2015 Calgary Stampeders season | |
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Owner | Calgary Sports and Entertainment |
General manager | John Hufnagel |
Head coach | 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 1, 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.
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 |
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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 |
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
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 |
Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | ||
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Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 14 | 4 | 466 | 341 | 28 | Details | |
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 14 | 4 | 478 | 346 | 28 | Details | |
BC Lions | 18 | 7 | 11 | 437 | 486 | 14 | Details | |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 5 | 13 | 353 | 502 | 10 | Details | |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 430 | 563 | 6 | Details |
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
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 |
Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
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 |
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