2001 Montreal Alouettes season
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The 2001
Montreal Alouettes
finished in 3rd place in the East Division
following a disastrous end to the season. After starting the season with a 9–2 record, the team lost its remaining seven games, as well as their playoff game, to finish the season with a 9–9 record. Head Coach Rod Rust
was fired after 17 games and General Manager
Jim Popp
replaced him as interim Head Coach for the last regular season game and only playoff game, losing both.
2001 CFL season
The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 2001:...
Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
finished in 3rd place in the East Division
Canadian Football League East Division
The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.- Pre-1907 :...
following a disastrous end to the season. After starting the season with a 9–2 record, the team lost its remaining seven games, as well as their playoff game, to finish the season with a 9–9 record. Head Coach Rod Rust
Rod Rust
Rodney A. Rust is a former American football player and coach. He is best known in the United States as the coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League during the 1990 season, which ended with a 1–15 record....
was fired after 17 games and General Manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
Jim Popp
Jim Popp
Jim Popp is the general manager of the Montreal Alouettes football club of the Canadian Football League ....
replaced him as interim Head Coach for the last regular season game and only playoff game, losing both.
CFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Luke Fritz Luke Fritz Luke Fritz is a professional American and Canadian football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League... |
OL | Eastern Washington |
| 2 | 11 | Pat Woodcock Pat Woodcock Patrick Ian Woodcock is a Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent.Woodcock attended American College at Syracuse University between 1997 and 2000 and he attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School, which is located in Kanata, Ontario... |
WR | Syracuse |
| 2 | 15 | Jesse Palmer Jesse Palmer Jesse James Palmer is a Canadian-born sports commentator and former college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for four seasons in the early 2000s... |
QB | Florida |
| 3 | 18 | Phil Gibson | DL | Toledo |
| 4 | 25 | Shawn Gifford | OT | Charleston Southern |
| 4 | 29 | Peter Moore | DL | Syracuse |
| 4 | 31 | Steven Maheu | WR/QB | Simon Fraser |
| 6 | 47 | Phil Côté | QB | Ottawa |
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | June 21 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
Molson Stadium Molson Stadium Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada... |
31–12 | Win | 19,041 | 1–0 |
| B | June 26 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood Avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada... |
20–18 | Loss | 15,584 | 1–1 |
Season Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 383 | 28 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 420 | 22 |
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 419 | 18 |
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 432 | 455 | 15 |
Season Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 4 | Toronto Argonauts 2001 Toronto Argonauts season The 2001 Toronto Argonauts finished in 4th place in the East Division of the 2001 CFL season with a 7–11–0–1 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Regular season:... |
SkyDome | 27–3 | Win | 14,065 | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 12 | Calgary Stampeders 2001 Calgary Stampeders season The 2001 Calgary Stampeders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 8–10–0 record and won the Grey Cup.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-West Semi-Final:-West Final:-Grey Cup:-References:... |
Molson Stadium | 32–14 | Win | 19,544 | 2–0 |
| 3 | July 20 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the East division with a 14–4 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Calgary Stampeders.-CFL Draft:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-East Final:-Grey Cup:... |
Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located north of Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Stadium, named for hotel chain Canad Inns, and originally completed in 1953, seats 29,533 for football... |
37–34 | Win | 29,503 | 3–0 |
| 4 | July 26 | Edmonton Eskimos 2001 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos finished 1st in the West division with a 9–9–0–1 record, but lost the East Final to the Calgary Stampeders. This season's Eskimos became the first West division team in CFL history to finish first in the division with only a .500 record.... |
Molson Stadium | 34–6 | Win | 19,541 | 4–0 |
| 5 | Aug 4 | BC Lions | BC Place Stadium BC Place Stadium BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the home field for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer . Originally opened on June 19, 1983 as the... |
44–31 | Loss | 18,185 | 4–1 |
| 6 | Aug 10 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 11–7–0 record but lost to the powerhouse Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings :-Schedule:-Postseason:... |
Molson Stadium | 27–17 | Win | 19,541 | 5–1 |
| 7 | Aug 16 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 40–25 | Win | 19,541 | 6–1 |
| 8 | Aug 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 24–19 | Loss | 29,503 | 6–2 |
| 9 | Aug 31 | BC Lions | Molson Stadium | 23–19 | Win | 19,541 | 7–2 |
| 10 | Sept 9 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West division with a 6–12–0 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-Roster:... |
Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field is a sports stadium located in Regina, Saskatchewan which is used primarily to play Canadian football. It has been the home of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in rudimentary form since 1910 and as a complete stadium since 1936... |
31–3 | Win | 18,358 | 8–2 |
| 11 | Sept 16 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 24–18 | Win | 19,541 | 9–2 |
| 12 | Sept 23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 28–25 | Loss | 19,601 | 9–3 |
| 13 | Sept 30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood Avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada... |
21–20 | Loss | 19,300 | 9–4 |
| 14 | Oct 8 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Molson Stadium | 13–7 | Loss | 19,601 | 9–5 |
| 15 | Oct 13 | Toronto Argonauts | SkyDome | 51–24 | Loss | 17,258 | 9–6 |
| 16 | Oct 20 | Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.... |
29–9 | Loss | 34,029 | 9–7 |
| 17 | Oct 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 38–18 | Loss | 19,601 | 9–8 |
| 18 | Nov 4 | Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) Commonwealth Stadium is a sports stadium located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The stadium is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton.- History :... |
32–26 | Loss | 43,123 | 9–9 |
Roster
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| Quarterbacks Running Backs Receivers |
Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen Defensive Backs Special Teams Practice Roster |
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East Semi-Final
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
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| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
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2001 CFL All-Star Selections
- Bryan ChiuBryan ChiuBryan Chiu is a retired professional Canadian football player who played centre for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League since the 1997 CFL season...
– Centre - Terry BakerTerry Baker (Canadian football)Terry Baker is a former punter and placekicker from 1987 to 2002 for four different teams of the Canadian Football League. In 1998 and 2000 he led the league in scoring....
– Punter
2001 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections
- Bryan Chiu – Centre
- Terry Baker – Punter
- Mike Pringle – Running Back