The 2015 Calgary Stampeders season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 81st overall. The Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 14-4 record in John Hufnagel 's last year as head coach before he hands over the reins to offensive coordinator Dave Dickenson in 2016.
With Ottawa 's defeat of Montreal on October 1, Calgary qualified for the playoffs for the 11th straight season.[1] The Stampeders gained home field advantage in the 2015 West Division playoffs with their Week 15 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats , in the team's first visit to Tim Hortons Field .[2] The Stampeders defeated the BC Lions in the West Semi-Final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final game and failed to defend their Grey Cup title .
Offseason [ edit ] CFL Draft [ edit ] The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Stampeders had eight selections in the seven-round draft after acquiring an additional pick in the third round with the trade of Justin Phillips .[3] Their fourth-round pick was swapped for Montreal 's third-round pick after conditions were met following the Larry Taylor trade.[4]
Preseason [ edit ] [5]
Regular season [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Fri, June 26 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–23 1–0 TSN /RDS2 /ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 28,487 Recap 2 Fri, July 3 5:30 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 11–29 1–1 TSN/RDS /ESPN2 Molson Stadium 19,111 Recap 3 Mon, July 13 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–20 2–1 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 26,741 Recap 4 Sat, July 18 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–25 3–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 29,255 Recap 5 Fri, July 24 5:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 26–29 (OT) 3–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,018 Recap 6 Sat, Aug 1 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–22 4–2 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 28,547 Recap 7 Bye 8 Sat, Aug 15 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 48–3 5–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 27,566 Recap 9 Sat, Aug 22 5:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–31 6–2 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,427 Recap 10 Sat, Aug 29 4:00 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–8 7–2 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 27,148 Recap 11 Mon, Sept 7 2:30 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 16–7 8–2 TSN McMahon Stadium 35,400 Recap 12 Sat, Sept 12 7:30 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 16–27 8–3 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 38,906 Recap 13 Fri, Sept 18 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 35–23 9–3 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 31,586 Recap 14 Fri, Sept 25 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–23 10–3 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 23,113 Recap 15 Fri, Oct 2 5:30 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 23–20 11–3 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 24,300 Recap 16 Sat, Oct 10 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 11–15 11–4 TSN McMahon Stadium 32,211 Recap 17 Sat, Oct 17 2:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts W 27–15 12–4 TSN Tim Hortons Field 3,401 Recap 18 Bye 19 Sat, Oct 31 1:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 42–19 13–4 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 31,591 Recap 20 Sat, Nov 7 5:00 p.m. MST at BC Lions W 28–7 14–4 TSN BC Place 22,900 Recap
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Post season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) Western Division championships (17) Current league affiliations