2023 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2023 Montreal Alouettes season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Alouettes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season following their week 17 win over the Ottawa Redblacks.^[1] The team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win their eighth Grey Cup championship.

2023 Montreal Alouettes season
General manager	Danny Maciocia
President	Mark Weightman
Head coach	Jason Maas
Home field	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Team MOP	Austin Mack
Team MODP	Tyrice Beverette
Team MOC	Marc-Antoine Dequoy
Team MOOL	Pier-Olivier Lestage
Team MOST	Joseph Zema
Team MOR	Reggie Stubblefield
Uniform
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The 2023 CFL season was the third season with Danny Maciocia as the team's general manager,^[2] and the first season with a new head coach after both Maciocia and the team's president, Mario Cecchini, stated that a new coach would be hired following Maciocia's interim appointment in the position in 2022.^[3] On December 8, 2022, the Alouettes had announced that the five candidates that were interviewed were Byron Archambault, André Bolduc, Anthony Calvillo, Jason Maas, and Noel Thorpe.^[4] On December 17, 2022, it was announced that Maas had been named the 27th head coach in franchise history.^[5]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.^[6] The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each round.^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Club/School	Hometown
1	5	Simon Lars Sandberg	DL	Oregon State	Sweden
2	14	Rhys Byrns	P	Louisiana-Lafayette	Australia

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.^[8] The Alouettes had eight selections in the eight-round draft, but acquired an additional first-round pick from the BC Lions following the Vernon Adams trade.^[9] The team traded their third-round selection to the Edmonton Elks in the trade for Nafees Lyon and Thomas Costigan.^[10]

The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the East Semi-Final and finishing fifth in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.^[11]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	5	Jonathan Sutherland	LB	Penn State	Ottawa, ON
1	7	Lwal Uguak	DL	Texas Christian	Edmonton, AB
2	13	David Dallaire	FB	Laval	Saint-Georges, QC
4	32	Theo Grant	OL	Queen's	Halifax, NS
5	39	Jacob Mason	FB	McMaster	Burlington, ON
5	41	Shedler Fervius	WR	St. Mary's	Toronto, ON
7	59	Chase Brown	RB	Illinois	London, ON
8	68	Maxym Lavallee	DB	Laval	Gatineau, QC

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	Bye
B	1	Fri, May 26	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 22–21	1–0	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	15,802	Recap
C	2	Fri, June 2	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 25–22	2–0	RDS	Molson Stadium	12,698	Recap

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Toronto Argonauts	18	16	2	0	32	591	396	10–0	W4	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	11	7	0	22	442	392	7–3	W5	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	16	408	461	3–7	L2	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	18	4	14	0	8	415	507	0–10	L4	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Sat, June 10	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 19–12	1–0	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Molson Stadium	20,865	Recap
2	Bye
3	2	Fri, June 23	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 38–12	2–0	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Tim Hortons Field	23,180	Recap
4	3	Sat, July 1	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 3–17	2–1	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Molson Stadium	15,088	Recap
5	4	Sun, July 9	7:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	L 19–35	2–2	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	BC Place	20,106	Recap
6	5	Fri, July 14	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 27–35	2–3	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,151	Recap
7	Bye
8	6	Sun, Jul 30	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 25–18	3–3	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,098	Recap
9	7	Sat, Aug 5	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 27–14	4–3	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Tim Hortons Field	21,467	Recap
10	8	Fri, Aug 11	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 41–12	5–3	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	17,027	Recap
11	9	Sat, Aug 19	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 25–24	6–3	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	TD Place Stadium	19,475	Recap
12	10	Thu, Aug 24	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–47	6–4	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	IG Field	32,343	Recap
13	11	Sat, Sept 2	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	L 25–34	6–5	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	17,112	Recap
14	12	Sat, Sept 9	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 10–39	6–6	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	14,415	Recap
15	13	Fri, Sept 15	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 20–23	6–7	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	17,626	Recap
16	14	Sat, Sept 23	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 28–11	7–7	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	22,321	Recap
17	15	Sat, Sept 30	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 32–15	8–7	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	20,464	Recap
18	16	Mon, Oct 9	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 29–3	9–7	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Molson Stadium	20,664	Recap
19	17	Sat, Oct 14	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Elks	W 35–21	10–7	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	22,822	Recap
20	Bye
21	18	Sat, Oct 28	4:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 22–20	11–7	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,402	Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Sat, Nov 4	3:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 27–12	1–0	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,127	Recap
East Final	Sat, Nov 11	3:00 p.m. EST	at Toronto Argonauts	W 38–17	2–0	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	26,620	Recap
110th Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 19	6:00 p.m. EST	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 28–24	3–0	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	28,808	Recap

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 #  Games played with blue uniforms.^[13]

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Team

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster

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Quarterbacks  3 Davis Alexander  5 Caleb Evans  7 Cody Fajardo Receivers 83 Régis Cibasu 19 Jake Harty 89 James Letcher Jr. 81 Austin Mack  6 Tyson Philpot 87 Shedler Fervius 17 Cole Spieker 85 Tyler Snead Running Backs 20 Jeshrun Antwi 31 William Stanback Fullbacks 39 David Dallaire 40 James Tuck		Offensive Linemen 62 Nick Callender 53 Philippe Gagnon 64 Sean Jamieson 54 Justin Lawrence 51 Kristian Matte 61 Jamar McGloster 55 Landon Rice Defensive Linemen 91 Vincent Desjardins 23 Avery Ellis 98 Brock Gowanlock 94 Mustafa Johnson  0 Shawn Lemon 90 Almondo Sewell 96 Lwal Uguak		Linebackers 26 Tyrice Beverette 49 Frédéric Chagnon 34 Alexandre Gagné 42 Tyrell Richards  1 Darnell Sankey  2 Avery Williams Defensive Backs 24 Marc-Antoine Dequoy 48 Kabion Ento  4 Ciante Evans 47 Dishon McNary 22 Dionte Ruffin 35 Reggie Stubblefield 37 Wesley Sutton Special Teams 50 Louis-Philippe Bourassa LS 15 David Côté K 36 Joseph Zema P				1-Game Injured 95 Israel Antwine DL 32 Tysen-Otis Copeland DB 82 Greg Ellingson WR 25 Walter Fletcher RB 67 Jesse Gibbon OL 11 Kaion Julien-Grant WR 68 Pier-Olivier Lestage OL 18 Zach Lindley DB 97 T. D. Moultry DL 44 Bryce Notree LB 33 Kordell Rodgers DB 84 Reggie White Jr. WR 6-Game Injured 80 Keshunn Abram WR 66 David Brown OL 14 Quartney Davis DB  8 Nafees Lyon DB 12 Najee Murray DB 29 J. R. Reed DB 93 Marcus Valdez DL 21 Raheem Wilson DB 30 Chandler Worthy WR/KR		Practice roster 70 Rhys Burns P 65 Joshua Donovan OL 45 Kenneth Durden DB 88 Kevin Kaya WR 72 Jose Maltos K 41 Myles Manalo LB 38 Jason Mason FB 46 Chris Moore LB Suspended -- Jumal Rolle DB -- Jermaine Wynn Jr. WR
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 21 Injured, 8 Practice roster, 2 Suspended Roster updated 2023-11-20 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Montreal Alouettes staff

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	Front Office Owner – Pierre Karl Péladeau President & CEO – Mark Weightman General Manager – Danny Maciocia Senior Director of Football Operations – Éric Deslauriers Director of Pro Personnel – Jean-Marc Edmé Director of National Scouting – Pier-Yves Lavergne Director of Player Personnel – Byron Archambault Manager of Football Operations – Allyson Sobol Head Video Coordinator – Rico Morotti Head Coach Head Coach – Jason Maas Assistant Head Coach – Byron Archambault Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks – Anthony Calvillo Offensive Line – Luc Brodeur-Jourdain Receivers & Pass Game Coordinator – Michael Lionello Running Backs – Tyrell Sutton			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs – Noel Thorpe Linebackers – Greg Quick Defensive Line – Corvey Irvin Assistant Defensive Backs – Chandler Jones Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Byron Archambault Special Teams Assistant – Dave Jackson Staff Equipment Manager – Dominic Manno Equipment Manager – David Deschamps Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Castonguay Assistant Athletic Therapist - Dillon Warren → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. "Als clinch playoff spot with road win over Redblacks". Canadian Football League. September 30, 2023.
2. "Mario Cecchini and Danny Maciocia appointed President and General Manager of the Montreal Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. January 13, 2020.
3. "Maciocia ready to coach Alouettes for rest of 2022 season". Montreal Alouettes. July 8, 2022.
4. "Five candidates interviewed for Alouettes head coaching vacancy". Montreal Alouettes. December 8, 2022.
5. "Alouettes name Jason Maas head coach". Montreal Alouettes. December 17, 2022.
6. "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
7. "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
8. "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
9. "Lions trade for Vernon Adams Jr". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
10. "Elks acquire Ellis, draft pick from Als in exchange for Costigan, Lyon". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2022.
11. "2022 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
12. "2023 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
13. "Blue Bombers and Alouettes arrive for 110th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 12, 2023.

External links

• Official website