2012 Montreal Alouettes season

2012 Montreal Alouettes season
General manager	Jim Popp
Head coach	Marc Trestman
Home field	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
Team MOP	Anthony Calvillo
Team MOC	Shea Emry
Team MOR	Patrick Lavoie
Uniform

The 2012 Montreal Alouettes season was their 46th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 58th overall. The Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with an 11–7 record. However, the Alouettes lost the East Final to the Toronto Argonauts 27–20. The Alouettes opened their training camp at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec on June 3.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 3:00 PM EDT. The Alouettes had six selections in the six-round draft, after trading their first-round pick to the BC Lions for Sean Whyte and trading Dylan Steenbergen for another sixth-round pick.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	11	Patrick Lavoie	RB	Laval
3	18	Bo Adebayo	DL	Western Kentucky
4	26	Lance Milton	DB	British Columbia
5	34	Bryn Roy	LB	Texas A&M Commerce
6	42	Keynan Parker	DB	Oregon State
6	44	Ryan White	OL	Bishop's

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Thurs, June 14	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	22–10	Loss	20,005	0–1
B	Tues, June 19	at Toronto Argonauts	Rogers Centre	25–20	Loss	36,214	0–2

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	11	7	0	478	489	22	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	445	491	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	6	12	0	376	531	12	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	6	12	0	538	576	12	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Sun, July 1	at Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	38–10	Loss	26,387	0–1
2	Fri, July 6	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	41–30	Win	21,016	1–1
3	Thurs, July 12	Calgary Stampeders	Molson Stadium	33–32	Win	21,074	2–1
4	Sat, July 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	39–24	Loss	23,392	2–2
5	Fri, July 27	Toronto Argonauts	Molson Stadium	23–20	Loss	22,773	2–3
6	Fri, Aug 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	36–26	Win	29,533	3–3
7	Bye						3–3
8	Fri, Aug 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	38–25	Win	32,760	4–3
9	Thurs, Aug 23	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	31–29	Win	22,140	5–3
10	Fri, Aug 31	BC Lions	Molson Stadium	30–25	Win	22,239	6–3
11	Sat, Sept 8	at BC Lions	BC Place Stadium	43–10	Loss	29,734	6–4
12	Sun, Sept 16	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Molson Stadium	28–17	Win	23,147	7–4
13	Sun, Sept 23	Toronto Argonauts	Molson Stadium	31–10	Win	23,209	8–4
14	Fri, Sept 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	41–28	Loss	23,784	8–5
15	Mon, Oct 8	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	27–22	Loss	23,201	8–6
16	Sun, Oct 14	at Toronto Argonauts	Rogers Centre	24–12	Win	25,348	9–6
17	Sat, Oct 20	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	Mosaic Stadium	34–28	Win	32,003	10–6
18	Sun, Oct 28	Edmonton Eskimos	Molson Stadium	27–25	Win	23,312	11–6
19	Sat, Nov 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	19–11	Loss	26,907	11–7

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

2012 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks 13 Anthony Calvillo  3 Adrian McPherson  8 Josh Neiswander Running backs 20 Victor Anderson  5 Noel Devine 30 Dahrran Diedrick 26 Marquan Jones 81 Patrick Lavoie FB  2 Brandon Whitaker 29 Garrett Wolfe 82 Jarod Zaleski FB Receivers  0 Bo Bowling 85 Brian Bratton 83 Chris Davis  9 Éric Deslauriers 25 T. J. Green 84 Trent Guy 80 Felton Huggins 15 Derrell Johnson-Koulianos 14 Brandon London 87 Ezra Millington 89 Travon Patterson  1 Rashaud Slaughter 88 Sidney Stewart 25 C. J. Washington Slotbacks 19 S. J. Green 18 Jamel Richardson		Offensive linemen 65 Reed Alexander G 55 Anthony Barrette T 64 Ryan Bomben G 58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C 59 Josh Bourke T 57 Scott Flory G 50 John Hashem T 51 Kristian Matte T 61 Jeraill McCuller T 68 Michael Ola T 54 Jeff Perrett T 67 Ryan White OL 60 Andrew Woodruff G Defensive linemen 98 Bo Adebayo DL 43 Daunte Akra DE 96 J. P. Bekasiak DT  7 John Bowman DE 66 Alan-Michael Cash DT 97 Julian Hartsell DE 90 Chima Ihekwoaba DE 94 Ventrell Jenkins DT 45 Duke Lemmens DE 53 Michael Montgomery DE 93 Luc Mullinder DE 52 Marques Murrell DE		Linebackers 10 Marc-Olivier Brouillette 11 Chip Cox 12 Rod Davis 38 Curtis Dublanko 41 Shea Emry 46 Kenny Ingram 91 Mike Lockley 44 Brian Ridgeway 16 Bryn Roy 49 Daryl Vereen 48 Bear Woods Defensive backs 33 Dwight Anderson CB 14 Isiah Barfield CB 39 Jerald Brown DB 26 Michael Carter DB 25 Vance Cuff CB 29 Ed Gainey DB 34 Kyries Hebert DB 15 Lance Milton DB 21 Wopamo Osaisai DB 17 Billy Parker DB 20 Rafael Priest DB 37 Quinton Richardson CB 42 Blaine Ruttan DB 36 Daryl Townsend DB 23 Seth Williams DB Special teams 37 Martin Bédard RB/LS  6 Sean Whyte K		Inactive List Practice Roster 4 Jordan Jefferson QB 66 Ollie Ogbu DT Suspended List Italics indicate Import players Roster updated 2012-11-12 Depth Chart • Transactions 87 Active → More rosters

Coaching staff

2012 Montreal Alouettes staff
	Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall President and ceo – (vacant) VP, General Manager and Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Jim Popp Assistant general manager – Marcel Desjardins Coordinator of scouting and football administration – Joey Abrams Football operations assistant/scout – Uzooma Okeke Head coaches Head coach – Marc Trestman Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator & QB Coach – Marcus Brady Running Backs Coach, Administrative Assistant to Head Coach– Andy Bischoff Receivers – Carson Walch Offensive line – Pat Meyer			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs Coach – Jeff Reinebold Defensive line coach – Mike Sinclair Linebackers coach – Matt Sheldon Defensive assistant – Jean-Marc Edme Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Andy Bischoff Special teams assistant – Brendan Nugent → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

Playoffs

Schedule

Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance
East Semi-Final	Bye
East Final	Nov 18	1:00 PM EST	Toronto Argonauts	Olympic Stadium	27–20	Loss	50,112

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

East Final

This game would be the last one played at Olympic Stadium by the Alouettes.

Toronto at Montreal

1 2 3 4 Total • Argonauts 3 7 14 3 27 Alouettes 10 7 0 3 20 Date: November 18 Location: Olympic Stadium Montreal, QC Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 50,112 Game weather: None (Domed stadium) Referee: Glen Johnson TV announcers (TSN): Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Sara Orlesky (Sideline), John Lu (Sideline)