The

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season was the 42nd season for the team in the

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and their 56th overall. The Alouettes finished first place in the East Division, won the East Final and advanced to the

96th Grey Cup The 96th Grey Cup was held in Montreal, Quebec at Olympic Stadium on November 23, 2008. The East Division champion Montreal Alouettes hosted the West Division champion Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders won the game 22–14, with quarterback Henry ...

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, where they lost to the

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Offseason

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Montreal was more than $100,000 over, therefore, it will also lose the fourth overall selection in Wednesday's Canadian college draft. Montreal will now be relegated to just one selection in the first-round, coming at No. 7.

CFL draft

In the 2008 CFL Draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host

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. 2008 CFL Canadian Draft

Preseason

Regular season

* On October 4, Montreal Alouettes slotback,

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 ...

surpassed

Ray Elgaard Raymond Elgaard (born August 29, 1959) is a former Canadian Football League slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1983 through 1996, including winning the 77th Grey Cup in 1989. A big man, he was noted for his reliability as a receiver ...

to become the leading Canadian receiver in CFL history, with 831 receptions, against the Hamilton Tiger Cats.

Season standings

Season schedule

: Games played with colour uniforms. : Games played with white uniforms. : Games played with alternate uniforms.

Roster

Statistics

Offence

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defence

Playoffs

Eastern Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 1:00 PM

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Venue:

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Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue:

Awards and records

* Ben Cahoon, Nominee, Outstanding Canadian Award * Anthony Calvillo, Led Eastern Division, Passing Yards (5,624) * Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Attempts (682) * Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Completions (472) * Anthony Calvillo, Led Eastern Division, Passing Completion (69.8%) * Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Touchdowns (43) * Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passer Rating (107.2) *

CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...

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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 ...

(QB), Montreal Alouettes * Avon Cobourne, Led CFL Eastern Division, Rushing Yards, (950) *

CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually awarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Leo Dandurand Trophy winner from the East Division, and the DeMarco-Becket Memor ...

–

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 ...

(OG), Montreal Alouettes * Terry Evanshen Trophy, Anthony Calvillo

All-Star Selections

Josh Bourke Joshua Nathan Bourke (born October 16, 1982) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman. He spent the majority of his professional career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also spent time with the Toronto ...

, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence * Anthony Calvillo, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence *

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 ...

, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence * Avon Cobourne, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence *

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, CFL Eastern All-Star, Special Teams *

Mark Estelle Mark Estelle (born July 29, 1981) is a former professional American and Canadian football defensive back. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 2006 to 2011. He also played for the Houston Texans of the Nationa ...

, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence *

, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence * T.J. Hill, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence *

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, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence * Jamel Richardson, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence *

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, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence * Kerry Watkins, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence *

Keron Williams Keron Donavan Williams (1984) is a retired NFL / CFL defensive tackle. He was originally signed by the Calgary Stampeders in 2006 CFL season, 2006. Williams played college football for the UMass Minutemen football, UMass Minutemen. He also continu ...

, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence

Milestones

References

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Montreal Alouettes seasons