1961 Calgary Stampeders season

The 1961 Calgary Stampeders finished in third place in the Western Conference of the Canadian Football League (CFL) with a 7–9 record. They were defeated in the Western Finals by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Regular season

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
	1		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–18	0–1
	2		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 20–10	1–1
	3		Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 15–22	1–2
	4		Ottawa Rough Riders	L 1–32	1–3
	5		Edmonton Eskimos	L 9–10	1–4
	6		BC Lions	W 35–17	2–4
	7		Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 36–37	2–5
	8		BC Lions	W 28–9	3–5
	9		Toronto Argonauts	L 19–22	3–6
	10		Montreal Alouettes	W 6–2	4–6
	11		Edmonton Eskimos	W 28–21	5–6
	12		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 6–25	5–7
	13		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 22–17	6–7
	14		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 7–42	6–8
	15		Edmonton Eskimos	L 8–20	6–9
	16		BC Lions	W 43–7	7–9

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 11	Edmonton Eskimos 8	Calgary Stampeders 10

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 13	Calgary Stampeders 17	Edmonton Eskimos 18

Calgary won the total-point series by 27–26. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

**Western Finals** – Game 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 18	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14	Calgary Stampeders 1

**Western Finals** – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 22	Calgary Stampeders 14	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43

Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

v t e 1961 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	1961 CFL Draft 49th Grey Cup

v t e 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

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