The 1998 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 12–5–1 record. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished with the same record, but won the season series and thus, the tie-breaker. Hamilton also defeated the Alouettes in the East Final, denying the team a trip to the Grey Cup .
The 1998 season was significant with the signing of future all-time team passing leader Anthony Calvillo , the drafting of future Alouette touchdown leader Ben Cahoon , and longtime centre Bryan Chiu becoming a regular starter on the offensive line. Running back Mike Pringle became the first player to rush for over 2000 yards in a single season . The Alouettes also made a permanent move to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on the campus of McGill University after dwindling attendance numbers at Olympic Stadium .
Offseason [ ]
CFL Draft [ ]
[1]
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Season Standings [ ]
[2]
Season Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Venue
Score
Result
Attendance
Record
1
July 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Stadium
27–24
Win
22,013
1–0
2
July 9
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Molson Stadium
30–24
Win
14,388
2–0
3
July 16
Calgary Stampeders
McMahon Stadium
29–26
Win
27,515
3–0
4
July 23
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Molson Stadium
23–21
Loss
16,149
3–1
5
July 31
Edmonton Eskimos
Commonwealth Stadium
22–10
Loss
30,813
3–2
6
Aug 6
BC Lions
Molson Stadium
22–16
Win
14,050
4–2
7
Aug 13
Toronto Argonauts
Molson Stadium
24–20
Win
16,399
5–2
8
Aug 21
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Taylor Field
13–12
Win
22,042
6–2
9
Aug 28
Calgary Stampeders
Molson Stadium
40–32
Win
17,501
7–2
10
Sept 5
BC Lions
BC Place Stadium
26–15
Win
14,408
8–2
11
Sept 13
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Molson Stadium
30–9
Loss
18,262
8–3
12
Sept 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ivor Wynne Stadium
31–31
Tie
18,509
8–3–1
13
Sept 25
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Stadium
34–23
Loss
22,539
8–4–1
14
Oct 4
Edmonton Eskimos
Molson Stadium
34–3
Win
16,152
9–4–1
15
Oct 12
Toronto Argonauts
Molson Stadium
40–13
Loss
16,268
9–5–1
16
Oct 17
Toronto Argonauts
SkyDome
38–28
Win
24,230
10–5–1
17
Oct 25
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Molson Stadium
58–44
Win
16,205
11–5–1
18
Nov 1
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ivor Wynne Stadium
22–11
Win
20,025
12–5–1
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Roster [ ]
Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Receivers
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Practice Roster
Playoffs [ ]
East Semi-Final [ ]
East Final [ ]
Awards [ ]
1998 CFL All-Star Selections [ ]
1998 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections [ ]
Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
Elfrid Payton – Defensive End
Mike Pringle – Running Back
Pierre Vercheval – Offensive Guard
1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections [ ]
[4]
References [ ]
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