2013 Calgary Stampeders season

2013 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	John Hufnagel
Head coach	John Hufnagel
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	14–4
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Jon Cornish
Team MOC	Jon Cornish
Team MOR	Brett Jones
Uniform

The 2013 Calgary Stampeders season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 79th overall. The Stampeders attempted to win their 7th Grey Cup championship, but fell in the West Final to the eventual champion Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Stampeders had seven selections in the seven-round draft, with an additional pick in the second round.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	7	Brander Craighead	OL	UTEP
2	13	Ben D'Aguilar	DE	McMaster
2	16	Brett Jones	OL	Regina
3	25	Yannick Morin Plante	WR	Laval
4	28	Charlie Power	WR	Saskatchewan
6	48	Shane Bergman	OL	Western
7	59	Dumitru Ionita	P	Concordia

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Fri, June 14	vs. BC Lions	29–27	Loss	26,328	0–1
B	Thurs, June 20	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–23	Win	32,003	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	14	4	0	549	413	28	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	11	7	0	519	398	22	Details
BC Lions	18	11	7	0	504	461	22	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	4	14	0	421	519	8	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record	TV
1	Fri, June 28	vs. BC Lions	44–32	Win	26,625	1–0	TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
2	Fri, July 5	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	36–21	Loss	35,296	1–1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
3	Fri, July 12	at Montreal Alouettes	22–14	Win	23,184	2–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN3
4	Sat, July 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	38–27	Win	27,378	3–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2
5	Fri, July 26	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	37–24	Win	31,567	4–1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
6	Bye
7	Fri, Aug 9	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	42–27	Win	35,637	5–1	TSN/RDS2/NBCSN
8	Sat, Aug 17	at BC Lions	26–22	Loss	29,201	5–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
9	Fri, Aug 23	at Toronto Argonauts	35–14	Win	21,157	6–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
10	Mon, Sept 2	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	37–34	Win	32,217	7–2	TSN/NBCSN
11	Fri, Sept 6	at Edmonton Eskimos	22–12	Win	33,654	8–2	TSN/RDS2/NBCSN
12	Fri, Sept 13	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	26–22	Win	26,649	9–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
13	Sat, Sept 21	vs. Toronto Argonauts	33–27	Loss	28,781	9–3	TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
14	Sat, Sept 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	35–11	Win	13,248	10–3	TSN/ESPN3
15	Sat, Oct 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	38–11	Win	26,293	11–3	TSN/ESPN3
16	Fri, Oct 11	vs. BC Lions	40–26	Win	26,115	12–3	TSN/ESPN3
17	Fri, Oct 18	at Edmonton Eskimos	27–13	Win	27,633	13–3	TSN/NBCSN
18	Sat, Oct 26	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–25	Win	33,671	14–3	TSN/ESPN3
19	Fri, Nov 1	at BC Lions	26–7	Loss	27,228	14–4	TSN/RDS2/ESPN3

Team

The Calgary Stampeders play the Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday, 18 October 2013. The Stampeders beat the home town Eskimos by a score of 27-13. Each year the CFL sets aside a weekend to raise awareness for women's cancers and players wear pink tape and gloves to highlight this awareness.

Post season

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	West Semi-Final	Bye
21	West Final	Nov 17	2:30 PM MST	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	35–13	Loss	33,174

Game summaries

West Final: vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

West Final: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roughriders	7	15	0	13	35
Stampeders	7	0	6	0	13

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Clear; –11°C; wind 20 km/h
• Game attendance: 33,174
• Referee: Kim Murphy
• TV announcers (TSN/RDS/NBCSN): Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Jermaine Franklin (Sideline), Farhan Lalji (Sideline)
• Recap, Stats

Game information
Top passers SSK – Darian Durant (24-30, 280 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT) CGY – Drew Tate (7-13, 185 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT) Top rushers SSK – Kory Sheets (28 rushes, 177 yards, 1 TD) CGY – Jon Cornish (9 rushes, 67 yards, 0 TD) Top receivers SSK – Weston Dressler (5 rec, 116 yards, 1 TD) CGY – Joe West (3 rec, 101 yards, 1 TD) Top tacklers SSK – Jermaine McElveen (5) CGY – Deron Mayo (14)