2014 Calgary Stampeders season

2014 Calgary Stampeders season
2014 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	John Hufnagel
General manager	John Hufnagel
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	15–3
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Uniform
	← 2013; Stampeders seasons; 2015 →;

The 2014 Calgary Stampeders season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 80th overall. The Stampeders finished first in the West Division for the second straight season for the first time since the 1996 season. The Stampeders also finished the season with a 15–3 record, tying a team record previously achieved during the 1995 season (and has since been surpassed in 2016 with a 15–2–1 record).^[1] With a win in Week 15 the Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 10th straight season.^[2] On November 30, 2014, the Stampeders won their seventh Grey Cup championship 20–16 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BC Place in Vancouver.

Offseason[]

CFL Draft[]

The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Stampeders had the most picks in the draft, including trading for the first overall pick in the draft and the rights to Marwan Hage for Jon Gott.^[3] Overall, the club had nine selections in the seven-round draft, with two first-round and three third-round picks.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Pierre Lavertu	OL	Laval
1	7	Quinn Smith	DL	Concordia
2	16	Max Caron	LB	Concordia
3	19	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	OL	McGill
3	24	Adam Thibault	DB	Laval
3	25		OL	Western
4	34	Derek Wiggan	DL	Queen's
5	40	Tyler Crapigna	K	McMaster
7	61		WR	Western

Preseason[]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Bye
B	Sat, June 14	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 23–20	1–0	TSN2	McMahon Stadium	27,103	Recap
C	Fri, June 20	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 37–13	1–1	TSN	BC Place	26,445	Recap

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Regular season[]

Standings[]

West Division view talk
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	3	0	511	347	30	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	492	340	24	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	8	0	399	441	20	Details
BC Lions	18	9	9	0	380	365	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	397	481	14	Details

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Sat, June 28	1:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 29–8	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	26,135	Recap
2	Bye
3	Sat, July 12	4:30 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 34–15	2–0	TSN	Rogers Centre	16,102	Recap
4	Fri, July 18	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 10–7	3–0	TSN/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	27,546	Recap
5	Thur, July 24	7:00 p.m. MDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–22	4–0	TSN/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	40,066	Recap
6	Fri, Aug 1	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	L 24–25	4–1	TSN/ESPNews	McMahon Stadium	27,266	Recap
7	Sat, Aug 9	5:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 38–17	5–1	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	28,391	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 16	1:00 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 30–20	6–1	TSN	Ron Joyce Stadium	6,500	Recap
9	Sun, Aug 24	1:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 32–7	7–1	TSN	TD Place Stadium	24,327	Recap
10	Mon, Sept 1	2:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 28–13	8–1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	35,400	Recap
11	Sat, Sept 6	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 41–34	9–1	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	40,852	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 13	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 40–33	10–1	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	28,607	Recap
13	Sun, Sept 21	11:00 a.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 15–31	10–2	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	19,892	Recap
14	Sat, Sept 27	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 14–7	11–2	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	30,214	Recap
15	Fri, Oct 3	8:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 31–24	12–2	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	33,031	Recap
16	Bye
17	Sat, Oct 18	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 33–23	13–2	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	22,320	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 24	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 40–27	14–2	TSN	McMahon Stadium	35,400	Recap
19	Sat, Nov 1	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 13–18	14–3	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	27,076	Recap
20	Fri, Nov 7	8:00 p.m. MST	at BC Lions	W 33–16	15–3	TSN	BC Place	33,752	Recap

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Post season[]

With a win in week 15, the Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 10th straight season. The team was the first in the CFL to clinch a playoff spot, doing so with four games remaining in the regular season.^[2] Following their week 17 win over Winnipeg, the Stampeders clinched first place in the West Division with three games remaining.^[6]

Schedule[]

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
West Semi-Final	Bye
West Final	Sun, Nov 23	2:30 p.m. MST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 43–18	1–0	TSN	McMahon Stadium	31,004	Recap
102nd Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 30	4:00 p.m. MST	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 20–16	2–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	BC Place	52,056	Recap

Team[]

Roster[]

2014 Calgary Stampeders roster

Quarterbacks

19 Bo Levi Mitchell
20 Bryant Moniz
4 Drew Tate

Running Backs

9 Jon Cornish
26 Rob Cote
35 Tim St. Pierre
14 Matt Walter

Wide Receivers

87 Simon Charbonneau-Campeau
89 Sederrik Cunningham
86 Anthony Parker
17 Maurice Price
80 Eric Rogers
85 Joe West

Slotbacks

82 Nik Lewis
16 Marquay McDaniel

Offensive Linemen

60 Shane Bergman
66 Stanley Bryant
65 Dan Federkeil
62 Edwin Harrison
69 Brett Jones
63 Pierre Lavertu
50 Spencer Wilson

Defensive Linemen

94 Frank Beltre
95 Freddie Bishop III
96 Demonte' Bolden
40 Shawn Lemon
99 Corey Mace
90 Quinn Smith
7 Junior Turner

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

11 Josh Bell
8 Fred Bennett
21 Adam Berger
27 Jeff Hecht
38 Buddy Jackson
25 Keon Raymond
1 Lin-J Shell
28 Brandon Smith
41 Adam Thibault
29 Jamar Wall

Special Teams

6 Rob Maver P
30 Rene Paredes K

Injured List

81 Jabari Arthur WR
43 Max Caron LB
48 Yannick Carter LB
33 Hugh Charles RB
56 Randy Chevrier LS
58 Brander Craighead OL
44 Ben D'Aguilar DL
91 DeQuin Evans DL
39 Charleston Hughes DE
93 Micah Johnson DL
92 Brandon Jordan DL
36 Glenn Love LB
2 Jock Sanders RB
3 Brad Sinopoli WR

6-Game Injured List

31 Jeff Fuller WR

Practice Roster

83 Chris Bauman SB
53 Brad Erdos OL
88 Kamar Jorden WR
34 Martell Mallett RB
0 Bo Palmer RB
57 Billy Peach OL
46 Charlie Power FB
32 Brandon Underwood DB
37 Jeremy Williams DB
51 LB

Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2014-11-30
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 14 Injured, 1 6-Game Injured,
10 Practice

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Coaching staff[]

2014 Calgary Stampeders staff

Front Office

President and COO – Lyle Bauer
General Manager – John Hufnagel
Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel –
Assistant General Manager of Football Operations –
Director of Football Administration –

Head Coaches

Head Coach – John Hufnagel
Assistant Head Coach – Dave Dickenson

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Dave Dickenson
Running Backs –
Receivers –
Offensive Line –

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Rich Stubler
Defensive Line – DeVone Claybrooks
Defensive Backs –
Defensive Assistant – Marc Mueller

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator –

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning –

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References[]

^ "Stamps Tame Lions to Tie Franchise Record"
^ ^a ^b "Stamps Win and Clinch Playoff Berth". Archived from the original on 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
^ "REDBLACKS trade 1st overall pick to Stamps". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
^ "Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
^ ^a ^b "2014 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
^ "2014 CFL Playoffs". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[1] "Stamps Tame Lions to Tie Franchise Record"

[Stamps_Win_and_Clinch_Playoff_Berth-2] "Stamps Win and Clinch Playoff Berth". Archived from the original on 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2014-10-06.

[3] "REDBLACKS trade 1st overall pick to Stamps". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

[4] "Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

[schedule-5] "2014 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.

[6] "2014 CFL Playoffs". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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v t 2014 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	2014 CFL Draft 102nd Grey Cup Expansion Draft

v t Calgary Stampeders
Founded in 1935 Based in Calgary, Alberta
Franchise	Records Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Mascot
Stadiums	Mewata Stadium McMahon Stadium
Lore	Labour Day Classic Battle of Alberta Canada Day Games Norman Kwong Perfect season
Important figures	Willie Burden Tom Forzani Doug Flutie Dean Griffing Wayne Harris Herman Harrison John Helton John Hufnagel Jerry Keeling Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford Don Luzzi Tony Pajaczkowski Allen Pitts Rocco Romano Paul Rowe Harvey Wylie
Retired numbers	5 10 13 18 22 55 67 75
Key personnel	Owners: Calgary Sports and Entertainment, John Forzani, Ted Hellard and Doug Mitchell. General Manager: John Hufnagel Head Coach: Dave Dickenson
Grey Cup championships (8)	1948 1971 1992 1998 2001 2008 2014 2018
Western Division championships (17)	1948 1949 1968 1970 1971 1991 1992 1995 1998 1999 2001 2008 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West