| Team: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Record: | 8–8 |
| Division Place: | 2nd, East |
| Coach: | Joe Scannella |
| Stadium: | Olympic Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost Eastern Final |
| Uniform: | Image:CFL MTL Jersey 1980.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Alouettes seasons |
The 1980 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record. They appeared in the East Final, where they lost 24–13 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, ending their three-year reign as the East Conference representative in the Grey Cup.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| A | June 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 26–20 | 1–0 | Winnipeg Stadium | 20,133 | |
| B | June 17 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 31–16 | 2–0 | Olympic Stadium | 26,342 | |
| C | June 25 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 34–24 | 3–0 | Olympic Stadium | 28,352 | |
| D | July 2 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–17 | 4–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 18,204 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 332 | 377 | 17 | |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 356 | 375 | 16 | |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 353 | 393 | 14 | |
| 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 334 | 358 | 12 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | July 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 11–18 | 0–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 34,250 | |
| 2 | 2 | July 15 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 8–19 | 0–2 | McMahon Stadium | 32,663 | |
| 3 | 3 | July 22 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 17–14 | 1–2 | Olympic Stadium | 32,048 | |
| 4 | Bye | |||||||
| 5 | 4 | Aug 6 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 18–10 | 2–2 | Taylor Field | 25,947 | |
| 6 | 5 | Aug 12 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 17–27 | 2–3 | Olympic Stadium | 34,426 | |
| 6 | 6 | Aug 18 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 11–33 | 2–4 | Lansdowne Park | 29,994 | |
| 7 | Bye | |||||||
| 8 | 7 | Aug 26 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 43–33 | 3–4 | Olympic Stadium | 29,256 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sept 1 | BC Lions | L 6–14 | 3–5 | Olympic Stadium | 29,827 | |
| 9 | 9 | Sept 6 | Toronto Argonauts | W 35–24 | 4–5 | Exhibition Stadium | 37,214 | |
| 10 | 10 | Sept 13 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 25–14 | 5–5 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 19,619 | |
| 11 | 11 | Sept 21 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 49–10 | 6–5 | Olympic Stadium | 28,185 | |
| 12 | 12 | Sept 27 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 29–23 | 7–5 | Olympic Stadium | 31,633 | |
| 13 | 13 | Oct 5 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 14–49 | 7–6 | Lansdowne Park | 24,971 | |
| 14 | 14 | Oct 12 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 34–17 | 8–6 | Olympic Stadium | 31,919 | |
| 15 | Bye | |||||||
| 16 | 15 | Oct 26 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 25–26 | 8–7 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,352 | |
| 16 | 16 | Nov 1 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 14–44 | 8–8 | Olympic Stadium | 42,234 | |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| East Semi-Final | Nov 8 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 25–21 | 1–0 | Olympic Stadium | 17,420 | |
| East Final | Nov 16 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 13–24 | 1–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 30,898 |