1978 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Calgary Stampeders 1978 9–4–3 2nd, West Jack Gotta Jack Gotta McMahon Stadium Lost Western Final Stampeders seasons The 1978 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 9–4–3 record. They appeared in the Western Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos. Roster 1978 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks 16 I John Hufnagel 19 I Ken Johnson  6 I Craig Juntunen Running backs 10 I Willie Burden 12 I Ronnie Rowland 11 I James Sykes Wide receivers 18 I Willie Armstead 22 N Tom Forzani 14 I Kelvin Kirk 21 N Paul Pearson Tight ends 70 N Bob Viccars Offensive linemen 66 N Lloyd Fairbanks T 57 N Harry Horton G 51 I Tommy Humphrey T 69 N Dave Kirzinger G/T 54 N Bob Lubig G 63 N John Malinosky T 61 N Willie Thomas C/G 46 N Larry Tittley C Defensive linemen 74 N Miles Gorrell DT 77 I John Helton DE 47 N Andy Jonassen DE 60 I Reggie Lewis DE 64 I Ed McAleney DT Linebackers 50 I Ollie Bakken 75 N Blain Lamoureux 72 N Bernie Morrison 31 N John Palazeti FB Defensive backs 27 I Al Burleson 33 N Doug Falconer  7 N Robin Harber 28 I Terry Irvin  8 N Rob Kochel 32 I Ray Odums 24 N Tom Reimer Special teams 20 N Cyril McFall K/P Injured List 25 I Matthew Reed QB Italics indicate International player Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 10 4 2 452 301 22Calgary Stampeders 16 9 4 3 381 311 21 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 371 351 18 BC Lions 16 7 7 2 359 308 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 4 11 1 330 459 9 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1978/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092131/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1978/reg 2009-10-06 dead 2009-07-03 Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Edmonton Eskimos L 17–33 0–1 2 BC Lions W 23–21 1–1 3 BC Lions T 19–19 1–1–1 4 Montreal Alouettes L 14–28 1–2–1 5 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–21 2–2–1 6 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–22 3–2–1 7 Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–27 3–3–1 8 Edmonton Eskimos T 28–28 3–3–2 9 BC Lions W 14–4 4–3–2 10 Edmonton Eskimos T 20–20 4–3–3 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–20 4–4–3 12 Toronto Argonauts W 22–16 5–4–3 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 33–13 6–4–3 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–1 7–4–3 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–24 8–4–3 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–14 9–4–3 Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090312034855/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm 2009-03-12 live 2009-06-17 Playoffs West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 0 4 0 0 4Calgary Stampeders 10 7 7 14 38 West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 3 7 3 0 13Edmonton Eskimos 3 7 0 16 26 Awards and records CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta 1978 CFL All-Stars RB – James Sykes, CFL All-Star OG – Harold Holton, CFL All-Star DT – John Helton, CFL All-Star DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star References Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons Category:1978 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1978 in sports in Alberta Category:1970s in Calgary