MONTREAL — Four years, three Grey Cup games, two league championships.

That’s not a bad success rate for Butler graduate Scott Milanovich, the associate head coach and offensive coordinator of the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes.

It’s not a bad resume builder, either.

“You never know what’s going to happen,” said Milanovich, who turns 38 in January. “It’s a funny business. Things come up out of the blue.”

Milanovich turned down an offer to become head coach of the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts a year ago “because it didn’t feel like the right fit,” he said.

He’s dealing from a position of strength — and he knows it.

“I’ve got a pretty great job right here,” Milanovich said. “I’m working for one of the premier coaches in football and I’m working with one of the best quarterbacks I’ve ever seen.

“I’m happy where I am, but I’ll listen to whatever comes up. You consider other options, but we’re winning here and that’s nice,” he added.

The Alouettes followed up a 12-6 regular season with a 21-18 triumph over Saskatchewan in the Grey Cup game. Montreal claimed the Grey Cup title in 2009 as well.

Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman spent 17 years as an assistant coach in the NFL, working with the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns. He also was a candidate for the Miami (Fla.) University head coaching position this offseason.

“Marc learned under (Hall of Fame) head coach Bill Walsh with the 49ers and Walsh is probably the greatest offensive mind of our generation,” Milanovich said. “In turn, I’ve learned a ton from working with Marc.

“Our quarterback is older than I am and he’s still on top of his game. He keeps himself in incredible shape. He has a nutritionist, personal trainers, the whole deal.”

Anthony Calvillo completed 380 of 562 passes for 4,839 yards, 32 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The 38-year-old has been in the CFL for 16 seasons and is on the verge of becoming the most prolific passer in the history of football.

“There’s no defense he hasn’t seen, so you can’t fool him,” Milanovich said. “And he’s incredibly accurate with his passes.

“In terms of the NFL, Anthony simply fell through the cracks. He came up at a time that league was looking for 6-foot-4, 225-pound quarterbacks. Anthony is about 6-0 and reminds me of Drew Brees the way he goes about his business.

“Honestly, he’s the key to our offense. We have good skilled people, but Anthony is the trigger to everything,” Milanovich added.

Montreal had six players catch at least 48 passes this year. Avon Cobourne, a former West Virginia University standout, rushed for 956 yards and six touchdowns, and caught 64 passes for 556 more yards.

The Alouettes scored at least 30 points in 13 games.

“We have a lot of weapons, but, ultimately, the quarterback is going to make it go, especially in this league,” Milanovich said.

“Overall, we have a veteran team that knows how to respond at crunch time. Our guys have done that the past two years.”

Under Milanovich, the Alouettes have been the CFL’s most potent offense. The team scored more than 600 points in 2008 and 2009.

Before joining the Alouettes, Milanovich spent four years coaching in NFL Europe, two of those as an offensive coordinator. He spent four years as a backup quarterback for Tampa Bay in the NFL before a brief stint with the Cleveland Browns.

“When I was offered this job, it was a win-win situation for me,” he said.

Montreal’s been winning ever since.