2015 Calgary Stampeders season

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2015 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner Calgary Sports and Entertainment
General manager John Hufnagel
Head coach John Hufnagel
Home stadium McMahon Stadium
Results
Record14–4
Division place2nd, West
PlayoffsLost West Final
Team MOP Bo Levi Mitchell
Team MOC Junior Turner
Team MOR Tory Harrison
Uniform
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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.

Contents

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

CFL Draft

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]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
19 Karl Lavoie OL Laval
218 Lemar Durant WR Simon Fraser
319 Tyler Varga RB Yale
322 Tevaughn Campbell DB Regina
327 William Langlais FB Sherbrooke
544 Dexter Janke DB Saskatchewan
653 Aaron Picton OL Regina
762 Andrew Buckley QB Calgary

Preseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
BFri, June 127:30 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 20–61–0 TSN2 McMahon Stadium 28,557 Recap
CFri, June 197:30 p.m. MDTat Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–292–0None Mosaic Stadium 18,170 Recap

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Regular season

Standings

West Division
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos 1814446634128 Details
Calgary Stampeders 1814447834628 Details
BC Lions 1871143748614 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1851335350210 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 183154305636 Details

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
1Fri, June 267:00 p.m. MDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–231–0 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 28,487 Recap
2Fri, July 35:30 p.m. MDTat Montreal Alouettes L 11–291–1TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 19,111 Recap
3Mon, July 137:00 p.m. MDTvs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–202–1TSN/RDS2McMahon Stadium26,741 Recap
4Sat, July 185:00 p.m. MDTvs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–253–1TSNMcMahon Stadium29,255 Recap
5Fri, July 245:00 p.m. MDTat Ottawa Redblacks L 26–29 (OT)3–2TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,018 Recap
6Sat, Aug 15:00 p.m. MDTvs. Montreal AlouettesW 25–224–2TSN/RDSMcMahon Stadium28,547 Recap
7Bye
8Sat, Aug 158:00 p.m. MDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksW 48–35–2TSN/RDS/ESPN2McMahon Stadium27,566 Recap
9Sat, Aug 225:00 p.m. MDTat Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–316–2TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,427 Recap
10Sat, Aug 294:00 p.m. MDTat Winnipeg Blue BombersW 36–87–2TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 27,148 Recap
11 Mon, Sept 7 2:30 p.m. MDTvs. Edmonton Eskimos W 16–78–2TSNMcMahon Stadium35,400 Recap
12Sat, Sept 127:30 p.m. MDTat Edmonton EskimosL 16–278–3TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 38,906 Recap
13Fri, Sept 187:00 p.m. MDTvs. BC Lions W 35–239–3TSN/RDS2McMahon Stadium31,586 Recap
14Fri, Sept 256:30 p.m. MDTat Winnipeg Blue BombersW 25–2310–3TSN/RDS2Investors Group Field23,113 Recap
15Fri, Oct 25:30 p.m. MDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 23–2011–3TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 24,300 Recap
16Sat, Oct 105:00 p.m. MDTvs. Edmonton EskimosL 11–1511–4TSNMcMahon Stadium32,211 Recap
17Sat, Oct 172:00 p.m. MDTat Toronto ArgonautsW 27–1512–4TSNTim Hortons Field3,401 Recap
18Bye
19Sat, Oct 311:00 p.m. MDTvs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 42–1913–4TSN/RDS2McMahon Stadium31,591 Recap
20Sat, Nov 75:00 p.m. MSTat BC LionsW 28–714–4TSN BC Place 22,900 Recap

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Post season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
West Semi-FinalSun, Nov 152:30 p.m. MSTvs. BC Lions W 35–91–0TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 26,306 Recap
West FinalSun, Nov 222:30 p.m. MSTat Edmonton Eskimos L 31–451–1TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 34,414 Recap

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

  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. 1 2 "2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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