1978 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) |
| 2nd place • Eastern Conference • 8-7-1 .531 |
| Head Coach: Joe Scannella |
| Jim Erkenbeck | Assistant Coach |
| Gene Gaines | Assistant Coach |
| Lamar Leachman | Assistant Coach |
| Larry Pasquale | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Tue | 6/13/1978 | A | British Columbia Lions | 9-15 | L | Vancouver, BC | Empire Stadium | 21608 | |
| Tue | 6/20/1978 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 14-12 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 28484 | |
| Wed | 6/28/1978 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 25-4 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 16961 | |
| Tue | 7/4/1978 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 27-24 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 34191 | |
| Tue | 7/11/1978 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10-17 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 25391 | |
| Tue | 7/18/1978 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 30-23 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 51388 | |
| Tue | 7/25/1978 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24-12 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 52132 | |
| Wed | 8/2/1978 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 11-16 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 52308 | |
| Wed | 8/9/1978 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 28-14 | W | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 26888 | |
| Tue | 8/22/1978 | H | British Columbia Lions | 30-26 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 65132 | |
| Tue | 8/29/1978 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10-36 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 27201 | |
| Tue | 9/5/1978 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 18-23 | L | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 62197 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 27-2 | W | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 46202 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14-4 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 50567 | |
| Sat | 9/23/1978 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6-17 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 22794 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 22-42 | L | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 54652 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | A | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 35-35 | T | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 20907 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10-13 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 33976 | |
| Sat | 10/21/1978 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 30-7 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 45547 | |
| Sat | 11/4/1978 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 26-8 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 54159 | |
| Eastern Semi-Final | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/11/1978 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35-20 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 37017 | |
| Eastern Final | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 21-16 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 31960 | |
| Grey Cup | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/26/1978 | N | Edmonton Eskimos | 13-20 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 54386 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Junior Ah You | 77 | DE | 6-2 | 233 | 30 | Arizona State | 10 | |
| Clifton Alapa | 70 | DE | 6-2 | 238 | 24 | Arizona State | 10 | |
| Vic Anonsen | 24 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 24 | Manitoba | 2 | |
| Brock Aynsley | 19 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | Washington State | 12 | |
| Joe Barnes | 7 | QB | 5-11 | 196 | 27 | Texas Tech | 12 | |
| Pat Bonnett | 50 | ROG | 6-3 | 239 | 27 | Idaho State | 16 | |
| Wally Buono | 39 | OLB | 5-11 | 214 | 28 | Idaho State | 16 | |
| Jim Burrow | 16 | CB | 5-11 | 181 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | |
| Al Cowlings | DE-LB | 6-5 | 247 | 31 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 4 | ||
| Carl Crennel | 72 | MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 30 | West Virginia | 16 | |
| Dwayne Crump | 27 | DB | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Fresno CC; Pasadena CC; Fresno State | 8 | |
| Peter Dalla Riva | 74 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 32 | none | 12 | |
| Gerry Dattilio | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Northern Colorado | 16 | |
| Eletise Fiatoa | 55 | DE | 5-11 | 244 | 24 | Long Beach State | 6 | |
| Jerry Friesen | 47 | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Saskatchewan | 16 | |
| Bob Gaddis | 22 | WR | 5-11 | 178 | 26 | Mississippi Valley State | 16 | |
| David Green | 25 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | Chowan JC; Edinboro | 5 | |
| Gabriel Gregoire | 62 | DE | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | none | 16 | |
| Randy Halsall | 58 | OG | 6-3 | 255 | 29 | Wake Forest | 5 | |
| Mike Hameluck | OL-DL | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | none | 3 | ||
| Dickie Harris | 18 | DB | 5-11 | 178 | 28 | South Carolina | 11 | |
| Gord Judges | 75 | DT | 6-3 | 245 | 31 | none | 16 | |
| Craig Labbett | 79 | TE | 6-3 | 215 | 22 | Western Ontario | 6 | |
| Larry Lawrence | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 29 | Iowa | 3 | ||
| Phil Luke | 51 | DT-DE | 6-5 | 230 | 23 | Simon Fraser | 3 | |
| Chuck McMann | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | |
| Joe Mitchell | 25 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | |
| Ian Mofford | 10 | RB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | none | 16 | |
| Ty Morris | 20 | DB | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Puget Sound | 14 | |
| John O'Leary | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Nebraska | 15 | |
| Doug Payton | 61 | OT | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | Colorado | 15 | |
| Vernon Perry | 37 | DB | 6-2 | 211 | 25 | Jackson State | 4 | |
| Terry Peters | DB | 5-11 | 178 | 23 | Independence CC; Oklahoma | 3 | ||
| Tony Proudfoot | 23 | DH | 6-1 | 195 | 29 | New Brunswick | 8 | |
| Randy Rhino | 21 | S | 5-9 | 185 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 16 | |
| Tom Shuman | QB | 6-2 | 194 | 25 | Penn State | 3 | ||
| Doug Smith | 53 | C | 6-1 | 235 | 26 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | |
| Larry Smith | 36 | TE | 6-0 | 208 | 27 | Bishop's | 16 | |
| Ken Starch | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 24 | Wisconsin | 12 | |
| Don Sweet | 11 | K | 6-0 | 189 | 30 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| John Taylor | 59 | OT-C | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | El Camino JC; Pacific | 6 | |
| Larry Uteck | 8 | DH | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Colorado; Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | |
| Sonny Wade | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Virginia Tech; Emory & Henry | 4 | |
| Ray Watrin | 52 | LOG | 6-2 | 240 | 33 | Utah State | 16 | |
| Brent Watson | OT | 6-4 | 256 | 23 | Tennessee | 2 | ||
| Glen Weir | 64 | DT | 6-2 | 242 | 27 | none | 15 | |
| Bill Winters | 60 | ROT | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Princeton | 8 | |
| Dan Yochum | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 258 | 28 | Syracuse | 16 | |
| Chuck Zapiec | 76 | OLB | 6-2 | 218 | 29 | Penn State | 16 | |
| DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | College |
| Rene Deschamps | DT | Calgary |
| Craig Labbett | TE | Western Ontario |
| DRAFT LIST - OPEN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Neil Quilter | OT | British Columbia |
| 1 | 9 | Phil Noble | LB | Western Ontario |
| 2 | 12 | Gary Boecheler | OG | Saskatchewan |
| 2 | 14 | Jerry Friesen | LB | Saskatchewan |
| 2 | 16 | Bob Hultgren | WR | McMaster |
| 2 | 18 | Ty Morris | WR | Puget Sound |
| 3 | 25 | Bill O'Bryan | C | Oregon State |
| 4 | 36 | Sandy Gray | DB | Ottawa |
| 5 | 45 | Kerry Powell | HB | Queen's |
| 6 | 54 | Henry Svec | DT | Western Ontario |
| 7 | 63 | Clarence Coleman | RB | Ottawa |
| 8 | 72 | Eris Salvatori | RB | McGill |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 85 | 74 | 61 | 111 | 331 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 112 | 49 | 90 | 295 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 255 | 86 | 146 | 23 | 158 | 1327 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 287 | 102 | 158 | 27 | 158 | 1287 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sweet | 0 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 2 | 0 | 123 | |
| John O'Leary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Peter Dalla Riva | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |||
| Brock Aynsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Bob Gaddis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| David Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Larry Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Ken Starch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Wally Buono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||
| Junior Ah You | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Joe Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jim Burrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Gerry Dattilio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Dickie Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Chuck McMann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Joe Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Al Cowlings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Craig Labbett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 33 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 10 | 0 | 331 | |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 43 | 55.8 | 21 | 0 | 295 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John O'Leary | 146 | 584 | 4.0 | 15 | 4 |
| Ken Starch | 109 | 429 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 |
| David Green | 62 | 309 | 5.0 | 45 | 2 |
| Gerry Dattilio | 31 | 212 | 6.8 | 27 | 1 |
| Joe Barnes | 32 | 147 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Larry Smith | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Joe Mitchell | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Ian Mofford | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Sonny Wade | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Gaddis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Shuman | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck McMann | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 410 | 1817 | 4.4 | 51 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 383 | 1771 | 4.6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barnes | 137 | 72 | 52.6 | 56 | 1177 | 8.6 | 16.3 | 82 | 10 | 7.3 | 9 | 6.6 | 78.6 | |||
| Gerry Dattilio | 142 | 78 | 54.9 | 55 | 1120 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 59 | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 6.3 | 66.1 | |||
| Sonny Wade | 77 | 39 | 50.6 | 33 | 550 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 64 | 3 | 3.9 | 5 | 6.5 | 60.0 | |||
| Tom Shuman | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 16 | 210 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 69.6 | |||
| Larry Lawrence | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 31 | 10.3 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.7 | |||
| Wally Buono | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 93.8 | |||
| Team Totals | 390 | 205 | 52.6 | 162 | 3112 | 8.0 | 15.2 | 82 | 18 | 4.6 | 23 | 5.9 | 69.9 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 479 | 267 | 55.7 | 191 | 3441 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 21 | 4.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gaddis | 45 | 814 | 18.1 | 64 | 3 |
| Larry Smith | 35 | 528 | 15.1 | 52 | 3 |
| Peter Dalla Riva | 33 | 557 | 16.9 | 42 | 4 |
| John O'Leary | 24 | 445 | 18.5 | 57 | 1 |
| Brock Aynsley | 20 | 375 | 18.8 | 82 | 3 |
| Ken Starch | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Chuck McMann | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Ian Mofford | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 24 | 0 |
| David Green | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Gerry Dattilio | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Anonsen | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Craig Labbett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 205 | 3112 | 15.2 | 82 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 267 | 3441 | 12.9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Burrow | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Wally Buono | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Dickie Harris | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Larry Uteck | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Randy Rhino | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Carl Crennel | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chuck Zapiec | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Proudfoot | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 312 | 14.9 | 58 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 244 | 10.6 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Buono | 120 | 5241 | 43.7 | 90 | 8 | |
| Sonny Wade | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 50 | 0 | |
| Chuck Zapiec | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 127 | 5550 | 43.7 | 90 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 143 | 5981 | 41.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Rhino | 76 | 868 | 11.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Dickie Harris | 19 | 163 | 8.6 | 78 | 1 |
| Jim Burrow | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Ian Mofford | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Gaddis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| David Green | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Uteck | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John O'Leary | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Crennel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 110 | 1158 | 10.5 | 78 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 106 | 756 | 7.1 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sweet | 56 | 3154 | 56.3 | 71 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 3154 | 56.3 | 71 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Mofford | 27 | 579 | 21.4 | 40 | 0 |
| David Green | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 33 | 0 |
| John O'Leary | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Randy Rhino | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Gaddis | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Terry Peters | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Wally Buono | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Carl Crennel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Proudfoot | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 921 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 1258 | 22.9 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Ah You | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Clifton Alapa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Buono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Burrow | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Cowlings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Carl Crennel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dwayne Crump | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Gerry Dattilio | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eletise Fiatoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gaddis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Green | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dickie Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Judges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck McMann | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Mofford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John O'Leary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Rhino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Shuman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Starch | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Wade | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Chuck Zapiec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 146 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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