1998 Calgary Stampeders season
OwnerSig Gutsche
General managerWally Buono
Head coachWally Buono
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1998 Calgary Stampeders season was the 41st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Stampeders finished first in the West Division for the seventh time in nine seasons with a 12–6 record. The Stampeders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final and then beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 86th Grey Cup in the first Grey Cup matchup between those two teams. Wally Buono completed his seventh season as the team's head coach and fifth as the general manager. It was the fourth Grey Cup victory in Stampeders history and Buono became the first head coach to win multiple Grey Cup championships for the franchise.

Offseason

The 1998 CFL Draft took place on April 7, 1998.[1] The Stampeders had six selections in the six-round draft.

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 4 Marc Pilon LB Syracuse
2 10 Andre Arlain SB St. Francis Xavier
3 16 Harland Ah You DL Brigham Young
4 24 Aubrey Cummings WR Acadia
5 32 Gene Stahl RB Calgary
6 39 Jodi Bednarek LB Calgary

Preseason

Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
Wed, June 17 BC Lions 32–6 Win 1-0
Thurs, June 23 at Edmonton Eskimos 26–23 Win 2-0

Regular season

Season Standings

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 12 6 0 558 397 24
Edmonton Eskimos 18 9 9 0 396 450 18
BC Lions 18 9 9 0 394 427 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 411 525 10

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Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
Wed, July 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21–20 Win 1-0
Thurs, July 9 at Toronto Argonauts 22–19 Win 2-0
Thurs, July 16 Montreal Alouettes 29–26 Loss 2-1
Fri, July 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 44–25 Win 3-1
Thurs, July 30 Toronto Argonauts 15–14 Loss 3-2
Fri, Aug 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 46–27 Win 4-2
Thurs, Aug 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders 47–24 Win 5-2
Thurs, Aug 20 at BC Lions 55–9 Win 6-2
Fri, Aug 28 at Montreal Alouettes 40–32 Loss 6-3
Mon, Sept 7 Edmonton Eskimos 26–8 Win 7-3
Fri, Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos 30–23 Win 8-3
Sun, Sept 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders 35–18 Win 9-3
Sun, Sept 27 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–22 Loss 9-4
Sun, Oct 4 BC Lions 22–11 Loss 9-5
Sun, Oct 11 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–18 Win 10-5
Sun, Oct 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 39–23 Win 11-5
Sun, Oct 25 Edmonton Eskimos 31–19 Win 12-5
Sat, Oct 31 at BC Lions 31–22 Loss 12-6

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Awards and records

1998 CFL All-Stars

Western All-Star Selections

Post-season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Score Result
West Semi-Final Bye
West Final Sun, Nov 15 Edmonton Eskimos 33-10 Win
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26-24 Win

Grey Cup

Main article: 86th Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 13 2 6 24
Calgary Stampeders 4 6 7 9 26

References

  1. ^ 1998 CFL Canadian College Draft prospects
  2. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  3. ^ "Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  4. ^ "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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