1983 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Calgary Stampeders 1983 8–8 4th, West Jack Gotta Jack Gotta McMahon Stadium did not qualify Stampeders seasons The 1983 Calgary Stampeders season was the 39th season for the Canadian Football League club. They finished in fourth place in the West Division with an 8–8 record and failed to make the playoffs. Regular season The Stampeders' 1983 season is best remembered for an upset loss at home completed in the last three minutes of the campaign that not only kept them out of the playoffs, but deprived Calgary of an opportunity to dethrone their bitter archrivals who were the five-time defending Grey Cup champions. Calgary entered the final week of the season with an 8-7 record and were in third place in the West. The Edmonton Eskimos, despite being five-time defending champions, had struggled to an 8-8 record and were idle in the final week. With the cross-over rule not yet in effect, the Eskimos could thus only watch helplessly as their provincial rivals hosted the long-eliminated 4-11 Saskatchewan Roughriders needing only a tie to end Edmonton's season. Crucially however, Edmonton held any potential tiebreaker over Calgary on account of a slim advantage in points-for-and-against ratio in divisional games, thus ensuring Calgary would miss the playoffs with a loss by any margin. Calgary stormed to an early 12-0 lead in the first quarter, but Saskatchewan came back and eventually tied the game 20-20 by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Stampeders scored three consecutive singles, the last of these coming with just 2:45 left on the clock. Since no overtime format was yet in force for the CFL regular season, Calgary at that point only needed to hold Saskatchewan to a field goal to reach the postseason. On their next possession however, the Stampeders turned the ball over on their own 43-yard line when a third-down snap bounced off the turf and was fumbled by punter Mike McTague. On their ensuing drive, which crucially included a successful third-and-eleven conversion from well within the field goal range of Saskatchewan kicker Dave Ridgway, the Roughriders scored a touchdown with 27 seconds remaining in the game. They then held off a final desperate Calgary drive to shock the Stampeders and their fans, 27-23, thus ending Calgary's season.Calgary Herald, November 7, 1983 (via Google Newspaper Archives) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Hx6RvaqUy9IC&dat=19831107&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2022-06-25 Ultimately however, the Stampeders' miscue extended their rivals' dynasty by only one week as the Eskimos were throttled 49-22 by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Semi-Final. Season standings Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Thu, July 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 30–45 0–1 McMahon Stadium 25,124 2 Thu, July 21 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–13 1–1 Lansdowne Park 18,621 3 Sun, July 31 vs. Montreal Concordes W 42–10 2–1 McMahon Stadium 22,665 4 Sun, Aug 7 at BC Lions L 16–32 2–2 BC Place 37,496 5 Sun, Aug 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–28 3–2 Taylor Field 25.533 6 Sun, Aug 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 26–15 4–2 McMahon Stadium 24,565 7 Sun, Aug 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–36 4–3 Winnipeg Stadium 23,032 8 Mon, Sept 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 18–15 5–3 McMahon Stadium 30,481 9 Fri, Sept 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–19 5–4 McMahon Stadium 26,198 10 Sat, Sept 24 at Toronto Argonauts W 49–20 6–4 Exhibition Stadium 35,679 11 Sun, Oct 2 at Edmonton Eskimos L 28–31 6–5 Commonwealth Stadium 52,255 12 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–29 6–6 McMahon Stadium 24,167 13 Sun, Oct 16 vs. BC Lions W 25–16 7–6 McMahon Stadium 24,013 14 Sat, Oct 22 at Montreal Concordes L 8–27 7–7 Olympic Stadium 27,573 15 Sun, Oct 31 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–12 8–7 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,010 16 Sun, Nov 6 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 23–27 8–8 McMahon Stadium 28,250 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 Roster 1983 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks  8 I Danny Barrett  6 N Gerry Dattilio 14 I Bernard Quarles Running backs 24 N Ray Crouse 19 I Craig Ellis Wide receivers 26 I Waymon Alridge 18 I Willie Armstead 22 N Tom Forzani 21 I Mike Levenseller  9 N Mike McTague P 75 N Bill Mintsoulis 35 I Vic Wallace Tight ends 70 N Ken Moore Offensive linemen 65 N Jerry Dobrovolny T 51 N Jeff Inglis T 69 N Dave Kirzinger G 59 N Bob Lubig G/T 56 N Ted Milian C 68 N Kevin Molle T 61 N Willie Thomas G/C Defensive linemen 57 I Walter Ballard DE/DT 53 N Harry Doering DE 63 I Rick Goltz DT 89 N Scott MacArthur DE 64 I Ed McAleney DT 62 I Randy Trautman DT 66 I Steve Wilburn DE Linebackers 30 I Danny Bass 25 N Doug Battershill 72 N Bernie Morrison 82 N Mark Nelson 58 I James West 47 I Andre Young Defensive backs 27 I Richie Hall 44 I Larry Hogue 46 I Ron Hopkins  7 I Lepoleon Ingram 28 I Terry Irvin 37 N Harry Kruger  4 N Darrell Moir 32 I Ray Odums Special teams  2 N J. T. Hay K/P Italics indicate International player Awards and records 1983 CFL All-Stars LB – Danny Bass, CFL All-Star DB – Richard Hall, CFL All-Star References Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons Category:1983 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1983 in sports in Alberta Category:1980s in Calgary