1968 Calgary Stampeders season

1968 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Jerry Williams
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	10–6–0
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup

The 1968 Calgary Stampeders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 10–6–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup where they lost to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Regular season

Season Standings

**Western Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	12	3	1	345	223	25
Calgary Stampeders	16	10	6	0	412	249	20
Edmonton Eskimos	16	8	7	1	228	288	17
BC Lions	16	4	11	1	217	318	9
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	3	13	0	210	374	6

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Season schedule

Opponent	Score	Result
Saskatchewan Roughriders	25–24	Loss
BC Lions	41–7	Win
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	43–8	Win
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31–0	Win
Toronto Argonauts	19–7	Loss
Edmonton Eskimos	12–7	Win
BC Lions	26–6	Win
Edmonton Eskimos	10–8	Loss
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	35–14	Win
Ottawa Rough Riders	27–24	Win
Saskatchewan Roughriders	38–35	Win
Montreal Alouettes	26–10	Win
Saskatchewan Roughriders	19–15	Loss
Edmonton Eskimos	14–3	Loss
BC Lions	42–23	Win
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28–24	Loss

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Playoffs

West Semi-Final

**Western Semi-Finals**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 10	Edmonton Eskimos 13	Calgary Stampeders 29

West Final

**Western Finals – Game 1**
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 16	Calgary Stampeders 32	Saskatchewan Roughriders 0

**Western Finals – Game 2**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 20	Saskatchewan Roughriders 12	Calgary Stampeders 25	OT

Calgary wins the best of three series 2–0. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup

Main article: 56th Grey Cup

November 30 56th Annual Grey Cup Game: CNE Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 21	Ottawa Rough Riders 24
The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1968 Grey Cup Champions
Vic Washington (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders – Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.

Awards and records

1968 CFL All-Stars

TE – Herman Harrison, CFL All-Star
LB – Wayne Harris, CFL All-Star
DB – Frank Andruski, CFL All-Star

References

↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
↑ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

1968 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1968 CFL Draft 56th 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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