1971 Montreal Alouettes Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Sam Etcheverry (6-8)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1971 Montreal Alouettes StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Sam Etcheverry (6-8)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1971 Montreal Alouettes Results
The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses for 12 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
Montreal scored only 226 points, worst in the league, while the defense conceded 248. Sonny Wade tossed for 2,090 yards. Terry Evanshen grabbed 50 passes for 852 yards. Bruce Van Ness was targeted regularly as well.
Bill Massey carried the ball for a team-best 655 yards for the Alouettes, while Moses Denson and Bruce Van Ness also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bobby Thompson intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Sam Etcheverry coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Walt Balasiuk | T | October 19, 1939 | 6'1" | 255 | East York Argos | Benito, MB | 14 |
| 59 | Mike Balenko | T | February 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 245 | Bridgeport | Montreal, QC | 14 |
| 50 | Joe Blake | DL | August 31, 1944 | 6'2" | 280 | Tulsa | East Chicago, IL | 14 |
| Steve Booras | DE | April 29, 1948 | 6'5" | 245 | Mesa J.C. (Colorado) | Billings, MT | 0 | |
| 57 | Justin Canale | G/K | April 11, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 |
| John Carlos | WR | June 5, 1945 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose State | Harlem, NY | 9 | |
| 45 | Gene Ceppetelli | G | July 28, 1942 | 6'2" | 245 | Villanova | Sudbury, ON Canada | 14 |
| 12 | Jim Chasey | QB | 6'1" | 185 | Dartmouth | 13 | ||
| 17 | Merl Code | DB | September 8, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina A&T | Seneca, SC | 11 |
| 66 | Ted Collins | DT | January 2, 1943 | 6'0" | 265 | Detroit | Windsor, ON | 14 |
| 74 | Peter Dalla Riva | TE | December 11, 1945 | 6'3" | 225 | Oakville Black Knights (Sr.) | Treviso, Italy | 9 |
| 26 | Moses Denson | RB | July 6, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Md-Eastern Shore | Vredenburgh, AL USA | 7 |
| Pierre Desjardins | C | October 28, 1941 | 6'0" | 240 | Wyoming | Montreal, QC | 4 | |
| 25 | Terry Evanshen | WR | June 13, 1944 | 5'10" | 185 | Utah State | Montreal, Qc | 14 |
| 19 | Larry Fairholm | DB | December 15, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Arizona | Montreal, QC | 14 |
| 27 | Jim Foley | FB | October 27, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | PEI | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| 22 | Gene Gaines | DB | June 26, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 14 |
| 65 | Ed George | T | August 10, 1946 | 6'4" | 270 | Ferrum | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 |
| Ed Hayes | DB | August 14, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | Morgan St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 3 | |
| 51 | Buzz Highsmith | T | August 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 247 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 14 |
| 61 | Gord Judges | DT | July 30, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Bramalea Satellites | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| 70 | Brian Kelsey | WR | October 8, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | Hudson, QC | 5 |
| 58 | Mark Kosmos | LB | October 28, 1945 | 6'0" | 235 | Oklahoma | Baltimore, MD | 14 |
| 53 | Jorma Kuisma | LB | December 12, 1946 | 6'1" | 225 | Valley State (California) | Sippola, Finland | 14 |
| Jim LeClair | QB | March 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | C.W. Post | Mount Vernon, NY USA | 1 | |
| 10 | Garry Lefebvre | WR/P | November 12, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Edmonton Wildcats | Edmonton, AB | 9 |
| 39 | Bill Massey | RB | 6'2" | 215 | Hawaii | 7 | ||
| 16 | Al Phaneuf | DB | February 4, 1944 | 6'0" | 191 | Kentucky | Almonte, ON | 14 |
| 23 | Tony Proudfoot | DB | September 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | New Brunswick | Winnipeg, MB | 14 |
| 75 | Tom Pullen | E | January 3, 1945 | 6'4" | 205 | Michigan | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| 55 | Barry Randall | G | March 25, 1943 | 6'3" | 245 | Eastern Washington | London, ON | 14 |
| 62 | Steve Smear | DE | May 18, 1948 | 6'1" | 230 | Penn State | Johnstown, PA | 14 |
| 36 | George Springate | K | May 12, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 | McGill | Montreal, QC | 4 |
| 21 | Bobby Thompson | DB | March 30, 1939 | 5'11" | 188 | Arizona | Minden, LA USA | 14 |
| 28 | Brad Upshaw | DB | 6'0" | 180 | Verdun Invictus Jr. | 14 | ||
| 30 | Bruce Van Ness | RB | March 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 230 | Rutgers | Teaneck, NJ | 14 |
| 14 | Sonny Wade | QB | April 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 210 | Emory & Henry | Martinsville, VA | 14 |
| 47 | Bill Whisler | DL | November 15, 1940 | 6'3" | 238 | Iowa | Yankton, SD | 14 |
| 41 | Mike Widger | LB | August 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 210 | Virginia Tech | Salem, NJ | 14 |
