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The 1979 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–4–1 record and appeared in the 67th Grey Cup . The Alouettes would lose the championship game to the Edmonton Eskimos for the second consecutive year.
Preseason [ edit ]
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Regular season [ edit ]
Standings [ edit ]
[3]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Game
Date
Opponent
Results
Venue
Attendance
Score
Record
1
1
July 10
at Toronto Argonauts
W 11–9
1–0
Exhibition Stadium
42,108
2
2
July 17
at BC Lions
L 10–25
1–1
Empire Stadium
51,237
3
3
July 25
vs. Calgary Stampeders
L 7–19
1–2
Olympic Stadium
51,237
4
4
Aug 1
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
W 21–8
2–2
Ivor Wynne Stadium
41,232
5
5
Aug 7
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
W 25–10
3–2
Olympic Stadium
41,232
6
Bye
7
6
Aug 20
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
W 32–14
4–2
Olympic Stadium
51,487
8
7
Aug 29
at Ottawa Rough Riders
L 29–31
4–3
Lansdowne Park
31,672
9
8
Sept 4
at Toronto Argonauts
W 28–25
5–3
Exhibition Stadium
45,202
10
9
Sept 9
vs. Toronto Argonauts
W 31–11
6–3
Olympic Stadium
51,203
11
10
Sept 16
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
W 21–14
7–3
Ivor Wynne Stadium
18,511
12
11
Sept 23
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
W 11–3
8–3
Olympic Stadium
35,240
13
12
Sept 30
at Ottawa Rough Riders
T 29–29
8–3–1
Lansdowne Park
32,669
14
13
Oct 8
at Edmonton Eskimos
L 6–47
8–4–1
Commonwealth Stadium
42,778
15
Bye
16
14
Oct 20
vs. Toronto Argonauts
W 25–11
9–4–1
Olympic Stadium
37,690
17
15
Oct 27
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
W 24–8
10–4–1
Olympic Stadium
47,368
18
16
Nov 4
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
W 41–20
11–4–1
Olympic Stadium
41,382
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Postseason [ edit ]
Grey Cup [ edit ]
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Montreal's star running back David Green became the fifth Alouette to be named Most Outstanding Player. He led the league in rushing with 1678 yards on 287 carries.
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External links [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Lineage and Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup Championships (8) Eastern Division Championships (19) Current league affiliations