# 2005 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2005 Montreal Alouettes finished second place in the East Division with a 10–8 record. This was a disappointing season, by Alouettes standards, but they made it to the Grey Cup the hard way. They hosted the East Semi-Final and defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Olympic Stadium, 30–14. They then traveled to Toronto to face the Argonauts at the Skydome, and they won 33–17, to advance to the Grey Cup. After a hard fought game they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos, 38–35 in what was only the second ever Grey Cup to be won in overtime.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | Matthieu Proulx | DB | Laval |
| 2 | 12 | Jeff Piercy | RB | Saskatchewan |
| 2 | 13 | Thomas Whitfield | DB | Syracuse |
| 2 | 19 | Philip Gauthier | DB | Laval |
| 3 | 24 | Victor Cabral | LB | Georgia Southern |
| 4 | 33 | Mike Ray | K/P | McMaster |
| 5 | 42 | Curt Hundeby | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 6 | 49 | Adam Eckert | WR | Dickinson State |
| 6 | 51 | Oliver Manigat | OL | Columbia |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | June 9 | Ottawa Renegades | Molson Stadium | 27–16 | Loss | 20,202 | 0–1 |
| B | June 16 | at Ottawa Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | 30–10 | Win | 12,660 | 1–1 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 486 | 387 | 22 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 592 | 519 | 20 | Details |
| Ottawa Renegades | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 458 | 578 | 14 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 383 | 583 | 10 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | June 22 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 31–21 | Win | 20,202 | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 1 | at Ottawa Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | 39–36 | Loss | 18,899 | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | Molson Stadium | 32–29 | Win | 20,202 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | July 22 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 51–46 | Loss | 24,550 | 2–2 |
| 6 | July 28 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 36–24 | Loss | 20,202 | 2–3 |
| 7 | Aug 4 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Molson Stadium | 42–13 | Win | 20,202 | 3–3 |
| 8 | Aug 12 | at Toronto Argonauts | Rogers Centre | 18–10 | Win | 31,621 | 4–3 |
| 9 | Aug 18 | Calgary Stampeders | Molson Stadium | 40–37 | Loss | 20,202 | 4–4 |
| 10 | Aug 26 | at Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | 36–26 | Loss | 44,624 | 4–5 |
| 11 | Sept 2 | Ottawa Renegades | Molson Stadium | 41–18 | Win | 20,202 | 5–5 |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | Sept 17 | at BC Lions | BC Place Stadium | 27–26 | Loss | 36,066 | 5–6 |
| 14 | Sept 25 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 42–23 | Win | 20,202 | 6–6 |
| 15 | Oct 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | 32–11 | Win | 28,304 | 7–6 |
| 16 | Oct 8 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | Taylor Field | 38–34 | Win | 26,900 | 8–6 |
| 17 | Oct 16 | BC Lions | Molson Stadium | 46–44 | Win | 20,202 | 9–6 |
| 18 | Oct 22 | Toronto Argonauts | Olympic Stadium | 49–23 | Loss | 51,269 | 9–7 |
| 19 | Oct 29 | at Ottawa Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | 43–23 | Win | 20,833 | 10–7 |
| 20 | Nov 4 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 15–9 | Loss | 27,114 | 10–8 |

### Roster
## Playoffs
### Scotiabank East Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |

### Scotiabank East Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
| Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 |

## Awards
### 2005 CFL All-Star Selections

* Kerry Watkins – Wide Receiver
* Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
* Scott Flory – Offensive Guard
* Bryan Chiu – Centre
* Richard Karikari – Safety

### 2005 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

* Ben Cahoon – Slotback
* Kerry watkins – Wide Receiver
* Robert Edwards – Running Back
* Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle
* Scott flory – Offensive Guard
* Bryan chiu – Centre
* Ed Philion – Defensive Tackle
* Duane Butler – Linebacker
* Richard karikari – Safety