2021 Calgary Stampeders season

2021 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Dave Dickenson
General manager	John Hufnagel
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	2–4
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	TBD
Uniform
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The 2021 Calgary Stampeders season is the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 76th overall. The Stampeders will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th straight year and win the ninth Grey Cup championship in franchise history. This season is Dave Dickenson's fifth season as head coach and John Hufnagel's 13th season as general manager.

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.^[1][2] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.^[3]

Offseason[]

CFL Global Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.^[4][5] With the format being a snake draft, the Stampeders selected seventh in the odd-numbered rounds and third in the even-numbered rounds.^[4] The team exchanged their fourth-round pick for a third-round pick as part of a three-player trade with the Toronto Argonauts.^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University/Club Team	Nationality
1	7		P	Arkansas State	Australia
2	12		DL	Missouri	Nigeria
3	21		LB	Arkansas State	Germany
3	25	Isaac Alarcón	OL	ITESEM	Mexico

CFL National Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.^[7] The Stampeders had six selections in the six-round snake draft and had the eighth pick in odd rounds and the second pick in even rounds.^[8] The team exchanged their sixth-round pick for a fifth-round pick as part of a three-player trade with the Toronto Argonauts.^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University Team	Hometown
1	8	Amen Ogbongbemiga	LB	Oklahoma State	Calgary, AB
2	11		OL	Wilfrid Laurier	Waterloo, ON
3	26		LB	Calgary	Delta, BC
4	29		LB	British Columbia	Hamilton, ON
5	43	Chuba Hubbard	RB	Oklahoma State	Sherwood Park, AB
5	44		WR	York	Edmonton, AB

Preseason[]

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.^[3]

Planned schedule[]

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
A	1	Sun, May 23	2:30 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	NA	McMahon Stadium
B	2	Sat, May 29	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Edmonton Elks	NA	Commonwealth Stadium
C	Bye

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Regular season[]

Standings[]

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	6	5	1	0	10	136	76	3–0	W3	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	5	3	2	0	6	103	103	1–2	L2	Details
BC Lions	5	3	2	0	6	129	88	1–2	W2	Details
Edmonton Elks	5	2	3	0	4	94	114	2–1	L1	Details
Calgary Stampeders	6	2	4	0	4	125	126	1–3	W1	Details

Schedule[]

The Stampeders initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 29.^[1] The team was scheduled to play in a neutral site game on July 10 with the Toronto Argonauts serving as the home team.^[10] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Stampeders began their 14-game season on August 7, 2021.^[3]

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Sat, Aug 7	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 20–23	0–1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	23,921	Recap
2	2	Thurs, Aug 12	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	L 9–15	0–2	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	21,029	Recap
3	3	Fri, Aug 20	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 28–22	1–2	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	21,199	Recap
4	4	Sun, Aug 29	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–18	1–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	IG Field	22,806	Recap
5	5	Mon, Sept 6	2:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	L 20–23	1–4	TSN/ESPNews	McMahon Stadium	31,039	Recap
6	6	Sat, Sept 11	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Edmonton Elks	W 32–16	2–4	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	33,493	Recap
7	7	Fri, Sept 17	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats			TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field
8	Bye
9	8	Sat, Oct 2	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	McMahon Stadium
10	9	Sat, Oct 9	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	Mosaic Stadium
11	10	Sat, Oct 16	5:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions			TSN	BC Place
12	11	Sat, Oct 23	7:45 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	McMahon Stadium
13	12	Fri, Oct 29	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks			TSN	TD Place Stadium
14	Bye
15	13	Fri, Nov 12	8:30 p.m. MST	at BC Lions			TSN	BC Place
16	14	Sat, Nov 20	5:00 p.m. MST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers			TSN	McMahon Stadium

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Team[]

Roster[]

Calgary Stampeders roster

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Quarterbacks 12 Jake Maier 19 Bo Levi Mitchell 15 Michael O'Connor Receivers 17 Markeith Ambles 83 Josh Huff 81 89 Colton Hunchak 88 Kamar Jorden 84 87 Richie Sindani 86 Running backs 35 Ka'Deem Carey 34 Ante Milanovic-Litre Fullbacks 37 23 William Langlais 31 Calvin McCarty Offensive linemen 66 62 RT 68 Justin Lawrence RG 51 Sean McEwen C 61 Ucambre Williams LT 67 LG		Defensive linemen 91 95 49 40 Shawn Lemon 41 Mike Rose 96 44 97 Derek Wiggan Linebackers 43 53 Darnell Sankey 47 Fraser Sopik 56 Jameer Thurman Defensive backs  8 DaShaun Amos  3 Branden Dozier  4 Richard Leonard 16 Royce Metchie  7  2  0 21 Special teams 52 Aaron Crawford LS 24 P 30 Rene Paredes K				1-Game injured list  1 Hergy Mayala WR 54 Cassanova McKinzy DL 27 Jonathan Moxey DB 11 Ronnie Pfeffer K/P 6-Game injured list 26 Marcelis Branch DB 69 OL 36 Cory Greenwood LB 82 Malik Henry WR 90 DL 99 DL 46 Charlie Power FB 58 Ryan Sceviour OL 29 Jamar Wall DB		Practice roster 94 DL 92 DL 45 LB 33 WR 25 D. J. Killings DB 20 DB 98 Chris Odom DL 85 Andrés Salgado WR 32 Roc Thomas RB 59 OL CFL practice roster 70 P 80 George Campbell WR 50 OL  6 LB
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Active, 13 Injured, 14 Practice Roster updated 2021-09-11 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff[]

Calgary Stampeders staff

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	Front Office President and General Manager – John Hufnagel Director of Player Personnel – Brendan Mahoney Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel Football Administration Director – Molly Campbell Director of Football Operations – Nick Bojda CFL Draft Coordinator – Dwayne Cameron Head Coaches Head Coach – Dave Dickenson Assistant Head Coach – Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line – Quarterbacks and Running Backs – Marc Mueller Receivers – Marquay McDaniel Offensive Assistant –			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers – Defensive Line – Corey Mace Defensive Backs – Offensive Assistant – Bob Slowik Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References[]

External links[]

• Official website