1948 Calgary Stampeders season

1948 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Les Lear
Home field	Mewata Stadium
Results
Record	12–0
Division place	1st, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

The 1948 Calgary Stampeders finished in first place in the W.I.F.U. with a perfect 12–0 record, went 2-0-1 in the playoffs and won the Grey Cup.

As of 2013, this is still the only undefeatedseason in the history of Canadian professional football.

Regular season

Season Standings

**Western Interprovincial Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	12	12	0	218	61	24
Regina Roughriders	12	3	9	133	137	6
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	12	3	9	81	234	6

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Season schedule

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 25	vs. Regina Roughriders	12–1	Win	1–0
2	Aug 30	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–0	Win	2–0
3	Sept 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	10–5	Win	3–0
4	Sept 6	at Regina Roughriders	14–9	Win	4–0
5	Sept 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18–0	Win	5–0
6	Sept 25	vs. Regina Roughriders	13–12	Win	6–0
7	Oct 2	at Regina Roughriders	12–11	Win	7–0
8	Oct 4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–6	Win	8–0
9	Oct 9	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35–3	Win	9–0
10	Oct 16	at Regina Roughriders	8–7	Win	10–0
11	Oct 18	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–8	Win	11–0
12	Oct 23	vs. Regina Roughriders	19–0	Win	12–0

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Playoffs

FINALS

**WIFU Finals – Game 1**
Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 6	Calgary Stampeders 4	Regina Roughriders 4

**WIFU Finals – Game 2**
Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 11	Regina Roughriders 6	Calgary Stampeders 17

Calgary won the total-point series 21–10, thus advancing to the Grey Cup game.

GREY CUP

Main article: 36th Grey Cup

November 27 36th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Calgary Stampeders 12	Ottawa Rough Riders 7
The Calgary Stampeders are the 1948 Grey Cup Champions

References

↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
↑ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

1948 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Regina Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

Ontario Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Sarnia Toronto Windsor

See also	36th Grey Cup

Calgary Stampeders seasons

1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

Calgary Stampeders

Founded in 1935 Based in Calgary, Alberta

Franchise	Records Seasons Head coaches Mascot

Stadiums	Mewata Stadium McMahon Stadium

Lore	Labour Day Classic Battle of Alberta Norman Kwong Perfect season

Important figures	Willie Burden Tom Forzani Doug Flutie Dean Griffing Wayne Harris Herman Harrison John Helton John Hufnagel Jerry Keeling Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford Don Luzzi Tony Pajaczkowski Allen Pitts Rocco Romano Paul Rowe Harvey Wylie

Retired numbers	5 10 13 18 22 55 67 75

Key personnel	Owners: Calgary Flames Limited Partnership, John Forzani, Ted Hellard and Doug Mitchell. Coach and General Manager: John Hufnagel

Grey Cup championships (7)	1948 1971 1992 1998 2001 2008 2014

Western Division championships (14)	1948 1949 1968 1970 1971 1991 1992 1995 1998 1999 2001 2008 2012 2014

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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