# 2014 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2014 Montreal Alouettes season was the 48th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Alouettes finished the season in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record. The Alouettes improved upon their 8–10 record from 2013 with their 9th win in their 17th game and qualified for the playoffs for the 19th straight season in that same game. The team defeated the BC Lions in the East Semi-Final, but lost the East Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Alouettes set a CFL record as they were the first team to fall six games below .500 with a 1–7 record and finish with a .500 record or better.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Alouettes had eight selections in the seven-round draft, after acquiring an additional fourth round selection for Dahrran Diedrick.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | David Foucault | OL | Montreal |
| 2 | 10 | Andrew Lue | DB | Queen's |
| 3 | 22 | Jeffrey Finley | DL | Guelph |
| 4 | 31 | James Tuck | DL | York |
| 4 | 35 | Andrew Smith | WR | Manitoba |
| 5 | 43 | Nick Boyd | K/P | Manitoba |
| 6 | 49 | Jean-Christophe Beaulieu | FB | Sherbrooke |
| 7 | 58 | Mackenzie Sarro | WR/FB | Calgary |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| B | Sat, June 14 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23–28 | 0–1 | None | Ron Joyce Stadium | 5,573 | Recap |
| C | Fri, June 20 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 10–26 | 0–2 | TSN | Molson Stadium | 18,141 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 417 | 395 | 18 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 360 | 394 | 18 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 450 | 456 | 16 | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 278 | 465 | 4 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | Sat, June 28 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 8–29 | 0–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | McMahon Stadium | 26,135 | Recap |
| 2 | Fri, July 4 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | W 24–9 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,018 | Recap |
| 3 | Fri, July 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 33–34 | 1–2 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,384 | Recap |
| 4 | Sat, July 19 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 5–41 | 1–3 | TSN/RDS | BC Place | 25,063 | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | Fri, Aug 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 5–31 | 1–4 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,692 | Recap |
| 7 | Fri, Aug 8 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 23–33 | 1–5 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,054 | Recap |
| 8 | Sat, Aug 16 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 11–16 | 1–6 | TSN/RDS | Mosaic Stadium | 33,427 | Recap |
| 9 | Fri, Aug 22 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 16–24 | 1–7 | TSN/RDS | Investors Group Field | 29,881 | Recap |
| 10 | Fri, Aug 29 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 20–10 | 2–7 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 19,440 | Recap |
| 11 | Sun, Sept 7 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 38–31 | 3–7 | TSN/RDS/ESPN | Molson Stadium | 20,551 | Recap |
| 12 | Fri, Sept 12 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 16–33 | 3–8 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,833 | Recap |
| 13 | Sun, Sept 21 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 31–15 | 4–8 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 19,892 | Recap |
| 14 | Fri, Sept 26 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 15–7 | 5–8 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 24,317 | Recap |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | Mon, Oct 13 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 40–9 | 6–8 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 23,069 | Recap |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 18 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 20–12 | 7–8 | TSN/RDS | Rogers Centre | 16,834 | Recap |
| 18 | Fri, Oct 24 | 6:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 23–17 | 8–8 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 24,458 | Recap |
| 19 | Sun, Nov 2 | 12:00 p.m. EST | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 17–14 | 9–8 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 22,013 | Recap |
| 20 | Sat, Nov 8 | 4:00 p.m. EST | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 15–29 | 9–9 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 24,186 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.

## Post-season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 16 | 1:00 p.m. EST | vs. BC Lions | W 50–17 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 15,107 | Recap |
| East Final | Sun, Nov 23 | 1:00 p.m. EST | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 24–40 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,334 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.