# 2003 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2003 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5 record. For the second year in a row, they defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final, advancing to face Edmonton for the second Grey Cup in a row. The Alouettes lost to the Eskimos 34–22 in the Grey Cup.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | Andrew Noel | WR | Acadia |
| 2 | 14 | Richard Karikari | CB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 2 | 18 | Kerry Carter | RB | Stanford |
| 3 | 27 | Mat Brandt | WR | Miami (Ohio) |
| 4 | 35 | Paul Archer | OL | St. Mary's |
| 5 | 44 | Mathieu Bertrand | QB | Laval |
| 6 | 50 | Dave Stala | K | St. Mary's |
| 6 | 51 | Michael Botterill | LB | McMaster |
| 6 | 53 | Ed Becker | K | Wilfrid Laurier |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | May 30 | at Ottawa Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | 21–19 | Loss | 22,802 | 0–1 |
| B | June 7 | Ottawa Renegades | PEPS Stadium | 54–23 | Win | 10,358 | 1–1 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

East Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 562 | 409 | 26 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 473 | 433 | 18 |
| Ottawa Renegades | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 467 | 581 | 14 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 293 | 583 | 2 |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | June 17 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | 23–20 (OT) | Win | 30,102 | 1–0 |
| 2 | June 21 | at Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | 34–16 | Win | 30,109 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | July 4 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | Taylor Field | 32–31 | Win | 23,295 | 3–0 |
| 5 | July 12 | BC Lions | Molson Stadium | 28–27 | Loss | 20,202 | 3–1 |
| 6 | July 19 | Calgary Stampeders | Molson Stadium | 36–25 | Win | 20,202 | 4–1 |
| 7 | July 24 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 50–19 | Win | 28,484 | 5–1 |
| 8 | July 29 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 37–27 | Win | 20,202 | 6–1 |
| 9 | Aug 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 30–17 | Win | 20,202 | 7–1 |
| 10 | Aug 16 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 28–10 | Win | 14,169 | 8–1 |
| 11 | Aug 21 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 46–22 | Win | 20,202 | 9–1 |
| 12 | Aug 29 | at Ottawa Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | 43–38 | Loss | 24,583 | 9–2 |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 14 | Sept 14 | Ottawa Renegades | Molson Stadium | 30–10 | Win | 20,202 | 10–2 |
| 15 | Sept 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Molson Stadium | 28–23 | Win | 20,202 | 11–2 |
| 16 | Sept 27 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 30–17 | Win | 14,048 | 12–2 |
| 17 | Oct 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | Molson Stadium | 20–19 | Loss | 20,202 | 12–3 |
| 18 | Oct 11 | at BC Lions | BC Place Stadium | 28–24 | Loss | 21,046 | 12–4 |
| 19 | Oct 17 | at Toronto Argonauts | SkyDome | 45–13 | Loss | 14,921 | 12–5 |
| 20 | Oct 26 | Ottawa Renegades | Molson Stadium | 38–7 | Win | 20,202 | 13–5 |

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

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 30 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 22 |

## Awards
### 2003 CFL All-Star Selections

* Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback
* Jeremaine Copeland – Slotback
* Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
* Scott Flory – Offensive Guard
* Bryan Chiu – Centre

### 2003 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

* Anthony calvillo – Quarterback
* Ben Cahoon – Slotback
* Jeremaine copeland – Slotback
* Kwame Cavil – Wide Receiver
* Neal Fort – Offensive Tackle
* Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle
* Scott flory – Offensive Guard
* Bryan chiu – Centre
* Anwar Stewart – Defensive End
* Ed Philion – Defensive Tackle
* Kevin Johnson – Linebacker
* Tim Strickland – Linebacker
* Barron Miles – Defensive Back