2008 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Calgary Stampeders 2008 13–5 1st, West John Hufnagel McMahon Stadium Won Grey Cup Image:CFL CAL Jersey 2008.png Stampeders seasons John Hufnagel The 2008 Calgary Stampeders season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 70th overall. The Stampeders finished in first place in the West division, won the West Final and played in the 96th Grey Cup in Montreal. The Stampeders defeated the hometown Montreal Alouettes to win their 6th Grey Cup championship. This season started the following streaks for the Stampeders: 14 consecutive seasons above .500 (2008–2022) 14 consecutive seasons .500 or better (2008–2022) 12 consecutive seasons 10+ wins (2008–2019) Offseason Transactions April 24, 2008 – Montreal native Kevin Challenger signed with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday April 25. The former Boston College star was eligible for the NFL Draft but Challenger was ranked number 108 among NCAA receivers. Challenger spent five years at Boston College and was a starter the 2006 and 2007 seasons.CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – Calgary: Stampeders sign Boston College receiverApril 2026 medicmedic May 27, 2008 – Calgary Stampeders head coach/GM John Hufnagel traded Duncan Mahony to the Edmonton Eskimos. Calgary received a conditional draft pick for the 31-year-old O'Mahony.CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – Calgary: Kicked to the curb CFL draft In the 2008 CFL draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.https://www.cfl.ca/static/pdf/cfl/2008_draft_list.pdf Draft List for Year 2008 Canadian Football League 2008-01-28 6 May 2008 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black. Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 2 Dimitri Tsoumpas OL Weber State 1 3 Jesse Newman OL Louisiana-Lafayette 2 16 Fernand Kashama DE Western Michigan 3 27 Ronald Hilaire DL Buffalo 5 35 Jon Gott OL Boise State 6 43 Jonathan Lapointe FB Montreal Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record A June 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 39–14 Win 27,580 1–0 B June 19 at BC Lions 39–35 Loss 26,242 1–1 2008 CFL Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20081207191328/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2008/time_zone/0 2008-12-07 Regular season Season standings Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 June 26 vs. BC Lions 28–18 Win 30,159 1–0 2 July 3 at Edmonton Eskimos 34–31 Loss 32,706 1–1 3 July 10 at Montreal Alouettes 23–19 Win 20,202 2–1 4 July 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43–16 Win 31,116 3–1 5 July 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–28 Loss 26,882 3–2 6 August 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 22–21 Loss 35,650 3–3 7 August 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–25 Win 28,800 4–3 8 Bye 4–3 9 August 22 at BC Lions 36–29 Win 34,221 5–3 10 September 1 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 37–16 Loss 35,650 5–4 11 September 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 38–33 Win 46,014 6–4 12 September 12 vs. Montreal Alouettes 41–30 Win 30,960 7–4 13 September 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts 34–4 Win 33,135 8–4 14 September 27 at Toronto Argonauts 44–16 Win 29,672 9–4 15 October 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 37–34 Loss 30,945 9–5 16 October 13 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 42–5 Win 35,650 10–5 17 October 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37–16 Win 30,110 11–5 18 October 24 at Hamilton Tiger Cats 28–17 Win 20,614 12–5 19 November 1 vs. BC Lions 41–30 Win 30,275 13–5 Roster 2008 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks  1 I Henry Burris  4 I Will Proctor 17 I Barrick Nealy Running backs  9 N Jon Cornish 21 I Joffrey Reynolds 32 I Demetris Summers Wide receivers  3 N Ryan Thelwell 11 N Brett Ralph 85 I Ken-Yon Rambo Slotbacks 80 I Jeremaine Copeland 82 I Nik Lewis 86 N Teyo Johnson 87 N Jabari Arthur Offensive linemen 60 N Derek Armstrong G 62 N Jesse Newman G/T 64 N Jeff Pilon T 66 N Tim O'Neill C/G 67 N Dimitri Tsoumpas G 68 N Rob Lazeo C Defensive linemen 39 I Charleston Hughes DE 42 N Mike Labinjo DE 44 N Justin Phillips DE 91 N Pat MacDonald DE 56 N Randy Chevrier DT 93 I Howard Hodges DT 96 N Miguel Robédé DT 97 I Eddie Freeman DT Linebackers  2 I JoJuan Armour 23 I Shannon James 37 N Marc Calixte 43 I Saleem Rasheed 47 N Neil Ternovatsky 48 I Juwan Simpson Defensive backs 14 I Milt Collins 27 I Brandon Browner 28 I Brandon Smith 29 I Dwaine Carpenter 31 N Wes Lysack 33 I Dwight Anderson 38 I J. R. Ruffin 88 N Markus Howell WRSpecial teams 12 N Sandro DeAngelis K 16 N Burke Dales P Reserve roster  6 I Matt Grootegoed LB 25 I Keon Raymond DB 58 I Antonio Hall T Practice Roster 24 I Lavarus Giles RB 34 I Funtaine Hunter DE 49 N Jonathan Lapointe RB 57 I Michael Byrne OL 89 I Reggie Williams SB 94 I Marcus Parker DTInjured list  4 I Julian Battle DB  7 I Ben Sankey QB  8 N Richard Karikari DB 15 I Dave Dickenson QB 19 I Calvin Bannister DB 26 N Rob Cote FB/LB 35 I Lenny Walls DB 61 N Godfrey Ellis G 65 I Ben Archibald T 69 N Fabio Filice G 71 I LeMarcus Rowell LB 90 I Julian Jenkins DT Suspended -- I Moe Thompson DE 81 I Michael Jennings WR Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-04-13 Player stats Passing Player Att Comp % Yards TD INT Rating Henry Burris 591 381 64.5 5093 39 14 103.8 Dave Dickenson 9 5 55.6 79 0 0 85.0 Will Proctor 1 1 100.0 49 0 0 158.3 Barrick Nealy 12 5 41.7 32 0 0 47.9 Jermaine Copeland 1 1 100.0 16 0 0 152.1https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2008/ CFL.ca 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090318154908/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2008 2009-03-18 dead Rushing Player Att Yards Avg TD Fumbles Joffrey Reynolds 227 1310 5.8 10 4 Henry Burris 87 595 6.8 3 9 Jon Cornish 30 254 8.5 1 0 Demetris Summers 19 121 6.4 1 1 Barrick Nealy 9 112 12.4 3 1https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2008/ Rushing 2008 Statistics CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022080207/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2008 2015-10-22 dead Receiving Player No. Yards Avg Long TD Ken-Yon Rambo 100 1473 14.7 81 8 Nikolas Lewis 87 1109 12.7 85 10 Jermaine Copeland 52 763 14.7 60 7https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2008/ Receiving 2008 Statistics CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20151020000011/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2008 2015-10-20 dead Awards and records Henry Burris, Led West Division, Passing Touchdowns (39) Henry Burris, Led West Division, Passer Rating (103.8) Joffrey Reynolds, CFL Rushing Champion, 1310 Yards Joffrey Reynolds, Led CFL, Rushing Attempts (227) John Hufnagel, Annis Stukus Trophy winner as the CFL's coach of the year.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/hufnagel-named-cfl-s-top-coach-1.854219 Hufnagel named CFL's top coach 2009-03-03 CBC Sports 2009-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090305210709/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2009/03/03/sp-coach-cfl-year.html 5 March 2009 live All-Star Selections Brandon Browner, Western Division All-Star, Defence Henry Burris, Western Division All-Star, Offence Sandro DeAngelis, Western Division All-Star, Special Teams Rob Lazeo, Western Division All-Star, Offence Ken-Yon Rambo, Western Division All-Star, Offence Joffrey Reynolds, Western Division All-Star, Offence https://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars CFL.ca - 2008 East & West Division All-Stars 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206180127/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars 2008-12-06 dead Playoffs Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance West Final November 15 2:30 PM MST vs. BC Lions 22–18 Win 35,650 Grey Cup November 23 4:00 PM MST Montreal Alouettes 22–14 Win 66,308 West Final Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard TimeVenue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 6 6 3 3 18Calgary Stampeders 0 9 6 7 22 Grey Cup Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 4:00 PM Mountain Standard TimeVenue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 0 10 6 6 22Montreal Alouettes 3 10 1 0 14 References 30em Calgary Stampeders Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons Category:2008 in sports in Alberta