1978 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season

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.

Roster

1978 Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks
  • 16 John Hufnagel
  • 19 Ken Johnson

Running backs

  • 10 Willie Burden
  • 11 James Sykes

Wide receivers

  • 18 Willie Armstead
  • 22 Tom Forzani
  • 14 Kelvin Kirk

Slotbacks

  • 70 Bob Viccars
Offensive linemen
  • 66 Lloyd Fairbanks G
  • 74 Miles Gorrell T
  • 57 Harold Holton G
  • 51 Tommy Humphrey T
  • 69 Dave Kirzinger G/T
  • 54 Bob Lubig G
  • 63 John Malinosky T
  • 61 Willie Thomas C/G
  • 46 Larry Tittley C

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  • 20 Cyril McFall K/P
Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Active, Injured, 6-Game Injured,
Practice

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
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
BC Lions 16 7 7 2 359 308 16
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 4 11 1 330 459 9

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Season schedule

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

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Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 4 0 0 4
Calgary Stampeders 10 7 7 14 38

West Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Calgary Stampeders 3 7 3 0 13
Edmonton Eskimos 3 7 0 16 26

Awards and records

1978 CFL All-Stars

  • RB – James Sykes, CFL All-Star
  • OG – Harold Holton, CFL All-Star
  • DT – John Helton, CFL All-Star
  • DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
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