Montreal Alouettes 1979 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference Final
- Nov. 17, 1979 Won 17 – 6 vs Ottawa
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 25, 1979 Lost 9 – 17 vs Edmonton

Montreal Alouettes 1979 Season Resources 1979 MTL Team Roster 1979 MTL Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Tue Jun 12 8:00 PM	OTT 20 @ MTL 36	W	24,920
B	Wed Jun 20 10:00 PM	MTL 19 @ SSK 7	W	18,349
C	Wed Jun 27 8:00 PM	MTL 30 @ TOR 18	W	35,250
D	Tue Jul 3 8:00 PM	HAM 8 @ MTL 21	W	27,637


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Tue Jul 10 8:00 PM	MTL 11 @ TOR 9	W	42,108	CBCE
2	Tue Jul 17 11:00 PM	MTL 10 @ BC 25	L	23,422	CBC
3	Wed Jul 25 8:00 PM	CGY 19 @ MTL 7	L	51,237	CTV
4	Wed Aug 1 8:00 PM	MTL 21 @ HAM 8	W	20,490	CTVE
5	Tue Aug 7 8:00 PM	WPG 10 @ MTL 25	W	41,232	CBC
7	Mon Aug 20 8:00 PM	OTT 14 @ MTL 32	W	51,487
8	Wed Aug 29 8:00 PM	MTL 29 @ OTT 31	L	31,672	CTVE
9	Tue Sep 4 8:00 PM	MTL 28 @ TOR 25	W	45,202	CBC
10	Sun Sep 9 2:00 PM	TOR 11 @ MTL 31	W	51,203	CBCE
11	Sun Sep 16 2:00 PM	MTL 21 @ HAM 14	W	18,511	R/C, CBCE
12	Sun Sep 23 6:30 PM	SSK 3 @ MTL 11	W	35,240	CTV
13	Sun Sep 30 2:00 PM	MTL 29 @ OTT 29	T	32,669	R/C, CBC
14	Mon Oct 8 4:30 PM	MTL 6 @ EDM 47	L	42,778	R/C, CBC
16	Sat Oct 20 2:00 PM	TOR 11 @ MTL 25	W	37,690	CTVE
17	Sat Oct 27 2:00 PM	OTT 8 @ MTL 24	W	47,368	CTVE
18	Sun Nov 4 2:00 PM	HAM 20 @ MTL 41	W	41,382	CBCE


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sat Nov 17 2:00 PM	OTT 6 @ MTL 17	W	35,103	CTV


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sun Nov 25 1:30 PM	EDM 17 @ MTL 9	L	65,113	CTV, CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	4	0	0	8	106	53	W4	4-0-0
Regular Season	16	11	4	1	23	351	284	W3	4-1-1
Home	8	7	1	0	14	196	96	W7	6-0-0
Visitor	8	4	3	1	9	155	188	L1	3-2-1
Divisional opponent	11	9	1	1	19	292	180	W3	5-0-1
Non-divisional opponent	5	2	3	0	4	59	104	L1	2-3-0

Full 1979 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	2 (2-0-0)	4 (4-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (3-2-1)	4 (3-1-0)	4 (4-0-0)	8 (4-3-1)
After 2nd	7 (6-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-2-1)	11 (9-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (2-2-1)
After 3rd	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	2 (1-0-1)	3 (1-2-0)	10 (9-1-0)	2 (1-0-1)	4 (1-3-0)
After 4th	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (4-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	3 (0-3-0)	11 (11-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	4 (0-4-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ MTL	MTL @
Divisional	0.420	5-0-0 (5)	4-1-1 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.506	2-1-0 (3)	0-2-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3)	0.375	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Ottawa RedBlacks (4)	0.563	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-1 (2)
Toronto Argonauts (4)	0.313	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (1)	0.594	--	0-1-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (1)	0.750	0-1-0 (1)	--
Edmonton Elks (1)	0.813	--	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1)	0.125	1-0-0 (1)	--
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1)	0.250	1-0-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1979	1978 +/-
Average Combined Score	39.69	+0.56
Average Winning Score	24.55	-1.58
Average Losing Score	13.00	+0.57
Average Home Score	24.50	+0.25
Average Visitor Score	19.38	+2.25
Average Margin of Victory	12.45	-1.67
Average Margin of Loss	17.50	+6.50

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Montreal	196 (24.5)	155 (19.4)	351 (21.9)
Total	Opponent	188 (23.5)	96 (12.0)	284 (17.8)
1st	Montreal	40 (5.0)	32 (4.0)	72 (4.5)
1st	Opponent	54 (6.8)	17 (2.1)	71 (4.4)
2nd	Montreal	46 (5.8)	69 (8.6)	115 (7.2)
2nd	Opponent	68 (8.5)	27 (3.4)	95 (5.9)
3rd	Montreal	57 (7.1)	27 (3.4)	84 (5.3)
3rd	Opponent	37 (4.6)	27 (3.4)	64 (4.0)
4th	Montreal	53 (6.6)	27 (3.4)	80 (5.0)
4th	Opponent	29 (3.6)	25 (3.1)	54 (3.4)

Head Coach

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

Player Awards
All Stars

1979 Player Awards and Nominations

1979 Most Outstanding

Player — David Green (Winner)
Defensive Player — Dickie Harris (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Ray Watrin (Division Finalist)
Canadian Player — Ray Watrin (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Tom Cousineau (Team Nominee)

Montreal Alouettes 1979 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

RB	David Green
G	Ray Watrin
DE	Junior Ah You
CB	Dickie Harris

11 All-Division Selections

RB	David Green^*
WR	Bob Gaddis
C	Doug Smith
G	Ray Watrin
T	Dan Yochum
DT	Glen Weir
DE	Junior Ah You
MLB	Carl Crennel
DHB	Tony Proudfoot
CB	Dickie Harris
K	Don Sweet

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1979 Montreal Alouettes Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
3–1 (19)	[TOR]	Ed Szpytma (DE)	McMaster
3–6 (24)	[OTT]	Adrien Polesel (DT)	McMaster
3–8 (26)		Jim Rutka (WR)	Queen's
4–8 (35)		Roland Mangold (OG)	Northeast Missouri State
5–8 (44)		Harry Webster (OT)	Bishop's
6–8 (53)		Richard Payne (LB)	Wilfrid Laurier
7–8 (62)		Keir Cutler (WR)	McGill