2015 Calgary Stampeders season

The 2015 Calgary Stampeders season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 81st overall. The Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 14-4 record in John Hufnagel's last year as head coach before he hands over the reins to offensive coordinator Dave Dickenson in 2016.

2015 Calgary Stampeders season
OwnerCalgary Sports and Entertainment
General managerJohn Hufnagel
Head coachJohn Hufnagel
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record14–4
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost West Final
Team MOPBo Levi Mitchell
Team MOCJunior Turner
Team MORTory Harrison
Uniform

With Ottawa's defeat of Montreal on October 1, Calgary qualified for the playoffs for the 11th straight season.[1] The Stampeders gained home field advantage in the 2015 West Division playoffs with their Week 15 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in the team's first visit to Tim Hortons Field.[2] The Stampeders defeated the BC Lions in the West Semi-Final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final game and failed to defend their Grey Cup title.

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Stampeders had eight selections in the seven-round draft after acquiring an additional pick in the third round with the trade of Justin Phillips.[3] Their fourth-round pick was swapped for Montreal's third-round pick after conditions were met following the Larry Taylor trade.[4]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 9 Karl Lavoie OL Laval
2 18 Lemar Durant WR Simon Fraser
3 19 Tyler Varga RB Yale
3 22 Tevaughn Campbell DB Regina
3 27 William Langlais FB Sherbrooke
5 44 Dexter Janke DB Saskatchewan
6 53 Aaron Picton OL Regina
7 62 Andrew Buckley QB Calgary

Preseason

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B Fri, June 12 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 20–6 1–0 TSN2 McMahon Stadium 28,557 Recap
C Fri, June 19 7:30 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–29 2–0 None Mosaic Stadium 18,170 Recap

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Regular season

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Standings

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Team GP W L PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 14 4 466 341 28 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18 14 4 478 346 28 Details
BC Lions 18 7 11 437 486 14 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 5 13 353 502 10 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 3 15 430 563 6 Details

Schedule

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Fri, June 26 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–23 1–0 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 28,487 Recap
2 Fri, July 3 5:30 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 11–29 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 19,111 Recap
3 Mon, July 13 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–20 2–1 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 26,741 Recap
4 Sat, July 18 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–25 3–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 29,255 Recap
5 Fri, July 24 5:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 26–29 (OT) 3–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,018 Recap
6 Sat, Aug 1 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–22 4–2 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 28,547 Recap
7 Bye
8 Sat, Aug 15 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 48–3 5–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 27,566 Recap
9 Sat, Aug 22 5:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–31 6–2 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,427 Recap
10 Sat, Aug 29 4:00 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–8 7–2 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 27,148 Recap
11 Mon, Sept 7 2:30 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 16–7 8–2 TSN McMahon Stadium 35,400 Recap
12 Sat, Sept 12 7:30 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 16–27 8–3 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 38,906 Recap
13 Fri, Sept 18 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 35–23 9–3 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 31,586 Recap
14 Fri, Sept 25 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–23 10–3 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 23,113 Recap
15 Fri, Oct 2 5:30 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 23–20 11–3 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 24,300 Recap
16 Sat, Oct 10 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 11–15 11–4 TSN McMahon Stadium 32,211 Recap
17 Sat, Oct 17 2:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts W 27–15 12–4 TSN Tim Hortons Field 3,401 Recap
18 Bye
19 Sat, Oct 31 1:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 42–19 13–4 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 31,591 Recap
20 Sat, Nov 7 5:00 p.m. MST at BC Lions W 28–7 14–4 TSN BC Place 22,900 Recap

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Post season

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Schedule

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Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 15 2:30 p.m. MST vs. BC Lions W 35–9 1–0 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 26,306 Recap
West Final Sun, Nov 22 2:30 p.m. MST at Edmonton Eskimos L 31–45 1–1 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 34,414 Recap

Team

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Roster

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Coaching staff

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References

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  1. ^ "Playoff Scenarios: Stamps clinch spot; are Esks next?". CFL.ca Staff. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Walk it off: Stamps down Cats, clinch home field". CFL.ca Staff. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Continuing to Deal: Stamps send Phillips to Ottawa". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  4. ^ "Back where he started: Taylor traded to Montreal". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. ^ a b "2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.