1961 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Calgary Stampeders 1961 7–9 3rd, West Jim Finks Bobby Dobbs McMahon Stadium Lost Western Finals Stampeders seasons The 1961 Calgary Stampeders finished in third place in the Western Conference of the Canadian Football League (CFL) with a 7–9 record. They were defeated in the Western Finals by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsWinnipeg Blue Bombers 16 13 3 0 360 251 26 Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 5 1 334 257 21 Calgary Stampeders 16 7 9 0 300 311 14Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 5 10 1 211 314 11 BC Lions 16 1 13 2 215 393 4 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1961/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20090721010700/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1961/reg 2009-07-21 dead 2009-08-09 Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–18 0–1 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–10 1–1 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–22 1–2 4 Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–32 1–3 5 Edmonton Eskimos L 9–10 1–4 6 BC Lions W 35–17 2–4 7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 36–37 2–5 8 BC Lions W 28–9 3–5 9 Toronto Argonauts L 19–22 3–6 10 Montreal Alouettes W 6–2 4–6 11 Edmonton Eskimos W 28–21 5–6 12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–25 5–7 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 22–17 6–7 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–42 6–8 15 Edmonton Eskimos L 8–20 6–9 16 BC Lions W 43–7 7–9 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 Cenference Semi-Finals + Western Semi-Finals – Game 1 Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 11 Edmonton Eskimos 8 Calgary Stampeders 10 + Western Semi-Finals – Game 2 Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away Home November 13 Calgary Stampeders 17 Edmonton Eskimos 18 Calgary won the total-point series by 27–26. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals. Conference finals + Western Finals – Game 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 Calgary Stampeders 1 + Western Finals – Game 2 Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date Away Home November 22 Calgary Stampeders 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43 Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game. Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Pajaczkowski (DE) References Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons Category:1961 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1961 in sports in Alberta Category:1960s in Calgary