2007 Calgary Stampeders season

The 2007 Calgary Stampeders season was the 50th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 69th overall. After promising 2nd-place finishes in the West Division in 2005 (11–7) and 2006 (10–8) they finished 3rd in the West Division in 2007, with a disappointing 7–10–1 record, their first losing record in three seasons. They were defeated in the Western Semi-Final 26–24 by the eventual Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders. The season was the last in which the team recorded more than two consecutive losses in the regular season in 10 years, recording three consecutive losses to close out the 2017 Calgary Stampeders season.

2007 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coachTom Higgins
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record7–10–1
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2007 CFL Draft took place on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 where the Stampeders made eight selections including three in the first round.[1]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
13Mike GyetvaiOLMichigan State
15Justin PhillipsLBWilfrid Laurier
16Jabari ArthurWRAkron
214Kevin ChallengerWRBoston College
321Patrick MacDonaldDLAlberta
535Henry BekkeringKEastern Washington
538Ian HazlettLBQueen's
645Greg HetheringtonSBMcGill

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
B June 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 28–3 Win 25,877 1–0
C June 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–21 Loss 28,800 1–1

[2]

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions18143154237929Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders18126053043224Details
Calgary Stampeders18710147352715 Details
Edmonton Eskimos18512139950911Details

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1June 30vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats37–9Win29,1571–0
2July 8at Saskatchewan Roughriders49–8Loss25,8621–1
3July 12at Toronto Argonauts48–15Loss29,3041–2
4July 21vs. Toronto Argonauts33–10Win28,2022–2
5July 28vs. BC Lions32–27Loss28,5642–3
6August 4at Edmonton Eskimos34–32Win32,6643–3
7August 9at Montreal Alouettes30–18Loss20,2023–4
8August 17vs. BC Lions45–45Tie30,8263–4–1
9Bye3–4–1
10September 3vs. Edmonton Eskimos35–24Win35,6504–4–1
11September 7at Edmonton Eskimos20–17Win42,3295–4–1
12September 15vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders44–22Win35,6506–4–1
13September 21at Hamilton Tiger-Cats24–20Loss23,1156–5–1
14September 29at BC Lions42–9Loss32,2636–6–1
15October 8vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders33–21Loss33,0756–7–1
16October 14vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers38–25Win30,8977–7–1
17October 19at Winnipeg Blue Bombers27–13Loss23,9557–8–1
18October 27vs. Montreal Alouettes33–32Loss29,2477–9–1
19November 3at BC Lions25–24Loss34,2427–10–1

[2]

Week 1: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1 2 3 4 Total
Tiger-Cats 3 3 3 0 9
Stampeders 7 10 7 13 37

[3]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

The Stampeders' opened the season with a strong performance, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–9. Quarterback Henry Burris opened the scoring with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Nik Lewis within the first five minutes of the first quarter. In the second quarter Tiger-Cat cornerback Dwight Anderson committed a costly illegal block on a punt return; the penalty resulted in the Tiger-Cat offence being sent back to their own goal line. Tiger-Cat quarterback Jason Maas's pass on the ensuing play was nearly intercepted by Cornelius Anthony. On the following play his pass was caught by Brock Ralph (older brother of Stampeder Brett Ralph) in their end zone, but the ball was knocked from Ralph's hands by Crance Clemons, and halfback Jermaine Chatman picked up the fumble for another Stampeder touchdown. Maas was pulled in the fourth quarter in favour of rookie Timmy Chang, but he was unable to produce more points: the Stampeders defence limited the Tiger-Cats offence to Nick Setta's three field goals.

The game was delayed twice in the second quarter by a rabbit, one of many that roam the University of Calgary campus, that made its way onto the field.

Week 2: at Saskatchewan Roughriders
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 8 0 0 0 8
Roughriders 7 18 14 10 49

[5]

at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Kickoff time: 5:00 p.m. CST[4]
  • Attendance: 25,862[4]
  • Televised by: TSN[4]

The Stampeders were unable to carry forward any of the momentum from their defeat of the Tiger-Cats the week earlier, as the Roughriders went on to defeat them handily. Henry Burris threw a pass to Joffrey Reynolds for the Stampeders' only touchdown, in the first quarter. The Stampeders led the game 8–7 at the end of the first quarter, but the Roughriders defence smothered the Stampeders offence for the rest of the game. Burris was limited to 12 completions in 25 pass attempts for 124 yards before being replaced by Akili Smith. Smith's efforts were even more futile, completing only 6 passes for 64 yards and throwing an interception.

Week 3: at Toronto Argonauts
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 0 0 0 15 15
Argonauts 10 17 14 7 48

[6]

at Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario

The Stampeders' offensive and defensive woes continued this week, being heavily defeated by the Argonauts. The defence surrendered five touchdowns, five converts and two field goals in the first three quarters, while the offence failed to record a point until punter Burke Dales scored a single at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Henry Burris threw a touchdown to Jeremaine Copeland later in the quarter, but was generally ineffective. Running back Joffrey Reynolds was limited to a paltry 39 yards rushing on 10 carries. Akili Smith replaced Burris in the first half and was again limited to six completed passes while throwing three interceptions, consequently being pulled in favour of Burris.

Week 4: vs. Toronto Argonauts
1 2 3 4 Total
Argonauts 0 3 0 7 10
Stampeders 10 3 0 20 33

[7]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

After two miserable losses in Regina and Toronto in the previous two weeks the Stampeders returned home to the confines of McMahon Stadium. Argonaut quarterback Michael Bishop, who had a stellar game the week before, sat out this game due to having broken his wrist. Mike McMahon started in his place. Unlike Bishop, McMahon was unable to generate any points for the Argonauts. He began the game auspiciously throwing incompletions in his first five passing attempts, and could not recover. Veteran Damon Allen replaced him at the start of the second half with the score standing at 13–3 for the Stampeders. The Stampeders padded their lead in the fourth quarter with two Sandro DeAngelis field goals and touchdowns to Marc Boerigter and Trey Young. The latter was thrown by receiver Brett Ralph on a fake field goal play. The Argonauts failed to register any more points until the final play of the game, in which Allen threw a touchdown pass to rookie Obed Cétoute.

Week 5: vs. BC Lions
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 5 6 14 7 32
Stampeders 0 11 0 16 27

[8]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

BC came into this game with a perfect 4–0 record. Starting quarterback Dave Dickenson was out of the lineup with a concussion, and back-up Buck Pierce played with sore ribs, but the Stampeders were unable to stop the potent Lions offence while unable to generate their own. The Stamps finished the first quarter with a measly 21 yards of offence. They regained composure in the second quarter, scoring 11 points to tie the game before the end of the half. Sandro DeAngelis missed a 46-yard field goal attempt with 10 seconds remaining in the half. Unfortunately for the Stampeders they allowed the Lions to retake control of the game in the third quarter with two touchdowns. Henry Burris threw several key interceptions, among them one to Korey Banks in the Lions' end zone in the third quarter on a play which would have tied the game and another to LaVar Glover in the fourth quarter, giving the Lions excellent field position to score the winning touchdown.

With the loss the Stampeders fell to last place in the West Division, one point behind the Eskimos.

Week 6: at Edmonton Eskimos
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 3 14 7 10 34
Eskimos 1 14 7 10 32

[9]

at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta

The Stampeders and Eskimos offences started off this game quite poorly, managing to produce only a field goal and a single, respectively, in the first quarter. The Stampeders scored the first touchdown in the second quarter on a pass from Henry Burris to Brett Ralph. Eskimo kicker Sean Fleming kicked a field goal, a single on the ensuing kickoff, and another field goal in the span of 3:33 to keep the game close. Burris threw another touchdown late in the quarter to Jeremaine Copeland after penalties to the Eskimos (A.J. Gass and Kenny Onatolu were ejected) gave them excellent field position, but the Eskimos responded with a touchdown of their own, a pass from Ricky Ray to Tyler Ebell, before the end of the half. The Eskimos took the lead in the third quarter on a touchdown pass to Kamau Peterson, but Sandro DeAngelis regained the Stampeders' lead with a field goal and a single. Joffrey Reynolds ran into the end zone for another touchdown to solidify the slim lead, but another touchdown pass to Peterson and field goal by Fleming gave the Eskimos a 32–31 lead with only 1:38 left in the game. The Eskimos had been in excellent position to score a touchdown after a roughing the kicker penalty put them only 13 yards from the Stampeders end zone with a 1st down, but they were unable to score the major and resorted to Fleming's field goal. The inability to score a touchdown in that key moment may have cost the Eskimos the game, as it left the Stampeders in the position to take the lead and win the game with only a safety or field goal. After a final drive to the Eskimos end zone in the last minute of the game the Stampeders offence set up DeAngelis for a 34-yard field goal attempt with no time left. DeAngelis's attempt was good, and the Stampeders won the game 34–32.

Week 7: at Montreal Alouettes
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 1 7 3 7 18
Alouettes 1 21 1 7 30

[10]

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Week 8: vs. BC Lions
1 2 3 4OT Total
Lions 7 14 7 314 45
Stampeders 10 7 7 714 45

[11]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Week 10: vs. Edmonton Eskimos
1 2 3 4 Total
Eskimos 8 13 0 3 24
Stampeders 7 8 14 6 35

[12]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Week 11: at Edmonton Eskimos
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 0 6 14 0 20
Eskimos 10 3 1 3 17

[13]

at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta

Week 12: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
1 2 3 4 Total
Roughriders 1 7 7 7 22
Stampeders 7 21 10 6 44

[14]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Week 13: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 7 10 1 2 20
Tiger-Cats 0 9 4 11 24

[15]

at Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario

Week 14: at BC Lions
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 1 3 0 5 9
Lions 14 7 7 14 42

[16]

at BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia

Week 15: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
1 2 3 4 Total
Roughriders 6 16 7 4 33
Stampeders 0 7 7 7 21

[17]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Week 16: vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Bombers 0 8 10 7 25
Stampeders 7 10 14 7 38

[18]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Week 17: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 0 6 0 7 13
Blue Bombers 7 3 2 15 27

[19]

at Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Week 18: vs. Montreal Alouettes
1 2 3 4 Total
Alouettes 10 14 6 3 33
Stampeders 7 12 3 10 32

[20]

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Week 19: at BC Lions
1 2 3 4 Total
Stampeders 7 10 0 7 24
Lions 9 3 13 0 25

[21]

at BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia

Postseason

Schedule
Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance
West Semi-Final Nov 13 3:00 PM MST at Saskatchewan Roughriders 26–24 Loss 28,800

[2]

Western Semi-Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Calgary Stampeders0710724
Saskatchewan Roughriders1363426

[22]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders rode the foot of Luca Congi and the arm and legs of Kerry Joseph to a 26–24 victory over the Calgary Stampeders at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field. Congi matched a season high and tied a league playoff record with six field goals, while Joseph passed for 395 yards and added another 108 on the ground in the first playoff game in Regina in 19 years.

Statistics

Passing

Note: Att = Attempts; Comp = Completions; % = Completions/Attempts; Avg = Yards/Completion; Long = Longest Completion (in yards); Int = Interceptions; TD = Touchdowns

Player Att Comp % Yards Avg Long Int TD
Henry Burris47128560.5427915.0851434
Ben Sankey906268.981813.25025
Akili Smith472246.821910.02150
Barrick Nealy17529.49118.23400
Brett Ralph2150.03939.03901
Jeremaine Copeland200.000.0000

Receiving

Note: Rec = Receptions; Avg = Yards/Reception; Long = Longest Reception (yards); TD = Touchdowns

Player Rec Yards Avg Long TD
Jeremaine Copeland67111016.68410
Nik Lewis67110116.4855
Ken-Yon Rambo6298315.95710
Ryan Thelwell4073318.3704
Brett Ralph5369513.1393
Joffrey Reynolds493366.9183
Marc Boerigter1624615.4701
Rob Cote1111210.2212
J. R. Tolver14747.0470
Trey Young13939.0391
Ken Simonton4338.3160
Markus Howell188.080
Gerald Commissiong221.050
Randy Chevrier111.011

Rushing

Note: Avg = Yards/Carry; Long = Longest Carry (yards); TD = Touchdowns

Player Carries Yards Avg Long TD
Joffrey Reynolds21412315.8462
Henry Burris856237.3395
Ken Simonton181146.3331
Gerald Commissiong18643.6160
Barrick Nealy7507.1160
Ben Sankey6345.7210
Jon Cornish13030.0180
Brett Ralph5306.0240
Markus Howell11717.0170
Akili Smith4164.080
Duncan O'Mahony155.050
Rob Cote231.530
Nik Lewis100.000
Jeremaine Copeland1−5−5.000

Kicking

Note: Att = Attempted field goals; Good = Good field goals; Avg = Yards/kick; Long = Longest kick (yards); KO = Kickoffs; Sing = Singles

Field goals Kickoffs
Player Att Good Yards Avg Long Sing KO Yards Avg Long Sing
Sandro DeAngelis353085028.348276458660.3861
Duncan O'Mahony1000.000–––––

Punting
Player Punts Yards Avg Long RetYds NetYds NetAvg Sing
Burke Dales72321844.780370275138.24
Duncan O'Mahony51215842.365306177334.83

Defence

Note: DTkl = Defensive Tackles; STTkl = Special Teams Tackles; TotTkl = Total Tackles; Int = Interceptions; IntTD = Touchdowns on interceptions; FumR = Fumble Recoveries; Forced = Forced fumbles; FumTD = Touchdowns on fumbles; KD = Knock Downs

Player DTkl STTkl TotTkl Sacks Int IntTD FumR Forced FumTD KD
Trey Young698770403112
Brandon Browner5516711110405
Shannon James607674200105
Cornelius Anthony564608001205
Scott Coe564601002303
Dwaine Carpenter4612580002104
Brian Clark444481101002
Terrence Patrick410410002101
Tearrius George331348001100
Crance Clemons300300100305
Keron Williams280286002201
Randy Chevrier1512272001101
Anthony Gargiulo210215001100
Julian Battle200201100001
Matt Grootegoed020200000200
J. R. Ruffin190190000001
Calvin Bannister172190200003
Marc Calixte512170000100
Sadrick Williams160160100001
Jon Cornish015150000000
Jermaine Chatman110110001011
Rob Cote2790000000
Brett Ralph7180000000
Wes Lysack2680000000
Neil Ternovatsky6170000000
Tony Bua6060000000
Justin Phillips5160000001
Shannon Garrett4260000001
Mike Labinjo2460000000
John Syptak4151000000
Jeremaine Copeland4040000000
Pat MacDonald4041000000
Gerald Commissiong0440000000
Brandon Haw3030000000
Garrick Jones3030000000
Nik Lewis3030000000
Ryan Thelwell3030000000
Marc Boerigter2020000000
John Comiskey2020000000
Eddie Freeman2021001000
Rob Lazeo2020000000
Marcus Parker2021000000
Ken-Yon Rambo2020000000
Brandon Stewart2020000000
Sandro DeAngelis0220000000
Markus Howell0220000000
Sean Manning0220000000
Lamont Brightful1010000000
Henry Burris1010000000
Jay McNeil1010000000
Demetrious Maxie1010000000
Jeff Pilon1010000000
Joffrey Reynolds1010000000
Robert Rodriguez1010000000
Burke Dales0110000000

Awards and records

2007 CFL All-Stars
  • None

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