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Calgary Stampeders Team History

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Calgary Stampeders




  • 1945
  • 1971 - 1992 - 1998
  • 2001 - 2008
  • 2014
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    Stampeders Team Formation

    The WIFU returned to Calgary on September 29, 1945, with the formation of the Calgary Stampeders. In their very first game played on October 20 at Mewata Stadium, they beat the Regina Roughriders 12–0 before 4,000 fans in attendance. It was a taste of success to come that decade under the direction of head coach Les Lear and talented stars ...
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    Grey Cup Champs 1971 – 1992 – 1998

    Grey Cup 1971 The 59th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1971, before 34,404 fans at Vancouver’s Empire Stadium. The Calgary Stampeders defeated the Toronto Argonauts on a slick, rain-covered field, 14-11. Grey Cup 1992 The 80th Grey Cup was the 1992 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Calgary Stampeders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Toronto’s SkyDome. The Stampeders had little trouble defeating the Blue Bombers, 24-10. Grey Cup 1998 The 86th Grey Cup (Canadian Football League championship) was held in 1998 in Winnipeg. ...
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    Grey Cups Champs 2001 – 2008

    Grey Cup 2001 The 89th Grey Cup (Canadian Football League championship) was held in 2001 in Montreal. The Calgary Stampeders claimed their fifth championship in team history with a 27–19 win over the East Division champions and heavily favored Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Grey Cup 2008 The 96th Grey Cup was held in Montreal, Quebec at Olympic Stadium on November 23, ...
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    Grey Cup Champs 2014

    The 102nd Grey Cup was a Canadian football game played November 30, 2014, between the West Division champion Calgary Stampeders and East Division champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats, to determine the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship for the 2014 season. The contest was held at BC Place stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Stampeders won the contest 20–16 to claim their seventh ...
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    Grey Cup Champs 2018

    The 106th Grey Cup (branded as the 106th Grey Cup presented by Shaw for sponsorship reasons) was the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship game for the 2018 season. It was played on November 25, 2018, between the Ottawa Redblacks and the Calgary Stampeders at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta. In a rematch of the 104th Grey Cup, the Stampeders won 27–16, claiming their eighth Grey Cup Championship.
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History of the Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and is the third-oldest active franchise in the CFL. The Stampeders were officially founded in 1945, although there were clubs operating in Calgary since the 1890s.

The Calgary Stampeders have won eight Grey Cups, most recently in 2018, from their appearances in 17 Grey Cup Championship games. They have won 20 Western Division Championships and one Northern Division Championship in the franchise's history. The team has a provincial rivalry with the Edmonton Elks, as well as fierce divisional rivalries with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the BC Lions.





Established
1945

City
Calgary

League History
1958 – Present / Canadian Football League

Team History
1945 - Present / Calgary Stampeders

Nickname
Stampeders - The Calgary Stampeders are named after the Calgary Stampede, the world's largest rodeo, held annually in Calgary. The team adopted the name in 1945. A stampeder is an animal participating in a sudden, panic-stricken rush of animals. Like the use of stampeder for a person participating in a gold rush at the turn of the last century, stampeder was also likely used to refer to one who attends/participates in the Stampede Rodeo.

Championship
Grey Cup 8
2018, 2014, 2008, 2001, 1998, 1992, 1971, 1948

Stadium
1960 - Present / McMahon Stadium
1945 - 1959 / Mewata Park Stadium

Owner
2012 - Present / Calgary Sports and Entertainment
2010 - 2011 / Michael Feterik, Mitchell, Sapunjis
2005 - 2009 / Ted Hellard, Tom Forzani, Doug Mitchell
2001 - 2004 / Michael Feterik, Tom Bubonic
1996 - 2000 / Sig Gutsche
1991 - 1995 / Larry Ryckman
1945 - 1991 / Community/Widely Held

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Retired Number
5 / Harry Hood
10 / Willie Burden
13 / Mark McLoughlin
18 / Allen Pitts
22 / Tom Forzani
55 / Wayne Harris
75 / Stu Laird

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