The 2021 Calgary Stampeders season was the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 76th overall. The Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 16th straight year following their week 15 victory over the BC Lions on November 12, 2021. However, the team lost the West Semi-Final in double overtime to the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 33–30. The 2021 season was Dave Dickenson's fifth season as head coach and John Hufnagel's 13th season as general manager.
An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021, that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule. On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.
Offseason
CFL global draft The 2021 CFL global draft took place on April 15, 2021. With the format being a snake draft, the Stampeders selected seventh in the odd-numbered rounds and third in the even-numbered rounds. The team exchanged their fourth-round pick for a third-round pick as part of a three-player trade with the Toronto Argonauts.
Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality 1 7 Cody Grace P Arkansas State Australia 2 12 Franklin Agbasimere DL Missouri Nigeria 3 21 Aaron Donkor LB Arkansas State Germany 3 25 Isaac Alarcón OL ITESEM Mexico
CFL national draft The 2021 CFL draft took place on May 4, 2021. The Stampeders had six selections in the six-round snake draft and had the eighth pick in odd rounds and the second pick in even rounds. The team exchanged their sixth-round pick for a fifth-round pick as part of a three-player trade with the Toronto Argonauts.
Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown 1 8 Amen Ogbongbemiga LB Oklahoma State Calgary, AB 2 11 Bryce Bell OL Wilfrid Laurier Waterloo, ON 3 26 Charlie Moore LB Calgary Delta, BC 4 29 Elliot Graham LB British Columbia Hamilton, ON 5 43 Chuba Hubbard RB Oklahoma State Sherwood Park, AB 5 44 Luther Hakunavanhu WR York Edmonton, AB
Preseason Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.
Planned schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue A 1 Sun, May 23 2:30 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions McMahon Stadium B 2 Sat, May 29 2:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Elks Commonwealth Stadium C Bye
Regular season
Standings
Schedule The Stampeders initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 29. The team was scheduled to play in a neutral site game on July 10 with the Toronto Argonauts serving as the home team. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021, and the Stampeders began their 14-game season on August 7, 2021.
Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 1 Sat, Aug 7 5:00 p.m. MDT Toronto Argonauts L 20–23 0–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 23,921 Recap 2 2 Thurs, Aug 12 7:30 p.m. MDT BC Lions L 9–15 0–2 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 21,029 Recap 3 3 Fri, Aug 20 7:30 p.m. MDT Montreal Alouettes W 28–22 1–2 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 21,199 Recap 4 4 Sun, Aug 29 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–18 1–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 IG Field 22,806 Recap 5 5 Mon, Sept 6 2:30 p.m. MDT Edmonton Elks L 20–32 1–4 TSN/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 31,039 Recap 6 6 Sat, Sept 11 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Edmonton Elks W 32–16 2–4 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 33,493 Recap 7 7 Fri, Sept 17 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–23 2–5 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 15,000 Recap 8 Bye 9 8 Sat, Oct 2 5:00 p.m. MDT Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–17 3–5 TSN McMahon Stadium 25,516 Recap 10 9 Sat, Oct 9 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders W 22–19 4–5 TSN Mosaic Stadium 27,964 Recap 11 10 Sat, Oct 16 5:00 p.m. MDT @ BC Lions W 39–10 5–5 TSN BC Place 12,500 Recap 12 11 Sat, Oct 23 7:45 p.m. MDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–20 5–6 TSN McMahon Stadium 21,672 Recap 13 12 Fri, Oct 29 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Ottawa Redblacks W 26–13 6–6 TSN TD Place Stadium 15,280 Recap 14 Bye 15 13 Fri, Nov 12 8:30 p.m. MST @ BC Lions W 33–23 7–6 TSN BC Place 12,500 Recap 16 14 Sat, Nov 20 5:00 p.m. MST Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 13–12 8–6 TSN McMahon Stadium 19,103 Recap
Post-season
Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 28 2:30 p.m. MST @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 30–33 0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 24,001 Recap
Roster 2021 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T T G C G T G
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DE DE DT DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams LS P K Practice roster DE DE P LS G T LB WR DB DE LB WR DT RB LB/LS DB Injured list WR DB DB LB WR T DB FB DE DB QB DT K/P FB DB RB
Suspended list DE RB RB Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player
Coaching staff Calgary Stampeders staff Front office President and general manager – John Hufnagel Director of player personnel – Brendan Mahoney Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel Football administration director – Molly Campbell Director of football operations – Nick Bojda CFL draft coordinator – Dwayne Cameron
Head coaches Head coach – Dave Dickenson Assistant head coach – Mark Kilam
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and offensive line – Pat DelMonaco Quarterbacks and running backs – Marc Mueller Receivers – Marquay McDaniel Offensive assistant – T.J. Vernieri Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and linebackers – Brent Monson Defensive line – Corey Mace Defensive backs – Dwayne Cameron Defensive assistant – Bob Slowik
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mark Kilam
Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Taylor Altilio
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