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1991 Calgary Stampeders season

{{short description|Canadian football team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Calgary Stampeders

| year = 1991

| record = 11–7

| division_place = 2nd, West

| owner = Community Ownership, then Larry Ryckman starting October 23

| general_manager = Norman Kwong

| coach = Wally Buono

| stadium = McMahon Stadium

| playoffs = Lost Grey Cup

| uniform =

| shortnavlink = Stampeders seasons

}}

The 1991 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. The Stampeders won their first playoff game(s) since 1979 and also appeared in the Grey Cup game for the first time in 20 years but they lost to the Toronto Argonauts.

The Stampeders had been community owned throughout their history. The team became privately owned when Larry Ryckman purchased it on October 23.

Offseason

= CFL Draft=

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scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"| Round

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"| Pick

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"| Player

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"| Position

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Calgary Stampeders|border=2}};"| School

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|align=center| 1

6Duane FordeHBWestern Ontario
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|align=center| 2

14Don DouglasTEWestern Ontario
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|align=center| 3

22Bob TorranceQBCalgary
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|align=center| 5

38Earl KnightCBNew Mexico State
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|align=center| 6

46Nigel SmithSBConcordia
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|align=center| 7

54Dlair ZerrFBSan Jose State
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|align=center| 8

62Darren FernerWRNorthern State

Preseason

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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

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! A

| Wed, June 26

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 49–14

| 1–0

| Taylor Field

| 20,693

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! B

| Tue, July 2

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 25–21

| 2–0

| McMahon Stadium

| 32,649

Regular season

= Season Standings=

{{1991 CFL West Division standings}}{{cite web|title=CFL.ca |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg|accessdate=2009-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923215239/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg|archive-date=2009-09-23|url-status=dead}}

=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

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! 1

! 1

| Thu, July 11

| at BC Lions

| W 39–34

| 1–0

| BC Place

| 24,722

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! 2

! 2

| Thu, July 18

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 48–28

| 2–0

| McMahon Stadium

| 22,055

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 3

! 3

| Wed, July 24

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 42–28

| 3–0

| Lansdowne Park

| 18,788

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 4

! 4

| Fri, Aug 2

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 21–11

| 4–0

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 11,802

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 5

! 5

| Thu, Aug 8

| vs. BC Lions

| W 34–30 {{Small|(OT)}}

| 5–0

| McMahon Stadium

| 31,159

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 6

! 6

| Thu, Aug 15

| at BC Lions

| W 37–28 {{Small|(OT)}}

| 6–0

| BC Place

| 45,485

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 7

! 7

| Thu, Aug 22

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 26–39

| 6–1

| McMahon Stadium

| 27,011

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! 8

! 8

| Tue, Aug 27

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 15–28

| 6–2

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 29,102

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! 8

! 9

| Mon, Sept 2

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 48–36

| 7–2

| McMahon Stadium

| 32,511

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 9

! 10

| Fri, Sept 6

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 37–51

| 7–3

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 57,843

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! 10

! 11

| Sun, Sept 15

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 33–24

| 8–3

| McMahon Stadium

| 26,122

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! 11

! 12

| Sun, Sept 22

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 28–17

| 9–3

| McMahon Stadium

| 21,512

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! 12

! 13

| Sun, Sept 29

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 21–40

| 9–4

| Taylor Field

| 22,736

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 13

! 14

| Sun, Oct 6

| vs. BC Lions

| L 34–49

| 9–5

| McMahon Stadium

| 21,146

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 14

! 15

| Sun, Oct 13

| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 44–24

| 10–5

| McMahon Stadium

| 18,761

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! 15

! 16

| Sun, Oct 20

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 27–34

| 10–6

| SkyDome

| 33,590

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! 16

! 17

| Sun, Oct 27

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 23–24

| 10–7

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 23,391

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! 17

! 18

| Sun, Nov 3

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 39–27

| 11–7

| McMahon Stadium

| 18,488

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{{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 }}

Awards and records

=1991 CFL All-Stars=

{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}

=Western All-Star Selections=

{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}

Playoffs

=West Semi-Final=

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! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

BC Lions10213741
style="background-color:#ddffdd"

|Calgary Stampeders

7828043

=West Final=

class="wikitable"

! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

style="background-color:#ddffdd"

|Calgary Stampeders

7832038
Edmonton Eskimos14127336

=Grey Cup=

{{main|79th Grey Cup}}

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! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

Calgary Stampeders734721
style="background-color:#ddffdd"

|Toronto Argonauts

8381736

References

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{{1991 CFL season by team}}

{{Calgary Stampeders seasons}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:1991 Calgary Stampeders Season}}

Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons

Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons

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