The 1978 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 9–4–3 record. They appeared in the Western Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.
Roster 1978 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen T G T G/T G T C/G C
Defensive linemen DT DE DE DE DT Linebackers
FB
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P Injured List QB
Italics indicate International player
Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 10 4 2 452 301 22Calgary Stampeders 16 9 4 3 381 311 21 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 371 351 18 BC Lions 16 7 7 2 359 308 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 4 11 1 330 459 9
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Edmonton Eskimos L 17–33 0–1 2 BC Lions W 23–21 1–1 3 BC Lions T 19–19 1–1–1 4 Montreal Alouettes L 14–28 1–2–1 5 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–21 2–2–1 6 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–22 3–2–1 7 Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–27 3–3–1 8 Edmonton Eskimos T 28–28 3–3–2 9 BC Lions W 14–4 4–3–2 10 Edmonton Eskimos T 20–20 4–3–3 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–20 4–4–3 12 Toronto Argonauts W 22–16 5–4–3 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 33–13 6–4–3 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–1 7–4–3 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–24 8–4–3 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–14 9–4–3
Playoffs West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 0 4 0 0 4Calgary Stampeders 10 7 7 14 38
West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 3 7 3 0 13Edmonton Eskimos 3 7 0 16 26
Awards and records CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta
1978 CFL All-Stars RB – James Sykes, CFL All-Star OG – Harold Holton, CFL All-Star DT – John Helton, CFL All-Star DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star
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