1948 Calgary Stampeders season

1948 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Les Lear
Home field	Mewata Stadium
Results
Record	12–0
Division place	1st, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

The 1948 Calgary Stampeders finished in first place in the W.I.F.U. with a perfect 12–0 record, went 2–0–1 in the playoffs and won the Grey Cup.

To date, this is still the only undefeated season in the history of Canadian professional football.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Sat, Aug 21	vs. Toronto Beaches-Indians	W 16–7	1–0	Mewata Stadium	6,000

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	12	12	0	0	218	61	24
Regina Roughriders	12	3	9	0	133	137	6
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	12	3	9	0	81	234	6

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	Bye
2	1	Wed, Aug 25	vs. Regina Roughriders	W 12–1	1–0	Mewata Stadium	4,500
2	2	Mon, Aug 30	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 30–0	2–0	Mewata Stadium	5,000
3	3	Fri, Sept 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 10–5	3–0	Osborne Stadium	6,000
3	4	Mon, Sept 6	at Regina Roughriders	W 14–9	4–0	Taylor Field	6,000
4	5	Mon, Sept 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 18–0	5–0	Mewata Stadium	7,200
5	Bye
6	6	Sat, Sept 25	vs. Regina Roughriders	W 13–12	6–0	Mewata Stadium	7,000
7	7	Sat, Oct 2	at Regina Roughriders	W 12–11	7–0	Taylor Field	5,500
7	8	Mon, Oct 4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–6	8–0	Osborne Stadium	7,000
8	9	Sat, Oct 9	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 35–3	9–0	Mewata Stadium	7,000
9	10	Sat, Oct 16	at Regina Roughriders	W 8–7	10–0	Taylor Field	5,000
9	11	Mon, Oct 18	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 21–8	11–0	Osborne Stadium	4,000
10	12	Sat, Oct 23	vs. Regina Roughriders	W 19–0	12–0	Mewata Stadium	9,000

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Playoffs

Finals

WIFU Finals – Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders Date Away Home November 6 Calgary Stampeders 4 Regina Roughriders 4

WIFU Finals – Game 2 Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 11 Regina Roughriders 6 Calgary Stampeders 17

• Calgary won the total-point series 21–10, thus advancing to the Grey Cup game.

Grey Cup

Main article: 36th Grey Cup

November 27 36th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Calgary Stampeders 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 7 The Calgary Stampeders are the 1948 Grey Cup Champions

References

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
2. "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.