1968 Calgary Stampeders season

1968 Calgary Stampeders season
General managerRogers Lehew
Head coachJerry Williams
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup

The 1968 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 10–6 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup where they lost to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Regular season

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Season Standings

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Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 12 3 1 345 223 25
Calgary Stampeders 16 10 6 0 412 249 20
Edmonton Eskimos 16 8 7 1 228 288 17
BC Lions 16 4 11 1 217 318 9
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 3 13 0 210 374 6

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–25 0–1
2 BC Lions W 41–7 1–1
3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 43–8 2–1
4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 31–0 3–1
5 Toronto Argonauts L 7–19 3–2
6 Edmonton Eskimos W 12–7 4–2
7 BC Lions W 26–6 5–2
8 Edmonton Eskimos L 8–10 5–3
9 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–14 6–3
10 Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–24 7–3
11 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 38–35 8–3
12 Montreal Alouettes W 26–10 9–3
13 Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–19 9–4
14 Edmonton Eskimos L 3–14 9–5
15 BC Lions W 42–23 10–5
16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 24–28 10–6

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Playoffs

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West Semi-Final

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Western Semi-Finals
Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders
Date Away Home
November 10 Edmonton Eskimos 13 Calgary Stampeders 29

West Final

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Western Finals – Game 1
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date Away Home
November 16 Calgary Stampeders 32 Saskatchewan Roughriders 0
Western Finals – Game 2
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date Away Home
November 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Calgary Stampeders 25 OT
  • Calgary wins the best of three series 2–0. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup

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November 30

56th Annual Grey Cup Game: CNE StadiumToronto, Ontario

Western Champion Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 21 Ottawa Rough Riders 24
The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1968 Grey Cup Champions

Awards and records

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1968 CFL All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.