2023 Calgary Stampeders season | |
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Owner | Calgary Sports and Entertainment |
President | John Hufnagel |
General manager | Dave Dickenson |
Head coach | Dave Dickenson |
Home field | McMahon Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–12 |
Division place | 3rd, West |
Playoff finish | Lost 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 | |
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]
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.
The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [2] [3] The Stampeders had the sixth selection in each round. [4]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club/School | Nationality |
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1 | 6 | Isaac Moore | OL | Temple | Sweden |
2 | 15 | Lino Schröter | LB | Cologne Crocodiles | Germany |
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]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
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1 | 4 | Cole Tucker | WR | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL |
3 | 22 | Kwadwo Boahen | DL | Alberta | Calgary, AB |
3 | 24 | Clark Barnes | WR | Guelph | Brampton, ON |
4 | 33 | Alexandre Marcoux | OL | McGill | Lévis, QC |
5 | 42 | Ryan Leder | DL | McMaster | Hamilton, ON |
6 | 49 | Sebastian Howard | TE | St. Mary's | Vancouver, BC |
6 | 51 | Campbell Fair | K | Ottawa | Carrying Place, ON |
8 | 69 | Lucas Robertson | FB | British Columbia | Edmonton, AB |
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
A | 1 | Mon, May 22 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | W 29–24 | 1–0 | None | McMahon Stadium | 17,942 | Recap |
B | Bye | |||||||||
C | 2 | Thu, June 1 | 8:30 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | L 22–25 | 1–1 | None | BC Place | Recap |
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 594 | 377 | 10–2 | W4 | Details |
BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 495 | 439 | 8–4 | L1 | Details |
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 412 | 471 | 4–7 | L1 | Details |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 387 | 551 | 5–7 | L7 | Details |
Edmonton Elks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 381 | 503 | 2–9 | L4 | Details |
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Thu, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | L 15–25 | 0–1 | TSN/CBSSN | McMahon Stadium | 17,942 | Recap |
2 | 2 | Thu, June 15 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 26–15 | 1–1 | TSN | TD Place Stadium | 18,251 | Recap |
3 | 3 | Sat, June 24 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 26–29 (2OT) | 1–2 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 24,923 | Recap |
4 | Bye | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Fri, July 7 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 11–24 | 1–3 | TSN | IG Field | 30,561 | Recap |
6 | 5 | Sat, July 15 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 33–31 | 2–3 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 28,842 | Recap |
7 | 6 | Sun, July 23 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 41–43 (OT) | 2–4 | TSN/CBSSN | McMahon Stadium | 21,226 | Recap |
8 | 7 | Sun, July 30 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 18–25 | 2–5 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 18,098 | Recap |
9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 4 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 20–7 | 3–5 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 19,234 | Recap |
10 | 9 | Sat, Aug 12 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | L 9–37 | 3–6 | TSN/CBSSN | BC Place | 20,524 | Recap |
11 | 10 | Fri, Aug 18 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 18–19 | 3–7 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 20,106 | Recap |
12 | 11 | Fri, Aug 25 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 31–39 | 3–8 | TSN | BMO Field | 17,906 | Recap |
13 | 12 | Mon, Sept 4 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | W 35–31 | 4–8 | TSN/CBSSN | McMahon Stadium | 26,741 | Recap |
14 | 13 | Sat, Sept 9 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Edmonton Elks | L 23–25 | 4–9 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 32,422 | Recap |
15 | Bye | |||||||||
16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 23 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 11–28 | 4–10 | TSN/RDS | McMahon Stadium | 22,321 | Recap |
17 | 15 | Sat, Sept 30 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 15–22 | 4–11 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 22,809 | Recap |
18 | Bye | |||||||||
19 | 16 | Fri, Oct 13 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 26–19 | 5–11 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 24,099 | Recap |
20 | 17 | Sat, Oct 20 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | W 41–16 | 6–11 | TSN | BC Place | 22,537 | Recap |
21 | 18 | Fri, Oct 27 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 13–36 | 6–12 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 18,691 | Recap |
Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
West Semi-Final | Sat, Nov 4 | 4:30 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | L 30–41 | 0–1 | TSN/RDS | BC Place | 30,149 | Recap |
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