1961 Calgary Stampeders season

1961 Calgary Stampeders season
General managerJim Finks
Head coachBobby Dobbs
Home stadiumMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd, West
PlayoffsLost Western Finals

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 Pts
Winnipeg 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 14
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 5 10 1 211 314 11
BC Lions 16 1 13 2 215 393 4

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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

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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

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. ^ "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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