2012 Calgary Stampeders season

The 2012 Calgary Stampeders season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 74th overall. The Stampeders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. The Stampeders won the West Semi-Final over the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 36–30, earning their first playoff victory over Saskatchewan since 1994. The Stampeders then traveled to Vancouver and upset the 1st place BC Lions 34–29, advancing to the Grey Cup game. Calgary were the Grey Cup favourites by two points, but they lost 35–22 to the hometown Toronto Argonauts.

2012 Calgary Stampeders season
General managerJohn Hufnagel
Head coachJohn Hufnagel
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPJon Cornish
Team MOCJon Cornish
Team MORChris Randle
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012. The Stampeders had eight selections in the six-round draft, after trading away their second round pick and acquiring additional picks in the third, fourth, and sixth rounds.[1]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
15Ameet PallDLWofford
315Keenan MacDougallDBSaskatchewan
319Billy PeachOLJacksonville
427Bradley ErdosOLSimon Fraser
430Adam BergerDBSimon Fraser
531Mike FilerOLMount Allison
643Jordan SpenceDLEastern Oregon
645Wilkerson DesouzaLBToronto Varsity Blues

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Fri, June 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 20–17 Win 23,629 1–0
B Fri, June 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–31 Win 30,998 2–0

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions18135048135426Details
Calgary Stampeders18126053443124Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders18810045740916Details
Edmonton Eskimos18711042245014Details

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Sun, July 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes 38–10 Win 26,387 1–0
2 Sat, July 7 at Toronto Argonauts 39–36 Loss 20,682 1–1
3 Thurs, July 12 at Montreal Alouettes 33–32 Loss 21,074 1–2
4 Thurs, July 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 41–38 (OT) Win 32,228 2–2
5 Sat, July 28 vs. BC Lions 34–8 Loss 27,968 2–3
6 Bye 2–3
7 Thurs, Aug 9 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31–20 Win 22,635 3–3
8 Sat, Aug 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts 22–14 Loss 28,246 3–4
9 Sat, Aug 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–10 Win 33,427 4–4
10 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 31–30 Win 32,102 5–4
11 Fri, Sept 7 at Edmonton Eskimos 20–18 Win 39,363 6–4
12 Fri, Sept 14 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 44–3 Win 28,247 7–4
13 Sun, Sept 23 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–25 Loss 33,427 7–5
14 Fri, Sept 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 39–15 Win 29,290 8–5
15 Sat, Oct 6 at BC Lions 27–22 Loss 31,347 8–6
16 Sat, Oct 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–21 Win 25,462 9–6
17 Sat, Oct 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–32 Win 26,502 10–6
18 Fri, Oct 26 vs. BC Lions 41–21 Win 27,014 11–6
19 Fri, Nov 2 at Edmonton Eskimos 30–27 Win 21,147 12–6

Roster

Playoffs

Schedule
Week Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance
20 West Semi-Final Nov 11 2:30 PM MST Saskatchewan Roughriders 36–30 Win 30,027
21 West Final Nov 18 2:30 PM MST at BC Lions 34–29 Win 43,216
21 Grey Cup Nov 25 4:00 PM MST Toronto Argonauts 35–22 Loss 53,208

West Semi-Final
Saskatchewan at Calgary
1 234Total
Roughriders 3 13014 30
• Stampeders 0 19710 36
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: McMahon Stadium
    Calgary, AB
  • Game start: 2:30 PM MST
  • Game attendance: 30,027
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy; -3°C; wind 12 km/h SW
  • Referee: Al Bradbury
  • TV announcers (TSN): Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Lee Jones (Sideline)

West Final
Calgary at BC
1 234Total
• Stampeders 14 3143 34
Lions 7 9013 29

Grey Cup
Calgary vs. Toronto
1 234Total
Stampeders 3 3511 22
• Argonauts 7 1738 35

References
  1. "Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-23.


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