2011 Montreal Alouettes season explained

Team:Montreal Alouettes
Year:2011
Record:10–8
Division Place:2nd, East
Coach:Marc Trestman
General Manager:Jim Popp
Stadium:Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Playoffs:Lost East Semi-Final
Mop:Anthony Calvillo
Moc:Sean Whyte
Mor:Seth Williams
Uniform:File:CFL MTL Jersey 2011.png
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The 2011 Montreal Alouettes season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 57th overall. The Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8 record. The Alouettes attempted to three-peat as Grey Cup champions, after winning back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010, but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final game. The Alouettes opened their training camp at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec on June 5.[1]

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Alouettes had seven selections in the draft, including the eighth overall pick, which they used to select placekicker and punter Brody McKnight. Montreal came into draft day needing a kicker, and traded a 2012 first round pick for Sean Whyte.[2] Because McKnight has one more year of eligibility, he will not be able to join the Alouettes until 2012. Other notables in the draft include Vaughn Martin, who was ranked as the sixth overall prospect, but his draft stock dropped immensely due to the fact that he had already been with the NFL's San Diego Chargers for two years. Should Martin choose to enter the CFL at any point in his career, the Alouettes would hold the rights to sign him.[3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
1 8 K/P Montana
2 16 OL Concordia
3 23 OL Baylor
4 25 DL Michigan
4 31 OL Calgary
5 39 DL Western Ontario
6 47 LB Carson-Newman

Notable transactions

DateTypeIncomingOutgoingTeam
January 26, 2011Retirement[4] Ben Cahoon (SB)Montreal Alouettes
January 28, 2011Re-Signing[5] Anthony Calvillo (QB)Montreal Alouettes

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendanceRecord
AThurs, June 16Winnipeg Blue BombersMolson Stadium27–15Win21,2231–0
BWed, June 22at Hamilton Tiger-Cats57–20Loss26,7321–1

Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Season Schedule

WeekDateOpponentVenueScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1Thurs, June 30BC LionsMolson Stadium30–26Win22,3171–0
2Sat, July 9at Saskatchewan RoughridersMosaic Stadium39–25Win30,0452–0
3Fri, July 15Toronto ArgonautsMolson Stadium40–17Win24,6983–0
4Sun, July 24Saskatchewan RoughridersMolson Stadium27–24Loss24,4343–1
5Fri, July 29at Hamilton Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne Stadium34–26Loss24,0683–2
6Thurs, Aug 4at Toronto ArgonautsRogers Centre36–23Win19,2044–2
7Thurs, Aug 11Edmonton EskimosMolson Stadium27–4Win24,4485–2
8colSpan=6 align="center" Bye5–2
9Sat, Aug 27at Calgary StampedersMcMahon Stadium38–31Loss30,3865–3
10Mon, Sept 5at Hamilton Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne Stadium44–21Loss26,9645–4
11Sun, Sept 11Hamilton Tiger-CatsMolson Stadium43–13Win24,3046–4
12Sun, Sept 18Winnipeg Blue BombersMolson Stadium25–23Loss24,6426–5
13Fri, Sept 23at Edmonton EskimosCommonwealth Stadium34–21Win40,2747–5
14Fri, Sept 30at Winnipeg Blue BombersCanad Inns Stadium32–26Win30,4478–5
15Mon, Oct 10Toronto ArgonautsMolson Stadium29–19Win23,9609–5
16Sun, Oct 16Hamilton Tiger-CatsMolson Stadium27–25Win23,66810–5
17Sat, Oct 22at Winnipeg Blue BombersCanad Inns Stadium26–25Loss30,36010–6
18Sun, Oct 30Calgary StampedersMolson Stadium32–27Loss24,05110–7
19Sat, Nov 5at BC LionsBC Place Stadium43–1Loss35,45410–8

Games played with colour uniforms.

Games played with white uniforms.

Awards and records

Milestones

On July 15, 2011, quarterback Anthony Calvillo became the CFL's all-time passing touchdown leader with a first-quarter touchdown, passing Damon Allen's previous mark of 394 with his 395th touchdown pass, against Allen's former team, the Toronto Argonauts. The pass was completed to receiver Éric Deslauriers, who recorded his first touchdown reception since 2007.

On October 10, 2011, quarterback Anthony Calvillo became pro footballs all-time passing leader with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jamel Richardson, also against the Toronto Argonauts.

Playoffs

Schedule

Games played with colour uniforms.

East Semi-Final

Notes and References

  1. http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/alouettes-returning-to-bishops Alouettes returning to Bishop's
  2. https://www.cfl.ca/article/lions-deal-kicker-sean-whyte-to-montreal Lions deal kicker Sean Whyte to Montreal
  3. https://www.cfl.ca/article/als-select-k-p-brody-mcknight-8th-overall Als select K/P Brody McKnight 8th overall
  4. https://www.cfl.ca/article/ben-cahoon-calls-it-a-career
  5. https://www.cfl.ca/article/confident-calvillo-re-signs-with-larks