| Team: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Record: | 12–6 |
| Division Place: | 1st, West |
| Coach: | Wally Buono |
| General Manager: | Wally Buono |
| Stadium: | McMahon Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Won Grey Cup |
| Uniform: | Image:CFL CAL Jersey 1998.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Stampeders seasons |
| General Manager: | Wally Buono |
| Owner: | Sig Gutsche |
The 1998 Calgary Stampeders season was the 41st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Stampeders finished first in the West Division for the seventh time in nine seasons with a 12–6 record. The Stampeders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final and then beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 86th Grey Cup in the first Grey Cup matchup between those two teams. Wally Buono completed his seventh season as the team's head coach and fifth as the general manager. It was the fourth Grey Cup victory in Stampeders history and Buono became the first head coach to win multiple Grey Cup championships for the franchise.
The 1998 CFL Draft took place on April 7, 1998.[1] The Stampeders had six selections in the six-round draft.
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | LB | Syracuse | |
| 2 | 10 | SB | St. Francis Xavier | |
| 3 | 16 | DL | Brigham Young | |
| 4 | 24 | WR | Acadia | |
| 5 | 32 | RB | Calgary | |
| 6 | 39 | LB | Calgary | |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, June 17 | BC Lions | 32–6 | Win | 1-0 | |
| Thurs, June 23 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 26–23 | Win | 2-0 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 558 | 397 | 24 | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 396 | 450 | 18 | |
| BC Lions | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 394 | 427 | 18 | |
| 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 411 | 525 | 10 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, July 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21–20 | Win | 1-0 |
| Thurs, July 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | 22–19 | Win | 2-0 |
| Thurs, July 16 | Montreal Alouettes | 29–26 | Loss | 2-1 |
| Fri, July 24 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44–25 | Win | 3-1 |
| Thurs, July 30 | Toronto Argonauts | 15–14 | Loss | 3-2 |
| Fri, Aug 7 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 46–27 | Win | 4-2 |
| Thurs, Aug 13 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 47–24 | Win | 5-2 |
| Thurs, Aug 20 | at BC Lions | 55–9 | Win | 6-2 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at Montreal Alouettes | 40–32 | Loss | 6-3 |
| Mon, Sept 7 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26–8 | Win | 7-3 |
| Fri, Sept 11 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 30–23 | Win | 8-3 |
| Sun, Sept 18 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 35–18 | Win | 9-3 |
| Sun, Sept 27 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27–22 | Loss | 9-4 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | BC Lions | 22–11 | Loss | 9-5 |
| Sun, Oct 11 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–18 | Win | 10-5 |
| Sun, Oct 18 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 39–23 | Win | 11-5 |
| Sun, Oct 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 31–19 | Win | 12-5 |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at BC Lions | 31–22 | Loss | 12-6 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Semi-Final | Bye | ||||
| West Final | Sun, Nov 15 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33-10 | Win | |
| Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 22 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 26-24 | Win |
See main article: 86th Grey Cup.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 |