This is a complete list of seasons competed by the Montreal Alouettes, a Canadian Football League team. While the team was founded in 1946, they did not join the CFL until it was founded in 1958. The franchise folded after the 1981 season, but a new team, named the Montreal Concordes took their place in the East Division and inherited the Alouettes' history. That franchise was renamed the Alouettes in 1986 on the 40th anniversary of the inception of the Alouettes franchise. However, the Alouettes folded a day before the 1987 regular season began, signalling a dormant period for the Montreal team.
The demise of the CFL's American expansion brought new life to professional football in Montreal as the Baltimore Stallions relocated there after the 1995 season. The CFL does not consider the Stallions to be part of the Montreal franchise's continuity, rather all Montreal teams since 1946 are included in the team's history. Throughout their history, the Alouettes have won seven Grey Cups, most recently in back-to-back years in 2009 and 2010.
| League season |
Club season |
League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Playoffs |
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| 1946 | 1946 | IRFU | – | 1st^ | 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost I.R.F.U Finals (Argonauts) 12-6 |
| 1947 | 1947 | IRFU | – | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 1948 | IRFU | – | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Rough Riders) 1-1 series (34-28 points) |
| 1949 | 1949 | IRFU†* | – | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Rough Riders) 2-0 series Won Eastern Finals (Tigers) 40-0 Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 28-15 |
| 1950 | 1950 | IRFU | – | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 1951 | IRFU | – | 4th | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 1952 | IRFU | – | 4th | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 1953 | IRFU | – | 1st^ | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0-2 series |
| 1954 | 1954 | IRFU* | – | 1st^ | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2-0 series Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 26-25 |
| 1955 | 1955 | IRFU* | – | 1st^ | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Argonauts) 38-36 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 34-19 |
| 1956 | 1956 | IRFU* | – | 1st^ | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2-0 series Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 50-27 |
| 1957 | 1957 | IRFU | – | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Won I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 24-15 Lost I.R.F.U. Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0-2 series |
| 1958 | 1958 | CFL | I.R.F.U. | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lost I.R.F.U. Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 26-12 |
| 1959 | 1959 | CFL | I.R.F.U. | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 43-0 |
| 1960 | 1960 | CFL | East | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 30-14 |
| 1961 | 1961 | CFL | East | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1962 | CFL | East | 3rd | 4 | 7 | 3 | Won East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 18-17 Lost East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 0-2 series |
| 1963 | 1963 | CFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 17-5 |
| 1964 | 1964 | CFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 27-0 |
| 1965 | 1965 | CFL | East | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Rough Riders) 36-7 |
| 1966 | 1966 | CFL | East | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Finals (Tiger-Cats) 24-14 |
| 1967 | 1967 | CFL | East | 4th | 2 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 1968 | CFL | East | 4th | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 1969 | CFL | East | 4th | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 1970 | CFL† | East* | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Won East Semi-Finals (Argonauts) 16-7 Won East Finals (Tiger-Cats) 2-0 series Won Grey Cup (Stampeders) 23-10 |
| 1971 | 1971 | CFL | East | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 1972 | CFL | East | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 14-11 |
| 1973 | 1973 | CFL | East | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 32-10 Lost East Final (Rough Riders) 23-14 |
| 1974 | 1974 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 9 | 5 | 2 | Won East Final (Rough Riders) 14-4 Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 20-7 |
| 1975 | 1975 | CFL | East* | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 35-12 Won East Final (Rough Riders) 20-10 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 9-8 |
| 1976 | 1976 | CFL | East | 3rd | 7 | 8 | 1 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 23-0 |
| 1977 | 1977 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won East Final (Rough Riders) 21-18 Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 41-6 |
| 1978 | 1978 | CFL | East* | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 35-20 Won East Final (Rough Riders) 21-16 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 20-13 |
| 1979 | 1979 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 11 | 4 | 1 | Won East Final (Rough Riders) 17-6 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 17-9 |
| 1980 | 1980 | CFL | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 25-21 Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 24-13 |
| 1981 | 1981 | CFL | East | 3rd | 3 | 13 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 20-16 |
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| 1982 | 1982 | CFL | East | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 1983 | CFL | East | 4th | 5 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 1984 | CFL | East | 3rd | 6 | 9 | 1 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 17-11 |
| 1985 | 1985 | CFL | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Rough Riders) 30-20 Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 50-26 |
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| 1986 | 1986 | CFL | East | 3rd | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
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| 1996 | 1996 | CFL | East | 2nd | 12 | 6 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 22-11 Lost East Final (Argonauts) 43-7 |
| 1997 | 1997 | CFL | East | 2nd | 13 | 5 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Lions) 45-35 Lost East Final (Argonauts) 37-30 |
| 1998 | 1998 | CFL | East | 2nd | 12 | 5 | 1 | Won East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 41-28 Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 22-20 |
| 1999 | 1999 | CFL | East | 1st^ | 12 | 6 | 0 | Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 27-26 |
| 2000 | 2000 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 12 | 6 | 0 | Won East Final (Blue Bombers) 35-24 Lost Grey Cup (Lions) 28-26 |
| 2001 | 2001 | CFL | East | 3rd | 9 | 9 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 24-12 |
| 2002 | 2002 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 13 | 5 | 0 | Won East Final (Argonauts) 35-18 Won Grey Cup (Eskimos) 25-16 |
| 2003 | 2003 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 13 | 5 | 0 | Won East Final (Argonauts) 30-26 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 34-22 |
| 2004 | 2004 | CFL | East | 1st^ | 14 | 4 | 0 | Lost East Final (Argonauts) 26-18 |
| 2005 | 2005 | CFL | East* | 2nd | 10 | 8 | 0 | Won East Semi-Final (Roughriders) 30-14 Won East Final (Argonauts) 33-17 Lost Grey Cup (Eskimos) 38-35 |
| 2006 | 2006 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 10 | 8 | 0 | Won East Final (Argonauts) 33-24 Lost Grey Cup (Lions) 25-14 |
| 2007 | 2007 | CFL | East | 3rd | 8 | 10 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 24-22 |
| 2008 | 2008 | CFL | East* | 1st^ | 11 | 7 | 0 | Won East Final (Eskimos) 36-26 Lost Grey Cup (Stampeders) 22-14 |
| 2009 | 2009 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 15 | 3 | 0 | Won East Final (Lions) 56-18 Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 28-27 |
| 2010 | 2010 | CFL† | East* | 1st^ | 12 | 6 | 0 | Won East Final (Argonauts) 48-17 Won Grey Cup (Roughriders) 21-18 |
| 2011 | 2011 | CFL | East | 2nd | 10 | 8 | 0 | Lost East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 52-44 |
| 2012 | 2012 | CFL | East | 1st^ | 11 | 7 | 0 | Lost East Final (Argonauts) 27-20 |
| Regular Season Totals (1946–2012) | 452 | 419 | 21 | |||||
| Playoff Totals (1946–2012) | 36 | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Grey Cup Totals (1946–2012) | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||
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