CALGARY STAMPEDERS

The 'Calgary Stampeders' are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium. They have won the league's Grey Cup championship five times, most recently in 2001.

Contents

Team facts

Grey Cup Victories

Franchise History

Players of Note

Retired numbers

Current roster

Typical formation on offence

Typical formation on defence

Special teams players

Not to be forgotten

See also

External links

Team facts

:'Formerly known as:' Bronks 1935 to 1944
:'Helmet design:' red background with a white, running horse
:'Uniform colours:' Red, Black and White.
:'Stadiums:' Mewata Stadium (1939-1959), McMahon Stadium (1960-present)
:'Western regular season championship:' 15 — 1937, 1938, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
:'Northern regular season championship:' 1 — 1995
:'Grey Cup final appearances:' 11 — 1948 (won), 1949 (lost), 1968 (lost), 1970 (lost), 1971 (won), 1991 (lost), 1992 (won), 1995 (lost), 1998 (won), 1999 (lost), 2001 (won)

Grey Cup Victories

Year	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Title	Location
1948	Calgary Stampeders	12-7	Ottawa Rough Riders	36th Grey Cup	Varsity Stadium, Toronto
1971	Calgary Stampeders	14-11	Toronto Argonauts	59th Grey Cup	Empire Stadium, Vancouver
1992	Calgary Stampeders	24-10	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	80th Grey Cup	SkyDome, Toronto
1998	Calgary Stampeders	26-24	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	86th Grey Cup	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
2001	Calgary Stampeders	27-19	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	89th Grey Cup	Olympic Stadium, Montreal

:' Main Rivals:' Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders
:'2006 Regular Season Record:' 10 wins, 8 losses, 0 ties.

Franchise History

The first time Calgary took the field in Canadian football was in 1891 when they faced Edmonton in an home and away series. The following years saw the formation of several Calgary-based football teams starting with the Calgary Tigers of the 'Alberta Rugby Football Union' in 1908. This would be followed by the likes of Canucks, the 50th Battalion, Altomahs, Tigers for the second time and later the Bronks.
The Stampeders were officially born on September 29, 1945. In their very first game played on October 22 at Mewata Stadium they beat the Regina Roughriders 12-0 before 4,000 fans in attendance. It would be a taste of success to come that decade under the direction of head coach Les Lear and talented stars such as Woody Strode, Paul Rowe, Keith Spaith, Dave Berry, Normie Kwong and Ezzert "Sugarfoot" Anderson.
1948 would perhaps the greatest season for the Stamps to date, they became the first, and only CFL team as of 2007, to go the whole regular season undefeated with a record of 12-0 that was capped with a Grey Cup victory over the Ottawa Rough Riders at Toronto's Varsity Stadium. It was also that same Grey Cup that Calgary fans brought pagentry to the game and made it into a national celebration, featuring pancake breakfasts on the steps of City Hall, starting the famous Grey Cup parade and even riding horses in the lobby of the Royal York Hotel.
They would return to the Grey Cup the following year (1949), with a sterling 13-1 record but lost to the Montreal Alouettes 28-15 in the title game. It would be 19 years until Calgary once again reached the Grey Cup again, losing 24-21 to Ottawa in the '68 final and not until 1971 when they would be crowned champions, defeating the Toronto Argonauts 14-11.
The Stampeders nearly folded after the 1985 season marked by declining attendance, financial woes and poor 3-13 record. However, a successful 'Save Our Stamps' campaign resulted in season ticket sales of 22,400, additional funds and stability that translated to improved on-field play which laid the groundwork to Grey Cup berths in 1991 and 1992 when they won the title over Winnipeg.
The decade of the 1990s were very successful for the Stamps, led by quarterbacks Doug Flutie and later Jeff Garcia and Dave Dickenson throwing to receivers Allen Pitts, Terry Vaughn and Dave Sapunjis, and a rock steady defense led by Western All Stars Alondra Johnson, Stu Laird and Will Johnson. They would reach the Grey Cup final three more times, losing in 1995 and 1999 and winning in 1998.
After winning their fifth Grey Cup in 2001, Calgary went into a brief period of decline until 2005 when they emerged as playoff contenders again, led by Henry Burris at quarterback and Joffrey Reynolds at running back.

Players of Note

Retired numbers

5	Harry Hood	10	Willie Burden	13	Mark McLoughlin	18	Allen Pitts
22	Tom Forzani	55	Wayne Harris	67	Jamie Crysdale	75	Stu Laird

===Canadian Football Hall of Famers===

★ Willie Burden

★ Dean Griffing

★ Wayne Harris

★ Herman Harrison

★ John Helton

★ Jerry Keeling

★ Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford

★ Don Luzzi

★ Tony Pajaczkowski

★ Allen Pitts

★ Rocco Romano

★ Paul Rowe

★ Harvey Wylie

Current roster

Typical formation on offence

		LT Left Tackle	LG Left Guard	C Centre	RG Right Guard	RT Right Tackle
		54 Riley Clayton	50 Jay McNeil 61 Godfrey Ellis	62 John Comiskey 63 Kyler Jukes	65 Taylor Robinson 60 Derek Armstrong	64 Jeff Pilon
WR Wide Receiver	TE Tight End							WR Wide Receiver
85 Ken-Yon Rambo 88 Markus Howell	82 Nik Lewis							3 Ryan Thelwell 11 Brett Ralph
				QB Quarterback			SB Slotback
				1 Henry Burris 17 Akili Smith 4 David Corley xx Ryan Cubit			80 Jeremaine Copeland 83 Ron Johnson xx Rob Coté
			HB Halfback		FB Fullback
			21 Joffrey Reynolds xx Jon Cornish Ken Simonton		45 Gerald Commissiong

Typical formation on defence

			DE Defensive End	DT Defensive Tackle	DE Defensive End
			53 Rahim Abdullah 97 Keron Williams xx Tearrius George	76 Randy Chevrier 96 Miguel Robede	92 Sheldon Napastuk 93 Terrence Patrick 99 Alonzo Jackson
		LB Linebacker	LB Linebacker		LB Linebacker	LB Linebacker
		37 Marc Calixte 95 Robert Rodriguez	48 Brian Clark 39 Marc Mitchell xx Matt Grootegoed		8 Cornelius Anthony 23 Shannon James xx Tony Bua	56 Scott Coe 45 Walter Spencer
CB Cornerback								CB Cornerback
30 Sadrick Williams 26 Crance Clemons								3 Coby Rhinehart 9 Pascal Masson
		FS Free Safety				SS Strong Safety
		41 Jermaine Chatman				29 Tony Tiller
				DB Defensive Back
				31 Wes Lysack 33 Trey Young xx Brandon Browner

Special teams players

		K Placekicker		P Punter		KR Kick Returner
		12 Sandro DeAngelis		16 Burke Dales		28 J.R. Ruffin

★ 1 Henry Burris quarterback

★ 3 Coby Rhinehart defensive back

★ 4 David Corley quarterback

★ 6 Hakim Akbar linebacker

★ 8 Cornelius Anthony linebacker

★ 9 Pascal Masson defensive back

★ 11 Brett Ralph wide receiver

★ 12 Sandro DeAngelis kicker

★ 14 Danny McManus quarterback

★ 16 Burke Dales punter

★ 21 Joffrey Reynolds running back

★ 23 Joey Boese defensive back

★ 24 Tony Tiller cornerback (Practice Roster)

★ 26 Crance Clemons defensive back (Injured)

★ 28 J.R. Ruffin defensive back

★ 30 Sadrick Williams defensive back

★ 31 Wes Lysack safety

★ 33 Trey Young safety

★ 37 Marc Calixte linebacker

★ 39 Marc Mitchell linebacker

★ 41 Jermaine Chatman defensive back

★ 42 Khalid Abdullah linebacker

★ 43 RoShawn Marshall defensive back (Practice Roster)

★ 44 Cam Yeow linebacker

★ 45 Walter Spencer defensive back (Injured)

★ 48 Brian Clark linebacker

★ 49 Tony Ficklin defensive lineman (Practice Roster)

★ 50 Jay McNeil guard

★ 53 Rahim Abdullah defensive end

★ 54 Riley Clayton offensive lineman (Practice Roster)

★ 55 Tyrone Biggs defensive end

★ 56 Scott Coe linebacker

★ 58 Tyler Lynem offensive lineman

★ 60 Derek Armstrong guard (Practice Roster)

★ 61 Godfrey Ellis center

★ 62 John Comiskey offensive lineman

★ 64 Jeff Pilon tackle

★ 65 Taylor Robertson guard

★ 66 Alexandre Gauthier tackle

★ 76 Randy Chevrier defensive tackle

★ 80 Jeremaine Copeland wide receiver

★ 81 Beau Gibbs slotback

★ 82 Nikolas Lewis wide receiver

★ 84 Elijah Thurmon wide receiver

★ 85 Ken-Yon Rambo wide receiver

★ 88 Markus Howell wide receiver

★ 89 Marc Boerigter wide receiver

★ 91 Demetrious Maxie defensive end

★ 92 Sheldon Napastuk defensive tackle

★ 93 Terrence Patrick defensive end

★ 96 Miguel Robede defensive end

★ 99 LaDrelle Bryant defensive lineman

Not to be forgotten

★ Danny Barrett

★ Johnny Bright

★ Fred Childress

★ Lovell Coleman

★ Marvin Coleman

★ Vince Danielsen

★ Eagle Day

★ Dave Dickenson

★ Terry Evanshen

★ Joe Fleming

★ Doug Flutie

★ Jeff Garcia

★ Darryl Hall

★ Alondra Johnson

★ Will Johnson

★ Normie Kwong

★ Peter Liske

★ Dave Sapunjis

★ Pee Wee Smith

★ Junior Thurman

★ Lou Zivkovich

See also

★ Canadian Football Hall of Fame

★ Canadian football

★ Comparison of Canadian and American football

★ List of CFL seasons

External links

★ Calgary Stampeders Official Site

★ Canadian Football League Official Site

★ Calgary Stampeders fan site

★ Calgary Stampeders historical game-by-game results