The 2003 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5 record. For the second year in a row, they defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final, advancing to face Edmonton for the second Grey Cup in a row. The Alouettes lost to the Eskimos 34–22 in the Grey Cup.
Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 9 Andrew Noel WR Acadia 2 14 Richard Karikari CB St. Francis Xavier 2 18 Kerry Carter RB Stanford 3 27 Mat Brandt WR Miami (Ohio) 4 35 Paul Archer OL St. Mary's 5 44 Mathieu Bertrand QB Laval 6 50 Dave Stala K St. Mary's 6 51 Michael Botterill LB McMaster 6 53 Ed Becker K Wilfrid Laurier https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2003 2003 CFL Canadian Draft
Preseason Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record A May 30 at Ottawa Renegades Frank Clair Stadium 21–19 Loss 22,802 0–1 B June 7 Ottawa Renegades PEPS Stadium 54–23 Win 10,358 1–1
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record 1 June 17 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 23–20 (OT) Win 30,102 1–0 2 June 21 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 34–16 Win 30,109 2–0 3 Bye 4 July 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field 32–31 Win 23,295 3–0 5 July 12 BC Lions Molson Stadium 28–27 Loss 20,202 3–1 6 July 19 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 36–25 Win 20,202 4–1 7 July 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 50–19 Win 28,484 5–1 8 July 29 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 37–27 Win 20,202 6–1 9 Aug 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 30–17 Win 20,202 7–1 10 Aug 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 28–10 Win 14,169 8–1 11 Aug 21 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 46–22 Win 20,202 9–1 12 Aug 29 at Ottawa Renegades Frank Clair Stadium 43–38 Loss 24,583 9–2 13 Bye 14 Sept 14 Ottawa Renegades Molson Stadium 30–10 Win 20,202 10–2 15 Sept 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 28–23 Win 20,202 11–2 16 Sept 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 30–17 Win 14,048 12–2 17 Oct 5 Edmonton Eskimos Molson Stadium 20–19 Loss 20,202 12–3 18 Oct 11 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 28–24 Loss 21,046 12–4 19 Oct 17 at Toronto Argonauts SkyDome 45–13 Loss 14,921 12–5 20 Oct 26 Ottawa Renegades Molson Stadium 38–7 Win 20,202 13–5
Roster 2003 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C G T G/T G T
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DT DT DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/PInjured list LB DT C LB DB T WR G/T DB DE LB
Italics indicate American player
Playoffs Scotiabank East Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalToronto Argonauts 5 14 0 7 26Montreal Alouettes 3 10 10 7 30
Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 7 17 0 10 34Montreal Alouettes 0 21 1 0 22
Awards 2003 CFL All-Star Selections Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback Jeremaine Copeland – Slotback Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle Scott Flory – Offensive Guard Bryan Chiu – Centre
2003 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections Anthony calvillo – Quarterback Ben Cahoon – Slotback Jeremaine copeland – Slotback Kwame Cavil – Wide Receiver Neal Fort – Offensive Tackle Uzooma okeke – Offensive Tackle Scott flory – Offensive Guard Bryan chiu – Centre Anwar Stewart – Defensive End Ed Philion – Defensive Tackle Kevin Johnson – Linebacker Tim Strickland – Linebacker Barron Miles – Defensive Back
2003 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections
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