1959 Montreal Alouettes Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Douglas Walker (6-8)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1959 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
1959 Montreal Alouettes Roster

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses for 12 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Alouettes stumbled, scoring only 193 points, and the leaky defense yielded 305. Sam Etcheverry passed for 3,133 yards. Red O'Quinn paced all receivers, grabbing 53 passes for 692 yards.

Veryl Switzer carried the ball for a team-best 863 yards for Montreal.

Ed Learn seized 6 opponent throws.

Douglas Walker coached the team. The 1959 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Semifinal.

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Regular Season Points For: 193
Regular Season Points Against: 305

Date Game Res Home Road Record
August 18, 1959 Montreal Alouettes 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
August 21, 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders 8 at Montreal Alouettes 23 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
August 28, 1959 Toronto Argonauts 6 at Montreal Alouettes 24 W 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0
September 5, 1959 Montreal Alouettes 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders 7 W 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0
September 12, 1959 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 at Montreal Alouettes 27 W 3-0-0 1-1-0 4-1-0
September 16, 1959 Montreal Alouettes 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 L 3-0-0 1-2-0 4-2-0
September 19, 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders 43 at Montreal Alouettes 6 L 3-1-0 1-2-0 4-3-0
September 26, 1959 Montreal Alouettes 9 at Toronto Argonauts 39 L 3-1-0 1-3-0 4-4-0
October 3, 1959 Toronto Argonauts 37 at Montreal Alouettes 14 L 3-2-0 1-3-0 4-5-0
October 10, 1959 Montreal Alouettes 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders 36 L 3-2-0 1-4-0 4-6-0
October 12, 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders 28 at Montreal Alouettes 12 L 3-3-0 1-4-0 4-7-0
October 17, 1959 Montreal Alouettes 4 at Toronto Argonauts 3 W 3-3-0 2-4-0 5-7-0
October 24, 1959 Montreal Alouettes 0 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 L 3-3-0 2-5-0 5-8-0
October 31, 1959 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 at Montreal Alouettes 15 W 4-3-0 2-5-0 6-8-0
November 7, 1959 Montreal Alouettes 0 at Ottawa Rough Riders 43 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 Eastern Semi-Final


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