The Calgary Stampeders
are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium. They have won the league's Grey Cup championship six times, most recently in 2008.
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Team facts
Formerly known as:
Bronks 1935 to 1944
Helmet design:
red background with a white, running horse
Uniform colours:
Red, Black and White.
Stadiums:
Mewata Park Stadium (1939-1959), McMahon Stadium (1960-present)
Western regular season championship:
16 — 1937, 1938, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008
Northern regular season championship:
1 — 1995
Grey Cup final appearances:
12 — 1948 (won), 1949 (lost), 1968 (lost), 1970 (lost), 1971 (won), 1991 (lost), 1992 (won), 1995 (lost), 1998 (won), 1999 (lost), 2001 (won), 2008 (won)
Main Rivals:
Edmonton Eskimos
2008 Regular Season Record:
13 wins, 5 losses.
Franchise history
The first time Calgary took the field in Canadian football was in 1891 when they faced Edmonton in a home and away series. The following years saw the formation of several Calgary-based football teams starting with the Calgary Tigers of the
Alberta Rugby Football Union
in 1908. This would be followed by the likes of Canucks, the 50th Battalion, Altomahs, Tigers for the second time and later the Bronks.
The Stampeders were officially born on
September 29,
1945. In their very first game played on
October 22 at
Mewata Stadium they beat the
Regina Roughriders 12-0 before 4,000 fans in attendance. It would be a taste of success to come that decade under the direction of head coach
Les Lear and talented stars such as
Woody Strode,
Paul Rowe,
Keith Spaith,
Dave Berry,
Normie Kwong and
Ezzert "Sugarfoot" Anderson.
1948 would perhaps be the greatest season for the Stamps to date, they became the only CFL team as of 2007 to achieve a
perfect season with a record of 12-0 that was capped with a Grey Cup victory over the
Ottawa Rough Riders at Toronto's Varsity Stadium. It was also that same Grey Cup that Calgary fans brought pageantry to the game and made it into a national celebration, featuring pancake breakfasts on the steps of City Hall, starting the famous Grey Cup parade and even riding horses in the lobby of the
Royal York Hotel.
They would return to the Grey Cup the following year (1949), with a sterling 13-1 record but lost to the
Montreal Alouettes 28-15 in the title game. It would be 19 years until Calgary once again reached the Grey Cup again, losing 24-21 to Ottawa in the '68 final and not until 1971 when they would be crowned champions, defeating the
Toronto Argonauts 14-11.
The Stampeders nearly folded after the
1985 season marked by declining attendance, financial woes and poor 3-13 record. However, a successful
Save Our Stamps
campaign resulted in season ticket sales of 22,400, additional funds and stability that translated to improved on-field play which laid the groundwork to Grey Cup berths in
1991 and
1992 when they won the title over
Winnipeg.
The decade of the 1990s was very successful for the Stamps, led by quarterbacks
Doug Flutie and later
Jeff Garcia and
Dave Dickenson throwing to receivers
Allen Pitts,
Terry Vaughn and
Dave Sapunjis, and a rock steady defence led by Western All Stars
Alondra Johnson,
Stu Laird and
Will Johnson. They would reach the Grey Cup final three more times, losing in 1995 and 1999 and winning in 1998.
After winning their fifth Grey Cup in
2001, Calgary went into a brief period of decline until 2005 when they emerged as playoff contenders again, led by
Henry Burris at quarterback and
Joffrey Reynolds at running back. Nevertheless, they did not win a playoff game for several years, suffering three successive losses in the 2005, 2006, and 2007 Western semi-final games.
In 2008, the Stampeders ended their playoff drought en route to winning the team's
sixth Grey Cup 22-14 against the Montreal Alouettes. Burris was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player with DeAngelis being the top Canadian for their efforts. John Hufnagel has been interviewed by several NFL teams and College football teams.
Grey Cup championships
Year
| Winning Team
| Score
| Losing Team
| Title
| Location
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1948
| Calgary Stampeders
| 12-7
| Ottawa Rough Riders
| 36th Grey Cup
| Varsity Stadium, Toronto
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1971
| Calgary Stampeders
| 14-11
| Toronto Argonauts
| 59th Grey Cup
| Empire Stadium, Vancouver
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1992
| Calgary Stampeders
| 24-10
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 80th Grey Cup
| SkyDome, Toronto
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1998
| Calgary Stampeders
| 26-24
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| 86th Grey Cup
| Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
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2001
| Calgary Stampeders
| 27-19
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 89th Grey Cup
| Olympic Stadium, Montreal
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2008
| Calgary Stampeders
| 22-14
| Montreal Alouettes
| 96th Grey Cup
| Olympic Stadium, Montreal
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Players of note
Retired numbers
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5
| Harry Hood
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10
| Willie Burden
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13
| Mark McLoughlin
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18
| Allen Pitts
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22
| Tom Forzani
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55
| Wayne Harris
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67
| Jamie Crysdale
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75
| Stu Laird
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Canadian Football Hall of Famers
- Tony Anselmo
- Willie Burden
- Doug Flutie
- Dean Griffing
- Wayne Harris
- Herman Harrison
- John Helton
- Alondra Johnson
- Jerry Keeling
- Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford
- Don Luzzi
- Tony Pajaczkowski
- Allen Pitts
- Rocco Romano
- Paul Rowe
- Harvey Wylie
Head Coaches
- Les Lear (1948-1952)
- Bob Snyder (1953)
- Larry Siemering (1954)
- Jack Hennemier (1955)
- Otis Douglas (1956-1960)
- Steve Owen (1960)
- Bobby Dobbs (1961-1964)
- Jerry Williams (1965-1968)
- Jim Duncan (1969-1973)
- Jim Wood (1974-1975)
- Jack Gotta (1976-1979)
- Ardell Wiegandt (1980)
- Jerry Williams (1981)
- Jack Gotta (1982-1983)
- Steve Buratto (1984)
- Bob Vespaziani (1985-1986)
- Lary Kuharich (1987-1989)
- Wally Buono (1990-2002)
- Jim Barker (2003)
- Matt Dunigan (2004)
- Tom Higgins (2005-2007)
- John Hufnagel (2008-Present)
General Managers
- Bob Robinett (1953-1955)
- Bob Masterson (1956)
- Jim Finks (1957-1964)
- Pat Mahoney (1964)
- Rogers Lehew (1965-1973)
- Gary Hobson (1974-1975)
- Jack Gotta (1976-1983)
- Steve Buratto (1984)
- Earl Lunsford (1985-1987)
- Norm Kwong (1988-1991)
- Wally Buono (1992-2002)
- Fred Fateri (2003)
- Mark McLoughlin (2003)
- Matt Dunigan (2004)
- Jim Barker (2005-2007)
- John Hufnagel (2008-Present)
Current roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Slotbacks
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| Offensive Linemen
- 60 RG
- 62 LG
- 64 RT
- 65 LT
- 67 RG
- 68 C
- 69 LG
Defensive Linemen
- 39 DE
- 42 DE
- 56 DT
- 71 DL
- 93 DT
- 96 DT
- 97 DT
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| Linebackers
- 2 OLB
- 23 OLB
- 37 OLB
- 43 MLB
- 44 LB
- 48 LB
Defensive Backs
- 14 DB
- 25 DB
- 27 CB
- 28 HB
- 29 DB
- 31 S
- 33 CB
- 35 DB
- 38 DB
- 88 CB/WR
Special Teams
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| Injured
- 4 HB
- 6 OLB
- 8 S
- 15 QB
- 19 HB
- 47 MLB
- 58 LT
- 61 LG
- 90 DL
- 91 DT
Practice Roster
- 24 RB
- 34 DE
- 49 RB
- 57 OL
- 66 C
- 89 SB
- 94 DT
Italics
indicate Import player
updated 2008-10-24
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46 Active, 11 Inactive, 7 PS
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