1961 Calgary Stampeders season

The 1961 Calgary Stampeders finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 7–9–0 record. They were defeated in the West Finals by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Regular season

Opponent	Score	Result
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18–17	Loss
Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–10	Win
Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–15	Loss
Ottawa Rough Riders	32–1	Loss
Edmonton Eskimos	10–9	Loss
BC Lions	35–17	Win
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	37–36	Loss
BC Lions	28–9	Win
Toronto Argonauts	22–19	Loss
Montreal Alouettes	6–2	Win
Edmonton Eskimos	28–21	Win
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	25–6	Loss
Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–17	Win
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	42–7	Loss
Edmonton Eskimos	20–8	Loss
BC Lions	43–7	Win

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 11	Edmonton Eskimos 8	Calgary Stampeders 10

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 13	Calgary Stampeders 17	Edmonton Eskimos 18

Calgary won the total-point series by 27–26. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

**Western Finals** – Game 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 18	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14	Calgary Stampeders 1

**Western Finals** – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 22	Calgary Stampeders 14	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43

Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
↑ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

1961 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1961 CFL Draft 49th Grey Cup

Calgary Stampeders seasons

1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

Calgary Stampeders

Founded in 1935 Based in Calgary, Alberta

Franchise	Records Seasons Head coaches Mascot

Stadiums	Mewata Stadium McMahon Stadium

Lore	Labour Day Classic Battle of Alberta Norman Kwong Perfect season

Important figures	Willie Burden Tom Forzani Doug Flutie Dean Griffing Wayne Harris Herman Harrison John Helton John Hufnagel Jerry Keeling Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford Don Luzzi Tony Pajaczkowski Allen Pitts Rocco Romano Paul Rowe Harvey Wylie

Retired numbers	5 10 13 18 22 55 67 75

Key personnel	Owners: Calgary Flames Limited Partnership, John Forzani, Ted Hellard and Doug Mitchell. Coach and General Manager: John Hufnagel

Grey Cup championships (7)	1948 1971 1992 1998 2001 2008 2014

Western Division championships (15)	1948 1949 1968 1970 1971 1991 1992 1995 1998 1999 2001 2008 2012 2014 2016

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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