1970 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1970 Montreal Alouettes season was the 13th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 25th overall. The Alouettes finished the season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–6–1 record and won the Grey Cup, by defeating another third place team, the Calgary Stampeders in a rain soaked field, which both teams called disgraceful. This was Montreal's second Grey Cup, with the first being in their fourth year of existence in 1949. The 1970 season was the first season under head coach Sam Etcheverry and the first under general manager Red O'Quinn.[1]

1970 Montreal Alouettes season
General managerRed O'Quinn
Head coachSam Etcheverry
Home fieldAutostade
Results
Record7–6–1
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A July 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–23 1–0 Autostade 10,000
B July 15 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 8–8 1–0–1 Autostade 12,144
B July 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 15–8 2–0–1 Lansdowne Park 15,796
C July 24 at Toronto Argonauts L 19–20 2–1–1 Exhibition Stadium 30,866

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Regular season

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Standings

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Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 5 1 292 279 17
Toronto Argonauts 14 8 6 0 329 290 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 246 279 15
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 4 10 0 255 279 8

Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Aug 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 34–27 1–0 Autostade 26,743
2 2 Aug 12 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–10 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 18,992
3 3 Aug 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 14–10 3–0 Autostade 27,046
4 Bye
5 4 Sept 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 7–31 3–1 Lansdowne Park 26,996
6 5 Sept 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 12–17 3–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 28,702
7 6 Sept 12 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–23 4–2 Autostade 25,721
8 7 Sept 20 at Toronto Argonauts W 24–17 5–2 Exhibition Stadium 33,135
9 8 Sept 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 16–15 6–2 Autostade 26,677
10 9 Oct 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 10–29 6–3 Taylor Field 21,708
11 10 Oct 7 at Calgary Stampeders L 4–11 6–4 McMahon Stadium 18,970
12 11 Oct 14 vs. BC Lions W 28–27 7–4 Autostade 18,077
12 12 Oct 18 at Toronto Argonauts L 13–16 7–5 Exhibition Stadium 33,135
13 13 Oct 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 12–28 7–6 Autostade 19,758
14 14 Nov 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 18–18 7–6–1 Autostade 25,886

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Semi-Final Nov 7 at Toronto Argonauts W 16–7 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 31,794
East Final Game 1 Nov 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–22 2–0 Autostade 33,212
East Final Game 2 Nov 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 11–4 3–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,270
Grey Cup Nov 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–10 4–0 Exhibition Stadium 32,669

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Grey Cup

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Montreal Alouettes 6 3 7 7 23
Calgary Stampeders 7 0 3 0 10

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 CFL Guide and Record Book" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "1970 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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