Brian Brikowski DE 91 Alan-Michael Cash DT 99 Jesse Joseph DT 55 Gabriel Knapton DE		Linebackers 42 Jean-Samuel Blanc LB 52 Nicolas Boulay LB 11 Chip Cox LB 41 Kyler Elsworth LB 26 Nicholas Shortill LB Defensive backs 35 Chris Ackie DB 10 Marc-Olivier Brouillette S 40 Anthony Coady DB 22 Cliff Coleman DB 38 Dominique Ellis DB 43 Terry Johnson DB 24 Andrew Lue DB 17 Billy Parker CB 36 Daryl Townsend S 32 Mitchell White CB Special teams 37 Martin Bédard FB/LS 14 Boris Bede P/K		Injured List 59 Josh Bourke T 58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C 39 Jerald Brown DB 49 Jeffrey Finley DL  5 Kevin Glenn QB 19 S. J. Green SB 34 Kyries Hebert LB 90 Michael Klassen DL 97 Aaron Lavarias DE  8 Nik Lewis SB 50 Henoc Muamba LB 16 Brandon Smith DB  2 Fred Stamps SB 31 Winston Venable LB 6-game Injured List 12 Rakeem Cato QB 18 Jonathan Crompton QB  9 Éric Deslauriers WR  3 Mardy Gilyard WR/KR 23 Jonathan Hefney CB 95 Corvey Irvin DT 25 Jamahl Knowles DB 67 Quinn Lawlor OL  5 Dan LeFevour QB 83 Andrew Smith SB 29 Carl Volny RB 61 Ryan White T 48 Bear Woods LB Practice Roster 16 Will Brown CB 44 Jewel Hampton RB 87 Kelvin Muamba WR -- Mycal Swaim DB Suspended List  0 Justin Caliste SB 85 Chad Johnson WR 12 Kyle Quinlan QB 94 Michael Sam DL Italics indicate International players Roster updated 2015-11-07 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 14 Injured, 13 Six-Game Injured, 4 Practice, 4 Suspended → More rosters

Coaching staff

2015 Montreal Alouettes staff
	Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall CEO – Mark Weightman VP, General Manager and Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Jim Popp Assistant director of football operations and player personnel – Joey Abrams Assistant director of pro/college scouting – Uzooma Okeke Senior Player Personnel Executive/Salary Cap Analyst - Justin Casey Pro/College Scout – Jean-Marc Edme Director of US College Scouting - Russ Lande Football Operations Assistant/Scout - Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette Head coaches Head coach – Jim Popp Assistant head coach – Noel Thorpe Offensive coaches Co-Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs – Ryan Dinwiddie Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks – Anthony Calvillo Offensive line – Kris Sweet Receivers – André Bolduc			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Noel Thorpe Defensive line – Keith Willis Linebackers – Chris Tormey Defensive quality control – Anwar Stewart Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Kavis Reed Special teams assistant – André Bolduc → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. "Walk-ing on sunshine: Esks officially best in the West". Archived from the original on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
2. "Als acquire 8th and 24th pick for OL Ryan Bomben". Archived from the original on 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
3. "Back where he started: Taylor traded to Montreal". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
4. "REDBLACKS and Als set to play in Quebec City". Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
5. "2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.