1991 Calgary Stampeders season explained

Team:Calgary Stampeders
Year:1991
Record:11–7
Division Place:2nd, West
Owner:Community Ownership, then Larry Ryckman starting October 23
General Manager:Norman Kwong
Coach:Wally Buono
Stadium:McMahon Stadium
Playoffs:Lost Grey Cup
Uniform:Image:CFL CAL Jersey 1989.png
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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.

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

Offseason

CFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
1 6 HB Western Ontario
2 14 TE Western Ontario
3 22 QB Calgary
5 38 CB New Mexico State
6 46 SB Concordia
7 54 FB San Jose State
8 62 WR Northern State

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
AWed, June 26at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 49–141–0Taylor Field20,693
BTue, July 2vs. Edmonton EskimosW 25–212–0McMahon Stadium32,649

Regular season

Season Standings

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Season schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Thu, July 11at BC LionsW 39–341–0BC Place24,722
22Thu, July 18vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 48–282–0McMahon Stadium22,055
33Wed, July 24at Ottawa Rough RidersW 42–283–0Lansdowne Park18,788
44Fri, Aug 2at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 21–114–0Ivor Wynne Stadium11,802
55Thu, Aug 8vs. BC LionsW 34–30 5–0McMahon Stadium31,159
66Thu, Aug 15at BC LionsW 37–28 6–0BC Place45,485
77Thu, Aug 22vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 26–396–1McMahon Stadium27,011
88Tue, Aug 27at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 15–286–2Winnipeg Stadium29,102
89Mon, Sept 2vs. Edmonton EskimosW 48–367–2McMahon Stadium32,511
910Fri, Sept 6at Edmonton EskimosL 37–517–3Commonwealth Stadium57,843
1011Sun, Sept 15vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 33–248–3McMahon Stadium26,122
1112Sun, Sept 22vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 28–179–3McMahon Stadium21,512
1213Sun, Sept 29at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 21–409–4Taylor Field22,736
1314Sun, Oct 6vs. BC LionsL 34–499–5McMahon Stadium21,146
1415Sun, Oct 13vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 44–2410–5McMahon Stadium18,761
1516Sun, Oct 20at Toronto ArgonautsL 27–3410–6SkyDome33,590
1617Sun, Oct 27at Edmonton EskimosL 23–2410–7Commonwealth Stadium23,391
1718Sun, Nov 3vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 39–2711–7McMahon Stadium18,488
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Awards and records

Western All-Star Selections

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
10 21 3 7 41
7 8 28 0 43

West Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
7 8 3 20 38
14 12 7 3 36

Grey Cup

See main article: 79th Grey Cup.

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
7 3 4 7 21
8 3 8 17 36

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFL.ca . 2009-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20090923215239/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg. 2009-09-23. dead.
  2. Web site: Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central . https://web.archive.org/web/20090221041414/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/ . 2009-02-21 . live . 2009-06-17 .
  3. 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 .