2009 Calgary Stampeders season

2009 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	John Hufnagel
Head coach	John Hufnagel
Home stadium	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	10–7–1
Division place	2nd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Final
Uniform
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The 2009 Calgary Stampeders season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 71st overall. The Stampeders attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions.

The Stampeders finished in second place with a 10–7–1 record. They appeared in the West Final but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2009 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Stampeders selected safety Eric Fraser of Central Michigan University in the first round, eighth overall. ^{[1] [2]}

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	8	Eric Fraser	S	Central Michigan
2	16	Tristan Black	LB	Wayne State
3	24	John Hashem	OT	Regina
4	28	Spencer Armstrong	WR	Air Force
4	30	Steve Myddelton	DE	St. Francis Xavier
4	32	Scott McHenry	SB	Saskatchewan
5	40	Osie Ukwuoma	DL	Queen's
6	48	John Kanaroski	WR	Regina

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 17	vs. BC Lions	37-30	Win	25,463	1–0
B	June 23	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	27-19	Win	29,107	2–0

Regular season

Season standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	7	1	514	484	21	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	7	1	514	443	21	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	0	469	502	18	Details
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	431	502	16	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	July 1	vs. Montreal Alouettes	40 – 27	Loss	35,650	0 - 1
2	July 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	42 – 30	Loss	29,533	0 - 2
3	July 17	vs. Toronto Argonauts	44 – 9	Win	33,109	1 - 2
4	July 24	at BC Lions	48 – 10	Win	27,191	2 - 2
5	August 1	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	24 – 23	Loss	35,650	2 - 3
6	August 8	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31 – 23	Win	35,650	3 - 3
7	August 13	at Edmonton Eskimos	38 – 35	Loss	33,065	3 - 4
8	Bye					3 - 4
9	August 28	at Toronto Argonauts	23 – 20	Win	25,329	4 - 4
10	Sept 7	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	32 – 8	Win	40,729	5 - 4
11	Sept 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	35 – 34	Win	46,212	6 - 4
12	Sept 18	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	24 – 17	Loss	19,448	6 - 5
13	Sept 25	vs. BC Lions	27 – 18	Win	36,702	7 - 5
14	Oct 3	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	15 – 14	Win	36,753	8 - 5
15	Oct 12	at Montreal Alouettes	32 – 11	Loss	20,202	8 - 6
16	Oct 17	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	44 – 44 (2OT)	Tie	38,623	8 - 6 - 1
17	Oct 23	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	30 – 7	Win	35,650	9 - 6 - 1
18	Oct 31	at BC Lions	28 – 26	Win	27,131	10 - 6 - 1
19	Nov 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	30 – 14	Loss	30,945	10 - 7 - 1

Roster

2009 Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks  1 Henry Burris 17 Barrick Nealy  4 Drew Tate Running backs  9 Jon Cornish 26 Rob Cote FB 21 Joffrey Reynolds 32 Demetris Summers Wide receivers 83 Romby Bryant 79 Jermaine Jackson  2 Teyo Johnson 11 Brett Ralph Slotbacks 80 Jeremaine Copeland 82 Nik Lewis 88 Markus Howell 87 Arjei Franklin		Offensive linemen 65 Ben Archibald T 56 Randy Chevrier OL 61 Godfrey Ellis G 63 Jon Gott OL 68 Rob Lazeo G 66 Tim O'Neill OL 64 Jeff Pilon T 67 Dimitri Tsoumpas G Defensive linemen 95 Devone Claybrooks DL 93 Jim Davis DE 77 Tom Johnson DT 42 Mike Labinjo DE 44 Justin Phillips DL 96 Miguel Robede DE 48 Juwan Simpson DL		Linebackers 37 Marc Calixte OLB  7 Dwaine Carpenter LB 91 Tearrius George OLB 39 Charleston Hughes ILB 49 Malik Jackson LB/DE 23 Shannon James OLB  0 Tim Johnson LB 34 Fernand Kashama LB 25 Keon Raymond LB Defensive backs 33 Dwight Anderson CB 27 Brandon Browner CB 14 Milton Collins DB 29 John Eubanks CB 31 Wes Lysack S Special teams 16 Burke Dales P 12 Sandro DeAngelis K		Inactive List 35 Ronnie Amadi DB 60 Derek Armstrong G 95 Tristan Black LB 86 Jackie Chambers WR 97 Alain Kashama DE 62 Jesse Newman G 85 Ken-Yon Rambo WR 19 LeMarcus Rowell LB 38 J. R. Ruffin DB 28 Brandon Smith HB  3 Ryan Thelwell WR 43 Derek Watson RB Practice Roster 57 Mike Byrne OL 84 Chris Davis WR -- Michael Desormeaux QB 81 Blaine Kruger WR -- Deon Murphy WR 59 Steve Myddelton OL 15 Maurice Price WR -- Vince Redd DE 38 Demetrice Webb CB Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2009-10-08 Depth Chart • Transactions 45 Active, 13 Inactive, 9 PR → More rosters

Player stats

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Henry Burris	571	339	59.4	4,831	22	16	88.0
Drew Tate	11	9	81.8	78	0	0	99.8
Barrick Nealy	10	6	60.0	72	2	0	148.8

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Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Avg	TD	Fumbles
Joffrey Reynolds	235	1,504	6.4	11	3
Henry Burris	105	552	5.3	11	8
Jon Cornish	20	105	5.3	2	0
Demetris Summers	8	67	8.4	24	0
Barrick Nealy	6	33	5.5	15	0

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Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
Jermaine Copeland	81	1,235	15.2	57	12
Nik Lewis	70	1,013	14.5	52	1
Romby Bryant	27	548	20.3	53	0
Ryan Thelwell	31	492	15.9	45	1
Joffrey Reynolds	36	431	12.0	37	2

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Awards and records

2009 CFL All-Stars

• OT – Ben Archibald
• CB – Brandon Browner
• WR – Jeremaine Copeland
• RB – Joffrey Reynolds

Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	November 15	2:30 PM MST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	24-21	Win	31,356
21	November 22	2:30 PM MST	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	27-11	Loss	30,945

Bracket

November 15: Division Semifinals

November 22: Division Finals

November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium  – Calgary

W4

BC Lions

18

East

E1

Montreal Alouettes

56

W4

BC Lions

34*

E2

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

27

E1

Montreal Alouettes

28

W1

Saskatchewan Roughriders

27

W2

Calgary Stampeders

17

West

W1

Saskatchewan Roughriders

27

W3

Edmonton Eskimos

21

W2

Calgary Stampeders

24

*-Team won in Overtime.

West Semi-Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	0	7	7	7	21
Calgary Stampeders	0	9	7	8	24

West Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	3	7	1	6	17
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	10	14	3	27

References

1. Cameron, Allen (2009-05-03). "Stamps say top pick will be worth wait". Calgary Herald. p. D4. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
2. "Stampeders 2009 Draft Picks". Calgary Herald. 2009-05-03. Archived from the original on 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
3. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
4. "Rushing 2009 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
5. "Receiving 2009 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.