# 1977 Montreal Alouettes season

The 1977 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–5 record and won the 65th Grey Cup. The Alouettes set CFL attendance records for the most attended regular season game with 69,093 fans attending the September 6 match-up with the Toronto Argonauts and for the most attended Grey Cup game with 68,205 people attending the 65th Grey Cup. Both records still stand today.

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | June 15 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–24 | 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 17,736 |
| B | June 26 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 16–18 | 0–2 | Olympic Stadium | 22,147 |
| C | June 29 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 20–6 | 1–2 | Exhibition Stadium | 39,103 |
| D | July 5 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 40–0 | 2–2 | Olympic Stadium | 23,920 |

## Regular season
### Standings

Eastern Football Conference :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 311 | 245 | 22 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 368 | 344 | 16 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 251 | 266 | 12 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 283 | 394 | 10 |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | July 13 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 27–17 | 1–0 | Lansdowne Park | 25,280 |
| 2 | 2 | July 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 16–10 | 2–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 47,320 |
| 3 | 3 | July 26 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 17–6 | 3–0 | Olympic Stadium | 55,085 |
| 4 | 4 | Aug 2 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–11 | 4–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 25,782 |
| 5 | 5 | Aug 11 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 27–10 | 5–0 | Olympic Stadium | 63,330 |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | 6 | Aug 23 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 27–20 | 6–0 | Olympic Stadium | 66,544 |
| 8 | 7 | Aug 30 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 25–20 | 7–0 | Clarke Stadium | 25,875 |
| 9 | 8 | Sept 6 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 14–20 | 7–1 | Olympic Stadium | 69,093 |
| 10 | 9 | Sept 11 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 16–11 | 8–1 | Lansdowne Park | 33,399 |
| 11 | 10 | Sept 18 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 13–19 | 8–2 | Exhibition Stadium | 47,138 |
| 12 | 11 | Sept 25 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 19–20 | 8–3 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 21,748 |
| 13 | 12 | Oct 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 6–18 | 8–4 | Olympic Stadium | 62,832 |
| 14 | 13 | Oct 9 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 20–18 | 9–4 | Olympic Stadium | 50,540 |
| 15 | 14 | Oct 15 | at BC Lions | L 17–18 | 9–5 | Empire Stadium | 32,719 |
| 16 | 15 | Oct 22 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 28–16 | 10–5 | Olympic Stadium | 62,157 |
| 17 | 16 | Oct 29 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 18–11 | 11–5 | Olympic Stadium | 46,620 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| East Final | Nov 19 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 21–18 | 1–0 | Olympic Stadium | 55,400 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 27 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 41–6 | 2–0 | Olympic Stadium | 68,205 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 10 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 41 |

## Awards and honours
### CFL All-Stars

* OT – Dan Yochum
* DT – Glen Weir
* LB – Chuck Zapiec
* DB – Dickie Harris
* DB – Randy Rhino

### Eastern All-Stars

* SB – Peter Dalla Riva
* WR – Brock Aynsley
* OT – Dan Yochum
* DT – Glen Weir
* LB – Chuck Zapiec
* DB – Dickie Harris
* DB – Tony Proudfoot
* DB – Randy Rhino
* K – Don Sweet