| Team: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Record: | 3–15 |
| Division Place: | 4th, East |
| Coach: | Jacques Chapdelaine (3–8), Kavis Reed (0–7) |
| General Manager: | Kavis Reed |
| Stadium: | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Mop: | Kyries Hebert |
| Moc: | Kristian Matte |
| Mor: | Branden Dozier |
| Uniform: | CFL MTL Jersey with alternate.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Alouettes seasons |
The 2017 Montreal Alouettes season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Alouettes finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a disappointing 3–15 record. The 15 losses are a team record, breaking the previous record of 14 set during the 1986 season when the team record was 4–14 and during the 1982 season when they finished 2–14.
The Alouettes failed to improve upon their 7–11 record from 2016 and were eliminated from the playoffs on October 9, 2017 after a loss to the Edmonton Eskimos, making this the third straight season they missed the playoffs (it was the first time the team missed the playoffs for three straight years since their re-activation). This was the first season for head coach Jacques Chapdelaine, until he was fired after a 3–8 start and replaced by general manager Kavis Reed on an interim basis. Chapdelaine served as head coach in an interim capacity for six games during the previous season. This was also the first season under new general manager Kavis Reed.[1]
The 2017 season was the first since the Alouettes returned to Montreal in 1996 that Jim Popp was not be the team's general manager. It was announced on November 7, 2016 that Popp would not return to the Alouettes organization in 2017.[2] In the week following the 104th Grey Cup, the Alouettes interviewed Danny Maciocia (head coach of the University of Montreal), Joey Abrams (Alouettes assistant general manager) and Brock Sunderland (Redblacks assistant general manager) for the vacant general manager position.[3] [4] By December 2016, Sunderland was no longer considered a candidate and Maciocia was not in negotiations with the team, having only taken part in one formal meeting.[5] Not long after, Maciocia confirmed that he would remain at the University of Montreal.[6] Two days later, Herb Zurkowsky from the Montreal Gazette reported that Kavis Reed (Alouettes Special Teams coach) was "the dark horse candidate" to win the GM position.[7] By December 12, 2016, Reed had a formal interview with the Alouettes front office, making him the fourth official candidate for the position; prior to that, it had just been informal conversations.[8] On December 14, 2016, the Montreal Alouettes held a press conference to announce Patrick Boivin as President and CEO, Kavis Reed as general manager, and Jacques Chapdelaine's retention as the team's head coach. Chapdelaine had served as the interim head coach for the final six games of the previous season. [9] On December 20, 2016, the Alouettes announced that assistant GM Joey Abrams, who had been with the organization for the past dozen seasons, would be leaving the club.[10]
On January 25, 2017 the Alouettes announced that Catherine Raiche and Joe Mack would become assistant general managers. Raiche was promoted from her previous position with the Alouettes as Coordinator of Football Administration and held the title of Assistant General Manager of Football Operations. Mack, the former Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager, was the Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel.[11]
The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017.[12] The Alouettes traded their first round pick to the BC Lions for the rights to Vernon Adams.[13] The team also acquired another sixth round pick after trading S. J. Green to the Toronto Argonauts.[14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 12 | North York, ON | |||
| 3 | 20 | North York, ON | |||
| 4 | 29 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | |||
| 5 | 39 | St. Thomas, ON | |||
| 6 | 45 | Carleton | Toronto, ON | ||
| 6 | 48 | Calgary, AB | |||
| 7 | 56 | Winnipeg, MB | |||
| 8 | 65 | Montreal, QC | |||
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| A | Thurs, June 8 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 20–24 | 0–1 | None | BMO Field | 5,532 | Recap | |
| B | Thurs, June 15 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 38–5 | 1–1 | TSN2 | Molson Stadium | 12,533 | Recap |
Games played with white uniforms.
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| 1 | Thurs, June 22 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 17–16 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPNews | Molson Stadium | 20,129 | Recap | |
| 2 | Fri, June 30 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 19–23 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPNews | Commonwealth Stadium | 31,828 | Recap | |
| 3 | Thurs, July 6 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 16–23 | 1–2 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 18,728 | Recap | |
| 4 | Fri, July 14 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 30–23 | 2–2 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 18,610 | Recap | |
| 5 | Wed, July 19 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 19–24 | 2–3 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 24,756 | Recap | |
| 6 | Thurs, July 27 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 40–41 | 2–4 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Investors Group Field | 25,931 | Recap | |
| 7 | Bye | |||||||||
| 8 | Fri, Aug 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 21–9 | 3–4 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 19,712 | Recap | |
| 9 | Sat, Aug 19 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 6–38 | 3–5 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 16,326 | Recap | |
| 10 | Thurs, Aug 24 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 31–34 (2OT) | 3–6 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 18,564 | Recap | |
| 11 | Thurs, Aug 31 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 4–32 | 3–7 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 18,325 | Recap | |
| 12 | Fri, Sept 8 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 18–41 | 3–8 | TSN/RDS | BC Place | 18,029 | Recap | |
| 13 | Sun, Sept 17 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 11–29 | 3–9 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 22,596 | Recap | |
| 14 | Sat, Sept 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 19–33 | 3–10 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 12,862 | Recap | |
| 15 | Fri, Sept 29 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 11–59 | 3–11 | TSN/RDS | McMahon Stadium | 26,394 | Recap | |
| 16 | Mon, Oct 9 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 24–42 | 3–12 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 18,849 | Recap | |
| 17 | Bye | |||||||||
| 18 | Sun, Oct 22 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 16–43 | 3–13 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 20,184 | Recap | |
| 19 | Fri, Oct 27 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 12–37 | 3–14 | TSN/RDS | Mosaic Stadium | 30,083 | Recap | |
| 20 | Fri, Nov 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 0–33 | 3–15 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,526 | Recap |
Games played with colour uniforms.
Games played with white uniforms.
Games played with alternate uniforms.