2018 Calgary Stampeders season

The 2018 Calgary Stampeders season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 84th overall. The Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 14th straight year and finished in first place in the West Division for the third straight year. They also appeared in the Grey Cup for the third consecutive season, but after two championship losses, the Stampeders claimed victory in the 106th Grey Cup game, the franchise's eighth victory overall. This season was Dave Dickenson's third season as head coach and John Hufnagel's 11th season as general manager.

2018 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coachDave Dickenson
General managerJohn Hufnagel
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record13–5
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOPBo Levi Mitchell
Team MOCAlex Singleton
Team MORTre Roberson
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.[1] By virtue of being a Grey Cup finalist, the Stampeders had the second-to-last selection in each of the eight rounds. The team upgraded their fourth-round pick after trading Charleston Hughes to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[2] The team also acquired an additional pick in the fifth round from the Ottawa Redblacks in a trade for Drew Tate.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
18Ryan SceviourOLCalgary
217Eric MezzaliraLBMcMaster
325Royce MetchieDBGuelph
428David BrownOLWestern
539Justin LawrenceOLAlberta
542Dagogo MaxwellDBBritish Columbia
650Atlee SimonRBRegina
759Gabriel FerraroKGuelph
868Boston RoweLBCalgary

Preseason
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B Fri, June 1 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions L 23–36 0–1 None McMahon Stadium 24,681 Recap
C Fri, June 8 7:30 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–12 1–1 None Mosaic Stadium 29,006 Recap

[4]

Regular season

Standings
West Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Calgary Stampeders181350265223635–5W1Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders181260244504447–3W2Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers181080205504194–6L1Details
BC Lions18990184234734–6L2Details
Edmonton Eskimos18990184824715–5W1Details

Schedule

For the second consecutive year, the Calgary Stampeders experienced a two-game losing streak with their loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 20. They had previously experienced a three-game losing streak to close out the 2017 (which had been the first time in ten years to lose three games consecutive and around five years to have lost at least two games consecutive). With the loss, Saskatchewan is the only team that the Calgary Stampeders have a losing record against in 2018 as of October 20 (though they could have a losing record to the BC Lions as well if they lose their November 3 game to the team. For the second consecutive season, the Calgary Stampeders lost three consecutive games after 10 years without experiencing such a streak (and the first time Bo Levi Mitchell had such a streak as a starting QB in the Canadian Football League). With the loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Edmonton Eskimos were officially eliminated from playoff contention in 2018 (the first time the team was eliminated from the playoffs since 2013).

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Sat, June 16 5:00 p.m. MDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 28–14 1–0 TSN/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 23,717 Recap
2 2 Sat, June 23 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Toronto Argonauts W 41–7 2–0 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 16,450 Recap
3 3 Thurs, June 28 7:00 p.m. MDT Ottawa Redblacks W 24–14 3–0 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 23,454 Recap
4 Bye
5 4 Thurs, July 12 5:30 p.m. MDT @ Ottawa Redblacks W 27–3 4–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 22,103 Recap
6 5 Sat, July 21 7:00 p.m. MDT Montreal Alouettes W 25–8 5–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 26,440 Recap
7 6 Sat, July 28 7:00 p.m. MDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–22 6–0 TSN/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap
8 7 Sat, Aug 4 7:00 p.m. MDT BC Lions W 27–18 7–0 TSN McMahon Stadium 25,075 Recap
9 Bye
10 8 Sun, Aug 19 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–40 7–1 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap
11 9 Sat, Aug 25 1:30 p.m. MDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 39–26 8–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 27,800 Recap
12 10 Mon, Sept 3 1:00 p.m. MDT Edmonton Eskimos W 23–20 9–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 32,013 Recap
13 11 Sat, Sept 8 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Edmonton Eskimos L 42–48 9–2 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 38,611 Recap
14 12 Sat, Sept 15 2:00 p.m. MDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 43–28 10–2 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,428 Recap
15 Bye
16 13 Fri, Sept 28 7:00 p.m. MDT Toronto Argonauts W 38–16 11–2 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 24,126 Recap
17 14 Mon, Oct 8 11:00 a.m. MDT @ Montreal Alouettes W 12–6 12–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,764 Recap
18 15 Sat, Oct 13 6:00 p.m. MDT BC Lions L 21–26 12–3 TSN McMahon Stadium 23,563 Recap
19 16 Sat, Oct 20 5:00 p.m. MDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 29–24 12–4 TSN McMahon Stadium 30,868 Recap
20 17 Fri, Oct 26 6:30 p.m. MDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 29-21 12–5 TSN Investors Group Field 25,173 Recap
21 18 Sat, Nov 3 8:00 p.m. MDT @ BC Lions W 26–9 13–5 TSN BC Place 24,114 Recap

[4]

Post season

Schedule
Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
West Semi-Final Bye
West Final Sun, Nov 18 2:30 p.m. MST Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–14 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 29,268 Recap
106th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 27 4:00 p.m. MST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 27–16 2–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 55,819 Recap

[4]

Team

Roster
2018 Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Fullbacks

Receivers

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 1-Game injured list

6-Game injured list

Practice roster

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2018-11-25
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 8 One-Game Injured,
4 Six-Game Injured, 10 Practice

→ More rosters

Coaching staff
2018 Calgary Stampeders staff
Front Office
  • President and COO – Lyle Bauer
  • General Manager – John Hufnagel
  • Assistant General Manager of Football Operations – Michael Petrie
  • Director of Canadian Scouting – Brendan Mahoney
  • Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Mark Kilam

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Taylor Altilio


→ Coaching Staff
→ More CFL staffs

References
  1. CFL draft date announced, Canadian Football League, December 15, 2017, retrieved February 3, 2018
  2. On the Move Again: Hughes traded to Riders for QB Adams
  3. Redblacks acquire Drew Tate in trade with Stamps
  4. 2018 Schedule
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.