2017 Calgary Stampeders season

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2017 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner Calgary Sports and Entertainment
President John Hufnagel
General manager John Hufnagel
Head coach Dave Dickenson
Home field McMahon Stadium
Results
Record13–4–1
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOP Alex Singleton
Team MOC Alex Singleton
Team MOR Marken Michel
Uniform
CFL CAL Jersey 2016.png

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.

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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 27–24 to the Toronto Argonauts.

Offseason

CFL Draft

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]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club TeamHometown
16 Randy Colling DL Gannon Holland, NY
217 Julan Lynch WR Saskatchewan Regina, SK
325 Tunde Adeleke DB Carleton Ottawa, ON
428 Ante Milanovic-Litre RB Simon Fraser Vancouver, BC
543 Felix Gacusana Jr. OL Simon Fraser Burnaby, BC
652 Alexandre Gagnon DL Sherbrooke Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC
761 Adam Laurensse DB Calgary Sherwood Park, AB
870 Richard Sindani WR Regina Regina, SK

Preseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ATues, June 67:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 23–181–0None McMahon Stadium 25,139 Recap
ASun, June 115:00 p.m. MDTat Edmonton Eskimos W 36–352–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 25,723 Recap
BBye

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Regular season

Standings

TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Calgary Stampeders 181341275233497–3L3 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 181260245544926–4W1 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 181260245104955–5W5 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 181080205104304–6L1 Details
BC Lions 187110144695013–7L1 Details

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
1Fri, June 235:30 p.m. MDTat Ottawa Redblacks T 31–31 (2OT)0–0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews TD Place Stadium 24,565 Recap
2Thurs, June 297:00 p.m. MDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksW 43–391–0–1TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 24,613 Recap
3Fri, July 76:30 p.m. MDTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–102–0–1TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 30,165 Recap
4Fri, July 145:00 p.m. MDTat Montreal Alouettes L 23–302–1–1TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,610 Recap
5Sat, July 227:00 p.m. MDTvs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–103–1–1TSNMcMahon Stadium30,274 Recap
6Sat, July 297:30 p.m. MDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 60–14–1–1TSNMcMahon Stadium25,492 Recap
7Thurs, Aug 35:30 p.m. MDTat Toronto Argonauts W 41–245–1–1TSN BMO Field 11,616 Recap
8Bye
9Fri, Aug 188:30 p.m. MDTat BC Lions W 21–176–1–1TSN BC Place 20,622 Recap
10Sat, Aug 267:00 p.m. MDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsW 23–77–1–1TSNMcMahon Stadium26,150 Recap
11 Mon, Sept 4 1:00 p.m. MDTvs. Edmonton Eskimos W 39–188–1–1TSNMcMahon Stadium33,731 Recap
12Sat, Sept 97:00 p.m. MDTat Edmonton EskimosW 25–229–1–1TSN Commonwealth Stadium 34,312 Recap
13Sat, Sept 165:00 p.m. MDTvs. BC LionsW 27–1310–1–1TSN/RDSMcMahon Stadium28,176 Recap
14Sun, Sept 242:00 p.m. MDTat Saskatchewan RoughridersW 15–911–1–1TSN/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap
15Fri, Sept 297:30 p.m. MDTvs. Montreal AlouettesW 59–1112–1–1TSN/RDSMcMahon Stadium26,394 Recap
16Bye
17Fri, Oct 135:00 p.m. MDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 28–2513–1–1TSN/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 23,672 Recap
18Fri, Oct 207:00 p.m. MDTvs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 7–3013–2–1TSNMcMahon Stadium27,316 Recap
19Sat, Oct 285:00 p.m. MDTat Edmonton EskimosL 20–2913–3–1TSNCommonwealth Stadium30,601 Recap
20Fri, Nov 37:30 p.m. MDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 5–2313–4–1TSNMcMahon Stadium24,281 Recap

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Post season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
West Semi-FinalBye
West FinalSun, Nov 192:30 p.m. MSTvs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–281–0TSN/RDS/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 30,116 Recap
105th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 264:30 p.m. MST Toronto Argonauts L 24–271–1TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 36,154 Recap

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References

  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. 1 2 Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year
  6. Round 1 Recap: Surprises, star receivers headline eventful first 9 picks
  7. 1 2 3 2017 Schedule
  8. 2017 RDS CFL Schedule
  9. CFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule