2023 Calgary Stampeders season

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2023 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner Calgary Sports and Entertainment
President John Hufnagel
General manager Dave Dickenson
Head coach Dave Dickenson
Home field McMahon Stadium
Results
Record6–12
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Team MOP Reggie Begelton
Team MODP Micah Awe
Team MOC Cameron Judge
Team MOOL Sean McEwen
Team MOST Rene Paredes
Team MOR Clark Barnes
Uniform
CFL CAL Jersey 2023.png

The 2023 Calgary Stampeders season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 78th overall. It was Dave Dickenson's seventh season as head coach and first as general manager following his promotion. [1]

Contents

The Stampeders managed to qualify for the playoffs for an 18th straight season after the team defeated the BC Lions in week 20 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the same week. This was the first time Calgary had a losing regular season record since the 2007 season.

The team attempted to win the ninth Grey Cup championship in franchise history, but lost the West Semi-Final to the BC Lions.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [2] [3] The Stampeders had the sixth selection in each round. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionClub/SchoolNationality
16 Isaac Moore OL Temple Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
215 Lino Schröter LB Cologne Crocodiles Flag of Germany.svg Germany

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [3] The Stampeders had eight selections in the eight-round draft after forfeiting their second round pick after selecting T. J. Rayam in the 2022 Supplemental Draft and trading their seventh-round pick to the Roughriders in exchange for James Smith. [5] [6] However, the team swapped their first-round pick and acquired additional third-round picks and sixth-round picks after trading Bo Levi Mitchell to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [7]

The Stampeders had the sixth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the West Semi-Final and finishing third in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks. [8]

RoundPickPlayerPositionUniversity TeamHometown
14 Cole Tucker WR Northern Illinois DeKalb, IL
322 Kwadwo Boahen DL Alberta Calgary, AB
324 Clark Barnes WR Guelph Brampton, ON
433 Alexandre Marcoux OL McGill Lévis, QC
542 Ryan Leder DL McMaster Hamilton, ON
649 Sebastian Howard TE St. Mary's Vancouver, BC
651 Campbell Fair K Ottawa Carrying Place, ON
869 Lucas Robertson FB British Columbia Edmonton, AB

Preseason

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
A1Mon, May 222:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 29–241–0None McMahon Stadium 17,942 Recap
BBye
C2Thu, June 18:30 p.m. MDTat BC Lions L 22–251–1None BC Place Recap

[9]

 #  Games played with red uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1814402859437710–2W4 Details
BC Lions 181260244954398–4L1 Details
Calgary Stampeders 186120124124714–7L1 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 186120123875515–7L7 Details
Edmonton Elks 18414083815032–9L4 Details

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Thu, June 87:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions L 15–250–1 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 17,942 Recap
22Thu, June 155:30 p.m. MDTat Ottawa Redblacks W 26–151–1TSN TD Place Stadium 18,251 Recap
33Sat, June 245:00 p.m. MDTvs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 26–29 (2OT)1–2TSNMcMahon Stadium24,923 Recap
4Bye
54Fri, July 76:30 p.m. MDTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–241–3TSN IG Field 30,561 Recap
65Sat, July 155:00 p.m. MDTat Saskatchewan RoughridersW 33–312–3TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 28,842 Recap
76Sun, July 235:00 p.m. MDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksL 41–43 (OT)2–4TSN/CBSSNMcMahon Stadium21,226 Recap
87Sun, July 305:00 p.m. MDTat Montreal Alouettes L 18–252–5TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,098 Recap
98Fri, Aug 47:00 p.m. MDTvs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–73–5TSNMcMahon Stadium19,234 Recap
109Sat, Aug 125:00 p.m. MDTat BC LionsL 9–373–6TSN/CBSSN BC Place 20,524 Recap
1110Fri, Aug 187:00 p.m. MDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 18–193–7TSNMcMahon Stadium20,106 Recap
1211Fri, Aug 255:30 p.m. MDTat Toronto ArgonautsL 31–393–8TSN BMO Field 17,906 Recap
1312 Mon, Sept 4 5:00 p.m. MDTvs. Edmonton Elks W 35–314–8TSN/CBSSNMcMahon Stadium26,741 Recap
1413Sat, Sept 95:00 p.m. MDTat Edmonton ElksL 23–254–9TSN Commonwealth Stadium 32,422 Recap
15Bye
1614Sat, Sept 232:00 p.m. MDTvs. Montreal AlouettesL 11–284–10TSN/RDSMcMahon Stadium22,321 Recap
1715Sat, Sept 305:00 p.m. MDTat Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–224–11TSN Tim Hortons Field 22,809 Recap
18Bye
1916Fri, Oct 137:30 p.m. MDTvs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 26–195–11TSNMcMahon Stadium24,099 Recap
2017Sat, Oct 208:00 p.m. MDTat BC LionsW 41–166–11TSNBC Place22,537 Recap
2118Fri, Oct 277:00 p.m. MDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 13–366–12TSNMcMahon Stadium18,691 Recap

[9] [10]

 #  Games played with red uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with black uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
West Semi-FinalSat, Nov 44:30 p.m. MDTat BC Lions L 30–410–1TSN/RDS BC Place 30,149 Recap

[9]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 19 Injured, 17 Practice roster, 1 Suspended
Roster updated 2023-11-04 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Front Office
  • President – John Hufnagel
  • General Manager – Dave Dickenson
  • Director of Player Personnel – Brendan Mahoney
  • Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel
  • Football Administration Director – Molly Campbell
  • Director of Football Operations – Nick Bojda
  • CFL Draft Coordinator – Dwayne Cameron

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning


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  2. ↑ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Revamped CFL Combine season, CFL Draft highlight '23 off-season". Canadian Football League. January 19, 2023.
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  6. ↑ "Stamps acquire P James Smith in trade with Riders". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022.
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  10. ↑ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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