List of Montreal Alouettes seasons
This is a complete list of seasons competed by the Montreal Alouettes, a Canadian Football League team. The team was founded in 1946 as a member of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, and followed the rest of the IRFU into the CFL when it was founded in 1958. The franchise folded after the 1981 season, but a new team named the Concordes took their place in the East Division and inherited the Alouettes' history. That franchise was renamed the Alouettes in 1986 on the 40th anniversary of the inception of the Alouettes franchise. However, the Alouettes folded a day before the 1987 regular season began.
The demise of the CFL's American expansion brought new life to professional football in Montreal. The owners of the Baltimore Stallions relocated to Montreal after the 1995 season and reconstituted themselves as the third incarnation of the Alouettes. The CFL does not consider the Stallions to be part of the Montreal franchise's continuity; rather, all Montreal teams since 1946 are included in the team's history. The Alouettes are now retconned as having suspended operations from 1987 to 1995.
Throughout their history, the Alouettes have won eight Grey Cups, most recently in 2023.
| Grey Cup Championships † | East Division Championships * | Regular season championships ^ |
| League season |
Club season |
League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes | ||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | IRFU | – | 1st^ | 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost I.R.F.U Finals (Argonauts) 12–6 |
| 1947 | 1947 | IRFU | – | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 1948 | IRFU | – | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Rough Riders) 1–1 series (34–28 points) |
| 1949 | 1949 | IRFU†* | – | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Rough Riders) 2–0 series Won Eastern Finals (Tigers) 40–0 Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 28–15 |
| 1950 | 1950 | IRFU | – | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 1951 | IRFU | – | 4th | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 1952 | IRFU | – | 4th | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 1953 | IRFU | – | 1st^ | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series |
| 1954 | 1954 | IRFU* | – | 1st^ | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 26–25 |
| 1955 | 1955 | IRFU* | – | 1st^ | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 38–36 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 34–19 |
| 1956 | 1956 | IRFU* | – | 1st^ | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 50–27 |
| 1957 | 1957 | IRFU | – | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 24–15 Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series |
| 1958 | 1958 | CFL | I.R.F.U. | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 26–12 |
| 1959 | 1959 | CFL | I.R.F.U. | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 43–0 |
| 1960 | 1960 | CFL | East | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 30–14 |
| 1961 | 1961 | CFL | East | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1962 | CFL | East | 3rd | 4 | 7 | 3 | Won East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 18–17 Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0–2 series |
| 1963 | 1963 | CFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 17–5 |
| 1964 | 1964 | CFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 27–0 |
| 1965 | 1965 | CFL | East | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 36–7 |
| 1966 | 1966 | CFL | East | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Tiger-Cats) 24–14 |
| 1967 | 1967 | CFL | East | 4th | 2 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 1968 | CFL | East | 4th | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 1969 | CFL | East | 4th | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 1970 | CFL† | East* | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Won East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 16–7 Won East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2–0 series Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 23–10 |
| 1971 | 1971 | CFL | East | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 1972 | CFL | East | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 14–11 |
| 1973 | 1973 | CFL | East | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 32–10 (OT) Lost East Final (Rough Riders) 23–14 |
| 1974 | 1974 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 9 | 5 | 2 | Won East Final (Rough Riders) 14–4 Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 20–7 |
| 1975 | 1975 | CFL | East* | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 35–12 Won East Final (Rough Riders) 20–10 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 9–8 |
| 1976 | 1976 | CFL | East | 3rd | 7 | 8 | 1 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 23–0 |
| 1977 | 1977 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won East Final (Rough Riders) 21–18 Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 41–6 |
| 1978 | 1978 | CFL | East* | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 35–20 Won East Final (Rough Riders) 21–16 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 20–13 |
| 1979 | 1979 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 11 | 4 | 1 | Won East Final (Rough Riders) 17–6 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 17–9 |
| 1980 | 1980 | CFL | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 25–21 Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 24–13 |
| 1981 | 1981 | CFL | East | 3rd | 3 | 13 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 20–16 |
| Montreal Concordes | ||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | CFL | East | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 1983 | CFL | East | 4th | 5 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 1984 | CFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 9 | 1 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 17–11 |
| 1985 | 1985 | CFL | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 30–20 Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 50–26 |
| Montreal Alouettes | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | CFL | East | 3rd | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 1987 | CFL | East | Folded after the preseason | ||||
| 1988 | Inactive from 1988–1995 | |||||||
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| 1995 | ||||||||
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| 1996 | 1996 | CFL | East | 2nd | 12 | 6 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 22–11 Lost East Final (Argonauts) 43–7 |
| 1997 | 1997 | CFL | East | 2nd | 13 | 5 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Lions) 45–35 Lost East Final (Argonauts) 37–30 |
| 1998 | 1998 | CFL | East | 2nd | 12 | 5 | 1 | Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 41–28 Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 22–20 |
| 1999 | 1999 | CFL | East | 1st^ | 12 | 6 | 0 | Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 27–26 |
| 2000 | 2000 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 12 | 6 | 0 | Won East Final (Blue Bombers) 35–24 Lost Grey Cup (Lions) 28–26 |
| 2001 | 2001 | CFL | East | 3rd | 9 | 9 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 24–12 |
| 2002 | 2002 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 13 | 5 | 0 | Won East Final (Argonauts) 35–18 Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 25–16 |
| 2003 | 2003 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 13 | 5 | 0 | Won East Final (Argonauts) 30–26 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 34–22 |
| 2004 | 2004 | CFL | East | 1st^ | 14 | 4 | 0 | Lost East Final (Argonauts) 26–18 |
| 2005 | 2005 | CFL | East* | 2nd | 10 | 8 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Roughriders) 30–14 Won East Final (Argonauts) 33–17 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 38–35 |
| 2006 | 2006 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 10 | 8 | 0 | Won East Final (Argonauts) 33–24 Lost Grey Cup (Lions) 25–14 |
| 2007 | 2007 | CFL | East | 3rd | 8 | 10 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 24–22 |
| 2008 | 2008 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 11 | 7 | 0 | Won East Final (Eskimos) 36–26 Lost Grey Cup (Stampeders) 22–14 |
| 2009 | 2009 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 15 | 3 | 0 | Won East Final (Lions) 56–18 Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 28–27 |
| 2010 | 2010 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 12 | 6 | 0 | Won East Final (Argonauts) 48–17 Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 21–18 |
| 2011 | 2011 | CFL | East | 2nd | 10 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 52–44 |
| 2012 | 2012 | CFL | East | 1st^ | 11 | 7 | 0 | Lost East Final (Argonauts) 27–20 |
| 2013 | 2013 | CFL | East | 3rd | 8 | 10 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 19–16 |
| 2014 | 2014 | CFL | East | 2nd | 9 | 9 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Lions) 50–17 Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 40–24 |
| 2015 | 2015 | CFL | East | 4th | 6 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2016 | CFL | East | 3rd | 7 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2017 | CFL | East | 4th | 3 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2018 | CFL | East | 3rd | 5 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2019 | CFL | East | 2nd | 10 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Eskimos) 37–29 |
| 2020 | 2020 | CFL | East | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | CFL | East | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 23–12 |
| 2022 | 2022 | CFL | East | 2nd | 9 | 9 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 28–17 Lost East Final (Argonauts) 34–27 |
| 2023 | 2023 | CFL† | East* | 2nd | 11 | 7 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 27–12 Won East Final (Argonauts) 38–17 Won Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 28–24 |
| Regular season Totals (1946–2023) | 527 | 520 | 21 | |||||
| Playoff Totals (1946–2023) | 40 | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Grey Cup Totals (1946–2023) | 8 | 11 | 0 | |||||