1979 Calgary Stampeders season

1979 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	Jack Gotta
Head coach	Jack Gotta
Home stadium	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd, West
Playoffs	Lost Western Final
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The 1979 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 12–4 record. They appeared in the Western Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos. This would mark the last season in which the Stampeders won a playoff game until 1991; they were the only CFL team during the 1980s that did not win a single playoff game.

Roster

1979 Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks John Hufnagel Running backs Willie Burden James Sykes Wide receivers Willie Armstead Kelvin Kirk Slotbacks		Offensive linemen Lloyd Fairbanks G Defensive linemen Reggie Lewis DE		Linebackers Ollie Bakken Defensive backs Al Burleson Special teams		Injured List 6-Game Injured List Practice Roster Active, Injured, 6-Game Injured, Practice

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	12	2	2	495	219	26
Calgary Stampeders	16	12	4	0	382	278	24
BC Lions	16	9	6	1	328	333	19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	4	12	0	283	340	8
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	2	14	0	194	437	4

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	Bye
2	1	Wed, July 18	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 35–7	1–0	McMahon Stadium	33,196
3	2	Wed, July 25	at Montreal Alouettes	W 19–7	2–0	Olympic Stadium	51,237
3	3	Tue, July 31	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 9–44	2–1	Commonwealth Stadium	42,887
4	Bye
5	4	Wed, Aug 8	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 27–17	3–1	McMahon Stadium	32,780
6	5	Wed, Aug 15	vs. BC Lions	W 22–10	4–1	McMahon Stadium	34,825
7	6	Wed, Aug 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 6–5	5–1	Taylor Field	20,790
7	7	Tue, Aug 28	at BC Lions	L 17–18	5–2	Empire Stadium	30,018
8	8	Mon, Sept 3	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–19	5–3	McMahon Stadium	34,825
9	Bye
10	9	Sun, Sept 16	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 6–5	6–3	Taylor Field	20,021
11	10	Sun, Sept 23	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 28–23	7–3	McMahon Stadium	30,125
12	11	Sun, Sept 30	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 1–27	7–4	McMahon Stadium	33,245
13	12	Mon, Oct 8	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 18–13	8–4	Winnipeg Stadium	22,429
14	13	Sun, Oct 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 16–26	8–5	McMahon Stadium	30,925
15	14	Sat, Oct 20	at BC Lions	W 37–32	9–5	Empire Stadium	25,301
16	15	Sun, Oct 28	at Toronto Argonauts	W 28–12	10–5	Exhibition Stadium	36,226
17	16	Sun, Nov 4	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 41–8	11–5	McMahon Stadium	30,654

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Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	1	0	0	1	2
Calgary Stampeders	3	5	29	0	37

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	0	3	4	0	7
Edmonton Eskimos	0	14	0	5	19

Awards and records

1979 CFL All-Stars

• SB – Willie Armstead, CFL All-Star
• OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, CFL All-Star
• DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star
• DB – Al Burleson, CFL All-Star

References

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
2. "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.