It was a beautiful autumn day in Montreal when the Toronto Argonauts took to the field against the Alouettes. The game was an important East Division match-up with both teams jockeying for playoff positions with three weeks to go in the regular season. A win by Montreal would mean they would only be one point behind division leading Hamilton, while a Toronto win would put them one point behind Montreal for second place. Montreal scored first when K Terry Baker hoofed a 9-yard FG at 7:46 of the opening quarter. However, Toronto responded before the end of the period when QB Kerwin Bell hooked up with SB Derrell Mitchell for a 33 yard scoring play at 13:01. K Arek Bigos’ convert was good giving Toronto a 7-3 lead at the end of the quarter. 1:10 into the second quarter DB Kelly Wiltshire intercepted QB Anthony Calvillo’s errant pass and returned it 10 yards for the major. Bigos was good on the convert as well as a 37-yard FG at 10:30 to stretch Toronto’s lead to 14 points. Baker added a 43-yard FG with one second remaining in the half making the score 17-6 Toronto going into the third quarter. In the third period RB Mike "Pinball" Clemons took a 13-yard Bell pass to the end zone at 8:55. Bigos’ convert extended Toronto’s lead to 18 points. In the fourth quarter Montreal scored their first major of the afternoon when QB Tracy Ham, who replaced Calvillo in the second half, found WR Chris Armstrong in the end zone for a 7-yard play. Baker’s convert at 1:35 cut the Toronto lead to 11 points. However, that was as close as Montreal would get as WR Duane Dmytryshyn and RB Tony Smith both caught 8-yard TD passes at 5:26 and 9:40 respectively to put the game out of reach for Montreal. Bigos’ converts on both plays were both successful. Toronto finished the scoring in the match when Baker was forced to concede a two-point safety at 12:29 making the final from Molson Stadium the Toronto Argonauts 40, Montreal Alouettes 13.
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
(9 yards)
7:46
2.
TOR: Touchdown MITCHELL
(33 yard pass from BELL)
13:01
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
3.
TOR: Touchdown
WILTSHIRE
(15 yard Interception
return)
0:10
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
4.
TOR: Field Goal
BIGOS
(37 yards)
10:30
5.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(44 yards)
14:59
6.
TOR: Touchdown CLEMONS
(13 yard pass from BELL)
8:55
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
7.
MTL: Touchdown ARMSTRONG
(7 yard pass from HAM)
1:30
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
8.
TOR: Touchdown DMYTRYSHYN
(8 yard pass from BELL)
5:26
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
9.
TOR: Touchdown SMITH
(8 yard pass from BELL)
9:40
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
10.
TOR: Safety touch
BAKER conceded
12:29
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argonauts | 7 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 40 |
Alouettes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
TOR | MTL | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 23 | 14 |
Rushing | 20 | 146 |
Passing | 445 | 167 |
Total Offence | 465 | 313 |
Team Losses | 33 | 28 |
Net Offence | 432 | 285 |
Pass Comp-Att | 33-47 | 11-28 |
Interceptions by-yards | 4-50 | 1-39 |
Fumbles-Lost | 4-3 | 2-2 |
Punts-Net Avg. | 10-47.7 | 7-43.6 |
Penalties-Yards | 15-108 | 9-54 |
Time of Possession | 36:23 | 23:37 |
TOR – BELL: 33/47, 445 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT; MTL – CALVILLO: 5/14, 91 YDS, 0 TD, 2 INT; HAM: 6/14, 76 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT;
TOR – MITCHELL: 1/15 YDS, 0 TD; CLEMONS: 3/6 YDS, 0 TD; BELL: 1/2 YDS, 0 TD; SMITH: 7/-3 YDS, 0 TD; MTL – PRINGLE: 17/127 YDS, 0 TD; HAM: 3/13 YDS, 0 TD; CALVILLO: 1/6 YDS, 0 TD;
TOR – MITCHELL: 9/152 YDS, 1 TD; CLEMONS: 10/106 YDS, 1 TD; MASOTTI: 5/87 YDS, 0 TD; DMYTRYSHYN: 2/42 YDS, 1 TD; WILLIAMS: 3/26 YDS, 0 TD; KIRWAN: 2/24 YDS, 0 TD; SMITH: 2/8 YDS, 1 TD; MTL – CLIMIE: 4/57 YDS, 0 TD; CODY: 2/57 YDS, 0 TD; PRINGLE: 1/27 YDS, 0 TD; SOLES: 2/12 YDS, 0 TD; ARMSTRONG: 1/7 YDS, 1 TD; CAHOON: 1/7 YDS, 0 TD;
Argonauts coach: Don Matthews (W)
Alouettes coach: Dave Ritchie, II (L)
Argonauts (9-6-0) Next vs Alouettes Oct 17
Alouettes (9-5-1) Next @ Argonauts Oct 17
TOR | MTL | ||
---|---|---|---|
Largest Lead / Deficit | +27 / -3 | +3 / -27 | |
Final | +27 | -27 | |
TOR | Tied | MTL | |
Time in Lead | 46:59 | 07:46 | 05:15 |
Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McTavish | 1:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 13.2°C | N (40°) at 11 km/h | 67% | 102.67 kPa |
McTavish | 2:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 12.8°C | N (20°) at 6 km/h | 72% | 102.67 kPa |
McTavish | 3:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 12.7°C | N (70°) at 4 km/h | 70% | 102.67 kPa |
McTavish | 4:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 12.8°C | N (30°) at 6 km/h | 70% | 102.63 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.