1989 Calgary Stampeders season explained

Team:	Calgary Stampeders
Year:	1989
Record:	10–8
Division Place:	2nd, West
General Manager:	Norman Kwong
Coach:	Larry Kuharich
Stadium:	McMahon Stadium
Playoffs:	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform:	Image:CFL CAL Jersey 1989.png
Shortnavlink:	Stampeders seasons

The 1989 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

This season started the following streaks for the Stampeders:

• 12 consecutive seasons above .500 (1989-2000)
• 12 consecutive seasons .500 or better (1989-2000)
• 12 consecutive seasons 10+ wins (1989-2000)
• 13 consecutive seasons making the playoffs (1989-2001)
• 13 consecutive seasons hosting at least one playoff game (1989-2001)

Offseason

CFL Draft

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Thu, June 29	vs. BC Lions	L 7–25	0–1	21,547
B	Wed, July 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 10–41	0–2	37,192

Regular season

Season Standings

West Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Edmonton Eskimos	18	16	2	0	644	302	32
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	0	495	466	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	9	0	547	567	18
	18	7	11	0	521	557	14

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	1	Wed, July 12	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 29–32	0–1	Taylor Field	21,595
2	2	Fri, July 21	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 4–54	0–2	McMahon Stadium	21,235
3	3	Wed, July 26	at BC Lions	W 28–26	1–2	BC Place	27,342
4	4	Tue, Aug 1	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 35–29	2–2	McMahon Stadium	18,853
5	5	Thu, Aug 10	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 40–8	3–2	McMahon Stadium	19,031
6	6	Wed, Aug 16	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 24–27	3–3	Winnipeg Stadium	23,582
7	7	Tue, Aug 22	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 31–10	4–3	McMahon Stadium	19,631
7	8	Mon, Aug 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 34–22	5–3	Ivor Wynne Stadium	14,291
8	9	Mon, Sep 4	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 14–31	5–4	McMahon Stadium	33,139
9	10	Fri, Sep 8	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 27–38	5–5	Commonwealth Stadium	44,327
10	11	Fri, Sep 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 36–16	6–5	McMahon Stadium	19,131
11	12	Sat, Sept 23	at Toronto Argonauts	W 20–12	7–5	SkyDome	35,776
12	13	Sun, Oct 1	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 33–13	8–5	Lansdowne Park	21,643
13	14	Sun, Oct 8	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 26–39	8–6	McMahon Stadium	30,174
14	15	Sat, Oct 14	vs. BC Lions	W 51–11	9–6	McMahon Stadium	16,355
15	16	Sun, Oct 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 23–17	10–6	Taylor Field	25,200
16	17	Sun, Oct 29	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 19–34	10–7	McMahon Stadium	20,754
17	18	Sat, Nov 4	at BC Lions	L 21–46	10–8	BC Place	23,452

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Awards and records

Western All-Star Selections

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	?	?	?	?	33
	?	?	?	?	26

Notes and References

1. Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20091107221943/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1989/reg . 2009-11-07 . dead . 2009-07-03 .
2. Web site: Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312034855/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm . 2009-03-12 . live . 2009-06-17 .