2002 Calgary Stampeders season explained

Team:Calgary Stampeders
Year:2002
Record:6–12
Division Place:5th, West
Coach:Wally Buono
Stadium:McMahon Stadium
Playoffs:did not qualify
Uniform:Image:CFL CAL Jersey 2000.png
Shortnavlink:Stampeders seasons
General Manager:Wally Buono
Owner:Michael Feterik

The 2002 Calgary Stampeders season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Stampeders finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 6–12 record and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 1988 season. This season marked the first time Wally Buono would miss the playoffs in his 13 years as head coach of the team.

Offseason

CFL Draft

RdPickPlayerPositionSchool
1 8 DE New Hampshire
1 9 WR York
2 14 TE Michigan
2 18 DB Ottawa
3 27 WR Northern Iowa
4 36 RB Calgary
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Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
BJune 12vs. BC Lions24–8Win27,7641–0
CJune 20at Edmonton Eskimos52–41Loss33,1071–1
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Regular season

Season standings

West Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 13 5 0 0 516 450 26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 12 6 0 0 566 421 24
BC Lions 18 10 8 0 0 480 399 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 8 10 0 2 435 393 18
18 6 12 0 2 438 509 14
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Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1June 28vs. Edmonton Eskimos27–21Loss33,5840–1
2July 5at Saskatchewan Roughriders32–21Loss21,9680–2
3July 12at Hamilton Tiger-Cats34–31 (OT)Loss17,1400–3
4July 18vs. Montreal Alouettes37–20Loss32,0180–4
5July 25vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders26–21Win35,9671–4
6August 1at BC Lions23–15Win15,1172–4
7August 8vs. Toronto Argonauts31–11Win31,9203–4
8August 15at Montreal Alouettes38–23Loss20,0023–5
9August 23at Winnipeg Blue Bombers51–48 (OT)Loss27,8763–6
10Sept 2vs. Edmonton Eskimos28–20Loss35,9673–7
11Sept 6at Edmonton Eskimos45–11Loss61,4813–8
12Sept 14vs. Ottawa Renegades26–12Loss31,8913–9
13Sept 22at Ottawa Renegades26–22 (OT)Win23,1364–9
14Bye4–9
15Oct 4vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats43–5Win30,5755–9
16Oct 11at BC Lions37–14Loss20,9505–10
17Oct 18vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers35–20Loss30,7765–11
18Oct 27vs. BC Lions16–15Win31,6986–11
19Nov 3at Toronto Argonauts33–32Loss19,2326–12
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Awards and records

2002 CFL All-Stars

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Draft Tracker Prospect Central CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2009-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224529/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2002 . 2012-07-28 . 2002 CFL Draft
  2. Web site: Pro Football Archives: 2002 Calgary Stampeders (CFL). 2012-05-14.
  3. Web site: 2002 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . www.cfl.ca . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20130115165349/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2002/time_zone/0 . 15 January 2013 . dead.
  4. Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629040850/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1999/reg . 2009-06-29 . dead . 2009-07-09 .