1979 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Calgary Stampeders 1979 12–4 2nd, West Jack Gotta Jack Gotta McMahon Stadium Lost Western Final Stampeders seasons The 1979 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 12–4 record. They appeared in the Western Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos. This would mark the last season in which the Stampeders won a playoff game until 1991; they were the only CFL team during the 1980s that did not win a single playoff game. Roster 1979 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks 16 I John Hufnagel 19 I Ken Johnson 17 I Bruce Threadgill Running backs 10 I Willie Burden  6 N Rob Forbes 11 I James Sykes Wide receivers 18 I Willie Armstead 22 N Tom Forzani 14 I Kelvin Kirk  9 N Mike McTague P  4 N Darrell Moir Tight ends 70 N Bob Viccars Offensive linemen 66 N Lloyd Fairbanks T 67 I Myke Horton T 51 I Tommy Humphrey T 69 N Dave Kirzinger G 56 N Tom Krebs G 54 N Bob Lubig G 46 N Larry Tittley C Defensive linemen 62 I Ken Dombrowski DE 52 N Miles Gorrell DT 47 N Andy Jonassen DE 60 I Reggie Lewis DE 64 I Ed McAleney DT 76 N Lyall Woznesensky DE Linebackers 25 N Doug Battershill 72 N Bernie Morrison 31 N John Palazeti FB Defensive backs 27 I Al Burleson 28 I Terry Irvin  8 N Rob Kochel 32 I Ray Odums 24 N Tom Reimer 20 I Robert Sparks 26 N Merv Walker Special teams  2 N J. T. Hay K Italics indicate International player Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 12 2 2 495 219 26Calgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 382 278 24 BC Lions 16 9 6 1 328 333 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 4 12 0 283 340 8 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 14 0 194 437 4 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1979/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20120616114159/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1979/reg 2012-06-16 dead 2009-07-03 Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Bye 2 1 Wed, July 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–7 1–0 McMahon Stadium 33,196 3 2 Wed, July 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 19–7 2–0 Olympic Stadium 51,237 3 3 Tue, July 31 at Edmonton Eskimos L 9–44 2–1 Commonwealth Stadium 42,887 4 Bye 5 4 Wed, Aug 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–17 3–1 McMahon Stadium 32,780 6 5 Wed, Aug 15 vs. BC Lions W 22–10 4–1 McMahon Stadium 34,825 7 6 Wed, Aug 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 6–5 5–1 Taylor Field 20,790 7 7 Tue, Aug 28 at BC Lions L 17–18 5–2 Empire Stadium 30,018 8 8 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–19 5–3 McMahon Stadium 34,825 9 Bye 10 9 Sun, Sept 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 6–5 6–3 Taylor Field 20,021 11 10 Sun, Sept 23 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–23 7–3 McMahon Stadium 30,125 12 11 Sun, Sept 30 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 1–27 7–4 McMahon Stadium 33,245 13 12 Mon, Oct 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 18–13 8–4 Winnipeg Stadium 22,429 14 13 Sun, Oct 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–26 8–5 McMahon Stadium 30,925 15 14 Sat, Oct 20 at BC Lions W 37–32 9–5 Empire Stadium 25,301 16 15 Sun, Oct 28 at Toronto Argonauts W 28–12 10–5 Exhibition Stadium 36,226 17 16 Sun, Nov 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–8 11–5 McMahon Stadium 30,654 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 TotalBC Lions 1 0 0 1 2Calgary Stampeders 3 5 29 0 37 West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 0 3 4 0 7Edmonton Eskimos 0 14 0 5 19 Awards and records 1979 CFL All-Stars SB – Willie Armstead, CFL All-Star OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, CFL All-Star DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star DB – Al Burleson, CFL All-Star References Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons Category:1979 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1979 in sports in Alberta Category:1970s in Calgary