1961 Calgary Stampeders season
Introduction The '''1961 Calgary Stampeders''' finished in third place in the Western Conference of the Canadian Football League (CFL) with a 7–9 record. They were defeated in the Western Finals by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Regular season === Season standings===+ '''Western Football Conference''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Winnipeg Blue Bombers'''  16  13  3  0  360  251  26 '''Edmonton Eskimos'''  16  10  5  1  334  257  21    '''Calgary Stampeders'''  16  7  9  0  300  311  14Saskatchewan Roughriders  16  5  10  1  211  314  11       BC Lions  16  1  13  2  215  393  4       ===Season schedule=== Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1  Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–18 0–1 2  Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–10 1–1 3  Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–22 1–2 4  Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–32 1–3 5  Edmonton Eskimos L 9–10 1–4 6  BC Lions W 35–17 2–4 7  Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 36–37 2–5 8  BC Lions W 28–9 3–5 9  Toronto Argonauts L 19–22 3–6 10  Montreal Alouettes W 6–2 4–6 11  Edmonton Eskimos W 28–21 5–6 12  Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–25 5–7 13  Saskatchewan Roughriders W 22–17 6–7  14  Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–42 6–8 15  Edmonton Eskimos L 8–20 6–9 16  BC Lions W 43–7 7–9
Playoffs ===Cenference Semi-Finals===+ '''Western Semi-Finals''' – Game 1 Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders Date  Away  Home November 11 Edmonton Eskimos 8  '''Calgary Stampeders 10''' + '''Western Semi-Finals''' – Game 2 Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos Date  Away  Home November 13 Calgary Stampeders 17  '''Edmonton Eskimos 18''' * ''Calgary won the total-point series by 27–26.The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals. ''===Conference finals===+ '''Western Finals''' – Game 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders Date  Away  Home November 18 '''Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14'''  Calgary Stampeders 1 + '''Western Finals''' – Game 2 Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date  Away  Home November 22 Calgary Stampeders 14  '''Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43''' * ''Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0.The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.''
Awards and records * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Pajaczkowski (DE)
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