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The 2020 Montreal Alouettes season was scheduled to be the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 66th overall.

The 2020 CFL season would have been the second season for Khari Jones as the Alouettes’ head coach and offensive coordinator as he had the “interim” tag removed after he agreed to a three-year extension on November 26, 2019.[1] This also would have been his first full season, including pre-season, as the team’s head coach.[2] It would have been the first season under the ownership of S and S Sportsco, which is operated by Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern. The new owners appointed Danny Maciocia as the team’s general manager and named local businessman Mario Cecchini as the team’s new president.[3]

Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[4] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[5] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[6]

Offseason[edit]

CFL National Draft[edit]

The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[7] The Alouettes had ten selections in the eight-round draft, including four selections within the first 25 picks.[8] Notably, the Alouettes traded their first-round pick to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the trade for Johnny Manziel.[9]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
2 14 Marc-Antoine Dequoy DB Montreal Montreal, QC
2 16 Cameron Lawson DL Queen’s Caledon, ON
3 22 Carter O′Donnell OL Alberta Red Deer, AB
3 25 Benoit Marion DL Montreal Montreal, QC
4 33 Brian Harelimana LB Montreal Laval, QC
6 49 Andrew Becker OL Regina Kelowna, BC
6 51 Jersey Henry HB Concordia LaSalle, QC
7 60 Vincent Alessandrini SB Concordia Laval, QC
8 66 Brock Gowanlock DL Manitoba Duncan, BC
8 69 Colton Klassen RB Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK

CFL Global Draft[edit]

The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[10] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[4][11] The Alouettes were scheduled to select fifth in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[10]

Planned schedule[edit]

Preseason[edit]

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Regular season[edit]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
1 1 Fri, June 12 10:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium
2 2 Fri, June 19 9:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium
3 Bye
4 3 Thu, July 2 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
5 4 Thu, July 9 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN/RDS IG Field
6 5 Fri, July 17 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
7 6 Thu, July 23 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions TSN/RDS BC Place
8 7 Sat, Aug 1 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
9 8 Fri, Aug 7 7:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field
10 9 Thu, Aug 13 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
11 10 Fri, Aug 21 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
12 11 Fri, Aug 28 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts TSN/RDS BMO Field
13 Bye
14 12 Fri, Sept 11 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium
15 13 Fri, Sept 18 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Football Team TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
16 14 Fri, Sept 25 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field
17 15 Sat, Oct 3 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
18 16 Mon, Oct 12 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
19 Bye
20 17 Sat, Oct 24 4:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Football Team TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium
21 18 Sat, Oct 31 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN/RDS Molson Stadium

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Roster[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Alouettes ink HC, OC Khari Jones to three-year extension”. CFL.ca. November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ “Alouettes – finally – begin contract extension negotiations with head coach Khari Jones”. 3downnation.com. November 4, 2019.
  3. ^ “Alouettes part ways with GM Kavis Reed”. CFL.ca. July 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b “Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL”. cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. ^ “CFL provides update regarding 2020”. Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  6. ^ “CFL not to play shortened season in the fall”. Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.
  7. ^ “CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan”. press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. ^ “2020 CFL Draft”. CFL.ca. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  9. ^ “Als acquire Johnny Manziel in blockbuster deal – CFL.ca”. CFL.ca. July 22, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  10. ^ a b “Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020”. CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  11. ^ “CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp”. CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  12. ^ a b “2020 Schedule”. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

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