It was the tail-end of a crucial home and home series for these two division rivals. Last week Toronto had come into Montreal and beaten the Als soundly by 40-13 score pulling themselves to within 1 point of Montreal for second in the East. Als on the other hand were welcoming back QB Tracy Ham to full time duty and were looking to avenge their aforementioned loss. It was the Argos, however, that jumped to the early lead when SB Derrell Mitchell hauled in a 12-yard pass from QB Kerwin Bell for the major at 4:46 of the opening period. Bigos’ was good on the convert. At 13:14 K Terry Baker got the Als on the scoreboard hoofing a 13-yard FG to make the score 7-3 after one quarter of play. In the second quarter Mike Pringle began to assert himself on the ground rushing for a 2-yard score at 8:54. Baker’s convert was successful but his 25-yard FG attempt at 13:28 missed wide scoring a single to make the score 11-7 for the Als at halftime. In the third quarter, Bell found WR Andre Kirwan, just back from injury, for a14-yard scoring play. Bigos’ convert gave Toronto their first lead of the match. The lead was short lived, however, as Montreal exploded for two TDs before the end of the quarter. At 8:56 Pringle scored his second rushing TD of the game from 2 yards out. Then at 13:51 SB Jock Climie was on the receiving end of a 15-yard toss from Ham. Baker was good on both converts making the score 25-14 Montreal. Baker continued to have the hot boot kicking FGs of 42 and 20 yards to open the scoring in the final stanza. Montreal’s scoring streak was stopped at 12:28 when Mitchell caught his second TD of the night, this time a 16 pass from Bell. Bigos was good on the convert making the score 31-21 for Montreal. However, that was as close as Toronto would get as Climie added another 7 points to the Alouette total at 13:08 on a 75-yard play after Baker nailed the convert. Toronto pivot Jay Barker, who replaced Bell late in the game, added a late rushing TD to make the final score 38-28.
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.
TOR: Touchdown MITCHELL
(12 yard pass from BELL)
4:46
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
2.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(14 yards)
13:14
3.
MTL: Touchdown
PRINGLE
(2 yards)
8:54
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
4.
MTL: Single BAKER
(45 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
13:28
5.
TOR: Touchdown KIRWAN
(14 yard pass from BELL)
2:34
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
6.
MTL: Touchdown
PRINGLE
(2 yards)
7:38
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
7.
MTL: Touchdown CLIMIE
(15 yard pass from HAM)
13:44
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
8.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(42 yards)
2:20
9.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(20 yards)
10:20
10.
TOR: Touchdown MITCHELL
(16 yard pass from BELL)
12:28
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
12:28
11.
MTL: Touchdown CLIMIE
(75 yard pass from HAM)
13:44
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
13:44
12.
TOR: Touchdown
BARKER
(10 yards)
13:55
TOR: Convert Kick BIGOS
13:55
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alouettes | 3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
Argonauts | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
MTL | TOR | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 28 | 23 |
Rushing | 249 | 21 |
Passing | 285 | 365 |
Total Offence | 534 | 386 |
Team Losses | 8 | 74 |
Net Offence | 526 | 312 |
Pass Comp-Att | 17-31 | 32-42 |
Interceptions by-yards | 1-16 | 1-0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 3-1 |
Punts-Net Avg. | 4-48.8 | 6-49.7 |
Penalties-Yards | 19-205 | 7-61 |
Time of Possession | 36:26 | 23:34 |
MTL – HAM: 17/31, 285 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; TOR – BELL: 27/35, 314 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT; BARKER: 5/7, 51 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT;
MTL – PRINGLE: 29/234 YDS, 2 TD; HAM: 4/16 YDS, 0 TD; HASKINS: 1/-1 YDS, 0 TD; TOR – BARKER: 1/10 YDS, 1 TD; MITCHELL: 1/6 YDS, 0 TD; BELL: 1/3 YDS, 0 TD; DMYTRYSHYN: 3/2 YDS, 0 TD;
MTL – CLIMIE: 6/154 YDS, 2 TD; CAHOON: 3/41 YDS, 0 TD; ARMSTRONG: 2/35 YDS, 0 TD; HASKINS: 3/31 YDS, 0 TD; PRINGLE: 2/18 YDS, 0 TD; SOLES: 1/6 YDS, 0 TD; TOR – MITCHELL: 12/132 YDS, 2 TD; MASOTTI: 7/84 YDS, 0 TD; WILLIAMS: 6/80 YDS, 0 TD; DMYTRYSHYN: 2/24 YDS, 0 TD; KIRWAN: 2/19 YDS, 1 TD; ENGLISH: 1/15 YDS, 0 TD; SMITH: 2/11 YDS, 0 TD;
Alouettes coach: Dave Ritchie, II (W)
Argonauts coach: Don Matthews (L)
Alouettes (10-5-1) Next vs Blue Bombers Oct 25
Argonauts (9-7-0) Next vs Tiger-Cats Oct 23
MTL | TOR | ||
---|---|---|---|
Largest Lead / Deficit | +17 / -7 | +7 / -17 | |
Final | +10 | -10 | |
MTL | Tied | TOR | |
Time in Lead | 31:02 | 04:46 | 24:12 |
Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto Island A | 1:00 PM | Partly Cloudy | 14.8°C | N (70°) at 15 km/h | 81% | 101.18 kPa |
Toronto Island A | 2:00 PM | Rain | 14.8°C | N (70°) at 19 km/h | 81% | 101.08 kPa |
Toronto Island A | 3:00 PM | Overcast | 15.0°C | N (80°) at 17 km/h | 87% | 100.98 kPa |
Toronto Island A | 4:00 PM | Overcast | 15.4°C | N (110°) at 7 km/h | 84% | 100.88 kPa |
Conditions at Toronto Island A (1.52 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.
Data from Dark Sky. Contains supplemental data (Conditions, Cloud cover) from Dark Sky estimated conditions.
Category | Current Rank | Original Rank | Value | Person | Record Held Span | OR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rushing Yards – Game | 7th | 7th | 235 yards | Mike Pringle |