1960 Calgary Stampeders season

1960 Calgary Stampeders season
General managerJim Finks
Head coachOtis Douglas (0–2–1) (to August 19)
Jim Finks (0–1) (August 20 to August 22)
Steve Owen (6–5–1) (from August 23)
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record6–8–2
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Finals

The 1960 Calgary Stampeders finished in third place in the W.I.F.U. with a 6–8–2 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Finals by the Edmonton Eskimos.

This was the first season at McMahon Stadium for the Stamps.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 14 2 0 453 239 28
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 318 225 20
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 8 2 374 404 14
BC Lions 16 5 9 2 296 356 12
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 12 2 205 422 6

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1960 season schedule

1960 preseason

Day Date Opponent Score Attendance
Wednesday July 20, 1960 Edmonton Eskimos W 17–4 n/a
Wednesday July 27, 1960 at Toronto Argonauts L 51–30 12,692

1960 regular season

Day Date Opponent Score Attendance
Friday August 12, 1960 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 15–15 13,192
Monday August 15, 1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 38–23 20,450
Thursday August 18, 1960 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 50–7 18,389
Monday August 22, 1960 BC Lions L 26–19 n/a
Monday August 29, 1960 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–15 13,500
Monday September 5, 1960 Edmonton Eskimos L 29–28 n/a
Saturday September 10, 1960 at Edmonton Eskimos L 41–10 17,993
Monday September 12, 1960 at BC Lions T 21–21 27,759
Monday September 19, 1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–17 14,000
Saturday September 24, 1960 BC Lions W 28–14 13,000
Monday September 26, 1960 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 45–35 n/a
Saturday October 1, 1960 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 31–21 15,968
Wednesday October 5, 1960 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–22 11,000
Saturday October 8, 1960 at Edmonton Eskimos W 31–11 15,500
Saturday October 15, 1960 Edmonton Eskimos W 35–17 17,000
Saturday October 22, 1960 at BC Lions W 22–10 29,599

1960 playoffs

Western Conference Semi-Finals (two-game, total points series)

Day Date Opponent Score Attendance
Wednesday November 2, 1960 at Edmonton Eskimos L 30–7 16,018
Saturday November 5, 1960 Edmonton Eskimos L 40–21 20,000
  • Calgary lost the series 70–28. Edmonton advanced to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Conference Finals.

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Awards and records

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. ^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.


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