List of Montreal Alouettes seasons explained

This is a complete list of seasons competed by the Montreal Alouettes, a Canadian Football League team. The team was founded in 1946 as a member of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, and followed the rest of the IRFU into the CFL when it was founded in 1958. The franchise folded after the 1981 season, but a new team named the Concordes took their place in the East Division and inherited the Alouettes' history. That franchise was renamed the Alouettes in 1986 on the 40th anniversary of the inception of the Alouettes franchise. However, the Alouettes folded a day before the 1987 regular season began.

The demise of the CFL's American expansion brought new life to professional football in Montreal. The owners of the Baltimore Stallions relocated to Montreal after the 1995 season and reconstituted themselves as the third incarnation of the Alouettes. The CFL does not consider the Stallions to be part of the Montreal franchise's continuity; rather, all Montreal teams since 1946 are included in the team's history. The Alouettes are now retconned as having suspended operations from 1987 to 1995.

Throughout their history, the Alouettes have won eight Grey Cups, most recently in 2023.

Grey Cup Championships †East Division Championships *Regular season championships ^
League
season
Club
season
LeagueDivisionFinishWinsLossesTiesPlayoffs
Montreal Alouettes
19461946IRFU1st^732Lost I.R.F.U Finals (Argonauts) 12–6
19471947IRFU3rd660
19481948IRFU2nd750Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Rough Riders) 1–1 series (34–28 points)
19491949IRFU†*2nd840Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Rough Riders) 2–0 series
Won Eastern Finals (Tigers) 40–0
Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 28–15
19501950IRFU3rd660
19511951IRFU4th390
19521952IRFU4th2100
19531953IRFU1st^860Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series
19541954IRFU*1st^1130Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 26–25
19551955IRFU*1st^930Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 38–36
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 34–19
19561956IRFU*1st^1040Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 50–27
19571957IRFU3rd680Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 24–15
Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series
19581958CFLI.R.F.U.2nd761Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 26–12
19591959CFLI.R.F.U.3rd680Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 43–0
19601960CFLEast3rd590Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 30–14
19611961CFLEast4th491
19621962CFLEast3rd473Won East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 18–17
Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series
19631963CFLEast3rd680Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 17–5
19641964CFLEast3rd680Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 27–0
19651965CFLEast3rd590Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 36–7
19661966CFLEast3rd770Lost East Semi-Finals (Tiger-Cats) 24–14
19671967CFLEast4th2120
19681968CFLEast4th392
19691969CFLEast4th2102
19701970CFL†East*3rd761Won East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 16–7
Won East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series
Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 23–10
19711971CFLEast4th680
19721972CFLEast3rd4100Lost East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 14–11
19731973CFLEast3rd761Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 32–10 (OT)
Lost East Final (Rough Riders) 23–14
19741974CFL†East*1st^952Won East Final (Rough Riders) 14–4
Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 20–7
19751975CFLEast*2nd970Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 35–12
Won East Final (Rough Riders) 20–10
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 9–8
19761976CFLEast3rd781Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 23–0
19771977CFL†East*1st^1150Won East Final (Rough Riders) 21–18
Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 41–6
19781978CFLEast*2nd871Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 35–20
Won East Final (Rough Riders) 21–16
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 20–13
19791979CFLEast*1st^1141Won East Final (Rough Riders) 17–6
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 17–9
19801980CFLEast2nd880Won East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 25–21
Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 24–13
19811981CFLEast3rd3130Lost East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 20–16
Montreal Concordes
19821982CFLEast4th2140
19831983CFLEast4th5101
19841984CFLEast3rd691Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 17–11
19851985CFLEast2nd880Won East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 30–20
Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 50–26
Montreal Alouettes
19861986CFLEast3rd4140
19871987CFLEastFolded after the preseason
1988 Inactive from 1988–1995
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Montreal Alouettes
19961996CFLEast2nd1260Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 22–11
Lost East Final (Argonauts) 43–7
19971997CFLEast2nd1350Won East Semi-Final (Lions) 45–35
Lost East Final (Argonauts) 37–30
19981998CFLEast2nd1251Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 41–28
Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 22–20
19991999CFLEast1st^1260Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 27–26
20002000CFLEast*1st^1260Won East Final (Blue Bombers) 35–24
Lost Grey Cup (Lions) 28–26
20012001CFLEast3rd990Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 24–12
20022002CFL†East*1st^1350Won East Final (Argonauts) 35–18
Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 25–16
20032003CFLEast*1st^1350Won East Final (Argonauts) 30–26
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 34–22
20042004CFLEast1st^1440Lost East Final (Argonauts) 26–18
20052005CFLEast*2nd1080Won East Semi-Final (Roughriders) 30–14
Won East Final (Argonauts) 33–17
Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 38–35
20062006CFLEast*1st^1080Won East Final (Argonauts) 33–24
Lost Grey Cup (Lions) 25–14
20072007CFLEast3rd8100Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 24–22
20082008CFLEast*1st^1170Won East Final (Eskimos) 36–26
Lost Grey Cup (Stampeders) 22–14
20092009CFL†East*1st^1530Won East Final (Lions) 56–18
Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 28–27
20102010CFL†East*1st^1260Won East Final (Argonauts) 48–17
Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 21–18
20112011CFLEast2nd1080Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 52–44
20122012CFLEast1st^1170Lost East Final (Argonauts) 27–20
20132013CFLEast3rd8100Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 19–16
20142014CFLEast2nd990Won East Semi-Final (Lions) 50–17
Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 40–24
20152015CFLEast4th6120
20162016CFLEast3rd7110
20172017CFLEast4th3150
20182018CFLEast3rd5130
20192019CFLEast2nd1080Lost East Semi-Final (Eskimos) 37–29
20202020CFLEastSeason cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20212021CFLEast3rd770Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 23–12
20222022CFLEast2nd990Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 28–17
Lost East Final (Argonauts) 34–27
20232023CFL†East*2nd1170Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 27–12
Won East Final (Argonauts) 38–17
Won Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 28–24
Regular season Totals (1946–2023)52752021
Playoff Totals (1946–2023)40360
Grey Cup Totals (1946–2023)8110