1970 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season

The 1970 Calgary Stampeders finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup where they lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 14 2 0 369 206 28
Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 7 0 282 287 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 293 209 18
BC Lions 16 6 10 0 295 384 12
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 2 14 0 184 332 4

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Wed, July 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 34–10 1–0 McMahon Stadium 19,436
2 2 Wed, Aug 5 at Edmonton Eskimos L 2–14 1–1 Clarke Stadium 21,267
2 3 Mon, Aug 10 vs. BC Lions W 16–9 2–1 McMahon Stadium 20,402
3 4 Mon, Aug 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–0 3–1 Taylor Field 18,553
4 5 Thu, Aug 20 at BC Lions L 13–27 3–2 Empire Stadium 35,627
5 6 Wed, Aug 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–21 3–3 McMahon Stadium 23,616
6 7 Wed, Sept 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–18 4–3 Winnipeg Stadium 23,553
6 8 Mon, Sept 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 28–13 5–3 McMahon Stadium 23,310
7 Bye
8 9 Wed, Sept 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 18–39 5–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 21,100
8 10 Sat, Sept 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–9 5–5 Lansdowne Park 23,013
9 11 Sun, Sept 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–12 6–5 McMahon Stadium 21,292
10 Bye
11 12 Wed, Oct 7 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 11–4 7–5 McMahon Stadium 18,970
11 13 Mon, Oct 12 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–16 7–6 Clarke Stadium 23,846
12 14 Sun, Oct 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–29 7–7 McMahon Stadium 23,616
13 15 Sun, Oct 25 vs. BC Lions W 29–0 8–7 McMahon Stadium 20,916
14 16 Sun, Nov 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 11–6 9–7 Winnipeg Stadium 10,131

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Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Western Semi-Finals
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date Away Home
November 8 Calgary Stampeders 16 Edmonton Eskimos 9

West Final

Western Finals – Game 1
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date Away Home
November 14 Calgary Stampeders 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11
Western Finals – Game 2
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date Away Home
November 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 Calgary Stampeders 3
Western Finals – Game 3
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date Away Home
November 22 Calgary Stampeders 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14
  • Calgary wins the best of three series 2–1. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup

November 28

58th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Western Champion Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 10 Montreal Alouettes 23
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1970 Grey Cup Champions

Awards and records

1970 CFL All-Stars

Videos

Game 3 of the Western finals in its entirety

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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