Canadian football team season
The 2001 Calgary Stampeders season was the 44th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with an 8–10 record and qualified for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, establishing a franchise record. After defeating the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos in the West Division playoffs, the team advanced to the 89th Grey Cup . The Stampeders defeated the heavily favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win their fifth Grey Cup championship.
Offseason
CFL Draft
[ 1]
Preseason
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
Record
A
June 20
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
34–10
Win
29,090
1–0
B
June 26
at BC Lions
35–28
Win
9,273
2–0
[ 2] [ 3]
Regular season
Season standings
[ 4]
Season schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
Record
1
July 4
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
48–20
Loss
33,678
0–1
2
July 11
at Montreal Alouettes
32–14
Loss
19,544
0–2
3
July 20
at Edmonton Eskimos
33–23
Loss
33,524
0–3
4
July 27
vs. BC Lions
28–22
Win
32,210
1–3
5
August 3
vs. Toronto Argonauts
36–35
Loss
32,605
1–4
6
August 11
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
35–4
Win
22,438
2–4
7
August 16
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
37–13
Win
35,967
3–4
8
August 25
at BC Lions
27–13
Loss
23,642
3–5
9
September 3
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
33–32
Loss
35,967
3–6
10
September 7
at Edmonton Eskimos
34–33
Win
48,279
4–6
11
September 17
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
21–14
Win
32,548
5–6
12
September 22
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
29–26 (OT)
Loss
15,500
5–7
13
September 28
at Toronto Argonauts
33–31
Loss
15,387
5–8
14
October 8
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
35–33
Loss
31,794
5–9
15
October 14
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
29–26
Win
18,496
6–9
16
October 20
vs. Montreal Alouettes
29–9
Win
33,144
7–9
17
October 28
vs. BC Lions
34–16
Loss
27,678
7–10
18
November 2
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
22–15
Win
27,678
8–10
[ 2] [ 3]
Playoffs
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
West Semi-Final
November 11
vs. BC Lions
28–19
Win
23,642
West Final
November 18
at Edmonton Eskimos
34–16
Win
42,156
Grey Cup
November 25
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
27–19
Win
65,255
[ 2] [ 3]
Grey Cup
Awards and records
2001 CFL All-Stars
References
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) Western Division championships (17) Current league affiliations