2021 Calgary Stampeders season

2021 Calgary Stampeders season
2021 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner	Calgary Sports and Entertainment
President	John Hufnagel
General manager	John Hufnagel
Head coach	Dave Dickenson
Home stadium	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Ka'Deem Carey
Team MODP	Mike Rose
Team MOC	Derek Wiggan
Team MOOL	Sean McEwen
Team MOST	Rene Paredes
Team MOR	Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund
Uniform
	← 2020; Stampeders season; 2022 →;

The 2021 Calgary Stampeders season was the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 76th overall. The Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 16th straight year following their week 15 victory over the BC Lions on November 12, 2021.^[1] However, the team lost the West Semi-Final in double overtime to the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 33–30.^[2] The 2021 season was Dave Dickenson's fifth season as head coach and John Hufnagel's 13th season as general manager.

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021, that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.^[3]^[4] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.^[5]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.^[6]^[7] With the format being a snake draft, the Stampeders selected seventh in the odd-numbered rounds and third in the even-numbered rounds.^[6] The team exchanged their fourth-round pick for a third-round pick as part of a three-player trade with the Toronto Argonauts.^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University/Club Team	Nationality
1	7	Cody Grace	P	Arkansas State	Australia
2	12	Franklin Agbasimere	DL	Missouri	Nigeria
3	21	Aaron Donkor	LB	Arkansas State	Germany
3	25	Isaac Alarcón	OL	ITESEM	Mexico

CFL National Draft

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.^[9] The Stampeders had six selections in the six-round snake draft and had the eighth pick in odd rounds and the second pick in even rounds.^[10] The team exchanged their sixth-round pick for a fifth-round pick as part of a three-player trade with the Toronto Argonauts.^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University Team	Hometown
1	8	Amen Ogbongbemiga	LB	Oklahoma State	Calgary, AB
2	11	Bryce Bell	OL	Wilfrid Laurier	Waterloo, ON
3	26	Charlie Moore	LB	Calgary	Delta, BC
4	29	Elliot Graham	LB	British Columbia	Hamilton, ON
5	43	Chuba Hubbard	RB	Oklahoma State	Sherwood Park, AB
5	44	Luther Hakunavanhu	WR	York	Edmonton, AB

Preseason

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.^[5]

Planned schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
A	1	Sun, May 23	2:30 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	NA	McMahon Stadium
B	2	Sat, May 29	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Edmonton Elks	NA	Commonwealth Stadium
C	Bye

^[11]

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14	11	3	0	22	351	187	8–1	L2	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	14	9	5	0	18	290	285	5–4	L1	Details
Calgary Stampeders	14	8	6	0	16	315	263	6–4	W3	Details
BC Lions	14	5	9	0	10	313	351	2–7	W1	Details
Edmonton Elks	14	3	11	0	6	246	377	2–7	L1	Details

Schedule

The Stampeders initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 29.^[3] The team was scheduled to play in a neutral site game on July 10 with the Toronto Argonauts serving as the home team.^[12] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021, and the Stampeders began their 14-game season on August 7, 2021.^[5]

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	1	Sat, Aug 7	5:00 p.m. MDT	Toronto Argonauts	L 20–23	0–1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	23,921	Recap
2	2	Thurs, Aug 12	7:30 p.m. MDT	BC Lions	L 9–15	0–2	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	21,029	Recap
3	3	Fri, Aug 20	7:30 p.m. MDT	Montreal Alouettes	W 28–22	1–2	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	21,199	Recap
4	4	Sun, Aug 29	5:00 p.m. MDT	@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–18	1–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	IG Field	22,806	Recap
5	5	Mon, Sept 6	2:30 p.m. MDT	Edmonton Elks	L 20–23	1–4	TSN/ESPNews	McMahon Stadium	31,039	Recap
6	6	Sat, Sept 11	5:00 p.m. MDT	@ Edmonton Elks	W 32–16	2–4	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	33,493	Recap
7	7	Fri, Sept 17	5:00 p.m. MDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 17–23	2–5	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	15,000	Recap
8	Bye
9	8	Sat, Oct 2	5:00 p.m. MDT	Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 23–17	3–5	TSN	McMahon Stadium	25,516	Recap
10	9	Sat, Oct 9	5:00 p.m. MDT	@ Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 22–19	4–5	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	27,964	Recap
11	10	Sat, Oct 16	5:00 p.m. MDT	@ BC Lions	W 39–10	5–5	TSN	BC Place	12,500	Recap
12	11	Sat, Oct 23	7:45 p.m. MDT	Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 17–20	5–6	TSN	McMahon Stadium	21,672	Recap
13	12	Fri, Oct 29	5:00 p.m. MDT	@ Ottawa Redblacks	W 26–13	6–6	TSN	TD Place Stadium	15,280	Recap
14	Bye
15	13	Fri, Nov 12	8:30 p.m. MST	@ BC Lions	W 33–23	7–6	TSN	BC Place	12,500	Recap
16	14	Sat, Nov 20	5:00 p.m. MST	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 13–12	8–6	TSN	McMahon Stadium	19,103	Recap

^[13]^[14]^[15]

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 28	2:30 p.m. MST	@ Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 30–33 (OT)	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Mosaic Stadium	24,001	Recap

^[11]

Team

Roster

**Calgary Stampeders roster**
Quarterbacks 12 Jake Maier 19 Bo Levi Mitchell Receivers 17 Markeith Ambles 86 Reggie Begelton 81 Luther Hakunavanhu 89 Colton Hunchak 88 Kamar Jorden 1 Hergy Mayala 84 Tyson Middlemost 87 Richie Sindani Running backs 35 Ka'Deem Carey 34 Ante Milanovic-Litre Fullbacks 23 William Langlais Offensive linemen 66 Bryce Bell 69 Julian Good-Jones 68 Justin Lawrence 51 Sean McEwen 58 Ryan Sceviour 61 Ucambre Williams 67 Zack Williams		Defensive linemen 91 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund 95 Stefen Banks 92 Vincent Desjardins 37 Elliot Graham 40 Shawn Lemon 90 Folarin Orimolade 41 Mike Rose 96 Andrew Seinet-Spaulding 97 Derek Wiggan Linebackers 36 Cory Greenwood 43 Charlie Moore 53 Darnell Sankey 47 Fraser Sopik 44 Silas Stewart 56 Jameer Thurman Defensive backs 8 DaShaun Amos 3 Branden Dozier 4 Richard Leonard 27 Jonathan Moxey 6 Tre Roberson 29 Jamar Wall 21 Raheem Wilson Special teams 52 Aaron Crawford LS 24 Cody Grace P 30 Rene Paredes K				1-Game injured list 14 Shawn Bane WR 7 Javien Elliott DB 82 Malik Henry WR 20 Malcolm Lee DB 31 Calvin McCarty FB 15 Michael O'Connor QB 11 Ronnie Pfeffer K/P 6-Game injured list 26 Marcelis Branch DB 45 Kurtis Gray LB 62 Nila Kasitati OL 54 Cassanova McKinzy DL 16 Royce Metchie DB 99 Jarrell Owens DL 46 Charlie Power FB 2 Nick Statz DB 32 Roc Thomas RB		Practice roster 94 Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei DL 57 Randy Chevrier LS 64 Carter Comeau OL 39 Brad Cowan LB 98 Chris Odom DL 48 Justin Phillips LB 85 Andrés Salgado WR 93 Tracy Sprinkle DL 42 Aca'Cedric Ware RB 77 Ben Whiting LB/LS 0 Kobe Williams DB CFL practice roster 49 Yurik Bethune DL 70 Keiran Burnham P 60 D. J. Coker OL 33 Nick Holley WR 25 D. J. Killings DB
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Active, 16 Injured, 16 Practice Roster updated 2021-11-28 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

**Calgary Stampeders staff**

	Front office President and general manager – John Hufnagel Director of player personnel – Brendan Mahoney Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel Football administration director – Molly Campbell Director of football operations – Nick Bojda CFL draft coordinator – Dwayne Cameron Head coaches Head coach – Dave Dickenson Assistant head coach – Mark Kilam Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and offensive line – Pat DelMonaco Quarterbacks and running backs – Marc Mueller Receivers – Marquay McDaniel Offensive assistant – T.J. Vernieri			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and linebackers – Brent Monson Defensive line – Corey Mace Defensive backs – Dwayne Cameron Defensive assistant – Bob Slowik Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mark Kilam Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Taylor Altilio → Coaching Staff Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine → More CFL staffs