# 1978 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1978 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–7–1 record and appeared in the Grey Cup. The Alouettes would fail to defend their Grey Cup title, losing the championship game to the in a rematch vs the Edmonton Eskimos 20–13.

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | June 13 | at BC Lions | L 9–15 | 0–1 | Empire Stadium | 21,608 |
| B | June 20 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 14–12 | 1–1 | Olympic Stadium | 28,484 |
| C | June 28 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 25–4 | 2–1 | Lansdowne Park | 16,961 |
| D | July 4 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 27–24 | 3–1 | Olympic Stadium | 34,191 |

## Regular season
### Standings

Eastern Football Conference :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 395 | 261 | 22 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 331 | 295 | 17 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 225 | 403 | 11 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 234 | 389 | 8 |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | July 11 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 10–17 | 0–1 | Lansdowne Park | 25,391 |
| 2 | 2 | July 18 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 30–23 | 1–1 | Olympic Stadium | 51,388 |
| 3 | 3 | July 26 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 24–12 | 2–1 | Olympic Stadium | 52,132 |
| 4 | 4 | Aug 2 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 11–16 | 2–2 | Exhibition Stadium | 52,308 |
| 5 | 5 | Aug 9 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 28–14 | 3–2 | McMahon Stadium | 26,888 |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | 6 | Aug 22 | vs. BC Lions | W 30–26 | 4–2 | Olympic Stadium | 65,132 |
| 8 | 7 | Aug 29 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 10–36 | 4–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,201 |
| 9 | 8 | Sept 5 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 18–23 | 4–4 | Olympic Stadium | 62,197 |
| 10 | 9 | Sept 10 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 16–11 | 5–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 46,202 |
| 11 | 10 | Sept 17 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 14–4 | 6–4 | Olympic Stadium | 50,567 |
| 12 | 11 | Sept 23 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–17 | 6–5 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 22,794 |
| 13 | 12 | Oct 1 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 22–42 | 6–6 | Olympic Stadium | 54,562 |
| 14 | 13 | Oct 8 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | T 35–35 | 6–6–1 | Taylor Field | 20,907 |
| 15 | 14 | Oct 15 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 10–13 | 6–7–1 | Lansdowne Park | 33,976 |
| 16 | 15 | Oct 21 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 30–7 | 7–7–1 | Olympic Stadium | 45,547 |
| 17 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 18 | 16 | Nov 4 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 26–8 | 8–7–1 | Olympic Stadium | 54,159 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| East Semi-Final | Nov 11 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 35–20 | 1–0 | Olympic Stadium | 37,017 |
| East Final | Nov 19 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 21–16 | 2–0 | Lansdowne Park | 31,960 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 26 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–20 | 2–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 54,386 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |