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| Founded | 1935 |
| Based in | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Home field | McMahon Stadium |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| Division | West Division |
| Colours | Red, white and black |
| Nickname(s) | Stamps, Horsemen |
| Head coach | John Hufnagel |
| General manager | John Hufnagel |
| Owner(s) | John Forzani, Ted Hellard, Doug Mitchell |
| Grey Cup wins | 1948, 1971, 1992 1998, 2001 |
| Mascot(s) | Ralph the Dog and Quick Six the Touchdown Horse |
| Website | www.stampeders.com |
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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 Stadium (1939-1959), McMahon Stadium (1960-present)
- Western regular season championship: 15 — 1937, 1938, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
- Northern regular season championship: 1 — 1995
- Grey Cup final appearances: 11 — 1948 (won), 1949 (lost), 1968 (lost), 1970 (lost), 1971 (won), 1991 (lost), 1992 (won), 1995 (lost), 1998 (won), 1999 (lost), 2001 (won)
Grey Cup Victories
| 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 |
| 1971 | Calgary Stampeders | 14-11 | Toronto Argonauts | 59th Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1992 | Calgary Stampeders | 24-10 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 80th Grey Cup | SkyDome, Toronto |
| 1998 | Calgary Stampeders | 26-24 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 86th Grey Cup | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg |
| 2001 | Calgary Stampeders | 27-19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 89th Grey Cup | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
- Main Rivals: Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 2007 Regular Season Record: 8 wins, 10 losses, 0 ties. McMahon Stadium (məkˈmæn is a Canadian football Stadium located in Calgary Alberta. The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team Game Summary Baltimore Stallions (37 - TDs Chris Wright, Alvin Walton, Tracy Ham; FGs Carlos Huerta (5 cons Game Summary Calgary Stampeders (26 - TDs Jeff Garcia, Kelvin Anderson; FGs Mark McLoughlin (4 cons Game Summary Hamilton Tiger-Cats (32 - TD's Ronald Williams, Darren Flutie (2 FG's Paul Osbaldiston (3 cons Game Summary Calgary Stampeders (27 - TD's Marc Boerigter, Travis Moore, Willie Fells; FG's Mark McLoughlin (2 cons Canadian Football News in 1948 The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team The 36th Grey Cup was played on November 27 1948 before 20013 fans at Varsity Stadium at Toronto. Varsity Stadium was a collegiate stadium primarily used for Canadian football, but occasionally playing host to Soccer and other events that was situated on the The 1971 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the eighteenth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the fourteenth Canadian The 59th Grey Cup was played on November 28 1971 before 34404 fans at Vancouver 's Empire Stadium. Empire Stadium was a multipurpose Stadium that formerly stood at the Pacific National Exhibition site at Hastings Park in Vancouver British Columbia The 1992 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 39th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 35th Canadian Football Game summary Calgary Stampeders (24 - TDs David Sapunjis, Allen Pitts; FGs Mark McLoughlin (3 cons SkyDome redirects here for other uses see SkyDome (disambiguation The 1998 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 45th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 41st Canadian Football Game Summary Calgary Stampeders (26 - TDs Jeff Garcia, Kelvin Anderson; FGs Mark McLoughlin (4 cons Canad Inns Stadium (formerly Winnipeg Stadium) is a Canadian football Stadium located north of Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg Manitoba The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football Game Summary Calgary Stampeders (27 - TD's Marc Boerigter, Travis Moore, Willie Fells; FG's Mark McLoughlin (2 cons The Olympic Stadium (Stade olympique is a Multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern Canadian professional football
Franchise History
The first time Calgary took the field in Canadian football was in 1891 when they faced Edmonton in an 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. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar 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. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. 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. Leslie Lear (born on August 22, 1918 in Grafton North Dakota, United States) is a former National Football League and Canadian Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (born July 25, 1914, Los Angeles California; died December 31, 1994) was a decathlete and Paul "Pappy" Rowe ( January 25 1917 &ndash August 28 1990) was a Canadian professional football fullback Dave Berry may refer to Dave Berry (musician, 1960s British musician Dave Berry (presenter, British television presenter Norman Lim Kwong CM AOE (born Lim Kwong Yew, also known as Normie Kwong) (林佐民 Pinyin: Lín Zuǒmín born
1948 would perhaps the greatest season for the Stamps to date, they became the first, and only CFL team as of 2007, to go the whole regular season undefeated with a record of 12-0 that was capped with a Grey Cup victory over the Ottawa Rough Riders at Toronto's Varsity Stadium. Canadian Football News in 1948 The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario, founded in 1876 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. The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. 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 Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario.
The Stampeders nearly folded after the 1985 season marked by declining attendance, financial woes and poor 3-13 record. The 1985 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 32nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 28th Canadian Football 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 1991 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 38th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 34th Canadian Football The 1992 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 39th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 35th Canadian Football The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba.
The decade of the 1990s were 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. Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback. This article is about the Tampa Bay football player For the comedian/voice actor see Jeff Garcia. David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973 in Great Falls Montana) is a professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders Allen Pitts (born June 28, 1964 in Tucson Arizona) was a receiver for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League from Terry Vaughn (born December 25, 1971 in Sumter South Carolina, United States is a former Canadian Football League Receiver David Sapunjis (born 1967 in Toronto Ontario) is a former wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders from 1990-1996 Alondra Johnson (born July 22, 1965) was a Canadian Football League linebacker who played sixteen seasons in the CFL mainly for the Stuart Laird (born April 8, 1960, in Assiniboia Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Football League Defensive tackle who played twelve Will Johnson may refer to Will Johnson (football player (born 1964 American-born Canadian football player Will Johnson (soccer (born 1987 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. The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football Henry Burris Jr (born June 4, 1975 in Spiro Oklahoma) is a professional Canadian and former American football player Joffrey Reynolds (born November 26, 1979 in Tyler Texas) is a professional Canadian football Running back, currently playing
Players of Note
Retired numbers
| 5 | Harry Hood | 10 | Willie Burden | 13 | Mark McLoughlin | 18 | Allen Pitts |
| 22 | Tom Forzani | 55 | Wayne Harris | 67 | Jamie Crysdale | 75 | Stu Laird |
Canadian Football Hall of Famers
- Willie Burden
- Dean Griffing
- Wayne Harris
- Herman Harrison
- John Helton
- Jerry Keeling
- Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford
- Don Luzzi
- Tony Pajaczkowski
- Allen Pitts
- Rocco Romano
- Paul Rowe
- Harvey Wylie
Current roster
Typical formation on offence
| LT Left Tackle | LG Left Guard | C Centre | RG Right Guard | RT Right Tackle | ||||
53  Jermese Jones62  Jesse Newman |
50 Godfrey Ellis 58 Antonio Hall |
68 Rob Lazeo 65 Ben Archibald |
52 Derek Armstrong 67 Dimitri Tsoumpas |
64 Jeff Pilon 63 Nello Faulk |
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| WR Wide Receiver | SB Slotback | WR Wide Receiver | ||||||
| 85 Ken-Yon Rambo 86 Tyrone Calico |
82 Nik Lewis 84 Nate Curry |
11 Brett Ralph 3  Ryan Thelwell |
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| QB Quarterback | SB Slotback | |||||||
| 1 Henry Burris 15 Dave Dickenson7 Ben Sankey15 Barrick Nealy |
80 Jeremaine Copeland 79 James Banks |
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| HB Halfback | FB Fullback | |||||||
| 21 Joffrey Reynolds 24 Ken Simonton9 Jon Cornish |
26 Rob Coté 49 Jonathan Lapointe |style="background-color:#339966" valign="bottom" | |
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Typical formation on defence
| DE Defensive End | DT Defensive Tackle | DT Defensive Tackle | DE Defensive End | |||||
| 44 Justin Phillips 71 LeMarcus Rowell |
96 Miguel Robede 76 Randy Chevrier |
94 Marcus Parker 97 Eddie Freeman |
93 Terrence Patrick 34 Funtaine Hunter |
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| LB Linebacker | LB Linebacker | LB Linebacker | ||||||
| 33 Trey Young 2 JoJuan Armour |
43 Saleem Rasheed 47 Neil Ternovatsky |
23 Shannon James 37 Marc Calixte |
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| CB Cornerback | CB Cornerback | |||||||
| 32 Crance Clemons 88 Markus Howell |
27 Brandon Browner 36 Willie Byrd |
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| DH Defensive Halfback | DH Defensive Halfback | |||||||
| 4 Julian Battle 35 Chijioke Onyenegecha |
40 Dwight Anderson 19 Calvin Bannister |
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| S Safety | ||||||||
| 31 Wes Lysack 41 Sean Manning |
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Special teams players
| K Placekicker | P Punter | KR Kick Returner | ||||||
| 12 Sandro DeAngelis |
16 Burke Dales |
88 Markus Howell |
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- 1 Henry Burris quarterback
- 2 JoJuan Armour linebacker
- 3 Ryan Thelwell wide receiver
- 4 Julian Battle defensive back
- 6 Matt Grottegoed linebacker
- 7 Ben Sankey quarterback
- 8 Richard Karikari defensive back
- 9 Jon Cornish running back
- 11 Brett Ralph wide receiver
- 12 Sandro DeAngelis kicker
- 14 Milton Collins defensive back
- 15 Dave Dickenson quarterback
- 16 Burke Dales punter
- 17 Barrick Nealy quarterback
- 19 Calvin Bannister defensive back
- 21 Joffrey Reynolds running back
- 23 Shannon James linebacker
- 24 Ken Simonton running back
- 25 Brandon Stewart defensive back
- 26 Rob Cote fullback
- 27 Brandon Browner defensive back
- 29 Dwaine Carpenter linebacker
- 30 Brandon Smith defensive back
- 31 Wes Lysack safety
- 32 Crance Clemons defensive back
- 33 Trey Young linebacker
- 34 Funtaine Hunter defensive lineman
- 35 Chijioke Onyenegecha defensive back
- 36 Willie Byrd defensive back
- 37 Marc Calixte linebacker
- 41 Sean Manning defensive back
- 42 Mike Labinjo defensive lineman
- 43 Saleem Rasheed linebacker
- 44 Justin Phillips defensive lineman
- 46 Demetris Summers running back
- 47 Neil Ternovatsky linebacker
- 48 Juwan Simpson linebacker
- 49 Jonathan Lapointe running back
- 53 Jermese Jones offensive lineman
- 58 Antonio Hall offensive lineman
- 60 Derek Armstrong guard
- 61 Godfrey Ellis offensive lineman
- 62 Jesse Newman offensive lineman
- 64 Jeff Pilon offensive lineman
- 65 Ben Archibald offensive lineman
- 66 Tim O'Neill offensive lineman
- 67 Dimitri Tsoumpas offensive lineman
- 68 Rob Lazeo offensive lineman
- 69 Fabio Filice offensive lineman
- 71 LeMarcus Rowell defensive lineman
- 74 Howard Hodges defensive lineman
- 76 Randy Chevrier defensive tackle
- 79 James Banks wide receiver
- 80 Jeremaine Copeland wide receiver
- 81 Greg Hetherington wide receiver
- 82 Nikolas Lewis wide receiver
- 83 Eddie Montgomery wide receiver
- 84 Nate Curry wide receiver
- 85 Ken-Yon Rambo wide receiver
- 88 Markus Howell defensive back
- 89 Reggie Williams wide receiver
- 90 Hakeem Kashama defensive lineman
- 91 Pat MacDonald defensive lineman
- 93 Terrence Patrick defensive end
- 94 Marcus Parker defensive lineman
- 96 Miguel Robede defensive tackle
- 97 Eddie Freeman defensive lineman
Not to be forgotten
- Danny Barrett
- Johnny Bright
- Fred Childress
- Lovell Coleman
- Marvin Coleman
- Vince Danielsen
- Eagle Day
- Dave Dickenson
- Terry Evanshen
- Joe Fleming
- Doug Flutie
- Jeff Garcia
- Darryl Hall
- Larry Hartshorn
- Alondra Johnson
- Will Johnson
- Normie Kwong
- Peter Liske
- Dave Sapunjis
- Pee Wee Smith
- Junior Thurman
- Lou Zivkovich
See also
- List of fan-owned sports teams
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Canadian football
- Comparison of Canadian and American football
- List of CFL seasons
- Perfect Season