1960 Calgary Stampeders season

1960 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Otis Douglas (0–2–1) (to August 19) Jim Finks (0–1–0) (August 20 to August 22) Steve Owen (6–5–1) (from August 23)
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	6–8–2
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Finals

The 1960 Calgary Stampeders finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 6–8–2 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Finals by the Edmonton Eskimos.

This was the first season at McMahon Stadium for the Stamps.

Regular season

Season Standings

CFL West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	14	2	0	453	239	28
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	0	318	225	20
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	8	2	374	404	14
BC Lions	16	5	9	2	296	356	12
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	2	12	2	205	422	6

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1960 Season schedule

1960 Preseason

Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Wednesday	July 20, 1960	Edmonton Eskimos	W 17–4	n/a
Wednesday	July 27, 1960	at Toronto Argonauts	L 51–30	12,692

1960 Regular Season

Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Friday	August 12, 1960	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	T 15–15	13,192
Monday	August 15, 1960	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 38–23	20,450
Thursday	August 18, 1960	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 50–7	18,389
Monday	August 22, 1960	BC Lions	L 26–19	n/a
Monday	August 29, 1960	Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 23–15	13,500
Monday	September 5, 1960	Edmonton Eskimos	L 29–28	n/a
Saturday	September 10, 1960	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 41–10	17,993
Monday	September 12, 1960	at BC Lions	T 21–21	27,759
Monday	September 19, 1960	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–17	14,000
Saturday	September 24, 1960	BC Lions	W 28–14	13,000
Monday	September 26, 1960	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 45–35	n/a
Saturday	October 1, 1960	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 31–21	15,968
Wednesday	October 5, 1960	Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 39–22	11,000
Saturday	October 8, 1960	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 31–11	15,500
Saturday	October 15, 1960	Edmonton Eskimos	W 35–17	17,000
Saturday	October 22, 1960	at BC Lions	W 22–10	29,599

1960 Playoffs

Western Conference Semi-Finals (two-game, total points series)

Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Wednesday	November 2, 1960	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 30–7	16,018
Saturday	November 5, 1960	Edmonton Eskimos	L 40–21	20,000

• Calgary lost the series 70–28. Edmonton advanced to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Conference Finals.

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Awards and records

• Tony Pajaczkowski, runner-up to Ron Stewart of the Ottawa Rough Riders for the CFL Outstanding Canadian Schenley Award.

References

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
2. "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.