The

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5–0–1 record. The Alouettes hired coach

Don Matthews Donald J. Matthews, a.k.a. "The Don", (June 22, 1939 – June 14, 2017) was a head coach of several professional football teams, mostly in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won 231 games in the CFL, the second highest win total by a head ...

, after a terrible ending to the 2001 season. They defeated the

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35–18 in the East Final to advance to the

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. They met their most frequent Grey Cup partner, the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

, in front of a loud, cold, hometown Eskimo crowd, they won 25–16, winning their first championship since

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, when they defeated these same Edmonton Eskimos in the famous Ice Bowl at Olympic Stadium.

Offseason

CFL draft

2002 CFL Canadian Draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season Standings

Season Schedule

Roster

Playoffs

Scotiabank East Final

Grey Cup

Awards

2002 CFL All-Star Selections

Anthony Calvillo Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972) is the quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He was professional football's all-time passing yards ...

– Quarterback *

Uzooma Okeke Uzooma Okeke (born September 3, 1970) is a former Canadian Football League Offensive tackle, tackle for the Montreal Alouettes. He won a Grey Cup with Montreal in 2002 Grey Cup, 2002. Okeke is currently the Football Operations Assistant/Scout fo ...

– Offensive Tackle *

Scott Flory Scott Flory (born July 15, 1976) is the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan's Huskies football team. He is also a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for 15 years for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian ...

– Offensive Guard *

Bryan Chiu Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the former offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and current head coach of Vancouver College. He was a professional Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes from ...

– Centre *

Barron Miles Barron Miles (born January 1, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football player who played for 12 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is the defensive coordinator for the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL. Miles finished his career tie ...

– Defensive Back

2002 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

*Anthony calvillo – Quarterback *

Ben Cahoon Ben Cahoon (born July 16, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He won the award for the Most Outstanding Canadian in the CFL two years i ...

– Slotback *

Pat Woodcock Patrick Ian Woodcock (born April 27, 1977) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. Woodcock attended American College at Syracuse University between 1997 and 2000 and he attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School (Kanata), Holy Trinity Catho ...

– Wide Receiver *

Lawrence Phillips Lawrence Lamond Phillips (May 12, 1975 – January 13, 2016) was an American gridiron football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. A highly touted collegiate prospect, Phillips' professional career wa ...

– Running Back *Marlion Jackson - Running Back *Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle *Scott flory – Offensive Guard *Bryan chiu – Centre * Marc Megna – Defensive End * Robert Brown – Defensive Tackle * Kevin Johnson – Linebacker *

Stefen Reid Stefen Reid (born May 11, 1972) is a former Canadian football linebacker who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He was drafted by the Ottawa Rough Riders in the bonus round of ...

– Linebacker *Barron miles – Defensive Back * Wayne Shaw – Cornerback *

Keith Stokes Keith Stokes (born December 10, 1978) is a former professional Canadian and American football wide receiver. Stokes was a two time Canadian Football League all star. He also starred in the French League Championnat Élite Division 1 in 2009 for ...

– Special Teams

2002 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

References

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