18,671 enthusiastic Alouette fans turned out to see their hometown team take on the Ottawa Rough Riders. The Alouettes, who were winners of their last two, were in need of another in order to maintain their four point cushion over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the race for second place in the East Division. SB Gary Harrell got the crowd out of their seats early when he corralled a Wayne Lammle punt and returned it 74 yards for the major score. Lammle rounded out the first quarter scoring with a single for a 39 yard missed field goal and the first quarter ended with the Alouettes up by 6, 7 to 1. WR Joseph Rogers gave the Riders their first lead of the game when he teamed up with QB Steve Taylor for an 83 yard TD. However, a K Terry Baker field goal, an Anthony Drawhorn 70 yard interception return TD and a RB Mike Pringle 6 yard TD run, erased that lead and sent Montreal into the locker room with a 24-8 half-time lead. Baker opened the second half scoring with field goals of 10 and 34 yards. Lammle added a 52 yard field goal for Ottawa making the score 30-11 after three periods of play. Montreal extended their lead 39 seconds into the final frame when RB Michael Soles carried it in from 13 yards out. Following a Montreal safety, the Rough Riders added TDs from QB Steve Taylor and LB Jermaine Younger, but it was not enough as the Alouettes recorded their 10th victory of the season and maintained their four point lead over the Tiger-Cats.
| 1996 | Week A | OTT 7 @ MTL 38 | |
| Week 10 | MTL 6 @ OTT 17 | ||
| Week 16 | MTL 25 @ OTT 18 | ||
| Week 17 | OTT 25 @ MTL 39 |
1.
MTL: Touchdown HARRELL
(74 yard Punt return)
4:14
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
2.
OTT: Single LAMMLE
(44 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
9:35
3.
OTT: Touchdown ROGERS
(23 yard pass from TAYLOR)
2:01
OTT: Convert Kick LAMMLE
4.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(40 yards)
6:32
5.
MTL: Touchdown
DRAWHORN
(70 yard Interception
return)
8:26
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
6.
MTL: Touchdown
PRINGLE
(6 yards)
11:18
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
7.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(10 yards)
3:49
8.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(34 yards)
5:16
9.
OTT: Field Goal
LAMMLE
(52 yards)
9:59
10.
MTL: Touchdown SOLES
(13 yard pass from HAM)
0:39
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
11.
MTL: Safety touch
LAMMLE conceded
2:45
12.
OTT: Touchdown
TAYLOR
(1 yard)
7:35
OTT: 2-point convert by TAYLOR
failed
13.
OTT: Touchdown
YOUNGER
(20 yard Fumble
return)
9:09
OTT: 2-point convert BOLDUC
(5 yard pass from TAYLOR)
9:31
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Riders | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| Alouettes | 7 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 39 |
| OTT | MTL | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 16 | 19 |
| Rushing | 96 | 136 |
| Passing | 245 | 195 |
| Total Offence | 341 | 331 |
| Team Losses | 45 | 23 |
| Net Offence | 296 | 308 |
| Pass Comp-Att | 16-29 | 13-21 |
| Interceptions by-yards | 1-5 | 2-83 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Punts-Net Avg. | 7-41.0 | 5-41.0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 14-111 | 12-106 |
| Time of Possession | 30:07 | 29:53 |
OTT – TAYLOR: 16/29, 245 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT; MTL – HAM: 13/20, 195 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; CROWLEY: 0/1, 0 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT;
OTT – TAYLOR: 7/61 YDS, 1 TD; DINNALL: 8/20 YDS, 0 TD; MILLS: 6/15 YDS, 0 TD; MTL – PRINGLE: 23/118 YDS, 1 TD; HAM: 2/14 YDS, 0 TD; SOLES: 2/4 YDS, 0 TD;
OTT – ROGERS: 5/108 YDS, 1 TD; ANDERSON: 2/48 YDS, 0 TD; MILLS: 1/28 YDS, 0 TD; BOLDUC: 4/26 YDS, 0 TD; GORDON: 2/22 YDS, 0 TD; HINCHCLIFF: 1/13 YDS, 0 TD; MTL – CLIMIE: 5/76 YDS, 0 TD; HARRELL: 3/58 YDS, 0 TD; SOLES: 2/29 YDS, 1 TD; ARMSTRONG: 1/14 YDS, 0 TD; WILLIAMS: 1/12 YDS, 0 TD; PRINGLE: 1/6 YDS, 0 TD;
Mike Pringle MTL (RB)
Grant Carter MTL (DE)
Rough Riders coach: John Payne (L)
Alouettes coach: Bob Price (W)
Rough Riders (3-13-0) Next vs Blue Bombers Oct 26
Alouettes (10-6-0) Next vs Tiger-Cats Oct 25
| OTT | MTL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest Lead / Deficit | +1 / -28 | +28 / -1 | |
| Final | -14 | +14 | |
| OTT | Tied | MTL | |
| Time in Lead | -4:29 | 10:46 | 53:45 |
| Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McTavish | 1:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 15.0°C | NNE (330°) at 7 km/h | 39% | 101.50 kPa |
| McTavish | 2:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 15.2°C | NNE (320°) at 7 km/h | 39% | 101.49 kPa |
| McTavish | 3:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 15.6°C | NNE (310°) at 7 km/h | 36% | 101.47 kPa |
| McTavish | 4:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 14.7°C | NNE (310°) at 6 km/h | 44% | 101.44 kPa |
Conditions at McTavish (6.26 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.
Data from Dark Sky. Contains supplemental data (Conditions, Pressure, Cloud cover) from Dark Sky estimated conditions.