# 2001 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2001 Montreal Alouettes finished in third place in the East Division following a disastrous end to the season. After starting the season with a 9–2 record, Anthony Calvillo was injured in a game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and he missed several games, leading to the team losing its remaining seven games, as well as their playoff game, to finish the season with a 9–9 record. Head Coach Rod Rust was fired after 17 games and General Manager Jim Popp replaced him as interim Head Coach for the last regular season game and only playoff game losing both.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Luke Fritz | OL | Eastern Washington |
| 2 | 11 | Pat Woodcock | WR | Syracuse |
| 2 | 15 | Jesse Palmer | QB | Florida |
| 3 | 18 | Phil Gibson | DL | Toledo |
| 4 | 25 | Shawn Gifford | OT | Charleston Southern |
| 4 | 29 | Peter Moore | DL | Syracuse |
| 4 | 31 | Steven Maheu | WR/QB | Simon Fraser |
| 6 | 47 | Phil Côté | QB | Ottawa |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | June 21 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 31–12 | Win | 19,041 | 1–0 |
| B | June 26 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20–18 | Loss | 15,584 | 1–1 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

East Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 383 | 28 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 420 | 22 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 419 | 18 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 432 | 455 | 15 |

### Season Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | July 4 | Toronto Argonauts | SkyDome | 27–3 | Win | 14,065 | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 12 | Calgary Stampeders | Molson Stadium | 32–14 | Win | 19,544 | 2–0 |
| 3 | July 20 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 37–34 | Win | 29,503 | 3–0 |
| 4 | July 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | Molson Stadium | 34–6 | Win | 19,541 | 4–0 |
| 5 | Aug 4 | BC Lions | BC Place Stadium | 44–31 | Loss | 18,185 | 4–1 |
| 6 | Aug 10 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 27–17 | Win | 19,541 | 5–1 |
| 7 | Aug 16 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 40–25 | Win | 19,541 | 6–1 |
| 8 | Aug 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 24–19 | Loss | 29,503 | 6–2 |
| 9 | Aug 31 | BC Lions | Molson Stadium | 23–19 | Win | 19,541 | 7–2 |
| 10 | Sept 9 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Taylor Field | 31–3 | Win | 18,358 | 8–2 |
| 11 | Sept 16 | Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 24–18 | Win | 19,541 | 9–2 |
| 12 | Sept 23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 28–25 | Loss | 19,601 | 9–3 |
| 13 | Sept 30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 21–20 | Loss | 19,300 | 9–4 |
| 14 | Oct 8 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Molson Stadium | 13–7 | Loss | 19,601 | 9–5 |
| 15 | Oct 13 | Toronto Argonauts | SkyDome | 51–24 | Loss | 17,258 | 9–6 |
| 16 | Oct 20 | Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | 29–9 | Loss | 34,029 | 9–7 |
| 17 | Oct 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Molson Stadium | 38–18 | Loss | 19,601 | 9–8 |
| 18 | Nov 4 | Edmonton Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | 32–26 | Loss | 43,123 | 9–9 |

### Roster
## Playoffs
### East Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Montreal Alouettes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 24 |

## Awards
### 2001 CFL All-Star Selections

* Bryan Chiu – Centre
* Terry Baker – Punter

### 2001 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

* Bryan chiu – Centre
* Terry baker – Punter
* Mike Pringle – Running Back