Montreal Alouettes 1978 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

8 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie
Finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 11, 1978 Won 35 – 20 vs Hamilton
Eastern Conference Final
- Nov. 19, 1978 Won 21 – 16 @ Ottawa
CFL Grey Cup
- Nov. 26, 1978 Lost 13 – 20 vs Edmonton in Toronto, ON

Montreal Alouettes 1978 Season Resources 1978 MTL Team Roster 1978 MTL Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
A	Mon Jun 12 11:00 PM	MTL 9 @ BC 15	L
B	Tue Jun 20 8:00 PM	CGY 12 @ MTL 14	W
C	Wed Jun 28 8:00 PM	MTL 25 @ OTT 4	W
D	Tue Jul 4 8:00 PM	TOR 24 @ MTL 27	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Tue Jul 11 8:00 PM	MTL 10 @ OTT 17	L	CTVE
2	Tue Jul 18 8:00 PM	TOR 23 @ MTL 30	W	CBCE
3	Tue Jul 25 8:00 PM	HAM 12 @ MTL 24	W	CBC
4	Wed Aug 2 8:00 PM	MTL 11 @ TOR 16	L
5	Wed Aug 9 10:00 PM	MTL 28 @ CGY 14	W	CTV
6	Bye
7	Tue Aug 22 8:00 PM	BC 26 @ MTL 30	W	CBC
8	Tue Aug 29 9:00 PM	MTL 10 @ WPG 36	L	CBC
9	Tue Sep 5 8:00 PM	OTT 23 @ MTL 18	L	CBC
10	Sun Sep 10 2:00 PM	MTL 27 @ TOR 2	W	CBCE
11	Sun Sep 17 2:00 PM	HAM 4 @ MTL 14	W	CBC
12	Sat Sep 23 8:00 PM	MTL 6 @ HAM 17	L	R/C, CTVE
13	Sun Oct 1 2:00 PM	EDM 42 @ MTL 22	L	CBC
14	Sun Oct 8 4:30 PM	MTL 35 @ SSK 35	T	CBC
15	Sun Oct 15 2:00 PM	MTL 10 @ OTT 13	L	R/C, CTVE
16	Sat Oct 21 2:00 PM	TOR 7 @ MTL 30	W	CTVE
17	Bye
18	Sat Nov 4 2:00 PM	OTT 8 @ MTL 26	W	CTVE


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sat Nov 11 2:00 PM	HAM 20 @ MTL 35	W	CTV
Final	Sun Nov 19 2:00 PM	MTL 21 @ OTT 16	W	CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Grey Cup	Sun Nov 26 1:00 PM	EDM 20 vs MTL 13	L	CTV, CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	3	1	0	6	75	55	W3	3-1-0
Regular Season	16	8	7	1	17	331	295	W2	2-3-1
Home	8	6	2	0	12	194	145	W2	4-2-0
Visitor	8	2	5	1	5	137	150	L1	2-3-1
Divisional opponent	11	6	5	0	12	206	142	W2	4-2-0
Non-divisional opponent	5	2	2	1	5	125	153	T1	2-2-1

Full 1978 League Standings

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

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ MTL	MTL @
Divisional	0.435	5-1-0 (6)	1-4-0 (5)
Non-Divisional	0.538	1-1-0 (2)	1-1-1 (3)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3)	0.344	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (4)	0.688	1-1-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)
Toronto Argonauts (4)	0.250	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (1)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	--
Calgary Stampeders (1)	0.656	--	1-0-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (1)	0.688	0-1-0 (1)	--
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1)	0.281	--	0-0-1 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1)	0.563	--	0-1-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1978	1977 +/-
Average Combined Score	39.13	+4.38
Average Winning Score	26.13	+4.12
Average Losing Score	12.43	-1.37
Average Home Score	24.25	+4.62
Average Visitor Score	17.13	-2.12
Average Margin of Victory	14.13	+5.76
Average Margin of Loss	11.00	+5.80

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Montreal	194 (24.3)	137 (17.1)	331 (20.7)
Total	Opponent	150 (18.8)	145 (18.1)	295 (18.4)
1st	Montreal	41 (5.1)	44 (5.5)	85 (5.3)
1st	Opponent	16 (2.0)	28 (3.5)	44 (2.8)
2nd	Montreal	56 (7.0)	18 (2.3)	74 (4.6)
2nd	Opponent	66 (8.3)	46 (5.8)	112 (7.0)
3rd	Montreal	27 (3.4)	34 (4.3)	61 (3.8)
3rd	Opponent	18 (2.3)	31 (3.9)	49 (3.1)
4th	Montreal	70 (8.8)	41 (5.1)	111 (6.9)
4th	Opponent	50 (6.3)	40 (5.0)	90 (5.6)

Head Coach

Joe Scannella (Jan. 1, 1978 – Sept. 13, 1981)

Player Awards
All Stars

1978 Player Awards and Nominations

1978 Most Outstanding

Player — Randy Rhino (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Randy Rhino (Division Finalist)
Offensive Lineman — Dan Yochum (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Gerry Dattilio (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Jerry Friesen (Team Nominee)

Montreal Alouettes 1978 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections

WR	Bob Gaddis
T	Dan Yochum
OLB	Chuck Zapiec
DB	Randy Rhino
DB	Dickie Harris

9 All-Division Selections

WR	Bob Gaddis
T	Dan Yochum
DT	Glen Weir
MLB	Carl Crennel
OLB	Chuck Zapiec
DHB	Jim Burrow, Jr.
CB	Dickie Harris
S	Randy Rhino
K	Don Sweet

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1978 Montreal Alouettes Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–6 (6)	[BC]	Neil Quilter (OT)	British Columbia (UBC)
1–9 (9)		Phil Noble (LB)	Western Ontario
2–3 (12)	[SSK]	Gary Boochler (OG)	Saskatchewan
2–5 (14)	[TOR]	Jerry Friesen (LB)	Saskatchewan
2–7 (16)	[OTT]	Bob Hultgren (WR)	McMaster
2–9 (18)		Ty Morris (WR)	Puget Sound
3–7 (25)	[OTT]	Bill O'Bryan (C)	Oregon State
4–9 (36)		Sandy Gray (DB)	Ottawa
5–9 (45)		Kerry Powell (RB)	Queen's
6–9 (54)		Henry Svec (DT)	Western Ontario
7–9 (63)		Clarence Coleman (RB)	Ottawa
8–9 (72)		Eric Salvatori (RB)	McGill