2001 Calgary Stampeders season
Introduction The '''2001 Calgary Stampeders season''' was the 44th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with an 8–10 record and qualified for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, establishing a franchise record. After defeating the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos in the West Division playoffs, the team advanced to the 89th Grey Cup. The Stampeders defeated the heavily favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers  to win their fifth Grey Cup championship.
Offseason === CFL Draft=== Rd Pick Player Position School 1  6  Kamau Peterson  WR  New Hampshire 2  10  Lawrence Deck  DB  Fresno State 2  14  Duncan O'Mahony  K  British Columbia 3  22  Farwan Zubedi  WR  Washington State 3  23  Lukas Shaver  S  Ottawa 4  30  Andrew Carter  OL  Bishop's 5  38  Jeffrey Simmer  LB  Regina 6  46  David D'Onofrio  LB  York
Preseason  Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record A June 20 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 34–10 Win 29,090 1–0 B June 26 at BC Lions 35–28 Win 9,273 2–0
Regular season === Season standings===+ '''West Division''' Team  GP  W  L  T  OTL  PF  PA  Pts'''Edmonton Eskimos'''  18  9  9  0  1  439  463  19'''Calgary Stampeders'''  18  8  10  0  1  478  476  17'''BC Lions'''  18  8  10  0  0  417  445  16Saskatchewan Roughriders  18  6  12  0  0  308  416  12===Season schedule=== Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 July 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 48–20 Loss 33,678 0–1 2 July 11 at Montreal Alouettes 32–14 Loss 19,544 0–2 3 July 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 33–23 Loss 33,524 0–3 4 July 27 vs. BC Lions 28–22 Win 32,210 1–3 5 August 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 36–35 Loss 32,605 1–4 6 August 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 35–4 Win 22,438 2–4 7 August 16 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 37–13 Win 35,967 3–4 8 August 25 at BC Lions 27–13 Loss 23,642 3–5 9 September 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 33–32 Loss 35,967 3–6 10 September 7 at Edmonton Eskimos 34–33 Win 48,279 4–6 11 September 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 21–14 Win 32,548 5–6 12 September 22 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29–26 (OT) Loss 15,500 5–7 13 September 28 at Toronto Argonauts 33–31 Loss 15,387 5–8 14 October 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–33 Loss 31,794 5–9 15 October 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–26 Win 18,496 6–9 16 October 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes 29–9 Win 33,144 7–9 17 October 28 vs. BC Lions 34–16 Loss 27,678 7–10 18 November 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22–15 Win 27,678 8–10
Playoffs  Game Date Opponent Score Result Attendance West Semi-Final November 11 vs. BC Lions 28–19 Win 23,642 West Final November 18 at Edmonton Eskimos 34–16 Win 42,156 Grey Cup November 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–19 Win 65,255===Grey Cup=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalCalgary Stampeders  0  17  0  10  27Winnipeg Blue Bombers  4  0  8  7  19
Awards and records ===2001 CFL All-Stars===*RB – Kelvin Anderson*WR – Travis Moore*OG – Jay McNeil*DT – Joe Fleming
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