The Montreal Alouettes hosted the Toronto Argonauts at McGill Stadium in an important East Division match-up. The Alouettes got the start to the game they wanted when K Terry Baker’s 23-yard FG sailed through the uprights giving Montreal an early 3-0 lead 7:23 into the first quarter. In the second quarter, Montreal added to their total when QB Anthony Calvillo, starting in place of an injured Tracy Ham, found SB Jock Climie in the end zone for an 11-yard strike at 5:22. Baker’s convert was good giving Montreal a 10-point advantage. P Noel Prefontaine got the Boatmen on the scoreboard at 9:37 when he hoofed an 86-yard punt that bounced through the end zone scoring a single point. This was followed by a 20-yard TD reception at 13:53 by CFL receiving leader, SB Derrell Mitchell from QB Kerwin Bell. Rookie kicker, Arek Bigos, making his first regular season CFL appearance, was good on the convert as well as a 37-yard FG with no time remaining on the clock giving an 11-10 advantage to Toronto heading into the second half. In the third quarter, both defences tightened up with the only scoring coming off the foot of Baker when his 27-yard FG split the uprights recapturing the lead for the Als by a slim 2-point margin. The see-saw battle continued into the final stanza of play as Bigos’ 21-yard FG put Toronto back out in front. The lead was short lived, however, after RB Mike Pringle scored the game’s first rushing TD when he scampered in from 9 yards out at 9:21. Pringle completed the play by taking the ball to the end zone on the ensuing convert scoring two points. Baker also contributed to the Montreal cause in the fourth quarter, nailing a 47-yard FG at 14:08 giving the Als a commanding 24-14 lead late in the game. With 10 seconds remaining in the match, Bell teamed up with WR Paul Masotti for Toronto’s second TD of the night which was followed by two-point conversion attempt that fell short. The ensuing onside kick attempt failed, ending Toronto’s hopes for a comeback as Montreal went on to defeat the Argonauts by a final score of 24-20. Montreal’s win ensures them at least a second place standing in the very competitive East Division.
1997 | Week B | TOR 40 @ MTL 0 | |
Week 6 | MTL 8 @ TOR 46 | ||
Week 16 | MTL 21 @ TOR 28 | ||
Week 18 | TOR 38 @ MTL 43 | ||
Division Final | MTL 30 @ TOR 37 | ||
1998 | Week A | MTL 18 @ TOR 21 | |
Week 7 | TOR 20 @ MTL 24 | ||
Week 15 | TOR 40 @ MTL 13 | ||
Week 16 | MTL 38 @ TOR 28 | ||
Division Semi-Final | TOR 28 @ MTL 41 |
1.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(23 yards)
7:23
2.
MTL: Touchdown CLIMIE
(20 yard pass from CALVILLO)
5:39
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
3.
TOR: Single PREFONTAINE
(86 yards off a Punt)
9:35
4.
TOR: Touchdown MITCHELL
(20 yard pass from BELL)
13:53
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
13:53
5.
TOR: Field Goal
BIGOS
(37 yards)
15:00
6.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(27 yards)
4:45
7.
TOR: Field Goal
BIGOS
(21 yards)
0:34
8.
MTL: Touchdown
PRINGLE
(8 yards)
9:21
MTL: 2-point convert PRINGLE (5 yards)
9.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(47 yards)
14:08
10.
TOR: Touchdown MASOTTI
(48 yard pass from BELL)
14:50
TOR: 2-point convert failed
14:50
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argonauts | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 20 |
Alouettes | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
TOR | MTL | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 32 | 21 |
Rushing | 79 | 130 |
Passing | 385 | 252 |
Total Offence | 464 | 382 |
Team Losses | 41 | 1 |
Net Offence | 423 | 381 |
Pass Comp-Att | 34-48 | 15-24 |
Interceptions by-yards | 1-17 | 0-0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Punts-Net Avg. | 8-49.9 | 5-42.2 |
Penalties-Yards | 11-124 | 9-45 |
TOR – BELL: 34/48, 385 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT; MTL – CALVILLO: 15/24, 252 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT;
TOR – CLEMONS: 11/63 YDS, 0 TD; BARKER: 3/10 YDS, 0 TD; BELL: 1/6 YDS, 0 TD; MTL – PRINGLE: 22/107 YDS, 1 TD; CALVILLO: 4/10 YDS, 0 TD; HASKINS: 2/9 YDS, 0 TD; SOLES: 1/4 YDS, 0 TD;
TOR – MASOTTI: 4/83 YDS, 1 TD; MITCHELL: 10/82 YDS, 1 TD; CLEMONS: 8/81 YDS, 0 TD; DMYTRYSHYN: 6/75 YDS, 0 TD; ENGLISH: 4/42 YDS, 0 TD; WILLIAMS: 2/22 YDS, 0 TD; MTL – CLIMIE: 5/88 YDS, 1 TD; CAHOON: 2/54 YDS, 0 TD; ARMSTRONG: 3/53 YDS, 0 TD; SOLES: 3/46 YDS, 0 TD; PRINGLE: 1/6 YDS, 0 TD; COLEMAN: 1/5 YDS, 0 TD;
Argonauts coach: Don Matthews (L)
Alouettes coach: Dave Ritchie, II (W)
Argonauts (3-4-0) Next vs Tiger-Cats Aug 20
Alouettes (5-2-0) Next @ Roughriders Aug 22
TOR | MTL | ||
---|---|---|---|
Largest Lead / Deficit | +1 / -10 | +10 / -1 | |
Final | -4 | +4 | |
TOR | Tied | MTL | |
Time in Lead | 16:28 | 07:37 | 35:55 |
Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McTavish | 7:00 PM | Partly Cloudy | 18.9°C | NE (350°) at 4 km/h | 60% | 101.97 kPa |
McTavish | 8:00 PM | Partly Cloudy | 18.0°C | NE (350°) at 2 km/h | 63% | 101.37 kPa |
McTavish | 9:00 PM | Partly Cloudy | 17.9°C | NE (350°) at 2 km/h | 64% | 101.86 kPa |
McTavish | 10:00 PM | Clear | 17.9°C | NNE (210°) at 4 km/h | 65% | 101.84 kPa |
McTavish | 11:00 PM | Clear | 17.1°C | NNE (210°) at 4 km/h | 66% | 101.80 kPa |
Conditions at McTavish (0.57 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.
Data from Dark Sky. Contains supplemental data (Conditions, Pressure, Cloud cover) from Dark Sky estimated conditions.