1948 Calgary Stampeders season

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.

1948 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coachLes Lear
Home fieldMewata Stadium
Results
Record12–0
Division place1st, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finishWon 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
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders1212002186124
Regina Roughriders123901331376
Winnipeg Blue Bombers12390812346

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

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Playoffs

Finals
WIFU Finals – Game 1
Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders
DateAwayHome
November 6Calgary Stampeders 4Regina Roughriders 4
WIFU Finals – Game 2
Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
DateAwayHome
November 11Regina Roughriders 6Calgary 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 ChampionIRFU Champion
Calgary Stampeders 12Ottawa Rough Riders 7
The Calgary Stampeders are the 1948 Grey Cup Champions

References
  1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  2. "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.


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