The 2014 Calgary Stampeders season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 80th overall. The Stampeders finished first in the West Division for the second straight season for the first time since the 1996 season. The Stampeders also finished the season with a 15–3 record, tying a team record previously achieved during the 1995 season (and has since been surpassed in 2016 with a 15–2–1 record)."Stamps Tame Lions to Tie Franchise Record" With a win in Week 15 the Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 10th straight season. On November 30, 2014, the Stampeders won their seventh Grey Cup championship 20–16 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BC Place in Vancouver.
Offseason CFL draft The 2014 CFL draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Stampeders had the most picks in the draft, including trading for the first overall pick in the draft and the rights to Marwan Hage for Jon Gott. Overall, the club had nine selections in the seven-round draft, with two first-round and three third-round picks.
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 1 Pierre Lavertu OL Laval 1 7 Quinn Smith DL Concordia 2 16 Max Caron LB Concordia 3 19 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif OL McGill 3 24 Adam Thibault DB Laval 3 25 Joe Circelli OL Western 4 34 Derek Wiggan DL Queen's 5 40 Tyler Crapigna K McMaster 7 61 Brian Marshall WR Western
Preseason
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B Sat, June 14 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 23–20 1–0 TSN2 McMahon Stadium 27,103 Recap C Fri, June 20 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 37–13 1–1 TSN BC Place 26,445 Recap
Regular season
Standings
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Sat, June 28 1:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 29–8 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 26,135 Recap 2 Bye 3 Sat, July 12 4:30 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts W 34–15 2–0 TSN Rogers Centre 16,102 Recap 4 Fri, July 18 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 10–7 3–0 TSN/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 27,546 Recap 5 Thur, July 24 7:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 26–22 4–0 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 40,066 Recap 6 Fri, Aug 1 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions L 24–25 4–1 TSN/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 27,266 Recap 7 Sat, Aug 9 5:30 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 38–17 5–1 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 28,391 Recap 8 Sat, Aug 16 1:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–20 6–1 TSN Ron Joyce Stadium 6,500 Recap 9 Sun, Aug 24 1:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 32–7 7–1 TSN TD Place Stadium 24,327 Recap 10 Mon, Sept 1 2:30 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 28–13 8–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 35,400 Recap 11 Sat, Sept 6 5:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 41–34 9–1 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 40,852 Recap 12 Sat, Sept 13 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 40–33 10–1 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 28,607 Recap 13 Sun, Sept 21 11:00 a.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 15–31 10–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 19,892 Recap 14 Sat, Sept 27 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 14–7 11–2 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 30,214 Recap 15 Fri, Oct 3 8:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–24 12–2 TSN/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 33,031 Recap 16 Bye 17 Sat, Oct 18 5:00 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–23 13–2 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 22,320 Recap 18 Fri, Oct 24 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40–27 14–2 TSN McMahon Stadium 35,400 Recap 19 Sat, Nov 1 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–18 14–3 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 27,076 Recap 20 Fri, Nov 7 8:00 p.m. MST at BC Lions W 33–16 15–3 TSN BC Place 33,752 Recap
Postseason With a win in week 15, the Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 10th straight season. The team was the first in the CFL to clinch a playoff spot, doing so with four games remaining in the regular season. Following their week 17 win over Winnipeg, the Stampeders clinched first place in the West Division with three games remaining.
Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-Final Bye West Final Sun, Nov 23 2:30 p.m. MST vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 43–18 1–0 TSN McMahon Stadium 31,004 Recap 102nd Grey Cup Sun, Nov 30 4:00 p.m. MST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 20–16 2–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BC Place 52,056 Recap
Roster 2014 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G T T C G/C G/T
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DE DT DT DT/DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams P K
Reserve roster T WR
Practice roster SB G SB RB RB G FB DB LB DB Injured list SB LB LB RB LS G DE DT WR DE DT DT LB RB SB
Suspended list DB Italics indicate American player
Coaching staff 2014 Calgary Stampeders staff Front office President and coo – Lyle Bauer General manager – John Hufnagel Assistant general manager of player personnel – John Murphy Assistant general manager of football operations – Michael Petrie Director of football administration – Jane Mawby
Head coaches Head coach – John Hufnagel Assistant head coach – Dave Dickenson
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dave Dickenson Running backs – Brent Monson Receivers – Pete Costanza Offensive line – Pat DelMonaco Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rich Stubler Defensive line – DeVone Claybrooks Defensive backs – Tony Missick Defensive assistant – Marc Mueller
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mark Kilam
Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Brent Monson
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