Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Tue Jun 12 8:00 PM
OTT 20 @ MTL 36 W  
B
Wed Jun 20 10:00 PM
MTL 19 @ SSK 7 W  
C
Wed Jun 27 8:00 PM
MTL 30 @ TOR 18 W  
D
Tue Jul 3 8:00 PM
HAM 8 @ MTL 21 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Tue Jul 10 8:00 PM
MTL 11 @ TOR 9 W CBCE
2
Tue Jul 17 11:00 PM
MTL 10 @ BC 25 L CBC
3
Wed Jul 25 8:00 PM
CGY 19 @ MTL 7 L CTV
4
Wed Aug 1 8:00 PM
MTL 21 @ HAM 8 W CTVE
5
Tue Aug 7 8:00 PM
WPG 10 @ MTL 25 W CBC
7Bye
7
Mon Aug 20 8:00 PM
OTT 14 @ MTL 32 W  
8
Wed Aug 29 8:00 PM
MTL 29 @ OTT 31 L CTVE
9
Tue Sep 4 8:00 PM
MTL 28 @ TOR 25 W CBC
10
Sun Sep 9 2:00 PM
TOR 11 @ MTL 31 W CBCE
11
Sun Sep 16 2:00 PM
MTL 21 @ HAM 14 W R/C, CBCE
12
Sun Sep 23 6:30 PM
SSK 3 @ MTL 11 W CTV
13
Sun Sep 30 2:00 PM
MTL 29 @ OTT 29 T R/C, CBC
14
Mon Oct 8 4:30 PM
MTL 6 @ EDM 47 L R/C, CBC
16Bye
16
Sat Oct 20 2:00 PM
TOR 11 @ MTL 25 W CTVE
17
Sat Oct 27 2:00 PM
OTT 8 @ MTL 24 W CTVE
18
Sun Nov 4 2:00 PM
HAM 20 @ MTL 41 W CBCE
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Final
Sat Nov 17 2:00 PM
OTT 6 @ MTL 17 W CTV
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Grey Cup
Sun Nov 25 1:30 PM
EDM 17 @ MTL 9 L 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 %
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
Ottawa RedBlacks (4) 0.563
Toronto Argonauts (4) 0.313
BC Lions (1) 0.594
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.750
Edmonton Elks (1) 0.813
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.125
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.250
19791978 +/-
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)
Opponent 188 (23.5) 96 (12.0) 284 (17.8)
1st Montreal 40 (5.0) 32 (4.0) 72 (4.5)
Opponent 54 (6.8) 17 (2.1) 71 (4.4)
2nd Montreal 46 (5.8) 69 (8.6) 115 (7.2)
Opponent 68 (8.5) 27 (3.4) 95 (5.9)
3rd Montreal 57 (7.1) 27 (3.4) 84 (5.3)
Opponent 37 (4.6) 27 (3.4) 64 (4.0)
4th Montreal 53 (6.6) 27 (3.4) 80 (5.0)
Opponent 29 (3.6) 25 (3.1) 54 (3.4)
Head Coach
1979 Player Awards and Nominations
1979 Most Outstanding
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

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