2015 Calgary Stampeders season

2015 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner	Calgary Sports and Entertainment
General manager	John Hufnagel
Head coach	John Hufnagel
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	14–4
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Bo Levi Mitchell
Team MOC	Junior Turner
Team MOR	Tory Harrison
Uniform

The 2015 Calgary Stampeders season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 81st overall. The Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 14-4 record in John Hufnagel's last year as head coach before he hands over the reins to offensive coordinator Dave Dickenson in 2016.

With Ottawa's defeat of Montreal on October 1, Calgary qualified for the playoffs for the 11th straight season.^[1] The Stampeders gained home field advantage in the 2015 West Division playoffs with their Week 15 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in the team's first visit to Tim Hortons Field.^[2] The Stampeders defeated the BC Lions in the West Semi-Final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final game and failed to defend their Grey Cup title.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Stampeders had eight selections in the seven-round draft after acquiring an additional pick in the third round with the trade of Justin Phillips.^[3] Their fourth-round pick was swapped for Montreal's third-round pick after conditions were met following the Larry Taylor trade.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	9	Karl Lavoie	OL	Laval
2	18	Lemar Durant	WR	Simon Fraser
3	19	Tyler Varga	RB	Yale
3	22	Tevaughn Campbell	DB	Regina
3	27	William Langlais	FB	Sherbrooke
5	44	Dexter Janke	DB	Saskatchewan
6	53	Aaron Picton	OL	Regina
7	62	Andrew Buckley	QB	Calgary

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Fri, June 12	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 20–6	1–0	TSN2	McMahon Stadium	28,557	Recap
C	Fri, June 19	7:30 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 37–29	2–0	None	Mosaic Stadium	18,170	Recap

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	14	4	466	341	28	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	14	4	478	346	28	Details
BC Lions	18	7	11	437	486	14	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	5	13	353	502	10	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	3	15	430	563	6	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Fri, June 26	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 24–23	1–0	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	28,487	Recap
2	Fri, July 3	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 11–29	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	19,111	Recap
3	Mon, July 13	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 25–20	2–1	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	26,741	Recap
4	Sat, July 18	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–25	3–1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	29,255	Recap
5	Fri, July 24	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 26–29 (OT)	3–2	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	23,018	Recap
6	Sat, Aug 1	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 25–22	4–2	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	28,547	Recap
7	Bye
8	Sat, Aug 15	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 48–3	5–2	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	27,566	Recap
9	Sat, Aug 22	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 34–31	6–2	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
10	Sat, Aug 29	4:00 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 36–8	7–2	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	27,148	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 7	2:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 16–7	8–2	TSN	McMahon Stadium	35,400	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 12	7:30 p.m. MDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 16–27	8–3	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	38,906	Recap
13	Fri, Sept 18	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 35–23	9–3	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	31,586	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 25	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 25–23	10–3	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	23,113	Recap
15	Fri, Oct 2	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 23–20	11–3	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	24,300	Recap
16	Sat, Oct 10	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 11–15	11–4	TSN	McMahon Stadium	32,211	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 17	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 27–15	12–4	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	3,401	Recap
18	Bye
19	Sat, Oct 31	1:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 42–19	13–4	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	31,591	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 7	5:00 p.m. MST	at BC Lions	W 28–7	14–4	TSN	BC Place	22,900	Recap

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Post season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 15	2:30 p.m. MST	vs. BC Lions	W 35–9	1–0	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	26,306	Recap
West Final	Sun, Nov 22	2:30 p.m. MST	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 31–45	1–1	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	34,414	Recap

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

1. "Playoff Scenarios: Stamps clinch spot; are Esks next?". CFL.ca Staff. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
2. "Walk it off: Stamps down Cats, clinch home field". CFL.ca Staff. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
3. "Continuing to Deal: Stamps send Phillips to Ottawa". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
4. "Back where he started: Taylor traded to Montreal". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
5. "2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.