2003 Montreal Alouettes season

2003 Montreal Alouettes season
2003 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coach	Don Matthews
Home field	Molson Stadium
Results
Record	13–5
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup
Uniform
	← 2002; Alouettes seasons; 2004 →;

The 2003 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5 record. For the second year in a row they defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final, advancing to face Edmonton for the second Grey Cup in a row. The Alouettes lost to the Eskimos 22-34 in the Grey Cup.

Offseason[edit]

CFL draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	9	Andrew Noel	WR	Acadia
2	14	Richard Karikari	CB	St. Francis Xavier
2	18	Kerry Carter	RB	Stanford
3	27	Mat Brandt	WR	Miami (Ohio)
4	35	Paul Archer	OL	St. Mary's
5	44	Mathieu Bertrand	QB	Laval
6	50	Dave Stala	K	St. Mary's
6	51	Michael Botterill	LB	McMaster
6	53	Ed Becker	K	Wilfrid Laurier

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Preseason[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	May 30	Ottawa Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	21–19	Loss	22,802	0–1
B	June 7	Ottawa Renegades	PEPS Stadium	54–23	Win	10,358	1–1

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Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

**East Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	562	409	26
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	473	433	18
Ottawa Renegades	18	7	11	467	581	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	1	17	293	583	2

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Season schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 17	Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	23–20 (OT)	Win	30,102	1–0
2	June 21	Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	34–16	Win	30,109	2–0
3	Bye
4	July 4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Taylor Field	32–31	Win	23,295	3–0
5	July 12	BC Lions	Molson Stadium	28–27	Loss	20,202	3–1
6	July 19	Calgary Stampeders	Molson Stadium	36–25	Win	20,202	4–1
7	July 24	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	50–19	Win	28,484	5–1
8	July 29	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	37–27	Win	20,202	6–1
9	Aug 8	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	30–17	Win	20,202	7–1
10	Aug 16	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	28–10	Win	14,169	8–1
11	Aug 21	Toronto Argonauts	Molson Stadium	46–22	Win	20,202	9–1
12	Aug 29	Ottawa Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	43–38	Loss	24,583	9–2
13	Bye
14	Sept 14	Ottawa Renegades	Molson Stadium	30–10	Win	20,202	10–2
15	Sept 21	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Molson Stadium	28–23	Win	20,202	11–2
16	Sept 27	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	30–17	Win	14,048	12–2
17	Oct 5	Edmonton Eskimos	Molson Stadium	20–19	Loss	20,202	12–3
18	Oct 11	BC Lions	BC Place Stadium	28–24	Loss	21,046	12–4
19	Oct 17	Toronto Argonauts	SkyDome	45–13	Loss	14,921	12–5
20	Oct 26	Ottawa Renegades	Molson Stadium	38–7	Win	20,202	13–5

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Roster[edit]

Montreal Alouettes roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Defensive backs

Special teams

Practice Roster

Playoffs[edit]

Scotiabank East Final[edit]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Argonauts	5	14	0	7	26
Montreal Alouettes	3	10	10	7	30

Grey Cup[edit]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	7	17	0	10	34
Montreal Alouettes	0	21	1	0	22

Awards[edit]

2003 CFL All-Star Selections[edit]

Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback
Jeremaine Copeland – Slotback
Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
Scott Flory – Offensive Guard
Bryan Chiu – Centre

2003 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections[edit]

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References[edit]

^ https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2003 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine 2003 CFL Canadian Draft
^ "Ottawa Renegades Official Site". Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2009-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ "Final 2003 Canadian Football League Results". sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
^ "2003 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 1st place East Division 13-5-0 .722". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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[cfl.ca-1] ttps://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2003 Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine 2003 CFL Canadian Draft

[2] "Ottawa Renegades Official Site". Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2009-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[4] "Final 2003 Canadian Football League Results". sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.

[5] "2003 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 1st place East Division 13-5-0 .722". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

[6] "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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v t e 2003 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	2003 CFL Draft 91st Grey Cup

v t e Montreal Alouettes
Founded in 1946 Based in Montreal, Quebec
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Molson Stadium Olympic Stadium Delorimier Stadium Autostade
Lineage and Lore	Montreal Football Club Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers Montreal Indians Montreal Cubs Montreal Royales Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Baltimore Stallions The Ice Bowl "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Important figures	Junior Ah You Peter Dalla Riva George Dixon Sam Etcheverry Terry Evanshen Gene Gaines Dickie Harris John O'Quinn Tony Pajaczkowski "Prince" Hal Patterson Herb Trawick Pierre Vercheval Virgil Wagner Dan Yochum Mike Pringle Anthony Calvillo Ben Cahoon
Retired numbers	13 27 28 56 63 74 75 77 78 86 92
Key personnel	Owner: Pierre Karl Péladeau General Manager: Danny Maciocia Head Coach: Jason Maas
Grey Cup Championships (8)	1949 1970 1974 1977 2002 2009 2010 2023
Eastern Division Championships (19)	1949 1954 1955 1956 1970 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2023
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East