| Team: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Record: | 9–4–3 |
| Division Place: | 2nd, West |
| General Manager: | Jack Gotta |
| Coach: | Jack Gotta |
| Stadium: | McMahon Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost Western Final |
| Shortnavlink: | Stampeders seasons |
The 1978 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 9–4–3 record. They appeared in the Western Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 452 | 301 | 22 | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 381 | 311 | 21 | |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 371 | 351 | 18 | |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 359 | 308 | 16 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 330 | 459 | 9 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | L 17–33 | 0–1 | |||||
| 2 | BC Lions | W 23–21 | 1–1 | |||||
| 3 | BC Lions | T 19–19 | 1–1–1 | |||||
| 4 | Montreal Alouettes | L 14–28 | 1–2–1 | |||||
| 5 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 29–21 | 2–2–1 | |||||
| 6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 43–22 | 3–2–1 | |||||
| 7 | Ottawa Rough Riders | L 16–27 | 3–3–1 | |||||
| 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | T 28–28 | 3–3–2 | |||||
| 9 | BC Lions | W 14–4 | 4–3–2 | |||||
| 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | T 20–20 | 4–3–3 | |||||
| 11 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 19–20 | 4–4–3 | |||||
| 12 | Toronto Argonauts | W 22–16 | 5–4–3 | |||||
| 13 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 33–13 | 6–4–3 | |||||
| 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 35–1 | 7–4–3 | |||||
| 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 28–24 | 8–4–3 | |||||
| 16 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 22–14 | 9–4–3 |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 26 |