1980 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1980 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record. They appeared in the East Final, where they lost 24–13 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, ending their three-year reign as the East Conference representative in the Grey Cup.

1980 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachJoe Scannella
Home fieldOlympic Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Final
Uniform

Offseason

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Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–20 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 20,133
B June 17 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–16 2–0 Olympic Stadium 26,342
C June 25 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 34–24 3–0 Olympic Stadium 28,352
D July 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–17 4–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,204

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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 16 8 7 1 332 377 17
Montreal Alouettes 16 8 8 0 356 375 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 7 9 0 353 393 14
Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 334 358 12

Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 9 at Toronto Argonauts L 11–18 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 34,250
2 2 July 15 at Calgary Stampeders L 8–19 0–2 McMahon Stadium 32,663
3 3 July 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–14 1–2 Olympic Stadium 32,048
4 Bye
5 4 Aug 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 18–10 2–2 Taylor Field 25,947
6 5 Aug 12 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 17–27 2–3 Olympic Stadium 34,426
6 6 Aug 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 11–33 2–4 Lansdowne Park 29,994
7 Bye
8 7 Aug 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 43–33 3–4 Olympic Stadium 29,256
8 8 Sept 1 BC Lions L 6–14 3–5 Olympic Stadium 29,827
9 9 Sept 6 Toronto Argonauts W 35–24 4–5 Exhibition Stadium 37,214
10 10 Sept 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–14 5–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 19,619
11 11 Sept 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 49–10 6–5 Olympic Stadium 28,185
12 12 Sept 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 29–23 7–5 Olympic Stadium 31,633
13 13 Oct 5 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 14–49 7–6 Lansdowne Park 24,971
14 14 Oct 12 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 34–17 8–6 Olympic Stadium 31,919
15 Bye
16 15 Oct 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–26 8–7 Winnipeg Stadium 26,352
16 16 Nov 1 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 14–44 8–8 Olympic Stadium 42,234

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Semi-Final Nov 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 25–21 1–0 Olympic Stadium 17,420
East Final Nov 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–24 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,898

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ "1980 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  2. ^ "1980 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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