1949 Calgary Stampeders season

1949 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Les Lear
Home field	Mewata Stadium
Results
Record	13–1–0
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup

The 1949 Calgary Stampeders finished in 1st place in the W.I.F.U. with a 13–1–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup and attempted to repeat as champions but they lost to the Montreal Alouettes. On October 22, 1949, the Stampeders recorded their first loss in almost two years (last loss was October 27, 1947) against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. They established a CFL record for the most consecutive regular season wins with a 22-game winning streak from August 25, 1948 to October 22, 1949.

Regular season

Season Standings

**Western Interprovincial Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	14	13	1	270	77	26
Saskatchewan Roughriders	14	9	5	235	102	18
Edmonton Eskimos	14	4	10	93	235	8
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14	2	12	74	258	4

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Season schedule

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Sept 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	20–6	Win	1–0
2	Sept 10	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–19	Win	2–0
3	Sept 12	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–7	Win	3–0
4	Sept 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20–1	Win	4–0
5	Sept 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	13–1	Win	5–0
6	Sept 24	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	41–5	Win	6–0
7	Oct 1	at Edmonton Eskimos	12–8	Win	7–0
8	Oct 8	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	10–3	Win	8–0
9	Oct 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3–0	Win	9–0
10	Oct 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	31–6	Win	10–0
11	Oct 22	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	9–6	Loss	10–1
12	Oct 24	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	22–11	Win	11–1
13	Oct 29	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–0	Win	12–1
14	Oct 31	at Edmonton Eskimos	11–1	Win	13–1

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Playoffs

FINALS

**WIFU Finals – Game 1**
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 5	Calgary Stampeders 18	Saskatchewan Roughriders 12

**WIFU Finals – Game 2**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 11	Saskatchewan Roughriders 9	Calgary Stampeders 4

Calgary won the total-point series by 22–21. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup game.

GREY CUP

Main article: 37th Grey Cup

November 26 37th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Calgary Stampeders 15	Montreal Alouettes 28
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1949 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.

1949 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Edmonton Regina Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

Ontario Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach Windsor

See also	37th 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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