# 1974 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1974 Montreal Alouettes was the 17th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 29th overall. They finished the season in first place in the East Conference with a 9–5–2 record and won the Grey Cup. They defeated their rival Edmonton Eskimos, in the first of five Grey Cups between the two in the 1970s. Sonny Wade came off the bench to lead his team to another Grey Cup on a rain-soaked field.

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | July 2 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 23–17 | 1–0 | Autostade | 6,000 |
| A | July 4 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 23–8 | 2–0 | Winnipeg Stadium | 16,500 |
| B | July 12 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 17–1 | 3–0 | Autostade | 8,604 |
| C | July 17 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 41–10 | 4–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,471 |

## Regular season
### Standings

Eastern Football Conference :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 339 | 271 | 20 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 261 | 271 | 14 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 279 | 313 | 14 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 281 | 314 | 13 |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | July 24 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 20–12 | 1–0 | Autostade | 15,246 |
| 2 | 2 | July 31 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 20–17 | 2–0 | Autostade | 15,732 |
| 3 | 3 | Aug 7 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 42–25 | 3–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 33,517 |
| 4 | 4 | Aug 13 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 14–27 | 3–1 | Lansdowne Park | 24,649 |
| 5 | 5 | Aug 20 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–11 | 3–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 28,732 |
| 5 | 6 | Aug 25 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–10 | 4–2 | Autostade | 16,290 |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | 7 | Sept 3 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 12–11 | 5–2 | Exhibition Stadium | 34,697 |
| 7 | 8 | Sept 8 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 38–6 | 6–2 | Autostade | 24,525 |
| 8 | 9 | Sept 15 | vs. BC Lions | W 31–12 | 7–2 | Autostade | 17,976 |
| 9 | 10 | Sept 24 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 13–38 | 7–3 | McMahon Stadium | 20,000 |
| 10 | 11 | Sept 28 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 15–24 | 7–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 23,126 |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | 12 | Oct 8 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | T 28–28 | 7–4–1 | Autostade | 17,505 |
| 12 | 13 | Oct 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | T 13–13 | 7–4–2 | Autostade | 17,136 |
| 13 | 14 | Oct 20 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 28–0 | 8–4–2 | Lansdowne Park | 24,149 |
| 14 | 15 | Oct 27 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 2–17 | 8–5–2 | Taylor Field | 22,394 |
| 15 | 16 | Nov 2 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 27–20 | 9–5–2 | Autostade | |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| East Final | Nov 17 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 14–4 | 1–0 | Autostade | 20,531 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 24 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 20–7 | 2–0 | Empire Stadium | 32,454 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |