1948 Calgary Stampeders season

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1948 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coachLes Lear
Home fieldMewata Stadium
Results
Record12–0
Division place1st, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finishWon 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.

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[]

# Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Aug 25 vs. Regina Roughriders 12–1 Win 1–0
2 Aug 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30–0 Win 2–0
3 Sept 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10–5 Win 3–0
4 Sept 6 at Regina Roughriders 14–9 Win 4–0
5 Sept 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18–0 Win 5–0
6 Sept 25 vs. Regina Roughriders 13–12 Win 6–0
7 Oct 2 at Regina Roughriders 12–11 Win 7–0
8 Oct 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–6 Win 8–0
9 Oct 9 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–3 Win 9–0
10 Oct 16 at Regina Roughriders 8–7 Win 10–0
11 Oct 18 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21–8 Win 11–0
12 Oct 23 vs. Regina Roughriders 19–0 Win 12–0

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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 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  2. ^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-17.


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