# 2007 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2007 Montreal Alouettes finished third place in the East Division in 2007. Jim Popp decided to remain as head coach rather than hire a replacement for Don Matthews, who unexpectedly resigned the previous season. The results were unexpected as the Alouettes endured their first losing season since rejoining the league in 1996. In October 2007, quarterback Anthony Calvillo's wife was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's cancer of the lymph glands or nodes; Calvillo took indefinite leave of absence from the team to be with his wife. The Alouettes appeared in the East Semi-Final with backup quarterback Marcus Brady, losing to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and putting an end to a disappointing season.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Richard Yalowski | OL | Calgary |
| 2 | 15 | Darryl Conrad | T | Manitoba |
| 3 | 18 (via Edmonton) | Chris Van Zeyl | DL | McMaster |
| 3 | 19 (via Hamilton via Winnipeg) | Brian Jones | OL | Windsor Lancers |
| 3 | 23 | Donovan Alexander | DB | North Dakota |
| 4 | 31 | James Judges | DE | Buffalo |
| 6 | 47 | Braden Smith | QB | UBC |

### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | June 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | Rogers Centre | 27–13 | Loss | 18,156 | 0–1 |
| C | June 21 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 34–26 | Win | 20,202 | 1–1 |
    # Games played with white uniforms.

## Regular season
### Season Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 440 | 336 | 22 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 439 | 404 | 21 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 398 | 433 | 16 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 315 | 514 | 6 | Details |

### Season Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | June 29 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Molson Stadium | 16–7 | Loss | 20,202 | 0–1 |
| 2 | July 5 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 32–23 | Loss | 29,533 | 0–2 |
| 3 | July 14 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 29–20 | Win | 21,542 | 1–2 |
| 4 | July 19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 20–18 | Loss | 20,202 | 1–3 |
| 5 | July 26 | at Toronto Argonauts | Rogers Centre | 26–13 | Win | 31,097 | 2–3 |
| 6 | Aug 2 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 29–27 | Win | 20,202 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Aug 9 | Calgary Stampeders | Molson Stadium | 30–18 | Win | 20,202 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | Aug 25 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 27–9 | Win | 20,202 | 5–3 |
| 10 | Aug 31 | at BC Lions | BC Place Stadium | 46–14 | Loss | 32,115 | 5–4 |
| 11 | Sept 9 | BC Lions | Molson Stadium | 32–14 | Win | 20,202 | 6–4 |
| 12 | Sept 14 | at Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | 47–28 | Loss | 36,280 | 6–5 |
| 13 | Sept 23 | Edmonton Eskimos | Molson Stadium | 16–10 | Loss | 20,202 | 6–6 |
| 14 | Sept 29 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | Mosaic Stadium | 33–22 | Loss | 28,800 | 6–7 |
| 15 | Oct 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 27–19 | Win | 20,202 | 7–7 |
| 16 | Oct 12 | at Toronto Argonauts | Rogers Centre | 35–17 | Loss | 31,416 | 7–8 |
| 17 | Oct 20 | Toronto Argonauts | Olympic Stadium | 16–9 | Loss | 44,510 | 7–9 |
| 18 | Oct 27 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | 33–32 | Win | 29,247 | 8–9 |
| 19 | Nov 2 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 20–17 | Loss | 23,744 | 8–10 |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.

## Playoffs
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance |
| 20 | East Semi-Final | Nov 11 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 24–22 | Loss | 22,843 |
    # Games played with white uniforms.

### East Semi-Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 11, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Venue: Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

## Awards
### 2007 CFL All-Star Selections

* OG – Scott Flory, 2007 CFL All-Star
* P – Damon Duval, 2007 CFL All-Star

### 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

* WR – Ben Cahoon, 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star
* OG – Scott Flory, 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star
* P – Damon Duval, 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star
* DB – Randee Drew, 2007 CFL Eastern All-Star

### 2007 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

* OG – Scott Flory, 2007 Intergold CFLPA All-Star
* P – Damon Duval, 2007Intergold CFLPA All-Star