The 2023 Montreal Alouettes season was the 56th season for the team in the

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and their 68th overall. The Alouettes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season following their week 17 win over the

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. The team defeated the

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to win their eighth

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championship. The 2023 CFL season was the third season with

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as the team's

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, and the first season with a new

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after both Maciocia and the team's president, Mario Cecchini, stated that a new coach would be hired following Maciocia's interim appointment in the position in

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. On December 8, 2022, the Alouettes had announced that the five candidates that were interviewed were Byron Archambault,

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, and Noel Thorpe. On December 17, 2022, it was announced that Maas had been named the 27th head coach in franchise history.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each round.

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Alouettes had eight selections in the eight-round draft, but acquired an additional first-round pick from the

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following the

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trade. The team traded their third-round selection to the

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in the trade for Nafees Lyon and Thomas Costigan. The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the East Semi-Final and finishing fifth in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.

Preseason

Schedule

: Games played with blue uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

: Games played with blue uniforms. : Games played with white uniforms. : Games played with red uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

: Games played with blue uniforms. : Games played with red uniforms.

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

External links

* {{Montreal Alouettes seasons Montreal Alouettes seasons 2023 Canadian Football League season by team Montreal Alouettes season 2023 in Montreal Grey Cup championship seasons