2015 Calgary Stampeders season

2015 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	John Hufnagel
General manager	John Hufnagel
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	14–4
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Bo Levi Mitchell
Team MOC	Junior Turner
Team MOR	Tory Harrison
Uniform

The 2015 Calgary Stampeders season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 81st overall. The Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 14-4 record in John Hufnagel's last year as head coach before he hands over the reins to offensive coordinator Dave Dickenson in 2016.

With Ottawa's defeat of Montreal on October 1st, Calgary qualified for the playoffs for the 11th straight season.^[1] The Stampeders gained home field advantage in the 2015 West Division playoffs with their Week 15 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in the team's first visit to Tim Hortons Field.^[2] The Stampeders defeated the BC Lions in the West Semi-Final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final game and failed to defend their Grey Cup title.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Stampeders had eight selections in the seven-round draft after acquiring an additional pick in the third round with the trade of Justin Phillips.^[3] Their fourth-round pick was swapped for Montreal's third-round pick after conditions were met following the Larry Taylor trade.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	9	Karl Lavoie	OL	Laval
2	18	Lemar Durant	WR	Simon Fraser
3	19	Tyler Varga	RB	Yale
3	22	Tevaughn Campbell	DB	Regina
3	27	William Langlais	FB	Sherbrooke
5	44	Dexter Janke	DB	Saskatchewan
6	53	Aaron Picton	OL	Regina
7	62	Andrew Buckley	QB	Calgary

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Bye
B	Fri, June 12	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 20–6	1–0	TSN2	McMahon Stadium	28,557	Recap
C	Fri, June 19	7:30 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 37–29	2–0	None	Mosaic Stadium	18,170	Recap

^[5]

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y–Edmonton Eskimos	18	14	4	0	466	341	28	Details
X–Calgary Stampeders	18	14	4	0	478	346	28	Details
X–BC Lions	18	7	11	0	437	486	14	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	5	13	0	353	502	10	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	3	15	0	430	563	6	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Fri, June 26	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 24–23	1–0	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	28,487	Recap
2	Fri, July 3	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 11–29	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	19,111	Recap
3	Mon, July 13	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 25–20	2–1	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	26,741	Recap
4	Sat, July 18	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–25	3–1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	29,255	Recap
5	Fri, July 24	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 26–29 (OT)	3–2	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	23,018	Recap
6	Sat, Aug 1	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 25–22	4–2	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	28,547	Recap
7	Bye
8	Sat, Aug 15	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 48–3	5–2	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	27,566	Recap
9	Sat, Aug 22	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 34–31	6–2	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
10	Sat, Aug 29	4:00 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 36–8	7–2	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	27,148	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 7	2:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 16–7	8–2	TSN	McMahon Stadium	35,400	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 12	7:30 p.m. MDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 16–27	8–3	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	38,906	Recap
13	Fri, Sept 18	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 35–23	9–3	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	31,586	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 25	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 25–23	10–3	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	23,113	Recap
15	Fri, Oct 2	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 23–20	11–3	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	24,300	Recap
16	Sat, Oct 10	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 11–15	11–4	TSN	McMahon Stadium	32,211	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 17	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 27–15	12–4	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	3,401	Recap
18	Bye
19	Sat, Oct 31	1:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 42–19	13–4	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	31,591	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 7	5:00 p.m. MST	at BC Lions	W 28–7	14–4	TSN	BC Place	22,900	Recap

^[5]

Post season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 15	2:30 p.m. MST	vs. BC Lions	W 35–9	1–0	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	26,306	Recap
West Final	Sun, Nov 22	2:30 p.m. MST	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 31–45	1–1	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	34,414	Recap

Team

Roster

Calgary Stampeders roster

Quarterbacks

19 Bo Levi Mitchell QB
20 Bryant Moniz QB
4 Drew Tate QB

Running Backs

26 Rob Cote RB
14 Matt Walter RB
2 Tim Brown RB
23 William Langlais RB
34 Tory Harrison RB
46 Charlie Power RB

Receivers

3 Jeff Fuller WR
16 Marquay McDaniel SB
86 Anthony Parker WR
80 Eric Rogers WR
1 Lemar Durant WR
84 Greg Wilson SB

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

42 Deron Mayo LB
31 Jasper Simmons LB
45 Karl McCartney LB
12 Juwan Simpson LB
36 Glenn Love LB

Defensive Backs

11 Josh Bell DB
8 Fred Bennett DB
21 Adam Berger DB
24 Joe Burnett DB
27 Jeff Hecht DB
25 Keon Raymond DB
28 Brandon Smith DB
29 Jamar Wall DB
40 Dexter Janke DB
0 Ciante Evans DB

Special Teams

Injured List

38 Buddy Jackson DB
88 Kamar Jorden WR
41 Adam Thibault DB
85 Joe West WR

6-Game Injured List

43 Max Caron LB
58 Brander Craighead OL
71 Tyler Crapigna K
44 Ben D'Aguilar DL
93 Micah Johnson DL
99 Corey Mace DL
35 Tim St. Pierre RB
87 Simon Charbonneau-Campeau WR
65 Dan Federkeil OL
62 Edwin Harrison OT
57 Karl Lavoie OL
9 Jon Cornish RB
91 DeQuin Evans DL

Practice Roster

32 Tevaughn Campbell DB
51 Maleki Harris LB
66 John Estes OL
81 Jabari Arthur SB
59 Nate Menkin OL
47 Corbin Sharun LB
33 Keith Toston RB

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial Exemption

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2015-08-10
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 4 Injured, 13 Six-Game Injured,
7 Practice

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Coaching staff

Calgary Stampeders Staff

Front Office

President and COO – Lyle Bauer
General Manager – John Hufnagel
Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel – John Murphy
Assistant General Manager of Football Operations – Michael Petrie

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Dave Dickenson
Assistant Head Coach –

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Dave Dickenson
Running Backs – Marc Mueller
Receivers – Pete Costanza
Offensive Line – Pat DelMonaco

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – vacant
Defensive Line – DeVone Claybrooks
Linebackers – Brent Monson
Defensive Backs – Khalil Carter

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Mark Kilam

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Brent Monson

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References

↑ "Playoff Scenarios: Stamps clinch spot; are Esks next?". CFL.ca Staff. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
↑ "Walk it off: Stamps down Cats, clinch home field". CFL.ca Staff. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
↑ Continuing to Deal: Stamps send Phillips to Ottawa
↑ Back where he started: Taylor traded to Montreal
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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

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.

2015 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	2015 CFL Draft 103rd Grey Cup

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