# 2002 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2002 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5–0–1 record. The Alouettes hired coach Don Matthews, after a terrible ending to the 2001 season. They defeated the Toronto Argonauts 35–18 in the East Final to advance to the Grey Cup. They met their most frequent Grey Cup partner, the Edmonton Eskimos, in front of a loud, cold, hometown Eskimo crowd, they won 25–16, winning their first championship since 1977, when they defeated these same Edmonton Eskimos in the famous Ice Bowl at Olympic Stadium.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | Patrick Dorvelus | CB | Hofstra |
| 2 | 14 | Sherko Haji-Rasouli | OL | Miami |
| 2 | 18 | Josh Jansen | LB | Occidental College |
| 3 | 27 | Aaron Fiacconi | OL | Mansfield |
| 4 | 35 | Johnathan Landon | DL | Queen's |
| 5 | 44 | Mitch Sutherland | DL | Alberta |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| B | June 13 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 37–26 | Win | 19,035 | 1–0 |
| C | June 20 | Ottawa Renegades | Molson Stadium | 36–6 | Win | 19,120 | 2–0 |

## Regular season
### Season Standings

East Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 587 | 407 | 27 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 482 | 16 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 427 | 524 | 15 |
| Ottawa Renegades | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 356 | 550 | 10 |

### Season Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | June 25 | BC Lions | Molson Stadium | 27–20 | Win | 19,628 | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 3 | at Toronto Argonauts | SkyDome | 28–12 | Win | 21,175 | 2–0 |
| 3 | July 11 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Molson Stadium | 26–20 | Win | 20,002 | 3–0 |
| 4 | July 18 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | 37–20 | Win | 32,018 | 4–0 |
| 5 | July 27 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 31–22 | Win | 20,002 | 5–0 |
| 6 | Aug 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | Molson Stadium | 37–14 | Win | 20,002 | 6–0 |
| 7 | Aug 8 | at Ottawa Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | 29–6 | Win | 26,221 | 7–0 |
| 8 | Aug 15 | Calgary Stampeders | Molson Stadium | 38–23 | Win | 20,002 | 8–0 |
| 9 | Aug 21 | at BC Lions | BC Place Stadium | 48–37 | Loss | 17,221 | 8–1 |
| 9 | Aug 25 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | Taylor Field | 23–9 | Win | 23,212 | 9–1 |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | Sept 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 32–30 | Win | 20,002 | 10–1 |
| 12 | Sept 15 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 35–28 (OT) | Loss | 15,061 | 10–2–0 |
| 13 | Sept 20 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 27–24 | Loss | 29,503 | 10–3–0 |
| 14 | Sept 29 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 38–3 | Win | 20,002 | 11–3–0 |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | Oct 14 | at Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | 48–30 | Win | 36,255 | 12–3–0 |
| 17 | Oct 20 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 29–26 | Loss | 20,002 | 12–4–0 |
| 18 | Oct 26 | at Ottawa Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | 43–34 | Win | 26,411 | 13–4–0 |
| 19 | Nov 3 | Ottawa Renegades | Molson Stadium | 26–25 | Loss | 20,002 | 13–5–0 |

### Roster
## Playoffs
### Scotiabank East Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 25 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |

## Awards
### 2002 CFL All-Star Selections

* Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback
* Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
* Scott Flory – Offensive Guard
* Bryan Chiu – Centre
* Barron Miles – Defensive Back

### 2002 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

* Anthony calvillo – Quarterback
* Ben Cahoon – Slotback
* Pat Woodcock – Wide Receiver
* Lawrence Phillips – Running Back
* Marlion Jackson - Running Back
* Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle
* Scott flory – Offensive Guard
* Bryan chiu – Centre
* Marc Megna – Defensive End
* Robert Brown – Defensive Tackle
* Kevin Johnson – Linebacker
* Stefen Reid – Linebacker
* Barron miles – Defensive Back
* Wayne Shaw – Cornerback
* Keith Stokes – Special Teams