2003 Montreal Alouettes season
Introduction The '''2003 Montreal Alouettes''' finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5 record. For the second year in a row they defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final, advancing to face Edmonton for the second Grey Cup in a row. The Alouettes lost to the Eskimos 22-34 in the Grey Cup.
Offseason ===CFL draft=== Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team 1  9  Andrew Noel  WR  Acadia 2  14  Richard Karikari  CB  St. Francis Xavier 2  18  Kerry Carter  RB  Stanford 3  27  Mat Brandt  WR  Miami (Ohio) 4  35  Paul Archer  OL  St. Mary's 5  44  Mathieu Bertrand  QB  Laval 6  50  Dave Stala  K  St. Mary's 6  51  Michael Botterill  LB  McMaster 6  53  Ed Becker  K  Wilfrid Laurier
Preseason  Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record A May 30 Ottawa Renegades Frank Clair Stadium 21–19 Loss 22,802 0–1 B June 7 Ottawa Renegades PEPS Stadium 54–23 Win 10,358 1–1
Regular season ===Season standings===+ '''East Division''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Montreal Alouettes'''  18  13  5  0  562  409  26'''Toronto Argonauts'''  18  9  9  0  473  433  18Ottawa Renegades  18  7  11  0  467  581  14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats  18  1  17  0  293  583  2===Season schedule=== Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record 1 June 17 Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 23–20 (OT) Win 30,102 1–0 2 June 21 Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 34–16 Win 30,109 2–0 3 ''Bye'' 4 July 4 Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 32–31 Win 23,295 3–0 5 July 12 BC Lions Molson Stadium 28–27 Loss 20,202 3–1 6 July 19 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 36–25 Win 20,202 4–1 7 July 24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 50–19 Win 28,484 5–1 8 July 29 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 37–27 Win 20,202 6–1 9 Aug 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 30–17 Win 20,202 7–1 10 Aug 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 28–10 Win 14,169 8–1 11 Aug 21 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 46–22 Win 20,202 9–1 12 Aug 29 Ottawa Renegades Frank Clair Stadium 43–38 Loss 24,583 9–2 13 ''Bye'' 14 Sept 14 Ottawa Renegades Molson Stadium 30–10 Win 20,202 10–2 15 Sept 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 28–23 Win 20,202 11–2 16 Sept 27 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 30–17 Win 14,048 12–2 17 Oct 5 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 20–19 Loss 20,202 12–3 18 Oct 11 BC Lions BC Place Stadium 28–24 Loss 21,046 12–4 19 Oct 17 Toronto Argonauts SkyDome 45–13 Loss 14,921 12–5 20 Oct 26 Ottawa Renegades Molson Stadium 38–7 Win 20,202 13–5===Roster=== '''Montreal Alouettes roster''' '''Quarterbacks''''''Running backs''''''Receivers''' '''Offensive linemen''''''Defensive linemen''''''Defensive backs''''''Special teams''''''Practice Roster'''
Playoffs ===Scotiabank East Final=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalToronto Argonauts  5  14  0  7  26Montreal Alouettes  3  10  10  7  30===Grey Cup=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalEdmonton Eskimos  7  17  0  10  34Montreal Alouettes  0  21  1  0  22
Awards ===2003 CFL All-Star Selections===*Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback*Jeremaine Copeland – Slotback*Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle*Scott Flory – Offensive Guard*Bryan Chiu – Centre===2003 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections===*Anthony calvillo – Quarterback*Ben Cahoon – Slotback*Jeremaine copeland – Slotback*Kwame Cavil – Wide Receiver*Neal Fort – Offensive Tackle*Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle*Scott flory – Offensive Guard*Bryan chiu – Centre*Anwar Stewart – Defensive End*Ed Philion – Defensive Tackle*Kevin Johnson – Linebacker*Tim Strickland – Linebacker*Barron Miles – Defensive Back===2003 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections===
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