1948 Calgary Stampeders season

1948 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coachLes Lear
Home stadiumMewata Stadium
Results
Record12–0
Division place1st, W.I.F.U.
PlayoffsWon Grey Cup

The 1948 Calgary Stampeders finished in first place in the W.I.F.U. with a perfect 12–0 record, went 2–0–1 in the playoffs and won the Grey Cup.

To date, this is still the only undefeated season in the history of Canadian professional football.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sat, Aug 21 vs. Toronto Beaches-Indians W 16–7 1–0 Mewata Stadium 6,000

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 12 12 0 0 218 61 24
Regina Roughriders 12 3 9 0 133 137 6
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 3 9 0 81 234 6

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 Bye
2 1 Wed, Aug 25 vs. Regina Roughriders W 12–1 1–0 Mewata Stadium 4,500
2 2 Mon, Aug 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–0 2–0 Mewata Stadium 5,000
3 3 Fri, Sept 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–5 3–0 Osborne Stadium 6,000
3 4 Mon, Sept 6 at Regina Roughriders W 14–9 4–0 Taylor Field 6,000
4 5 Mon, Sept 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 18–0 5–0 Mewata Stadium 7,200
5 Bye
6 6 Sat, Sept 25 vs. Regina Roughriders W 13–12 6–0 Mewata Stadium 7,000
7 7 Sat, Oct 2 at Regina Roughriders W 12–11 7–0 Taylor Field 5,500
7 8 Mon, Oct 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–6 8–0 Osborne Stadium 7,000
8 9 Sat, Oct 9 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–3 9–0 Mewata Stadium 7,000
9 10 Sat, Oct 16 at Regina Roughriders W 8–7 10–0 Taylor Field 5,000
9 11 Mon, Oct 18 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–8 11–0 Osborne Stadium 4,000
10 12 Sat, Oct 23 vs. Regina Roughriders W 19–0 12–0 Mewata Stadium 9,000

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Playoffs

Finals

WIFU Finals – Game 1
Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders
Date Away Home
November 6 Calgary Stampeders 4 Regina Roughriders 4
WIFU Finals – Game 2
Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date Away Home
November 11 Regina Roughriders 6 Calgary Stampeders 17
  • Calgary won the total-point series 21–10, thus advancing to the Grey Cup game.

Grey Cup

Main article: 36th Grey Cup
November 27

36th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

WIFU Champion IRFU Champion
Calgary Stampeders 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 7
The Calgary Stampeders are the 1948 Grey Cup Champions

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  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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