1960 Calgary Stampeders season
Introduction The '''1960 Calgary Stampeders''' finished in third place in the W.I.F.U. with a 6–8–2 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Finals by the Edmonton Eskimos.This was the first season at McMahon Stadium for the Stamps.
Regular season === Season standings===+ '''Western Interprovincial Football Union''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Winnipeg Blue Bombers'''  16  14  2  0  453  239  28 '''Edmonton Eskimos'''  16  10  6  0  318  225  20    '''Calgary Stampeders'''  16  6  8  2  374  404  14BC Lions  16  5  9  2  296  356  12       Saskatchewan Roughriders  16  2  12  2  205  422  6
1960 season schedule ===1960 preseason=== Day Date Opponent Score Attendance Wednesday July 20, 1960 Edmonton Eskimos W 17–4 n/a Wednesday July 27, 1960 at Toronto Argonauts L 51–30 12,692===1960 regular season=== Day Date Opponent Score Attendance Friday August 12, 1960 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 15–15 13,192 Monday August 15, 1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 38–23 20,450 Thursday August 18, 1960 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 50–7 18,389 Monday August 22, 1960 BC Lions L 26–19 n/a Monday August 29, 1960 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–15 13,500 Monday September 5, 1960 Edmonton Eskimos L 29–28 n/a Saturday September 10, 1960 at Edmonton Eskimos L 41–10 17,993 Monday September 12, 1960 at BC Lions T 21–21 27,759 Monday September 19, 1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–17 14,000 Saturday September 24, 1960 BC Lions W 28–14 13,000 Monday September 26, 1960 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 45–35 n/a Saturday October 1, 1960 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 31–21 15,968 Wednesday October 5, 1960 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–22 11,000 Saturday October 8, 1960 at Edmonton Eskimos W 31–11 15,500 Saturday October 15, 1960 Edmonton Eskimos W 35–17 17,000 Saturday October 22, 1960 at BC Lions W 22–10 29,599===1960 playoffs===Western Conference Semi-Finals(two-game, total points series) Day Date Opponent Score Attendance Wednesday November 2, 1960 at Edmonton Eskimos L 30–7 16,018 Saturday November 5, 1960 Edmonton Eskimos L 40–21 20,000*Calgary lost the series 70–28.Edmonton advanced to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Conference Finals.
Awards and records *Tony Pajaczkowski, runner-up to Ron Stewart of the Ottawa Rough Riders for the CFL Outstanding Canadian Schenley Award.
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