2002 Montreal Alouettes season
Introduction The '''2002 Montreal Alouettes''' finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5–0–1 record. The Alouettes hired coach Don Matthews, after a terrible ending to the 2001 season. They defeated the Toronto Argonauts 35–18 in the East Final to advance to the Grey Cup. They met their most frequent Grey Cup partner, the Edmonton Eskimos, in front of a loud, cold, hometown Eskimo crowd, they won 25–16,  winning their first championship since 1977, when they defeated these same Edmonton Eskimos in the famous Ice Bowl at Olympic Stadium.
Offseason ===CFL draft=== Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team 1  5  Patrick Dorvelus  CB  Hofstra   2  14  Sherko Haji-Rasouli  OL  Miami 2  18  Josh Jansen  LB  Occidental College 3  27  Aaron Fiacconi  OL  Mansfield 4  35  Johnathan Landon  DL  Queen's 5  44  Mitch Sutherland  DL  Alberta
Preseason  Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record B June 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 37–26 Win 19,035 1–0 C June 20 Ottawa Renegades Molson Stadium 36–6 Win 19,120 2–0
Regular season === Season Standings ===+ '''East Division''' Team  GP  W  L  T  OTL  PF  PA  Pts'''Montreal Alouettes'''  18  13  5  0  1  587  407  27'''Toronto Argonauts'''  18  8  10  0  0  344  482  16Hamilton Tiger-Cats  18  7  11  0  1  427  524  15Ottawa Renegades  18  4  14  0  2  356  550  10===Season Schedule=== Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record 1 June 25 BC Lions  Molson Stadium 27–20 Win 19,628 1–0 2 July 3 Toronto Argonauts SkyDome 28–12 Win 21,175 2–0 3 July 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium  26–20 Win 20,002 3–0 4 July 18 Calgary Stampeders  McMahon Stadium 37–20 Win 32,018 4–0 5 July 27 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 31–22 Win 20,002 5–0 6 Aug 2 Edmonton Eskimos   Molson Stadium 37–14 Win 20,002 6–0 7 Aug 8 Ottawa Renegades Frank Clair Stadium 29–6 Win 26,221 7–0 8 Aug 15 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 38–23 Win 20,002 8–0 9 Aug 21 BC Lions BC Place Stadium 48–37 Loss 17,221 8–1 9 Aug 25 Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 23–9 Win 23,212 9–1 10 ''Bye'' 11 Sept 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 32–30 Win 20,002 10–1 12 Sept 15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 35–28  (OT)  Loss 15,061 10–2–0 13 Sept 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 27–24 Loss 29,503 10–3–0 14 Sept 29 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 38–3 Win 20,002 11–3–0 15 ''Bye'' 16 Oct 14 Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 48–30 Win 36,255 12–3–0 17 Oct 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 29–26 Loss 20,002 12–4–0 18 Oct 26 Ottawa Renegades Frank Clair Stadium 43–34 Win 26,411 13–4–0 19 Nov 3 Ottawa Renegades Molson Stadium 26–25 Loss 20,002 13–5–0===Roster=== 2002 Montreal Alouettes roster '''Quarterbacks'''* * * '''Running backs'''* * * * '''Receivers'''* * * * * * '''Slotbacks'''*  '''Offensive linemen'''*  C*  G*  T*  T'''Defensive linemen'''*  DT*  DE*  DE*  DE*  DE*  DT*  DT '''Linebackers'''* * '''Defensive backs'''*  CB*  DB*  S*  S*  DB*  CB*  CB'''Special teams'''*  K/PSource:
Playoffs ===Scotiabank East Final=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalToronto Argonauts  ? ? ? ? 18Montreal Alouettes  ? ? ? ? 35===Grey Cup=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalMontreal Alouettes  1  10  0  14  25Edmonton Eskimos  0  0  10  6  16
Awards ===2002 CFL All-Star Selections===*Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback*Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle*Scott Flory – Offensive Guard*Bryan Chiu – Centre*Barron Miles – Defensive Back===2002 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections===*Anthony calvillo – Quarterback*Ben Cahoon – Slotback*Pat Woodcock – Wide Receiver*Lawrence Phillips – Running Back*Marlion Jackson - Running Back*Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle*Scott flory – Offensive Guard*Bryan chiu – Centre*Marc Megna – Defensive End*Robert Brown – Defensive Tackle*Kevin Johnson – Linebacker*Stefen Reid – Linebacker*Barron miles – Defensive Back*Wayne Shaw – Cornerback*Keith Stokes – Special Teams===2002 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections===
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