| 1996 Montreal Alouettes season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jim Speros |
| General manager | Jim Popp |
| Head coach | Bob Price |
| Home field | Olympic Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–6 |
| Division place | 2nd, East |
| Playoff finish | Lost East Final |
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The 1996 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 12–6 record in the franchise's first full season in the Canadian Football League since 1986. Unlike the lean years from 1981 to 1986, the revived Alouettes were going to be competitive, especially since most of them had won the Grey Cup in the previous season as the Baltimore Stallions. They had some nice talented offensive players from that team, such as Tracy Ham, Mike Pringle, kick returner Chris Wright, slotback Chris Armstrong, and two great defensive players in Irvin Smith, and Elfrid Payton. After a slow start they rebounded to finish strong and after defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, they traveled to Toronto, where they were defeated in the East Final by the eventual Grey Cup champions, the Toronto Argonauts.