The Montreal Alouettes’ 1974 Season

Season Summary

Montreal Alouettes 1974 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Montreal Alouettes 1974 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 4 0 0 8 104 36 W4 4-0-0
Regular Season 16 9 5 2 20 339 271 W1 2-2-2
    Home 8 6 0 2 14 206 118 W1 4-0-2
    Visitor 8 3 5 0 6 133 153 L1 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 11 8 2 1 17 250 152 W2 5-0-1
   Non-divisional opponent 5 1 3 1 3 89 119 L1 1-3-1

Full 1974 League Standings

Montreal Alouettes 1974 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.426 5-0-1 (6) 3-2-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.519 1-0-1 (2) 0-3-0 (3)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3) 0.438
Ottawa Rough Riders (4) 0.438
Toronto Argonauts (4) 0.406
BC Lions (1) 0.500
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.375
Edmonton Eskimos (1) 0.656
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.563
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.500

Team Scoring

19741973 +/-
Average Combined Score 38.13 +1.62
Average Winning Score 27.44 +2.44
Average Losing Score 10.20 -2.30
Average Home Score 25.75 +2.18
Average Visitor Score 16.63 +1.20
Average Margin of Victory 14.89 -1.25
Average Margin of Loss 13.20 +0.20

1974 Montreal Alouettes Attendance

  • Capacity: 33,172
  • Total: 140,721
  • High: 24,525
  • Avg: 17,590 (8 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1973 Avg: -2,750
  • Low: 15,246
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 53.03
  • Diff from League Avg: -5,464

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Coaches

Head Coach
  • Marv Levy (Jan. 25, 1973 – Dec. 20, 1977)

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Stadium

  • 1974 home stadium: Autostade
  • Capacity: 33,172
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1968 – Opened 1967

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Montreal 393675 513283 463278 7033103 206 (25.8)133 (16.6)339 (21.2)
Opponent 224163 4577122 172946 34640 153 (19.1)118 (14.8)271 (16.9)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 4 (3-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (3-0-1) 4 (3-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (0-3-0) 8 (6-1-1) 1 (0-1-0) 7 (3-3-1)
After 2nd 4 (3-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (3-0-1) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (2-5-0) 5 (4-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (5-5-1)
After 3rd 5 (4-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (2-0-1) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (2-5-0) 6 (5-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (4-5-1)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 2 (0-0-2) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 9 (9-0-0) 2 (0-0-2) 5 (0-5-0)

Montreal Alouettes 1974 Player Awards and Nominations

1974 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Johnny “Ordinary Superstar” Rodgers (Division Finalist)
  • Defensive Player — Mike Widger (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Ed George (Winner)
  • Canadian Player — Larry Smith (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Ian Mofford (Team Nominee)

Montreal Alouettes 1974 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
2–7 (16)   Phil Levesque (G) Guelph
2–9 (18) [OTT] Bob Petrie (WR) Western Ontario
3–7 (25)   Mike Fenner (DT) Fordham
4–7 (34)   Doug Smith (G) Wilfrid Laurier
5–7 (43)   Jim Allen (DT) Western Ontario
6–7 (52)   Rick Griffiths (C) Wilfrid Laurier
7–7 (61)   Jim Bolton (LB) Otterbein
8–7 (70)   Howard Hillis (WR) Acadia
9–7 (78)   Terry Clement (LB) Western Washington

Montreal Alouettes 1974 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections
WR Johnny “Ordinary Superstar” Rodgers
G Ed George
OLB Mike Widger
DB Dickie Harris (Tie)
10 All-Division Selections
QB Jimmy Jones
RB Steve Ferrughelli*
WR Johnny “Ordinary Superstar” Rodgers*
G Ed George
T Dan Yochum
DE Junior Ah You
OLB Chuck Zapiec
OLB Mike Widger
DB Phil Price
DB Dickie Harris

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Tue. July 2
HAM 17 @ MTL 23 W 6,000  
A
Thu. July 4
MTL 23 @ WPG 8 W 16,500  
C
Fri. July 12
CGY 1 @ MTL 17 W 8,604  
D
Wed. July 17
MTL 41 @ HAM 10 W 20,471  
1
Wed. July 24 8:00 PM
 HAM 12 @ MTL 20 W 15,246 CBC
2
Wed. July 31 8:00 PM
 OTT 17 @ MTL 20 W 15,732 CBC
3
Wed. Aug. 7
MTL 42 @ TOR 25 W 33,517  
4
Tue. Aug. 13 8:00 PM
 MTL 14 @ OTT 27 L 24,649 CBC
5
Tue. Aug. 20
MTL 7 @ HAM 11 L 28,732  
6
Sun. Aug. 25
HAM 10 @ MTL 29 W 16,290  
7
Tue. Sept. 3
MTL 12 @ TOR 11 W 34,697  
8
Sun. Sept. 8
TOR 6 @ MTL 38 W 24,525  
9
Sun. Sept. 15
BC 12 @ MTL 31 W 17,976  
11
Tue. Sept. 24
MTL 13 @ CGY 38 L 20,000  
11
Sat. Sept. 28
MTL 15 @ WPG 24 L 23,126  
12
Tue. Oct. 8
EDM 28 @ MTL 28 T 17,505  
13
Sun. Oct. 13
TOR 13 @ MTL 13 T 17,136  
14
Sun. Oct. 20
MTL 28 @ OTT 0 W 24,149  
15
Sun. Oct. 27
MTL 2 @ SSK 17 L 22,394  
16
Sat. Nov. 2
OTT 20 @ MTL 27 W 16,311  
P2
Sun. Nov. 17 1:00 PM
 OTT 4 @ MTL 14 W 20,531 CTV
GC
Sun. Nov. 24 4:00 PM
 MTL 20 vs EDM 7 W 34,450 CTV, CBC