1979 Calgary Stampeders season

1979 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	Jack Gotta
Head coach	Jack Gotta
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Final

The 1979 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 12–4 record. They appeared in the Western Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos. This would mark the last season in which the Stampeders won a playoff game until 1991; they were the only CFL team during the 1980s that did not win a single playoff game.

Roster

1979 Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks John Hufnagel Running backs Willie Burden James Sykes Wide receivers Willie Armstead Kelvin Kirk Slotbacks		Offensive linemen Lloyd Fairbanks G Defensive linemen Reggie Lewis DE		Linebackers Ollie Bakken Defensive backs Al Burleson Special teams		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	12	2	2	495	219	26
Calgary Stampeders	16	12	4	0	382	278	24
BC Lions	16	9	6	1	328	333	19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	4	12	0	283	340	8
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	2	14	0	194	437	4

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
	1		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 35–7	1–0
	2		Montreal Alouettes	W 19–7	2–0
	3		Edmonton Eskimos	L 9–44	2–1
	4		Ottawa Rough Riders	W 27–17	3–1
	5		BC Lions	W 22–10	4–1
	6		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 52–10	5–1
	7		BC Lions	L 17–18	5–2
	8		Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–19	5–3
	9		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 6–5	6–3
	10		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 28–23	7–3
	11		Edmonton Eskimos	L 1–27	7–4
	12		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 18–13	8–4
	13		Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 16–26	8–5
	14		BC Lions	W 37–32	9–5
	15		Toronto Argonauts	W 28–12	10–5
	16		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 41–8	11–5

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Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	1	0	0	1	2
Calgary Stampeders	3	5	29	0	37

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	0	3	4	0	7
Edmonton Eskimos	0	14	0	5	19

Awards and records

1979 CFL All-Stars

• SB – Willie Armstead, CFL All-Star
• OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, CFL All-Star
• DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star
• DB – Al Burleson, CFL All-Star

References

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. 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.