It was a beautiful warm September afternoon as 25,570 Roughrider faithful turned out to witness what promised to be a good match-up between these two clubs. The hometown side struck first when K Paul McCallum recorded a 46-yard single. The two teams struggled to get on track offensively in this one until QB Tracy Ham teamed up with WR Chris Armstrong for a 17-yard TD at 13:15 of the opening quarter. K Terry Baker added the convert and the Alouettes took a 7‐1 lead into the second stanza of play. Baker would up the Montreal lead to 9-1 with two singles before McCallum closed out the first half scoring with three consecutive FGs of 47,42 and 37 yards respectively sending the ’Riders into the locker room at half-time with a slim 1-point lead. The Montreal offensive unit came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders and at 3:59, Ham carried it in himself from 9 yards out. Then at 10:07 of the third quarter, Ham hooked up with Armstrong once again, this time from 17 yards out. Baker added both converts and the Alouettes were out in front by a 23-10 count after three-quarters of play. The ’Riders clawed back and at 5:50 recorded their first major of the game as QB Kevin Mason carried it in from 1-yard out. The McCallum convert trimmed the Montreal lead to 7 with 8:53 left to play. The two teams then traded singles but were unable to generate any further offensive drives. Montreal would go on to concede two safety touches making the final from Taylor Field, Montreal 24 and Saskatchewan 22.
| 1996 | Week 7 | MTL 32 @ SSK 20 | |
| Week 9 | SSK 16 @ MTL 23 OT | ||
| 1997 | Week 13 | MTL 24 @ SSK 22 | |
| Week 15 | SSK 29 @ MTL 30 |
1.
SSK: Single MCCALLUM
(46 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
4:12
2.
MTL: Touchdown ARMSTRONG
(17 yard pass from HAM)
13:15
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
3.
MTL: Single BAKER
(49 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
0:32
4.
MTL: Single BAKER
(44 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
6:18
5.
SSK: Field Goal
MCCALLUM
(47 yards)
9:18
6.
SSK: Field Goal
MCCALLUM
(42 yards)
12:35
7.
SSK: Field Goal
MCCALLUM
(37 yards)
14:59
8.
MTL: Touchdown
HAM
(7 yards)
3:59
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
9.
MTL: Touchdown ARMSTRONG
(17 yard pass from HAM)
10:07
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
10.
SSK: Touchdown
MASON
(1 yard)
5:50
SSK: Convert Kick MCCALLUM
11.
SSK: Single MCCALLUM
(49 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
8:40
12.
MTL: Single BAKER
(50 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
10:20
13.
SSK: Safety touch
BAKER conceded
12:23
14.
SSK: Safety touch
HAM conceded
14:57
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alouettes | 7 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| Roughriders | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| MTL | SSK | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 23 | 19 |
| Rushing | 152 | 94 |
| Passing | 306 | 305 |
| Total Offence | 458 | 399 |
| Team Losses | 24 | 21 |
| Net Offence | 434 | 378 |
| Pass Comp-Att | 20-31 | 19-32 |
| Interceptions by-yards | 4-37 | 0-0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Net Avg. | 9-4.7 | 7-6.4 |
| Penalties-Yards | 14-109 | 7-45 |
| Time of Possession | 33:54 | 26:06 |
MTL – HAM: 20/31, 306 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT; SSK – MASON: 19/32, 305 YDS, 0 TD, 4 INT;
MTL – PRINGLE: 23/121 YDS, 0 TD; HAM: 5/21 YDS, 1 TD; SOLES: 1/10 YDS, 0 TD; SSK – SAUNDERS: 15/48 YDS, 0 TD; MASON: 9/46 YDS, 1 TD;
MTL – ARMSTRONG: 7/131 YDS, 2 TD; COLEMAN: 6/69 YDS, 0 TD; CLIMIE: 1/43 YDS, 0 TD; WILLIAMS: 2/37 YDS, 0 TD; SOLES: 3/28 YDS, 0 TD; PRINGLE: 1/-2 YDS, 0 TD; SSK – NARCISSE: 4/77 YDS, 0 TD; WALTERS: 5/68 YDS, 0 TD; FARTHING: 4/67 YDS, 0 TD; MAYFIELD: 1/34 YDS, 0 TD; SAUNDERS: 3/33 YDS, 0 TD; SZARKA: 1/18 YDS, 0 TD; HARRIS: 1/13 YDS, 0 TD; MASON: 1/-5 YDS, 0 TD;
Alouettes coach: Dave Ritchie, II (W)
Roughriders coach: Jim Daley (L)
Alouettes (10-3-0) Next @ Stampeders Sep 28
Roughriders (5-8-0) Next vs Eskimos Sep 28
| MTL | SSK | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest Lead / Deficit | +13 / -1 | +1 / -13 | |
| Final | +2 | -2 | |
| MTL | Tied | SSK | |
| Time in Lead | 32:15 | 10:48 | 16:57 |
| Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Feels Like | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Int'l A | 2:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 24.6°C | NNE (260°) at 19 km/h | 32% | 25 | 95.12 kPa |
| Regina Int'l A | 3:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 25.2°C | NNE (310°) at 20 km/h | 30% | 25 | 95.09 kPa |
| Regina Int'l A | 4:00 PM | Mainly Clear | 25.2°C | NNE (300°) at 6 km/h | 29% | 25 | 95.06 kPa |
| Regina Int'l A | 5:00 PM | Mainly Clear | 25.2°C | NNE (300°) at 6 km/h | 30% | 25 | 95.02 kPa |
Conditions at Regina Int'l A (4.23 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.