1949 Calgary Stampeders season

1949 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Les Lear
Home field	Mewata Stadium
Results
Record	13–1
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup

The 1949 Calgary Stampeders finished in first place in the W.I.F.U. with a 13–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup and attempted to repeat as champions but they lost to the Montreal Alouettes. On October 22, 1949, the Stampeders recorded their first loss in almost two years (last loss was October 27, 1947) against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. They established a CFL record for the most consecutive regular season wins with a 22-game winning streak from August 25, 1948, to October 22, 1949.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	14	13	1	0	270	77	26
Saskatchewan Roughriders	14	9	5	0	235	102	18
Edmonton Eskimos	14	4	10	0	93	235	8
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14	2	12	0	74	258	4

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Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	Sept 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 20–6	1–0
2	Sept 10	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 22–19	2–0
3	Sept 12	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 32–7	3–0
4	Sept 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 20–1	4–0
5	Sept 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 13–1	5–0
6	Sept 24	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 41–5	6–0
7	Oct 1	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 12–8	7–0
8	Oct 8	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 10–3	8–0
9	Oct 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 3–0	9–0
10	Oct 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 31–6	10–0
11	Oct 22	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 6–9	10–1
12	Oct 24	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 22–11	11–1
13	Oct 29	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 27–0	12–1
14	Oct 31	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 11–1	13–1

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Playoffs

Finals

WIFU Finals – Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away Home November 5 Calgary Stampeders 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12

WIFU Finals – Game 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Calgary Stampeders 4

• Calgary won the total-point series by 22–21. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Grey Cup

Main article: 37th Grey Cup

November 26 37th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Calgary Stampeders 15	Montreal Alouettes 28
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1949 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.