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{{distinguish|Calgary Stampede}}
{{for-multi|the WHL ice hockey team|Calgary Stampeders (ice hockey)|the WIHL ice hockey team that played the 1978–79 season|Calgary Stampeders (WIHL ice hockey)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2025}}
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{{Infobox American football team
| name = Calgary Stampeders
| current = 2025 Calgary Stampeders season
| uniform = CFL CAL Jersey.png
| uniformsize = 240px
| helmet =
| logo = Calgary Stampeders logo.svg
| logosize = 255px
| founded = January 24, 1945
| location = [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada
| field = [[McMahon Stadium]] (1960–present)<br />[[Mewata Park Stadium]] (1945–1959)
| league = [[Canadian Football League]]
| division = [[West Division (CFL)|West]]
| colours = Red, white, black<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Calgary Stampeders Team Information & History|chapter-url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-CFL-Guide-Book.pdf#page=10|publisher=CFL Enterprises LP|title=2024 CFL Guide & Record Book|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-CFL-Guide-Book.pdf|date=June 10, 2024|access-date=November 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Together We Ride: Stampeders reveal 2023 uniforms|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/04/19/together-we-ride-stampeders-reveal-2023-uniforms/|publisher=CFL Enterprises LP|website=CFL.ca|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=STAMPS ANNOUNCE 2021 SCHEDULE|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2020/11/20/stamps-announce-2021-schedule/|publisher=CFL Enterprises LP|website=Stampeders.com|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=February 21, 2021|quote=Here are some key points of the Red and White’s schedule}}</ref><br />{{color box|#CC202C}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#000000}}
| nickname = Stamps
| coach = [[Dave Dickenson]]
| manager = Dave Dickenson
| owner = [[Calgary Sports and Entertainment]]
| league_champ_type = [[Grey Cup]] wins
| league_champs  = '''8''' ([[36th Grey Cup|1948]], [[59th Grey Cup|1971]], [[80th Grey Cup|1992]],<br />[[86th Grey Cup|1998]], [[89th Grey Cup|2001]], [[96th Grey Cup|2008]], [[102nd Grey Cup|2014]], [[106th Grey Cup|2018]])
| mascot = [[Ralph the Dog]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.stampeders.com/|stampeders.com}}
| div_champs =
}}
The '''Calgary Stampeders''' are a professional [[Canadian football]] team based in [[Calgary]], Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the [[West Division (CFL)|West Division]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). The club plays its home games at [[McMahon Stadium]] and are the fifth oldest active franchise in the CFL. The Stampeders were officially founded in 1945, although there were clubs operating in Calgary since the 1890s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stampeders.com/team/tradition/ |date=2011-04-29 |access-date=2012-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429235525/http://www.stampeders.com/team/tradition/ |archive-date=April 29, 2011 |title=Calgary Stampeders - Team - Tradition }}</ref>

The Calgary Stampeders have won eight [[Grey Cup]]s, most recently in [[106th Grey Cup|2018]], from their appearances in 17 Grey Cup Championship games. They have won 20 Western Division Championships and one Northern Division Championship in the franchise's history. The team has a [[Battle of Alberta|provincial rivalry]] with the [[Edmonton Elks]], as well as fierce divisional rivalries with the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] and the [[BC Lions]].

==Team facts==
[[File:2015 Calgary Stampeders Wordmark Red.png|250px|thumb|Team wordmark]]
: '''Founded:''' 1945
: '''Helmet design:''' Red background with a white, running horse. This design has been in place, with slight variations, since the [[1967 CFL season|1967 season]]
: '''Uniform colours:''' Red, white and black
: '''Past uniform colours:''' Red and white with accents of grey
: '''Nicknames:''' Stamps, Horsemen
: '''Mascot:''' Ralph the Dog
: '''Fight Song:''' "Ye Men of Calgary"
: '''Stadium:''' [[McMahon Stadium]]
: '''Main Rivals:''' [[Edmonton Elks]] (see [[Battle of Alberta#Elks vs. Stampeders|Battle of Alberta]]), [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]], [[BC Lions]]
: '''[[Canadian Football League West Division|Western Division]] 1st place:''' 20-1946, 1948, 1949, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
: '''[[Canadian Football League North Division|Northern Division]] 1st place:''' 1-1995
: '''[[Canadian Football League West Division|Western Division]] Championships:''' 16—1948, 1949, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
: '''[[Canadian Football League North Division|Northern Division]] Championships:''' 1—1995
: '''[[Grey Cup]] Championships:''' 8—[[36th Grey Cup|1948]], [[59th Grey Cup|1971]], [[80th Grey Cup|1992]], [[86th Grey Cup|1998]], [[89th Grey Cup|2001]], [[96th Grey Cup|2008]], [[102nd Grey Cup|2014]], [[106th Grey Cup|2018]]

==History==

===1891–1940: Football in Calgary===
Prior to the formation of the Stampeders in 1945, football in Calgary can be dated back as early as 1891, when Edmonton defeated Calgary 6–5 in the Alberta Total-point Challenge Series.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070228064050/http://www.footballcanada.com/history_timeline.asp#1890s CANADIAN FOOTBALL TIMELINES (1860 – PRESENT)]</ref> A team from Edmonton (actually the outlying community of [[Fort Saskatchewan]]) had a picture taken of themselves after they defeated a Calgary team (in Calgary,) declaring themselves ''Champions of Alberta''; the picture has two dates on it, being taken in either 1893 or 1895.<ref>[https://cityarchives.edmonton.ca/fort-saskatchewan-team-played-for-edmonton Item EA-780-2 - Fort Saskatchewan Team - Played For Edmonton, City of Edmonton Archives]</ref>

The [[Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club]] played for the Alberta championship in 1907, became the Calgary Tigers and joined the [[Alberta Rugby Football Union|Calgary Rugby Football Union]] in 1908 and the [[Alberta Rugby Football Union]] in 1911. The ensuing decades saw Calgary based teams come and go; including the [[Calgary Canucks (football club)|Calgary Canucks]], the ''50th Battalion'', the Tigers again, the Calgary Altomahs, and finally the [[Calgary Bronks]] of the [[Western Interprovincial Football Union]]. These teams were a dominant force in Alberta football, winning the AFRU championship 15 times over the next 25 years. World War II and 1940 brought a halt to football in Calgary, the final year for the Bronks.

None of these earlier Calgary based teams are part of the Stampeders official history or records.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stampeders.com/stamps-story/ | title=STAMPS STORY | publisher=stampeders.com | accessdate=August 20, 2016}}</ref>

===1945–1959: The early years and an undefeated season===
The WIFU returned to Calgary on September 29, 1945, with the formation of the Calgary Stampeders. In their first game played on October 20 at Mewata Stadium they beat the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders|Regina Roughriders]] 12–0 before 4,000 fans in attendance. It was a taste of success to come that decade under the direction of head coach [[Les Lear]] and talented stars such as [[Woody Strode]], [[Paul Rowe (Canadian football)|Paul Rowe]], [[Keith Spaith]], [[Dave Berry (Canadian football)|Dave Berry]], [[Norman Kwong|Normie Kwong]] and [[Sugarfoot Anderson|Ezzert "Sugarfoot" Anderson]].

The year 1948 was perhaps the greatest season in Stamps history, achieving a perfect regular season of 12–0 and capping the year a 2-0-1 record in the playoffs including a Grey Cup victory over the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] at Toronto's [[Varsity Stadium]], memorable for the team's scoring a touchdown on a "sleeper play". It was also during that same Grey Cup festival that Calgary fans brought pageantry to the game and made it into a national celebration, featuring [[pancake breakfast]]s on the steps of City Hall, starting the Grey Cup parade and even riding a horse in the lobby of the [[Fairmont Royal York|Royal York Hotel]].

They returned to the Grey Cup the following year (1949), with a 13–1 record but lost to the [[Montreal Alouettes]] 28–15 in the title game. It was 19 years until Calgary once again reached the Grey Cup, losing 24–21 to Ottawa in the 1968 final and not until 1971 when they were crowned champions, defeating the [[Toronto Argonauts]] 14–11. The Stampeders, like all the teams playing in the WIFU and IRFU, joined the newly formed Canadian Football League in 1958.

===1960–1971: A New Stadium===

The year [[1960 Calgary Stampeders season|1960]] brought the Stampeders a new home, [[McMahon Stadium]]. Their first game in their new stadium was on August 15, 1960, a 38–23 loss to the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]].

From 1968 to 1971, the Stampeders made it to the [[Grey Cup]] game three out of those four years (missing in 1969), winning it in 1971.

===1972–1989: Save Our Stamps===

After having some great years at the end of the 1960s which culminated in their 1971 Grey Cup championship, 1972 started a long period of struggles for the Stampeders. In the 18 seasons from 1972 to 1989, the Stampeders made the playoffs only 7 times, and although they reached the Western Final in [[1978 CFL season|1978]] and [[1979 CFL season|1979]] under [[Jack Gotta]] (which were their only two playoff wins and appearances for the rest of the 1970s) losing both times to their provincial rivals in [[Edmonton Eskimos|Edmonton]], who were in the midst of an unprecedented five-year Grey Cup victory run at the time), the next decade was less than kind to the team. During the 1980s, the Stampeders were the only CFL team that did not win a playoff game (the team made five appearances during the decade, all but one of which came on the road and all resulting in losses in the West Semi-Final).

The Stampeders nearly folded after the [[1985 CFL season|1985]] season due to years of declining attendance, financial woes and a poor 3–13 record. However, a successful '''Save Our Stamps''' campaign in 1986 resulted in season ticket sales of 22,400, additional funds and stability that translated to improved on-field play which laid the groundwork for both their first playoff win since 1979 in 1990, and back-to-back Grey Cup berths in [[1991 CFL season|1991]] and [[1992 CFL season|1992]] when they won the title over [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|Winnipeg]].

===1990–2002: Wally Buono era===
[[Wally Buono]] took over the head coaching duties in 1990 (after having served as an assistant coach for the previous three years). Late in the 1991 season, the team, after being community-owned since its inception, went private  when [[Larry Ryckman]] purchased the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stampeders.com/2016/12/22/a-turning-point-25-years-ago/ |title=A Turning Point 25 Years Ago |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |website=calgarystampeders.com |date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=February 11, 2018 |quote=On Oct. 23, 1991, with the threat of the franchise's extinction still looming menacingly, the Stamps were privatized under the ownership of Larry Ryckman.}}</ref> The next 13 years were some of the most successful years in Stampeders history. Led by quarterbacks [[Doug Flutie]], [[Jeff Garcia]] and [[Dave Dickenson]], receivers [[Allen Pitts]], [[Terry Vaughn]] and [[Dave Sapunjis]], and a rock-steady defence led by Western All Stars [[Alondra Johnson]], [[Stu Laird]], and [[Will Johnson (Canadian football)|Will Johnson]] the Stampeders racked up a 153–79–2 record during these years. They reached the Grey Cup six times, winning in 1992, 1998, and 2001, losing in 1991, 1995, and 1999. In 1996, Ryckman was found by the [[Alberta Securities Commission]] to have run a [[stock manipulation]] scheme, was fined $492,000 and was forced to give up the Stampeders, who were subsequently purchased by Sig Gutsche via a receivership court for $1.6 million on April 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stampeders.com/stamps-story/ |title=Stamps Story |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |website=stampeders.com |access-date=February 11, 2018 |quote=Calgary businessman Sig Gutsche, through a successful bid, became the club's second private owner.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Constentino |first=Frank |date=2014 |title=Home Again |quote=In Calgary, Larry Ryckman left the scene. Sid Gutsche purchased the Stampeders on April 3, 1996. Ryckman had been penalized by the Alberta Securities Commission for stock manipulation, fined $492,000 and banned for 18 years from trading in stock in Albert and "prohibited from being an officer of any Province-based company which would presumably include the Stampeders."}}</ref> Gutsche helped rectify the team's debts and made the team profitable again.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://calgaryherald.com/sports/former+stamps+owner+gutsche+dies/8915635/story.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130918055419/http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Former+Stamps+owner+Gutsche+dies/8915635/story.html| archive-date = 2013-09-18| title = Former Stamps owner Sig Gutsche dies at 64}}</ref> The team finished the 1990s having made the playoffs in every year that decade.

On October 8, 2001, Sig Gutsche sold the team to California businessman Michael Feterik.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/gutsche-sells-stamps-to-feterik/n-2708500 |title=Gutsche sells Stamps to Feterik |date=October 8, 2001 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |access-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref> Unlike previous owners, Feterik was intimately involved in the club's football operations. Feterik's most notorious move was to give the starting quarterback position to his son [[Kevin Feterik]], angering both fans and Buono. Buono left to join the [[BC Lions]] after the 2002 CFL season.

===2003–2007: Coaching carousel===
After Wally Buono departed from the Stampeders, the team went through three different head coaches in three years. [[Jim Barker]] succeeded Buono in 2003, but was let go after a 5–13 season, and he was replaced by [[Matt Dunigan]], who fared no better in his lone season in 2004, going 4–14. The coaching carousel ended with Tom Higgins taking over in 2005, who brought the team back to respectability led by [[Henry Burris]] at quarterback and [[Joffrey Reynolds]] at running back, but lost in three straight years in the 2005, 2006, and 2007 Western semi-final games in that span. During this time, the team lost money, and in January 2005, Feterik sold the team to a group led by Ted Hellard, Doug Mitchell and former Stampeder John Forzani, and the [[Calgary Sports and Entertainment|Calgary Flames Limited Partnership]], the organization that represents the [[National Hockey League|NHL's]] [[Calgary Flames]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://lastwordonsports.com/2016/02/21/stampeders-ownership/ | title=How Stampeders Ownership Made Calgary into a Model Franchise| date=2016-02-21}}</ref>

===2008–2015: Hufnagel years===
In 2008, one-time Stamps QB [[John Hufnagel]] took the coaching reins, and the Stampeders ended their playoff victory drought en route to winning the team's [[96th Grey Cup|sixth Grey Cup]] 22–14 against the Montreal Alouettes. Burris was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player with DeAngelis being the top Canadian for their efforts. John Hufnagel had been interviewed by several NFL and college football teams, but is still the team's general manager to this day. Hufnagel was also the team's head coach until the end of the [[2015 CFL season|2015]] season, when he turned over the head coaching duties to former Stampeder and [[BC Lions]] star [[Dave Dickenson]].

Between [[2009 CFL season|2009]] and [[2014 CFL season|2014]], the Stampeders reached the Western Final every year except [[2011 CFL season|2011]], when the team lost the semi-final game to the [[Edmonton Eskimos|Eskimos]] in Edmonton, 33–19. The following year, the organization by now known as Calgary Sports and Entertainment became the majority owner of the team; the company previously only had a 5% stake in the team. They were able to reach the Grey Cup game [[2012 CFL season|that year]] only to come up short against the [[Toronto Argonauts|Argonauts]], falling by a score of [[100th Grey Cup|35–22]]. Following another  defeat in the Western Final in [[2013 CFL season|2013]], the Stampeders were once again able to reach the [[102nd Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] the following year. This time, they came out on top with the franchise's seventh championship, defeating the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 20–16.

===2016–present: Dave Dickenson at the helm===
After the 2015 season, Hufnagel stepped down from his dual responsibility as head coach and general manager, becoming purely a general manager and handing the coaching reins to former Stamps QB [[Dave Dickenson]]. The Stamps continued their success in 2016, winning the West Division again with a 15–2–1 record, but falling to the third-year [[Ottawa Redblacks]] in the [[104th Grey Cup]] in overtime.

In 2017, the Stampeders finished 13-4-1 (with the league's best record for the season) and made their second straight [[105th Grey Cup|Grey Cup appearance]], but lost to the [[Toronto Argonauts]] again, just as they did [[100th Grey Cup|five years]] earlier.<ref>{{cite press release| url=https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/11/26/statement-prime-minister-canada-105th-grey-cup| title=Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the 105th Grey Cup| website=pm.gc.ca| publisher=[[Office of the Prime Minister (Canada)|Office of the Prime Minister]]| date=November 26, 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, the Stampeders finished 13-5 and made a third straight Grey Cup appearance, winning the title over the Redblacks 27–16 in Edmonton. Bo Levi Mitchell won Most Outstanding Player at the 2018 CFL Awards as well as the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. Lemar Durant was named the game's Most Valuable Canadian.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ralph |first1=Dan |title=Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Redblacks 27-16 to win 106th Grey Cup |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4697238/calgary-stampeders-win-grey-cup/ |publisher=[[Global News]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=November 25, 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref> The Calgary Stampeders quest for a fourth consecutive Grey Cup appearance came to an abrupt end in 2019, as the team lost a step, finishing second in the West with a 12–6 record, falling to the eventual Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final 35–14.

The CFL went on hiatus in 2020, but returned in 2021, and the Stampeders finished one game back of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the shortened 2021 season with an 8–6 record. The team met an early playoff exit at the hands of the Riders in the West Semi-Final in an overtime heartbreaker, 33–30. The team reached the playoffs again in 2022 with a 12–6 record, but fell to the second place BC Lions in the West Semi-Final 30–16. On December 12, 2022, it was announced that Dickenson had been named the team's new [[general manager]] in addition to retaining his head coaching duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2022/12/12/dickenson-adds-title-of-general-manager/ |title=Dickenson adds title of general manager |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=December 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Grey Cup championships==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"|Year
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"|Winning team
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"|Score
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"|Losing team
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"|Title
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"|Location
|-
|[[1948 Calgary Stampeders season|1948]]
|Calgary Stampeders
|12–7
|[[Ottawa Rough Riders]]
|[[36th Grey Cup]]
|[[Varsity Stadium]], Toronto
|-
|[[1971 Calgary Stampeders season|1971]]
|Calgary Stampeders
|14–11
|[[Toronto Argonauts]]
|[[59th Grey Cup]]
|[[Empire Stadium, Vancouver]]
|-
|[[1992 Calgary Stampeders season|1992]]
|Calgary Stampeders
|24–10
|[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
|[[80th Grey Cup]]
|[[SkyDome]], Toronto
|-
|[[1998 Calgary Stampeders season|1998]]
|Calgary Stampeders
|26–24
|[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
|[[86th Grey Cup]]
|[[Winnipeg Stadium]], Winnipeg
|-
|[[2001 Calgary Stampeders season|2001]]
|Calgary Stampeders
|27–19
|[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
|[[89th Grey Cup]]
|[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]], Montreal
|-
|[[2008 Calgary Stampeders season|2008]]
|Calgary Stampeders
|22–14
|[[Montreal Alouettes]]
|[[96th Grey Cup]]
|[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]], Montreal
|-
|[[2014 Calgary Stampeders season|2014]]
|Calgary Stampeders
|20–16
|[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
|[[102nd Grey Cup]]
|[[BC Place]], Vancouver
|-
|[[2018 Calgary Stampeders season|2018]]
|Calgary Stampeders
|27–16
|[[Ottawa Redblacks]]
|[[106th Grey Cup]]
|[[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]], Edmonton
|}

==Honoured players==
===Canadian Football Hall of Famers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders}};"|Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders}};"|Players
|-
! No.
! Name
! Inducted
! Position(s)
! Tenure
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 22 ||<span style="display:none">Rowe, Paul</span>[[Paul Rowe (Canadian football)|Paul Rowe]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1964 || [[Running back|RB]]|| style="text-align:center;"| [[1945 Calgary Stampeders season|1945]] - [[1950 Calgary Stampeders season|1950]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| - ||<span style="display:none">Griffing, Dean</span>[[Dean Griffing]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1965 || [[Center (gridiron football)|C]]|| style="text-align:center;"| [[1945 Calgary Stampeders season|1945]] - [[1947 Calgary Stampeders season|1947]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 95 ||<span style="display:none">Kwong, Norman</span>[[Norman Kwong]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1969 || [[Running back|RB]]|| style="text-align:center;"| [[1948 Calgary Stampeders season|1948]] - [[1950 Calgary Stampeders season|1950]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 55 ||<span style="display:none">Harris, Wayne</span>[[Wayne Harris]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1976 || [[Linebacker|LB]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1961 Calgary Stampeders season|1961]] - [[1972 Calgary Stampeders season|1972]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 ||<span style="display:none">Wylie, Harvey</span>[[Harvey Wylie]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 1980 || [[Defensive back|DB]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1956 Calgary Stampeders season|1956]] - [[1964 Calgary Stampeders season|1964]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 27 ||<span style="display:none">Lunsford, Earl</span>[[Earl Lunsford]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 1983 || [[Running back|RB]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1956 Calgary Stampeders season|1956]], [[1959 Calgary Stampeders season|1959]]–[[1963 Calgary Stampeders season|1963]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 77 ||<span style="display:none">Helton, John</span>[[John Helton]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1986 || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1969 Calgary Stampeders season|1969]] - [[1978 Calgary Stampeders season|1978]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 62 ||<span style="display:none">Luzzi, Don</span>[[Don Luzzi]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1986 || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] / [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1958 Calgary Stampeders season|1958]] - [[1969 Calgary Stampeders season|1969]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 56 ||<span style="display:none">Pajaczkowski, Tony</span>[[Tony Pajaczkowski]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1988 || [[Offensive guard|OG]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1955 Calgary Stampeders season|1955]] - [[1965 Calgary Stampeders season|1965]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 76 ||<span style="display:none">Harrison, Herm</span>[[Herm Harrison|Herman Harrison]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1993 || [[Linebacker|LB]] / [[Tight end|TE]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1964 Calgary Stampeders season|1964]] - [[1972 Calgary Stampeders season|1972]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 ||<span style="display:none">Robinson, Larry</span>[[Larry Robinson (Canadian football)|Larry Robinson]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1998 || [[Defensive back|DB]] / [[Placekicker|K]]|| style="text-align:center;"| [[1961 Calgary Stampeders season|1961]] - [[1975 Calgary Stampeders season|1975]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 ||<span style="display:none">Burden, Willie</span>[[Willie Burden]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2001 || [[Running back|RB]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1974 Calgary Stampeders season|1974]]–[[1981 Calgary Stampeders season|1981]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 18 ||<span style="display:none">Pitts, Allen</span>[[Allen Pitts]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2006 || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1990 Calgary Stampeders season|1990]]–[[2000 Calgary Stampeders season|2000]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 59 ||<span style="display:none">Romano, Rocco</span>[[Rocco Romano]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2007 || [[Offensive guard|OG]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1987 Calgary Stampeders season|1987]], [[1992 Calgary Stampeders season|1992]] - [[2000 Calgary Stampeders season|2000]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 20 ||<span style="display:none">Flutie, Doug</span>[[Doug Flutie]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2008 || [[Quarterback|QB]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1992 Calgary Stampeders season|1992]]–[[1996 Calgary Stampeders season|1996]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 51 ||<span style="display:none">Johnson, Alondra</span>[[Alondra Johnson]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2009 || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| style="text-align:center;"| [[1991 Calgary Stampeders season|1991]] - [[2003 Calgary Stampeders season|2003]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 ||<span style="display:none">Dickenson, Dave</span>[[Dave Dickenson]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2015 || [[Quarterback|QB]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1996 Calgary Stampeders season|1996]]–[[2000 Calgary Stampeders season|2000]], [[2009 Calgary Stampeders season|2009]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 32 ||<span style="display:none">Anderson, Kelvin</span>[[Kelvin Anderson]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2017 || [[Running back|RB]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[1996 Calgary Stampeders season|1996]]–[[2002 Calgary Stampeders season|2002]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 ||<span style="display:none">Cornish, Jon</span>[[Jon Cornish]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || [[Running back|RB]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[2007 Calgary Stampeders season|2007]]–[[2015 Calgary Stampeders season|2015]]
|-

|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Calgary Stampeders}};"|Coaches and Contributors
|-
! colspan=2|Name
! Inducted
! Position(s)
! Tenure
|-
| colspan=2|<span style="display:none">Griffing, Dean</span>[[Dean Griffing]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1965 || Coach, Owner|| style="text-align:center;"| [[1945 Calgary Stampeders season|1945]] - [[1947 Calgary Stampeders season|1947]]
|-
| colspan=2|<span style="display:none">Anselmo, Tony</span>[[Tony Anselmo (Canadian football)|A.G. "Tony" Anselmo]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2009 || President || style="text-align:center;"| 1973–1974
|-
|}

===Retired numbers===
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| style="width:100px; vertical-align:bottom;"|[[Harry Hood (Canadian football)|Harry Hood]]
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| style="width:100px;"|[[Willie Burden]]
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| style="width:100px;"|[[Mark McLoughlin]]
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| style="width:100px;"|[[Allen Pitts]]
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| style="width:100px;"|[[Tom Forzani]]
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| style="width:100px;"|[[Wayne Harris]]
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| style="width:100px;"|[[Stu Laird]]
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===The Presidents' Ring===
The Presidents' Ring was established in 1967 by Calgary Stampeders Football Club team president [[George L. McMahon|George McMahon]] and general manager Rogers Lehew.  Formerly presented to the team's most valuable player,<ref>{{cite news |last=Maki |first=Alan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F9pkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nH4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1240,3554147 |title=Stamps zero in on Reeves |work=Calgary Herald |date=1982-11-17 |access-date=2013-10-15 |page=D2}}</ref> it is currently awarded to the player who best demonstrates leadership ability.<ref>{{cite news |last=Busby |first=Ian |url=http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/football/2010/06/29/14559281.html |title=Familiar faces among Stamps' captains |work=Calgary Sun |date=2010-06-29 |access-date=2013-10-15}}</ref> {{as of|2012}}, 29 players have won the award, including three-time winners [[Henry Burris]], [[Danny Barrett (American football)|Danny Barrett]] and [[Stu Laird]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stampeders.com/article/raymond-wins-second-presidents-ring |title=Raymond wins second President's Ring |publisher=Calgary Stampeders Football Club |date=2013-05-02 |access-date=2013-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709161548/http://stampeders.com/article/raymond-wins-second-presidents-ring |archive-date=2014-07-09 }}</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*1967  [[Wayne Harris]]
*1968  [[Herm Harrison]]
*1969  [[Jerry Keeling]]
*1970  Wayne Harris
*1971  Jerry Keeling
*1972  [[Larry Robinson (Canadian football)|Larry Robinson]]
*1973  [[Rudy Linterman]]
*1974  [[John Helton]]
*1975  [[Willie Burden]]
*1976  [[Tom Forzani]]
*1977  Willie Burden
*1978  [[James Sykes (Canadian football)|James Sykes]]
*1979  [[Ed McAleney]]
*1980  James Sykes
*1981  [[Lloyd Fairbanks]]
*1982  [[Ed McAleney]]
*1983  [[Danny Bass]]
*1984  [[Lyall Woznesensky]]
*1985  [[Bernie Morrison]]
*1986  [[Bob Poley]]
*1987  Bernie Morrison
*1988  [[Stu Laird]]
*1989  [[Danny Barrett (American football)|Danny Barrett]]
*1990  Danny Barrett
*1991  [[Lloyd Fairbanks]]
*1992  [[Stu Laird]]
*1993  Andy McVey
*1994  [[Allen Pitts]]
*1995  Stu Laird
*1996  Danny Barrett
*1997  [[Rocco Romano]]
*1998  [[Mark McLoughlin]]
*1999  Allen Pitts
*2000  [[Dave Dickenson]]
*2001  [[Alondra Johnson]]
*2002  Alondra Johnson
*2003  [[Joe Fleming]]
*2004  [[Jamie Crysdale]]
*2005  [[Jay McNeil]]
*2006  Jay McNeil
*2007  [[Henry Burris]]
*2008  Henry Burris
*2009  Henry Burris
*2010  [[Rob Lazeo]]
*2011  [[Keon Raymond]]
*2012  Keon Raymond
*2013 [[Rob Cote]]
*2014 [[Corey Mace]]
*2015 Rob Cote
*2016 [[Deron Mayo]]
*2017 [[Josh Bell (gridiron football)|Josh Bell]]
*2018 [[Micah Johnson (gridiron football)|Micah Johnson]]
}}

===Wall of Fame===
The Stampeders Wall of Fame recognizes the greatest players and most important off-field contributors in Stampeders history; it was Instituted in 1985.

{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
'''Players''':
*1985 [[Paul Rowe (Canadian football)|Paul Rowe]] 1945–50
*1985 [[Wayne Harris]] 1961–72
*1985 [[John Helton]] 1969–78
*1986 [[Don Luzzi]] 1958–69
*1986 [[Larry Robinson (Canadian football)|Larry Robinson]] 1961–74
*1988 [[Herm Harrison]] 1964–72
*1988 [[Harvey Wylie]] 1956–64
*1990 [[Jerry Keeling]] 1961–72
*1990 [[Sugarfoot Anderson]] 1949–54
*1992 [[Willie Burden]] 1974–81
*1992 [[Harry Langford]] 1950–58
*1994 [[Tom Forzani]] 1973–83
*1994 [[Earl Lunsford]] 1956, 1959–63
*1996 [[Tony Pajaczkowski]] 1955–65
*1996 [[Lloyd Fairbanks]] 1975–82, 1989–91
*1999 [[Lovell Coleman]] 1960–67
*1999 [[George Hansen (Canadian football)|George Hansen]] 1959–66
*2002 [[Peter Liske]] 1966–68, 1973–74
*2002 [[Keith Spaith]] 1948–54
*2004 [[Allen Pitts]] 1990–2000
*2006 [[Dave Sapunjis]] 1990–96
*2006 [[J.T. Hay]] 1979–88
*2008 [[Doug Flutie]] 1992–95
*2008 [[Frank Andruski]] 1966–73
*2008 [[Rocco Romano]] 1987, 1992–2000
*2010 [[Alondra Johnson]] 1991–2003
*2010 [[Will Johnson (Canadian football)|Will Johnson]] 1989–96
*2010 [[Bernie Morrison]] 1978–88
*2012 [[Kelvin Anderson]] 1996–2002
*2012 [[Jeff Garcia]] 1994–98
*2012 [[Rudy Linterman]] 1968–77
*2012 [[Gerry Shaw]] 1965–74
*2014 [[Ron Allbright]] 1956–67
*2014 [[Jamie Crysdale]] 1993-2005
*2014 [[Stu Laird]] 1984-96
*2014 [[James Sykes (Canadian football)|James Skyes]] 1978-83

'''Builders''':
*2001 [[Tony Anselmo (Canadian football)|Tony Anselmo]]
*2001 [[Tom Brook (businessman)|Tom Brook]]
*2001 [[Roy Jennings (executive)|Roy Jennings]]
*2001 [[George L. McMahon]]
*2001 [[Frank McMahon (oilman)|Frank McMahon]]	
*2004 [[Rogers Lehew]]
*2004 [[Stan Schwartz]]	
*2006 Dr. [[Vince Murphy]]
*2010 [[Jim Finks]]
*2012 [[Normie Kwong]]
*2012 [[Sig Gutsche]]	
*2014 [[Pat Clayton (footbsll)|Pat Clayton]]
*2014 [[George Hopkins (football)|George Hopkins]]
}}

==Front office==
===Builders of note===
Builders honoured as of 2012

*2001: [[Tony Anselmo (Canadian football)|Tony Anselmo]]
*2001: [[Tom Brook (businessman)|Tom Brook]]
*2001: Roy Jennings
*2001: [[George L. McMahon]]
*2001: [[Frank M. McMahon|Frank McMahon]]
*2004: Rogers Lehew
*2004: Stan Schwartz
*2006: Dr. Vince Murphy
*2010: [[Jim Finks]]
*2012: Sig Gutsche
*2012: [[Norman Kwong]]

===Head coaches===
*[[Dean Griffing]] (1945–1947)
*[[Les Lear]] (1948–1952)
*[[Bob Snyder (American football)|Bob Snyder]] (1953)
*[[Larry Siemering]] (1954)
*[[Jack Hennemier]] (1955–1956)
*[[Otis Douglas]] (1956–1960) (Douglas resigned August 19, 1960 with the Stampeders 0–2–1)
*[[Jim Finks]] (1960) (GM Finks acted as co-ordinator of the coaching staff for the August 22 loss to the [[BC Lions]].)
*[[Steve Owen (American football)|Steve Owen]] (1960) (Owen was hired August 23, 1960 with the Stampeders 0–3–1)
*[[Bobby Dobbs]] (1961–1964)
*[[Jerry Williams (American football)|Jerry Williams]] (1965–1968, 1981)
*[[Jim Duncan (defensive end)|Jim Duncan]] (1969–1973)
*[[Jim Wood (American football)|Jim Wood]] (1973–1975)
*[[Bob Baker (American football)|Bob Baker]] (1975–1976)
*[[Joe Tiller]] (1976)
*[[Jack Gotta]] (1977–1979, 1982–1983)
*[[Ardell Wiegandt]] (1980–1981)
*[[Steve Buratto]] (1984–1985)
*[[Bud Riley]] (1985)
*[[Bob Vespaziani]] (1986–1987)
*[[Lary Kuharich]] (1987–1989)
*[[Wally Buono]] (1990–2002)
*[[Jim Barker]] (2003)
*[[Matt Dunigan]] (2004)
*[[Tom Higgins (Canadian football)|Tom Higgins]] (2005–2007)
*[[John Hufnagel]] (2008–2015)
*[[Dave Dickenson]] (2016–Present)

===General managers===
*[[Bob Robinett]] (1953–1955)
*[[Bob Masterson]] (1956–1957)
*[[Jim Finks]] (1957–1964)
*[[Pat Mahoney]] (1964)
*[[Rogers Lehew]] (1965–1973)
*[[Gary Hobson (Canadian football)|Gary Hobson]] (1974–1976)
*[[Jack Gotta]] (1977–1983)
*[[Steve Buratto]] (1984)
*[[Earl Lunsford]] (1985–1987)
*[[Vern Siemens]] (1987) ''Interim''
*[[Norm Kwong]] (1988–1991)
*[[Wally Buono]] (1992–2002)
*[[Fred Fateri]] (2003)
*[[Mark McLoughlin]] (2003)
*[[Matt Dunigan]] (2004)
*[[Jim Barker]] (2005–2007)
*[[John Hufnagel]] (2008–2022)
*[[Dave Dickenson]] (2022–present)

=== Majority Owners ===

* Community Ownership (1945 to October 23, 1991)
* [[Larry Ryckman]] (October 23, 1991 to April 3, 1996)
* Sig Gutsche (April 3, 1996 to October 8, 2001)
* Michael Feterik (October 8, 2001 to January 2005)
* Local Private Ownership (January 2005 to March 29, 2012)
* [[Calgary Sports and Entertainment]] (March 29, 2012 to present)

==Current coaching staff==
{{Calgary Stampeders staff}}

==Current roster==
{{Calgary Stampeders roster}}

==Season-by-season results==
{{Main|List of Calgary Stampeders seasons}}

==See also==
*[[Calgary Stampeders all-time records and statistics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
Jim Finks as 1960 interim coach:  Toronto Globe and Mail, Saturday 20 August 1960, p.&nbsp;21, "Calgary Coach Resigns".

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.stampeders.com/}}
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