1971 Calgary Stampeders season

1971 Calgary Stampeders season
General managerRogers Lehew
Head coachJim Duncan
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record9–6–1
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The 1971 Calgary Stampeders season was the 14th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 27th overall. The team finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 9–6–1 record and won the franchise's second Grey Cup title with a 14–11 victory over the Toronto Argonauts in the 59th Grey Cup game.

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Bye
B Wed, July 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–0 Win 18,910 1–0
B Mon, July 12 at Montreal Alouettes 25–14 Win 12,529 2–0
C Fri, July 16 at Edmonton Eskimos 24–21 Loss 16,000 2–1
D Thu, July 22 vs. Montreal Alouettes 41–8 Win 18,046 3–1

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Regular season

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Season standings

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Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 6 1 290 218 19
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 6 1 347 316 19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 7 8 1 366 349 15
BC Lions 16 6 9 1 282 363 13
Edmonton Eskimos 16 6 10 0 237 305 12

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Fri, July 30 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–0 1–0 Taylor Field 16,000
2 2 Wed, Aug 4 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 9–8 2–0 McMahon Stadium 22,251
3 3 Wed, Aug 11 at Edmonton Eskimos W 31–1 3–0 Clarke Stadium 23,049
3 4 Mon, Aug 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–12 4–0 McMahon Stadium 23,425
4 Bye
5 5 Tues, Aug 24 vs. BC Lions W 32–1 5–0 McMahon Stadium 23,616
6 6 Wed, Sept 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–31 5–1 Winnipeg Stadium 22,553
6 7 Mon, Sept 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–7 6–1 McMahon Stadium 23,616
7 8 Sun, Sept 12 at BC Lions W 25–10 7–1 Empire Stadium 30,660
8 9 Wed, Sept 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–7 8–1 McMahon Stadium 23,616
9 10 Wed, Sept 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–26 8–2 Autostade 30,821
9 11 Sat, Sept 25 at Toronto Argonauts L 7–18 8–3 Exhibition Stadium 33,135
10 12 Sun, Oct 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–1 9–3 McMahon Stadium 23,616
11 13 Mon, Oct 11 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–24 9–4 McMahon Stadium 23,616
12 14 Sun, Oct 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 7–7 9–4–1 Taylor Field 21,706
13 15 Sat, Oct 23 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–34 9–5–1 McMahon Stadium 19,549
14 16 Sat, Oct 30 at BC Lions L 7–31 9–6–1 Empire Stadium 21,489

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Playoffs

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West Final

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Western Finals – Game 1
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date Away Home
November 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders 21 Calgary Stampeders 30
Western Finals – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date Away Home
November 17 Calgary Stampeders 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders 21
  • Calgary won best-of-three series 2–0, advancing to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup

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Main article: 59th Grey Cup
November 28

59th Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia

Western Champion Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 14 Toronto Argonauts 11
The Calgary Stampeders were 1971 Grey Cup Champions

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Awards and records

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1971 CFL All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "1971 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "1971 CFL Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.


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