1961 Calgary Stampeders season

1961 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach Bobby Dobbs
Home field McMahon Stadium
Results
Record 7–9–0
Division place 3rd, West
Playoff finish Lost West Finals

The 1961 Calgary Stampeders finished in 3rd place in the Western Conference of the Canadian Football League (CFL) with a 7–9–0 record. They were defeated in the West Finals by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers16133036025126
Edmonton Eskimos16105133425721
Calgary Stampeders1679030031114
Saskatchewan Roughriders16510121131411
BC Lions1611322153934

[1]

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18–17 Loss
Saskatchewan Roughriders 20–10 Win
Saskatchewan Roughriders 22–15 Loss
Ottawa Rough Riders 32–1 Loss
Edmonton Eskimos 10–9 Loss
BC Lions 35–17 Win
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–36 Loss
BC Lions 28–9 Win
Toronto Argonauts 22–19 Loss
Montreal Alouettes 6–2 Win
Edmonton Eskimos 28–21 Win
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25–6 Loss
Saskatchewan Roughriders 22–17 Win
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 42–7 Loss
Edmonton Eskimos 20–8 Loss
BC Lions 43–7 Win

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Playoffs

Cenference Semi-Finals

Western Semi-Finals – Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders
DateAwayHome
November 11Edmonton Eskimos 8Calgary Stampeders 10
Western Semi-Finals – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
DateAwayHome
November 13Calgary Stampeders 17Edmonton Eskimos 18
  • Calgary won the total-point series by 27–26. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

Conference finals

Western Finals – Game 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders
DateAwayHome
November 18Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14Calgary Stampeders 1
Western Finals – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DateAwayHome
November 22Calgary Stampeders 14Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43
  • Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-17.


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