| 2015 Montreal Alouettes season | |
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| General manager | Jim Popp |
| Head coach | Tom Higgins (3–5) Jim Popp (3–7) |
| Home field | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–12 |
| Division place | 4th, East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Team MOP | Stefan Logan |
| Team MOC | Luc Brodeur-Jourdain |
| Team MOR | Boris Bede |
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The 2015 Montreal Alouettes season was the 49th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Alouettes finished with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since the franchise's re-activation in 1996.[1] The team's training camp began May 27 with veterans reporting on May 31 at Coulter Field at the campus of Bishop's UniversityinSherbrooke, Quebec.
The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Alouettes had nine selections in the seven-round draft, including three within the first 13 picks. They acquired a first and third-round pick from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for Ryan Bomben.[2] They also swapped their original third-round pick for Calgary's fourth-round pick in their acquisition of Larry Taylor.[3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 4 | Chris Ackie | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 1 | 8 | Jacob Ruby | OL | Richmond |
| 2 | 13 | Nick Shortill | LB | McMaster |
| 3 | 24 | James Bodanis | OL | Michigan State |
| 4 | 31 | Brandon Bridge | QB | South Alabama |
| 4 | 36 | Alex Charette | WR | Guelph |
| 5 | 40 | Mikhail Davidson | WR | Montreal |
| 6 | 48 | Quinn Lawlor | DL | Brigham Young |
| 7 | 57 | Anthony Coady | DB | Montreal |
Due to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup taking place in June at TD Place StadiuminOttawa, the Redblacks hosted the Alouettes for their home pre-season game at Telus StadiuminQuebec City, Quebec on the campus of the Université Laval.[4] It was the second game that the Alouettes played in Quebec City, with the first being in 2003.
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| B | Sat, June 13 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | atOttawa Redblacks | W 26–9 | 1–0 | RDS | Telus Stadium (inQuebec City) | 4,778 | Recap |
| C | Thurs, June 18 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 10–30 | 1–1 | TSN2/RDS | Molson Stadium | 16,325 | Recap |
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| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | ||
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 12 | 6 | 464 | 454 | 24 | Details | |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 10 | 8 | 530 | 391 | 20 | Details | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 438 | 499 | 20 | Details | |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 6 | 12 | 388 | 402 | 12 | Details | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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| 1 | Thurs, June 25 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 16–20 | 0–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 21,524 | Recap |
| 2 | Fri, July 3 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 29–11 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 19,111 | Recap |
| 3 | Fri, July 10 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | atWinnipeg Blue Bombers | L 23–25 | 1–2 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Investors Group Field | 25,605 | Recap |
| 4 | Thurs, July 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 17–13 | 2–2 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,773 | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||||
| 6 | Sat, Aug 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 22–25 | 2–3 | TSN/RDS | McMahon Stadium | 28,547 | Recap |
| 7 | Fri, Aug 7 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 23–26 | 2–4 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,427 | Recap |
| 8 | Thurs, Aug 13 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 12–15 | 2–5 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 21,170 | Recap |
| 9 | Thurs, Aug 20 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | atBC Lions | W 23–13 | 3–5 | TSN/RDS | BC Place | 20,977 | Recap |
| 10 | Thurs, Aug 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 26–23 | 4–5 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,212 | Recap |
| 11 | Thurs, Sept 3 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 16–25 | 4–6 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 21,885 | Recap |
| 12 | Bye | ||||||||
| 13 | Sun, Sept 20 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 35–14 | 5–6 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 23,262 | Recap |
| 14 | Sun, Sept 27 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | atSaskatchewan Roughriders | L 21–33 | 5–7 | TSN/RDS | Mosaic Stadium | 30,843 | Recap |
| 15 | Thurs, Oct 1 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 17–39 | 5–8 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 21,607 | Recap |
| 16 | Mon, Oct 12 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 17–25 | 5–9 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 21,536 | Recap |
| 17 | Sun, Oct 18 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 11–23 | 5–10 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 23,058 | Recap |
| 18 | Fri, Oct 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 34–2 | 6–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 3,741 | Recap |
| 19 | Sun, Nov 1 | 4:00 p.m. EST | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 22–40 | 6–11 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 31,014 | Recap |
| 20 | Sun, Nov 8 | 1:00 p.m. EST | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 24–30 (OT) | 6–12 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,551 | Recap |
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