2011 Montreal Alouettes season

2011 Montreal Alouettes season
General manager	Jim Popp
Head coach	Marc Trestman
Home field	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Anthony Calvillo
Team MOC	Sean Whyte
Team MOR	Seth Williams
Uniform

The 2011 Montreal Alouettes season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 57th overall. The Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8 record. The Alouettes attempted to three-peat as Grey Cup champions, after winning back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010, but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final game. The Alouettes opened their training camp at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec on June 5.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Alouettes had seven selections in the draft, including the eighth overall pick, which they used to select placekicker and punter Brody McKnight. Montreal came into draft day needing a kicker, and traded a 2012 first round pick for Sean Whyte. Because McKnight has one more year of eligibility, he will not be able to join the Alouettes until 2012. Other notables in the draft include Vaughn Martin, who was ranked as the sixth overall prospect, but his draft stock dropped immensely due to the fact that he had already been with the NFL's San Diego Chargers for two years. Should Martin choose to enter the CFL at any point in his career, the Alouettes would hold the rights to sign him.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	8	Brody McKnight	K/P	Montana
2	16	Anthony Barrette	OL	Concordia
3	23	Philip Blake	OL	Baylor
4	25	Renaldo Sagesse	DL	Michigan
4	31	Reed Alexander	OL	Calgary
5	39	Vaughn Martin	DL	Western Ontario
6	47	Blaine Ruttan	LB	Carson-Newman

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
January 26, 2011	Retirement	–	Ben Cahoon (SB)	Montreal Alouettes
January 28, 2011	Re-Signing	Anthony Calvillo (QB)	–	Montreal Alouettes

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Thurs, June 16	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	27–15	Win	21,223	1–0
B	Wed, June 22	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	57–20	Loss	26,732	1–1

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Season Standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	10	8	0	432	432	20	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	10	8	0	515	468	20	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	481	478	16	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	6	12	0	397	498	12	Details

Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Thurs, June 30	BC Lions	Molson Stadium	30–26	Win	22,317	1–0
2	Sat, July 9	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	Mosaic Stadium	39–25	Win	30,045	2–0
3	Fri, July 15	Toronto Argonauts	Molson Stadium	40–17	Win	24,698	3–0
4	Sun, July 24	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Molson Stadium	27–24	Loss	24,434	3–1
5	Fri, July 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	34–26	Loss	24,068	3–2
6	Thurs, Aug 4	at Toronto Argonauts	Rogers Centre	36–23	Win	19,204	4–2
7	Thurs, Aug 11	Edmonton Eskimos	Molson Stadium	27–4	Win	24,448	5–2
8	Bye						5–2
9	Sat, Aug 27	at Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	38–31	Loss	30,386	5–3
10	Mon, Sept 5	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	44–21	Loss	26,964	5–4
11	Sun, Sept 11	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	43–13	Win	24,304	6–4
12	Sun, Sept 18	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	25–23	Loss	24,642	6–5
13	Fri, Sept 23	at Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	34–21	Win	40,274	7–5
14	Fri, Sept 30	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	32–26	Win	30,447	8–5
15	Mon, Oct 10	Toronto Argonauts	Molson Stadium	29–19	Win	23,960	9–5
16	Sun, Oct 16	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	27–25	Win	23,668	10–5
17	Sat, Oct 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	26–25	Loss	30,360	10–6
18	Sun, Oct 30	Calgary Stampeders	Molson Stadium	32–27	Loss	24,051	10–7
19	Sat, Nov 5	at BC Lions	BC Place Stadium	43–1	Loss	35,454	10–8

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Roster

2011 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks 13 Anthony Calvillo  5 Adrian McPherson  4 Ricky Santos Running backs  8 Kerry Carter FB 30 Dahrran Diedrick FB 34 Emmanuel Marc  2 Brandon Whitaker Receivers  0 Bo Bowling 85 Brian Bratton 80 Éric Deslauriers 82 Danny Desriveaux 14 Brandon London Slotbacks 19 S. J. Green 18 Jamel Richardson		Offensive linemen 64 Ryan Bomben G 58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C 57 Scott Flory G 61 Jeraill McCuller T 54 Jeff Perrett T 60 Andrew Woodruff G Defensive linemen 96 J. P. Bekasiak DT  7 John Bowman DE 95 Moton Hopkins DL 90 Chima Ihekwoaba DE 29 Kitwana Jones DE 98 Jermaine McElveen DT  9 Anwar Stewart DE 69 Eric Wilson DT		Linebackers 10 Marc-Olivier Brouillette 11 Chip Cox 38 Curtis Dublanko 40 Diamond Ferri 52 Ramon Guzman 44 Brian Ridgeway 46 Walter Spencer 42 Bear Woods Defensive backs 35 De'Audre Dix DB 24 Jeff Hecht DB 25 Greg Laybourn CB 17 Billy Parker DB 36 Daryl Townsend DB 45 Paul Woldu CB 49 Seth Williams DB Special teams 37 Martin Bédard FB/LS  3 Tim Maypray KR  6 Sean Whyte K		Inactive List 99 Daunte Akra DE (1 Game) 33 Dwight Anderson CB (9 Game) 22 Étienne Boulay S (9 Game) 59 Josh Bourke T (9 Game) 39 Jerald Brown DB (9 Game)  1 Tad Crawford S (9 Game) 41 Shea Emry LB (9 Game) 31 Mark Estelle CB (9 Game) 21 Michael Giffin FB (1 Game) 51 Kristian Matte T (9 Game) 15 Josh Neiswander QB (1 Game) 72 Jeff Robertshaw DE (9 Game) 43 John Surla LB (9 Game) 81 Kerry Watkins WR (9 Game) Practice Roster  3 Vince Anderson DB 55 Anthony Barrette T 50 John Hashem T 97 Ryan Lucas DT 26 Micheaux Robinson DB 32 Rashaud Slaughter WR Suspended List Italics indicate Import players Roster updated 2011-11-14 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active

Coaching staff

2011 Montreal Alouettes staff
	Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall President and ceo – Ray Lalonde VP, General Manager and Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Jim Popp Assistant general manager – Marcel Desjardins Football operations assistant/scout – Joey Abrams Football operations assistant/scout – Uzooma Okeke Head coaches Head coach – Marc Trestman Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks & Assistant Head Coach – Scott Milanovich Running Backs & Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Bischoff Receivers – Marcus Brady Offensive line – Jonathan Himebauch			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers – Tim Tibesar Defensive line – Mike Sinclair Defensive backs – Daronte Jones Defensive assistant – Jean-Marc Edme Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Andy Bischoff Special teams assistant – Carson Walch → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

Awards and records

Milestones

On July 15, 2011, quarterback Anthony Calvillo became the CFL's all-time passing touchdown leader with a first-quarter touchdown, passing Damon Allen's previous mark of 394 with his 395th touchdown pass, against Allen's former team, the Toronto Argonauts. The pass was completed to receiver Éric Deslauriers, who recorded his first touchdown reception since 2007.

On October 10, 2011, quarterback Anthony Calvillo became pro footballs all-time passing leader with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jamel Richardson, also against the Toronto Argonauts.

Playoffs

Schedule

Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance
East Semi-Final	Nov 13	1:00 PM EST	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Olympic Stadium	52–44 (OT)	Loss	33,051

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Bracket

November 13: Division Semi-Finals

November 20: Division Finals

November 27: 99th Grey Cup BC Place Stadium – Vancouver

E3

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

3

East

E1

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

19

E3

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

52*

E2

Montreal Alouettes

44

E1

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

23

W1

BC Lions

34

W2

Edmonton Eskimos

23

West

W1

BC Lions

40

W3

Calgary Stampeders

19

W2

Edmonton Eskimos

33

*-Team won in Overtime.

East Semi-Final

Hamilton at Montreal

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Tiger-Cats 10 14 3 17 8 52 Alouettes 3 13 7 21 0 44 Date: November 13 Location: Olympic Stadium Montreal, QC Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 33,051 TV announcers (TSN): Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour)