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1970 Calgary Stampeders season

{{short description|Canadian football team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Calgary Stampeders

| year = 1970

| record = 9–7

| division_place = 3rd, West

| general_manager = Rogers Lehew

| coach = Jim Duncan

| stadium = McMahon Stadium

| playoffs = Lost Grey Cup

| uniform =

| shortnavlink = Stampeders seasons

}}

The 1970 Calgary Stampeders finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup where they lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Regular season

= Season standings=

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|+ Western Football Conference

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" |Saskatchewan Roughriders

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| align="left" |Edmonton Eskimos

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| align="left" |Calgary Stampeders

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| align="left" |BC Lions

16610029538412
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| align="left" |Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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{{cite web |title=CFL.ca |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1970/reg |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092116/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1970/reg |archivedate=2009-10-06 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2009-07-03 }}

=Season schedule=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Week

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};" | Record

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 1

! 1

| Wed, July 29

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 34–10

| 1–0

| McMahon Stadium

| 19,436

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 2

! 2

| Wed, Aug 5

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 2–14

| 1–1

| Clarke Stadium

| 21,267

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! 2

! 3

| Mon, Aug 10

| vs. BC Lions

| W 16–9

| 2–1

| McMahon Stadium

| 20,402

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! 3

! 4

| Mon, Aug 17

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 30–0

| 3–1

| Taylor Field

| 18,553

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! 4

! 5

| Thu, Aug 20

| at BC Lions

| L 13–27

| 3–2

| Empire Stadium

| 35,627

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! 5

! 6

| Wed, Aug 26

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 17–21

| 3–3

| McMahon Stadium

| 23,616

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! 6

! 7

| Wed, Sept 2

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 29–18

| 4–3

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 23,553

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 6

! 8

| Mon, Sept 7

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 28–13

| 5–3

| McMahon Stadium

| 23,310

7

| colspan="7"| Bye

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! 8

! 9

| Wed, Sept 16

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 18–39

| 5–4

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 21,100

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! 8

! 10

| Sat, Sept 19

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| L 1–9

| 5–5

| Lansdowne Park

| 23,013

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! 9

! 11

| Sun, Sept 27

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 27–12

| 6–5

| McMahon Stadium

| 21,292

10

| colspan="7" | Bye

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! 11

! 12

| Wed, Oct 7

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| W 11–4

| 7–5

| McMahon Stadium

| 18,970

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! 11

! 13

| Mon, Oct 12

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 13–16

| 7–6

| Clarke Stadium

| 23,846

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! 12

! 14

| Sun, Oct 18

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 14–29

| 7–7

| McMahon Stadium

| 23,616

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! 13

! 15

| Sun, Oct 25

| vs. BC Lions

| W 29–0

| 8–7

| McMahon Stadium

| 20,916

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! 14

! 16

| Sun, Nov 1

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 11–6

| 9–7

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 10,131

{{cite web|title=Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312034855/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm |archivedate=2009-03-12 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-06-17 }}

Playoffs

=West Semi-Final=

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| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Western Semi-Finals

! colspan="4" | Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos

DateAwayHome
November 8Calgary Stampeders 16Edmonton Eskimos 9

|}

=West Final=

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Western Finals – Game 1

! colspan="4" | Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders

DateAwayHome
November 14Calgary Stampeders 28Saskatchewan Roughriders 11

|}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Western Finals – Game 2

! colspan="4" | Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders

DateAwayHome
November 18Saskatchewan Roughriders 11Calgary Stampeders 3

|}

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Western Finals – Game 3

! colspan="4" | Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders

DateAwayHome
November 22Calgary Stampeders 15Saskatchewan Roughriders 14

|}

  • Calgary wins the best of three series 2–1. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

=Grey Cup=

{{main|58th Grey Cup}}

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! colspan="4" | November 28

58th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Western ChampionEastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 10Montreal Alouettes 23
align="center" colspan="4" | The Montreal Alouettes are the 1970 Grey Cup Champions
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Awards and records

=1970 CFL All-Stars=

Videos

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuclh4OdxCI Game 3 of the Western finals in its entirety]

References

{{reflist}}

{{1970 CFL season by team}}

{{Calgary Stampeders seasons}}

{{Calgary Stampeders}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1970 Calgary Stampeders Season}}

Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons

Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons

Category:1970 Canadian Football League season by team

Category:1970 in sports in Alberta

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