2017 Calgary Stampeders season

The 2017 Calgary Stampeders season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 83rd overall. This season is also Dave Dickenson's second season as head coach and John Hufnagel's tenth season as general manager.

2017 Calgary Stampeders season
OwnerCalgary Sports and Entertainment
PresidentJohn Hufnagel
General managerJohn Hufnagel
Head coachDave Dickenson
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record13–4–1
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPAlex Singleton
Team MOCAlex Singleton
Team MORMarken Michel
Uniform

On September 24, with a 15–9 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 13th straight year and a chance to go for an eighth Grey Cup championship. Despite a loss to the Roughriders on October 20, the Stampeders clinched a first place finish in the West Division, their fourth in five years, on October 21 following a Winnipeg Blue Bombers' loss.[1] The Stampeders set a CFL record for most consecutive victories over a division opponent with 16 straight wins, dating back to the start of the 2016 CFL season. They also tied for the third-best home-winning streak in CFL history with 17 consecutive wins. Finally, they also tied for the third-best single-season winning streak in CFL history with 11 consecutive wins. All of these marks ended with their loss on October 20.[2] They also lost consecutive games for the first time since the 2012 CFL season, with losses to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 20 and to the Edmonton Eskimos on October 28, ending a streak of 103 games without back-to-back losses.[3] Their loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to close out the regular season marked the first time since the 2007 CFL season that the Calgary Stampeders lost 3 games in a row, a streak that ended at 180 games.[4] Their loss to the Blue Bombers also marked the first game in 52 contests where the team did not lead at any point during a game. The Stampeders made it all the way to the 105th Grey Cup, but they lost 24–27 to the Toronto Argonauts .

Offseason edit

CFL Draft edit

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017.[5] The Stampeders moved from eighth overall to sixth overall in a trade with Winnipeg that involved giving up a fourth-round pick.[6]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team Hometown
1 6 Randy Colling DL Gannon Holland, NY
2 17 Julan Lynch WR Saskatchewan Regina, SK
3 25 Tunde Adeleke DB Carleton Ottawa, ON
4 28 Ante Milanovic-Litre RB Simon Fraser Vancouver, BC
5 43 Felix Gacusana Jr. OL Simon Fraser Burnaby, BC
6 52 Alexandre Gagnon DL Sherbrooke Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC
7 61 Adam Laurensse DB Calgary Sherwood Park, AB
8 70 Richard Sindani WR Regina Regina, SK

Preseason edit

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Tues, June 6 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 23–18 1–0 None McMahon Stadium 25,139 Recap
A Sun, June 11 5:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 36–35 2–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 25,723 Recap
B Bye

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Regular season edit

Standings edit

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Calgary Stampeders 18 13 4 1 27 523 349 7–3 L3 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 12 6 0 24 554 492 6–4 W1 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18 12 6 0 24 510 495 5–5 W5 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 10 8 0 20 510 430 4–6 L1 Details
BC Lions 18 7 11 0 14 469 501 3–7 L1 Details

Schedule edit

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Fri, June 23 5:30 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks T 31–31 (2OT) 0–0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews TD Place Stadium 24,565 Recap
2 Thurs, June 29 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 43–39 1–0–1 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 24,613 Recap
3 Fri, July 7 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–10 2–0–1 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 30,165 Recap
4 Fri, July 14 5:00 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 23–30 2–1–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,610 Recap
5 Sat, July 22 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–10 3–1–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 30,274 Recap
6 Sat, July 29 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 60–1 4–1–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 25,492 Recap
7 Thurs, Aug 3 5:30 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts W 41–24 5–1–1 TSN BMO Field 11,616 Recap
8 Bye
9 Fri, Aug 18 8:30 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 21–17 6–1–1 TSN BC Place 20,622 Recap
10 Sat, Aug 26 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–7 7–1–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 26,150 Recap
11 Mon, Sept 4 1:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 39–18 8–1–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 33,731 Recap
12 Sat, Sept 9 7:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 25–22 9–1–1 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 34,312 Recap
13 Sat, Sept 16 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 27–13 10–1–1 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 28,176 Recap
14 Sun, Sept 24 2:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 15–9 11–1–1 TSN/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap
15 Fri, Sept 29 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 59–11 12–1–1 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 26,394 Recap
16 Bye
17 Fri, Oct 13 5:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 28–25 13–1–1 TSN/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 23,672 Recap
18 Fri, Oct 20 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–30 13–2–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 27,316 Recap
19 Sat, Oct 28 5:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 20–29 13–3–1 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 30,601 Recap
20 Fri, Nov 3 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 5–23 13–4–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 24,281 Recap

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Post season edit

Schedule edit

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
West Semi-Final Bye
West Final Sun, Nov 19 2:30 p.m. MST vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–28 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 30,116 Recap
105th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 26 4:30 p.m. MST Toronto Argonauts L 24–27 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 36,154 Recap

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References edit

  1. ^ Playoff Scenarios: Argos in East driver's seat; Stamps clinch division
  2. ^ About last night 33
  3. ^ "2017-10-28 Game Tracker - Calgary Stampeders vs. Edmonton Eskimos (2447)".
  4. ^ "2017-11-03 Game Tracker - Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Calgary Stampeders (2449) - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  5. ^ a b Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year
  6. ^ Round 1 Recap: Surprises, star receivers headline eventful first 9 picks
  7. ^ a b c 2017 Schedule
  8. ^ 2017 RDS CFL Schedule
  9. ^ CFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule