2012 Calgary Stampeders season

2012 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	John Hufnagel
Head coach	John Hufnagel
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost in Grey Cup
Team MOP	Jon Cornish
Team MOC	Jon Cornish
Team MOR	Chris Randle
Uniform

The 2012 Calgary Stampeders season will be the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 74th overall. The Stampeders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. The Stampeders won the West Semi-Final over the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 36–30, earning their first playoff victory over Saskatchewan since 1994. The Stampeders then traveled to Vancouver and upset the 1st place BC Lions 34–29, advancing to the Grey Cup game. Calgary were the Grey Cup favourites by two points, but they lost 35–22 to the hometown Toronto Argonauts.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012. The Stampeders had eight selections in the six-round draft, after trading away their second round pick and acquiring additional picks in the third, fourth, and sixth rounds.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	5	Ameet Pall	DL	Wofford
3	15	Keenan MacDougall	DB	Saskatchewan
3	19	Billy Peach	OL	Jacksonville
4	27	Bradley Erdos	OL	Simon Fraser
4	30	Adam Berger	DB	Simon Fraser
5	31	Mike Filer	OL	Mount Allison
6	43	Jordan Spence	DL	Eastern Oregon
6	45	Wilkerson Desouza	LB	Toronto Varsity Blues

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Fri, June 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	20–17	Win	23,629	1–0
B	Fri, June 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	33–31	Win	30,998	2–0

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	13	5	0	481	354	26	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	6	0	534	431	24	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	457	409	16	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	7	11	0	422	450	14	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Sun, July 1	vs. Montreal Alouettes	38–10	Win	26,387	1–0
2	Sat, July 7	at Toronto Argonauts	39–36	Loss	20,682	1–1
3	Thurs, July 12	at Montreal Alouettes	33–32	Loss	21,074	1–2
4	Thurs, July 19	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	41–38 (OT)	Win	32,228	2–2
5	Sat, July 28	vs. BC Lions	34–8	Loss	27,968	2–3
6	Bye					2–3
7	Thurs, Aug 9	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	31–20	Win	22,635	3–3
8	Sat, Aug 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	22–14	Loss	28,246	3–4
9	Sat, Aug 25	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	17–10	Win	33,427	4–4
10	Mon, Sept 3	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	31–30	Win	32,102	5–4
11	Fri, Sept 7	at Edmonton Eskimos	20–18	Win	39,363	6–4
12	Fri, Sept 14	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	44–3	Win	28,247	7–4
13	Sun, Sept 23	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–25	Loss	33,427	7–5
14	Fri, Sept 28	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	39–15	Win	29,290	8–5
15	Sat, Oct 6	at BC Lions	27–22	Loss	31,347	8–6
16	Sat, Oct 13	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–21	Win	25,462	9–6
17	Sat, Oct 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	34–32	Win	26,502	10–6
18	Fri, Oct 26	vs. BC Lions	41–21	Win	27,014	11–6
19	Fri, Nov 2	at Edmonton Eskimos	30–27	Win	21,147	12–6

Roster

Calgary Stampeders roster

Quarterbacks -- Vernon Adams  1 Logan Bonner 16 Matthew Shiltz 15 Tommy Stevens  2 P. J. Walker Receivers 14 Clark Barnes 84 Reggie Begelton 87 Erik Brooks 17 Cameron Echols-Luper 89 Mike Harley Jr. 11 Malik Henry -- Kaylon Horton 81 Ishmael Hyman 82 Rysen John -- Maxim Malenfant 80 Marken Michel 83 Tyson Middlemost 86 Tre Odoms-Dukes -- Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 85 Jalen Philpot -- Terrell Vaughn -- Marcus Washington		Running backs 32 Kylin Hill 20 Peyton Logan 26 Dedrick Mills Fullbacks 23 William Langlais 49 Ryan Leder Offensive linemen -- William Barnes 66 Bryce Bell 63 Rodeem Brown 54 Joshua Coker 60 D'Antne Demery 51 Sean McEwen 65 Christy Nkanu 69 Kyle Saxelid 68 Eric Smith 67 Zack Williams		Defensive linemen 98 Kwadwo Boahen 90 Jett Bush -- Josh Carr Jr. 74 Josiah Coatney 99 Kail Dava 37 Elliot Graham 94 Anthony Federico 73 Clarence Hicks 95 Julian Howsare 96 Jaylon Hutchings 47 George Idoko 71 Jason Janvier-Messier -- Alex Nobles 97 Justin Sambu 41 Mike Rose 77 Kelon Thomas  9 James Vaughters 93 Charles Wiley Linebackers  7 Micah Awe  4 Cameron Judge 38 Adam Konar 50 Marquel Lee -- Sam Mathews 48 Jacob Roberts 42 Micah Teitz 45 Darius Williams		Defensive backs 25 Daniel Amoako 28 Clifford Chattman 21 Bailey Devine-Scott 33 Meiko Dotson  3 Branden Dozier 34 Keaton Ellis -- Cyrus Fagan  6 Demerio Houston 29 Ben Labrosse 35 Tyler Richardson 31 Tre Roberson 40 Bentlee Sanders -- Jackson Sombach 36 Kaylyn St-Cyr  8 Nick Statz 19 Malcolm Thompson  0 Kobe Williams Special teams 52 Aaron Crawford LS 24 Cody Grace P 30 Rene Paredes K
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Coaching staff

Calgary Stampeders staff

	Front Office President – John Hufnagel General Manager – Dave Dickenson Director of Player Personnel – Brendan Mahoney Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel Football Administration Director – Molly Campbell Director of Football Operations – Nick Bojda CFL Draft Coordinator – Dwayne Cameron Head Coaches Head Coach – Dave Dickenson Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line – Pat DelMonaco Quarterbacks – Beau Baldwin Receivers – Markus Howell Running Backs and Assistant Offensive Line – Ucambre Williams			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bob Slowik Linebackers and Run Game Coordinator – Marcus Klund Defensive Line – John Bowman Defensive Backs – Barron Miles Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Dickenson Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Daryl Chambers → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	West Semi-Final	Nov 11	2:30 PM MST	Saskatchewan Roughriders	36–30	Win	30,027
21	West Final	Nov 18	2:30 PM MST	at BC Lions	34–29	Win	43,216
21	Grey Cup	Nov 25	4:00 PM MST	Toronto Argonauts	35–22	Loss	53,208

West Semi-Final

Saskatchewan at Calgary

1 2 3 4 Total Roughriders 3 13 0 14 30 • Stampeders 0 19 7 10 36 Date: November 11 Location: McMahon Stadium Calgary, AB Game start: 2:30 PM MST Game attendance: 30,027 Game weather: Partly Cloudy; -3°C; wind 12 km/h SW Referee: Al Bradbury TV announcers (TSN): Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Lee Jones (Sideline)

West Final

Calgary at BC

1 2 3 4 Total • Stampeders 14 3 14 3 34 Lions 7 9 0 13 29 Date: November 18 Location: BC Place Stadium Vancouver, BC Game start: 2:30 PM MST Game attendance: 43,216 Game weather: None (Retractable roof closed) TV announcers (TSN): Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Farhan Lalji (Sideline), Ryan Rishaug (Sideline)

Grey Cup

Calgary vs. Toronto

1 2 3 4 Total Stampeders 3 3 5 11 22 • Argonauts 7 17 3 8 35 Date: November 25 Location: Rogers Centre Toronto, ON Game start: 4:00 PM MST Game attendance: 53,208 Game weather: None (retractable roof closed) TV announcers (TSN): Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Farhan Lalji (Sideline), Sara Orlesky (Sideline)