1998 Montreal Alouettes season explained

Team:	Montreal Alouettes
Year:	1998
Record:	12–5–1
Division Place:	2nd, East
Coach:	Dave Ritchie
Stadium:	Molson Stadium
Playoffs:	Lost East Final
Uniform:	Image:CFL MTL Jersey 1996.png
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The 1998 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 12–5–1 record. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished with the same record, but won the season series and thus, the tie-breaker. Hamilton also defeated the Alouettes in the East Final, denying the team a trip to the Grey Cup.

The 1998 season was significant with the signing of future all-time team passing leader Anthony Calvillo, the drafting of future Alouette touchdown leader Ben Cahoon, and longtime centre Bryan Chiu becoming a regular starter on the offensive line. Running back Mike Pringle became the first player to rush for over 2000 yards in a single season. The Alouettes also made a permanent move to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on the campus of McGill University after dwindling attendance numbers at Olympic Stadium.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	6		WR
3	15		OL	Saskatchewan
3	18		D	Manitoba
5	34		OL	McGill
6	41		OL	St. Mary's

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Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
A	June 18	at Toronto Argonauts	L 18–21	0–1	SkyDome	12,465
B	June 25	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 44–18	1–1	Molson Stadium	11,752

Regular season

Season Standings

East Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	5	1	503	351	25
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	5	1	470	435	25
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	452	410	18
	18	3	15	0	399	588	6

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Season Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	1	July 1		W 27–24	1–0	Winnipeg Stadium	22,013
2	2	July 9		W 30–24	2–0	Molson Stadium	14,388
3	3	July 16	at Calgary Stampeders	W 29–26	3–0	McMahon Stadium	27,515
4	4	July 23	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 21–23	3–1	Molson Stadium	16,149
5	5	July 31		L 10–22	3–2	Commonwealth Stadium	30,813
6	6	Aug 6		W 22–16	4–2	Molson Stadium	14,050
7	7	Aug 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 24–20	5–2	Molson Stadium	16,399
8	8	Aug 21	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 13–12	6–2	Taylor Field	22,042
9	9	Aug 28	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 40–32	7–2	Molson Stadium	17,501
10	10	Sept 5	at BC Lions	W 26–15	8–2	BC Place	14,408
11	11	Sept 13	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 9–30	8–3	Molson Stadium	18,262
12	12	Sept 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	T 31–31	8–3–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium	18,509
13	13	Sept 25	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 23–34	8–4–1	Winnipeg Stadium	22,539
14	14	Oct 4	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 34–3	9–4–1	Molson Stadium	16,152
15	15	Oct 12	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 13–40	9–5–1	Molson Stadium	16,268
16	16	Oct 17	at Toronto Argonauts	W 38–28	10–5–1	SkyDome	24,230
17	17	Oct 25	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 58–44	11–5–1	Molson Stadium	16,205
18	18	Nov 1	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 22–11	12–5–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium	20,025

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Roster

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	0	17	4	7	28
	14	10	10	7	41

East Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	0	6	0	14	20
	15	3	0	4	22

Awards

1998 CFL All-Star Selections

• Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
• Elfrid Payton – Defensive End
• Mike Pringle – Running Back
• Pierre Vercheval – Offensive Guard

1998 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

• Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle
• Elfrid payton – Defensive End
• Mike pringle – Running Back
• Pierre vercheval – Offensive Guard

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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Notes and References

1. https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1998 1998 CFL Canadian Draft
2. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090729132825/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1998/reg . 2009-07-29 . dead .
3. Web site: 1998 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives.
4. Web site: CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829151715/http://www.cfl.ca/page/players_allstars98 . 2012-08-29 . dead .