The 2023 Calgary Stampeders season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 78th overall. It was Dave Dickenson's seventh season as head coach and first as general manager following his promotion.

The Stampeders managed to qualify for the playoffs for an 18th straight season after the team defeated the BC Lions in week 20 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the same week. This was the first time Calgary had a losing regular season record since the 2007 season.

The team attempted to win the ninth Grey Cup championship in franchise history, but lost the West Semi-Final to the BC Lions.

Offseason CFL global draft The 2023 CFL global draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Stampeders had the sixth selection in each round.

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality 1 6 Isaac Moore OL Temple Sweden 2 15 Lino Schröter LB Cologne Crocodiles Germany

CFL national draft The 2023 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Stampeders had eight selections in the eight-round draft after forfeiting their second round pick after selecting T. J. Rayam in the 2022 Supplemental Draft and trading their seventh-round pick to the Roughriders in exchange for James Smith. However, the team swapped their first-round pick and acquired additional third-round picks and sixth-round picks after trading Bo Levi Mitchell to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The Stampeders had the sixth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the West Semi-Final and finishing third in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.

Round Pick Player Position University team Hometown 1 4 Cole Tucker WR Northern Illinois DeKalb, IL 3 22 Kwadwo Boahen DL Alberta Calgary, AB 3 24 Clark Barnes WR Guelph Brampton, ON 4 33 Alexandre Marcoux OL McGill Lévis, QC 5 42 Ryan Leder DL McMaster Hamilton, ON 6 49 Sebastian Howard TE St. Mary's Vancouver, BC 6 51 Campbell Fair K Ottawa Carrying Place, ON 8 69 Lucas Robertson FB British Columbia Edmonton, AB

Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A1 Mon, May 22 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 29–24 1–0 None McMahon Stadium 17,942 Recap B Bye C2 Thu, June 1 8:30 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 22–25 1–1 None BC Place Recap

Games played with red uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Thu, June 8 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions L 15–25 0–1 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 17,942 Recap 22 Thu, June 15 5:30 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 26–15 1–1 TSN TD Place Stadium 18,251 Recap 33 Sat, June 24 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 26–29 1–2 TSN McMahon Stadium 24,923 Recap 4 Bye 54 Fri, July 7 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–24 1–3 TSN IG Field 30,561 Recap 65 Sat, July 15 5:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 33–31 2–3 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 28,842 Recap 76 Sun, July 23 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 41–43 2–4 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 21,226 Recap 87 Sun, July 30 5:00 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 18–25 2–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,098 Recap 98 Fri, Aug 4 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–7 3–5 TSN McMahon Stadium 19,234 Recap 109 Sat, Aug 12 5:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 9–37 3–6 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 20,524 Recap 1110 Fri, Aug 18 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–19 3–7 TSN McMahon Stadium 20,106 Recap 1211 Fri, Aug 25 5:30 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts L 31–39 3–8 TSN BMO Field 17,906 Recap 1312 Mon, Sept 4 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 35–31 4–8 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 26,741 Recap 1413 Sat, Sept 9 5:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Elks L 23–25 4–9 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 32,422 Recap 15 Bye 1614 Sat, Sept 23 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 11–28 4–10 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 22,321 Recap 1715 Sat, Sept 30 5:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–22 4–11 TSN Tim Hortons Field 22,809 Recap 18 Bye 1916 Fri, Oct 13 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 26–19 5–11 TSN McMahon Stadium 24,099 Recap 2017 Sat, Oct 20 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 41–16 6–11 TSN BC Place 22,537 Recap 2118 Fri, Oct 27 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–36 6–12 TSN McMahon Stadium 18,691 Recap

Games played with red uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with black uniforms.

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordWest Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 4:30 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 30–41 0–1 TSN/RDS BC Place 30,149 Recap

Games played with white uniforms.

Roster 2023 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T/G T T C G G

Defensive linemen DE DE DE/DT DT/DE DE DT

Special teams LS P K Linebackers

Defensive backs

Practice roster WR RB C DB DE DE T QB DB K T LB

Suspended list WR Injured list DB WR T DB LB DB DE WR DB SB DT RB DB DE WR DT DB DB DE T DE DB Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff Calgary Stampeders staff Front office President – John Hufnagel General Manager – Dave Dickenson 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 – Marc Mueller Receivers – Nik Lewis Running Backs – J. R. Davies Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Brent Monson Defensive Line – Juwan Simpson Linebackers – Bob Slowik Defensive Backs – Dwayne Cameron

Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mark Kilam

Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Taylor Altilio

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