1978 Calgary Stampeders season

1978 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	Jack Gotta
Head coach	Jack Gotta
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	9–4–3
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Final

The 1978 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 9–4–3 record. They appeared in the Western Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Roster

1978 Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks 16 John Hufnagel 19 Ken Johnson Running backs 10 Willie Burden 11 James Sykes Wide receivers 18 Willie Armstead 22 Tom Forzani 14 Kelvin Kirk Slotbacks 70 Bob Viccars		Offensive linemen 66 Lloyd Fairbanks G 74 Miles Gorrell T 57 Harold Holton G 51 Tommy Humphrey T 69 Dave Kirzinger G/T 54 Bob Lubig G 63 John Malinosky T 61 Willie Thomas C/G 46 Larry Tittley C Defensive linemen 77 John Helton DE 60 Reggie Lewis DE 64 Ed McAleney DT		Linebackers 50 Ollie Bakken 47 Andy Jonassen 75 Blain Lamoureux 72 Bernie Morrison 31 John Palazeti Defensive backs 27 Al Burleson 33 Doug Falconer 7 Robin Harber 28 Terry Irvin 32 Ray Odums Special teams 20 Cyril McFall K/P		Injured List 6-Game Injured List Practice Roster Active, Injured, 6-Game Injured, Practice

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	4	2	452	301	22
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	4	3	381	311	21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	371	351	18
BC Lions	16	7	7	2	359	308	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	4	11	1	330	459	9

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
	1		Edmonton Eskimos	L 17–33	0–1
	2		BC Lions	W 23–21	1–1
	3		BC Lions	T 19–19	1–1–1
	4		Montreal Alouettes	L 14–28	1–2–1
	5		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 29–21	2–2–1
	6		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 43–22	3–2–1
	7		Ottawa Rough Riders	L 16–27	3–3–1
	8		Edmonton Eskimos	T 28–28	3–3–2
	9		BC Lions	W 14–4	4–3–2
	10		Edmonton Eskimos	T 20–20	4–3–3
	11		Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 19–20	4–4–3
	12		Toronto Argonauts	W 22–16	5–4–3
	13		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 33–13	6–4–3
	14		Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 35–1	7–4–3
	15		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 28–24	8–4–3
	16		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 22–14	9–4–3

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Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	4	0	0	4
Calgary Stampeders	10	7	7	14	38

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	3	7	3	0	13
Edmonton Eskimos	3	7	0	16	26

Awards and records

• CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta

1978 CFL All-Stars

• RB – James Sykes, CFL All-Star
• OG – Harold Holton, CFL All-Star
• DT – John Helton, CFL All-Star
• DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star

References

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
2. "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.