The Montreal Alouettes 1996 Season

Season Summary

Team Roster and Stats

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Montreal Alouettes 1996 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 2 0 0 4 81 46 W2 2-0-0
Regular Season 18 12 6 0 24 534 469 W5 5-1-0
    Home 9 7 2 0 14 278 248 W7 6-0-0
    Visitor 9 5 4 0 10 256 221 W2 4-2-0
   Divisional opponent 8 4 4 0 8 237 229 W3 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 10 8 2 0 16 297 240 W8 6-0-0

Full 1996 League Standings

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 3 (3-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (3-2-0) 6 (3-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 9 (6-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 8 (5-3-0)
After 2nd 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (3-2-0) 5 (3-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 9 (7-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 9 (5-4-0)
After 3rd 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 6 (5-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 11 (10-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (2-4-0)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 2 (2-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 10 (10-0-0) 2 (2-0-0) 6 (0-6-0)
After OT1 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0)
Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Thu. June 13 7:30 PM
 OTT 7 @ MTL 38 W 11,216  
B
Thu. June 20 7:30 PM
 MTL 43 @ HAM 39 W 16,346  
1
Thu. June 27 7:30 PM
 TOR 27 @ MTL 24 L 24,653 RDS, TSN
2
Fri. July 5 9:30 PM
 MTL 13 @ EDM 16 L 26,211 TSN, RDS
3
Wed. July 10 7:30 PM
 CGY 62 @ MTL 22 L 19,362 RDS, TSN
4
Fri. July 19 10:30 PM
 MTL 44 @ BC 24 W 21,855 TSN, RDS
5
Wed. July 24 7:30 PM
 WPG 10 @ MTL 36 W 32,364 RDS, ESPN2, TSN
6
Thu. Aug. 1 7:30 PM
 MTL 31 @ TOR 40 L 20,302 TSN
7
Wed. Aug. 7 7:30 PM
 HAM 22 @ MTL 29 W 25,510 TSN, RDS
7
Sun. Aug. 11 5:30 PM
 MTL 32 @ SSK 20 W 21,997  
9
Fri. Aug. 23 7:30 PM
 SSK 16 @ MTL 23 OT W 26,511 RDS
10
Fri. Aug. 30 7:30 PM
 MTL 6 @ OTT 17 L 28,451 RDS, TSN
11
Sat. Sept. 7 1:00 PM
 BC 27 @ MTL 28 W 15,161 CBC
12
Fri. Sept. 13 9:30 PM
 MTL 25 @ CGY 23 W 19,196 TSN, RDS
14
Sun. Sept. 29 1:00 PM
 MTL 38 @ HAM 39 L 17,740 CBC
15
Fri. Oct. 4 7:30 PM
 EDM 18 @ MTL 32 W 17,886 TSN, RDS
16
Mon. Oct. 14 2:00 PM
 MTL 25 @ OTT 18 W 14,080 CBC
17
Sat. Oct. 19 1:00 PM
 OTT 25 @ MTL 39 W 18,671 CBC, RDS
18
Fri. Oct. 25 7:30 PM
 HAM 41 @ MTL 45 OT W 20,231 TSN, RDS
19
Fri. Nov. 1 8:00 PM
 MTL 42 @ WPG 24 W 25,968 TSN, RDS
P1
Sun. Nov. 10 1:00 PM
 HAM 11 @ MTL 22 W 20,036 CBC
P2
Sun. Nov. 17 1:00 PM
 MTL 7 @ TOR 43 L 28,390 CBC

Montreal Alouettes 1996 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.438 3-1-0 (4) 1-3-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.478 4-1-0 (5) 4-1-0 (5)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3) 0.444
Ottawa Rough Riders (3) 0.167
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.833
BC Lions (2) 0.278
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.722
Edmonton Eskimos (2) 0.611
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.278
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.500

Team Scoring

19961995 +/-
Average Combined Score 55.72 +55.72
Average Winning Score 33.33 +33.33
Average Losing Score 22.33 +22.33
Average Home Score 30.89 +30.89
Average Visitor Score 28.44 +28.44
Average Margin of Victory 11.00 +11.00
Average Margin of Loss 11.17 +11.17

Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Montreal 3763100 8872160 5269121 8452136 278 (30.9)256 (28.4)534 (29.7)
Opponent 622587 7493167 473178 5972131 221 (24.6)248 (27.6)469 (26.1)

Coaches

Head Coach
  • Bob Price (Feb. 8, 1996 – March 21, 1997)
Assistant Coaches
  • Peter Vaas – Offensive Coordinator
  • Don Wnek – Offensive line
  • Jim Barker – Offensive line
  • Dave Ritchie – Defensive Coordinator
  • Gene Gaines – Defensive backs

Montreal Alouettes 1996 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 1 – Mike Pringle
  • 1 – Norman Bradford
  • 1 – Tracy Ham

Defensive Star

  • 2 – Lamar McGriggs

Lineman Star

  • 2 – Gary Rogers
  • 2 – Grant Carter
  • 2 – Mark Dixon
  • 1 – Bruce Beaton

Montreal Alouettes 1996 Player Awards and Nominations

1996 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Tracy Ham (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Tracy Gravely (Division Finalist)
  • Offensive Lineman — Mark Dixon (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Michael Soles (Division Finalist)
  • Rookie — Gary Harrell (Team Nominee)

Montreal Alouettes 1996 All-Star Selections

3 All-Canadian Selections
DE Grant Carter
LB Tracy Gravely
DHB Charles Gordon
11 All-Division Selections
RB Mike Pringle
SB Jock Climie
G Bruce Beaton
T Neal Fort
DE Grant Carter
LB Paul Randolph
LB Tracy Gravely
DHB Charles Gordon
CB Irvin Smith
S Spencer McLennan
K Terry Baker

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Montreal Alouettes 1996 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–9 (9)   Denis Montana (WR) Concordia
2–9 (18)   Bryan Chiu (DT) Washington State
3–9 (27)   Adam Cassidy (OL) Alberta
4–9 (36)   Tom Hipsz (DE) Toronto
5–9   Forfeited pick for unknown reason
6–9 (53)   Adrian Rainbow (QB) British Columbia (UBC)
7–9 (61)   Marc Charles (DT) Morgan State

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