1991 Calgary Stampeders season

The 1991 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. The Stampeders won their first playoff game(s) since 1979 and also appeared in the Grey Cup game for the first time in 20 years but they lost to the Toronto Argonauts.

1991 Calgary Stampeders season
OwnerCommunity Ownership, then Larry Ryckman starting October 23
General managerNorman Kwong
Head coachWally Buono
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup

The Stampeders had been community owned throughout their history. The team became privately owned when Larry Ryckman purchased it on October 23.

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
1 6 Duane Forde HB Western Ontario
2 14 Don Douglas TE Western Ontario
3 22 Bob Torrance QB Calgary
5 38 Earl Knight CB New Mexico State
6 46 Nigel Smith SB Concordia
7 54 Dlair Zerr FB San Jose State
8 62 Darren Ferner WR Northern State

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Wed, June 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 49–14 1–0 Taylor Field 20,693
B Tue, July 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 25–21 2–0 McMahon Stadium 32,649

Regular season

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Season Standings

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Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Edmonton Eskimos 18 12 6 0 24 671 569 7–3 W2 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18 11 7 0 22 596 552 6–4 W1 Details
BC Lions 18 11 7 0 22 661 587 5–5 L1 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 6 12 0 12 606 710 3–7 L2 Details

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Thu, July 11 at BC Lions W 39–34 1–0 BC Place 24,722
2 2 Thu, July 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 48–28 2–0 McMahon Stadium 22,055
3 3 Wed, July 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 42–28 3–0 Lansdowne Park 18,788
4 4 Fri, Aug 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–11 4–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 11,802
5 5 Thu, Aug 8 vs. BC Lions W 34–30 (OT) 5–0 McMahon Stadium 31,159
6 6 Thu, Aug 15 at BC Lions W 37–28 (OT) 6–0 BC Place 45,485
7 7 Thu, Aug 22 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 26–39 6–1 McMahon Stadium 27,011
8 8 Tue, Aug 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–28 6–2 Winnipeg Stadium 29,102
8 9 Mon, Sept 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 48–36 7–2 McMahon Stadium 32,511
9 10 Fri, Sept 6 at Edmonton Eskimos L 37–51 7–3 Commonwealth Stadium 57,843
10 11 Sun, Sept 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 33–24 8–3 McMahon Stadium 26,122
11 12 Sun, Sept 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 28–17 9–3 McMahon Stadium 21,512
12 13 Sun, Sept 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–40 9–4 Taylor Field 22,736
13 14 Sun, Oct 6 vs. BC Lions L 34–49 9–5 McMahon Stadium 21,146
14 15 Sun, Oct 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 44–24 10–5 McMahon Stadium 18,761
15 16 Sun, Oct 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 27–34 10–6 SkyDome 33,590
16 17 Sun, Oct 27 at Edmonton Eskimos L 23–24 10–7 Commonwealth Stadium 23,391
17 18 Sun, Nov 3 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–27 11–7 McMahon Stadium 18,488

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Awards and records

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1991 CFL All-Stars

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Western All-Star Selections

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Playoffs

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West Semi-Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
BC Lions 10 21 3 7 41
Calgary Stampeders 7 8 28 0 43

West Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Calgary Stampeders 7 8 3 20 38
Edmonton Eskimos 14 12 7 3 36

Grey Cup

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Calgary Stampeders 7 3 4 7 21
Toronto Argonauts 8 3 8 17 36

References

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  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  2. ^ "Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. ^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.