Bruce Coulter was born in Toronto and starred at football with Runneymede High School before startin his senior football career with the Toronto Balmy Beaches in 1947. In 1948, Coulter was set to move to the Argos where his older brother Bobby Coulter had also played, but the double blue were loaded with backfield talent and instead he ended up with the Montreal Alouettes where he would remain for ten seasons through 1957. In those ten seasons, Coulter didn't miss a game. Coulter saw most of his action on defence but served as the backup quarterback to import stars such as Frankie Filchock and Sam Etcheverry. When injuries struck at quarterback, the Alouettes were quite happy to have Coulter around. Coulter played in four Grey Cup games with the Alouettes, winning one in 1949, the first for the franchise, and losing three in 1954, 1955 and 1956 to the Edmonton Eskimos. After retiring as a player, Coulter continued his involvement in football as a coach. Coulter started as head coach of the McGill Redmen before moving on to have a long 29 year coaching stint at Bishop's. In 1986 was named the top university coach in Canada.
Bruce Coulter Carries The Mail For Runneymede Seniors - November 24, 1945
Coulter Is Passer For Porter's Beaches - October 23, 1947
Coulter Contenting For Quarterback Job In Montreal With Imports - August 26, 1948
Bruce Coulter In Team Picture of 1956 Montreal Als - November 20, 1956
Coulter Caps 29th Season With Coach-Of-The-Year - November 21, 1986
| Year | Team | GP | PA | PC | % | Yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Yds | TC | Yds | Avg | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | TBB | ||||||||||||||
| 1948 | MON | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1949 | MON | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | MON | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1951 | MON | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1952 | MON | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | MON | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | MON | 14 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | MON | 14 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1956 | MON | 14 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 322 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 1957 | MON | 14 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No official games played stats were kept in the East until 1960. The numbers above are unofficial and come from the 2006 Montreal Media Guide. Individual stats other than scoring were first kept in the East in 1954.
| Year | Team | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long |
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| 1954 | MON | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 25 |
| 1955 | MON | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 1956 | MON | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1957 | MON | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Year | Team | PR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
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| 1954 | MON | 27 | 105 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 |
| 1955 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
