2023 Calgary Stampeders season

The 2023 Calgary Stampeders season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 78th overall. It was Dave Dickenson's seventh season as head coach and first as general manager following his promotion.^[1]

2023 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner	Calgary Sports and Entertainment
President	John Hufnagel
General manager	Dave Dickenson
Head coach	Dave Dickenson
Home stadium	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	3rd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Reggie Begelton
Team MODP	Micah Awe
Team MOC	Cameron Judge
Team MOOL	Sean McEwen
Team MOST	Rene Paredes
Team MOR	Clark Barnes
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The Stampeders managed to qualify for the playoffs for an 18th straight season after the team defeated the BC Lions in week 20 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the same week. This was the first time Calgary had a losing regular season record since the 2007 season.

The team attempted to win the ninth Grey Cup championship in franchise history, but lost the West Semi-Final to the BC Lions.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.^[2][3] The Stampeders had the sixth selection in each round.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Club/School	Nationality
1	6	Isaac Moore	OL	Temple	Sweden
2	15	Lino Schröter	LB	Cologne Crocodiles	Germany

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.^[3] The Stampeders had eight selections in the eight-round draft after forfeiting their second round pick after selecting T. J. Rayam in the 2022 Supplemental Draft and trading their seventh-round pick to the Roughriders in exchange for James Smith.^[5][6] However, the team swapped their first-round pick and acquired additional third-round picks and sixth-round picks after trading Bo Levi Mitchell to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.^[7]

The Stampeders had the sixth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the West Semi-Final and finishing third in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University Team	Hometown
1	4	Cole Tucker	WR	Northern Illinois	DeKalb, IL
3	22	Kwadwo Boahen	DL	Alberta	Calgary, AB
3	24	Clark Barnes	WR	Guelph	Brampton, ON
4	33	Alexandre Marcoux	OL	McGill	Lévis, QC
5	42	Ryan Leder	DL	McMaster	Hamilton, ON
6	49	Sebastian Howard	TE	St. Mary's	Vancouver, BC
6	51	Campbell Fair	K	Ottawa	Carrying Place, ON
8	69	Lucas Robertson	FB	British Columbia	Edmonton, AB

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	1	Mon, May 22	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 29–24	1–0	None	McMahon Stadium	17,942	Recap
B	Bye
C	2	Thu, June 1	8:30 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 22–25	1–1	None	BC Place		Recap

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 #  Games played with red uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	14	4	0	28	594	377	10–2	W4	Details
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	495	439	8–4	L1	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	6	12	0	12	412	471	4–7	L1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	12	387	551	5–7	L7	Details
Edmonton Elks	18	4	14	0	8	367	517	2–9	L4	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Thu, June 8	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	L 15–25	0–1	TSN/CBSSN	McMahon Stadium	17,942	Recap
2	2	Thu, June 15	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 26–15	1–1	TSN	TD Place Stadium	18,251	Recap
3	3	Sat, June 24	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 26–29 (2OT)	1–2	TSN	McMahon Stadium	24,923	Recap
4	Bye
5	4	Fri, July 7	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 11–24	1–3	TSN	IG Field	30,561	Recap
6	5	Sat, July 15	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 33–31	2–3	TSN/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	28,842	Recap
7	6	Sun, July 23	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 41–43 (OT)	2–4	TSN/CBSSN	McMahon Stadium	21,226	Recap
8	7	Sun, July 30	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 18–25	2–5	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,098	Recap
9	8	Fri, Aug 4	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 20–7	3–5	TSN	McMahon Stadium	19,234	Recap
10	9	Sat, Aug 12	5:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 9–37	3–6	TSN/CBSSN	BC Place	20,524	Recap
11	10	Fri, Aug 18	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 18–19	3–7	TSN	McMahon Stadium	20,106	Recap
12	11	Fri, Aug 25	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 31–39	3–8	TSN	BMO Field	17,906	Recap
13	12	Mon, Sept 4	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 35–31	4–8	TSN/CBSSN	McMahon Stadium	26,741	Recap
14	13	Sat, Sept 9	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Edmonton Elks	L 23–25	4–9	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	32,422	Recap
15	Bye
16	14	Sat, Sept 23	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 11–28	4–10	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	22,321	Recap
17	15	Sat, Sept 30	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 15–22	4–11	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	22,809	Recap
18	Bye
19	16	Fri, Oct 13	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 26–19	5–11	TSN	McMahon Stadium	24,099	Recap
20	17	Sat, Oct 20	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	W 41–16	6–11	TSN	BC Place	22,537	Recap
21	18	Fri, Oct 27	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 13–36	6–12	TSN	McMahon Stadium	18,691	Recap

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 #  Games played with red uniforms.

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sat, Nov 4	4:30 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 30–41	0–1	TSN/RDS	BC Place	30,149	Recap

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

Calgary Stampeders roster

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Quarterbacks  1 Logan Bonner 12 Jake Maier 15 Tommy Stevens Receivers 84 Reggie Begelton 81 Luther Hakunavanhu 89 Colton Hunchak 80 Marken Michel 83 Tyson Middlemost 86 Tre Odoms-Dukes 88 Cole Tucker Running backs 35 Ka'Deem Carey 20 Peyton Logan Fullbacks 23 William Langlais 46 Charlie Power		Offensive linemen 66 Bryce Bell 54 Joshua Coker 60 D'Antne Demery 51 Sean McEwen 58 Ryan Sceviour 67 Zack Williams Defensive linemen 91 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund 95 Julian Howsare 40 Mike Moore 41 Mike Rose 77 Kelon Thomas 97 Derek Wiggan		Linebackers 57 Micah Awe 48 Jordan Herdman-Reed  4 Cameron Judge 43 Charlie Moore 44 Silas Stewart 53 Adarius Taylor 45 Darius Williams Defensive backs 42 Bailey Devine-Scott  3 Branden Dozier 49 Michael Griffin II  2 Jonathan Moxey 31 Tre Roberson  8 Nick Statz 28 Nick Taylor 38 Malcolm Thompson  0 Kobe Williams Special teams 52 Aaron Crawford LS 24 Cody Grace P 30 Rene Paredes K				1-Game Injured 65 Jamal Campbell OL 39 Brad Cowan LB 82 Rysen John WR 98 Terrell McClain DL 26 Dedrick Mills RB 47 Brad Muhammad DB 94 Toby Ndukwe DL 6-Game Injured 25 Daniel Amoako DB 14 Clark Barnes WR 27 Julian Charles 33 Tae Daley DB 37 Elliot Graham DL 11 Malik Henry WR 16 Natrell Jamerson DB 85 Jalen Philpot WR 99 T. J. Rayam DL 21 Shaq Richardson DB 29 Shaquille St-Lot DB 93 Alex Tchangam DL 61 Hugh Thornton OL  9 James Vaughters DL 32 Titus Wall DB		Practice roster 87 Floyd Allen WR 34 LeVante Bellamy RB 63 Rodeem Brown OL 50 Clifford Chattman DB 92 Ryan Leder DL 76 Damontre Moore DL 59 Isaac Moore OL 17 Chris Reynolds QB 72 Tyler Richardson DB 19 Toshiki Sato K 56 Brandon Weldon OL 36 Perry Young LB Suspended  7 Tommylee Lewis WR
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 19 Injured, 17 Practice roster, 1 Suspended Roster updated 2023-11-04 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Calgary Stampeders staff

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	Front Office President – John Hufnagel General Manager – Dave Dickenson Director of Player Personnel – Brendan Mahoney Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel Football Administration Director – Molly Campbell Director of Football Operations – Nick Bojda CFL Draft Coordinator – Dwayne Cameron Head Coaches Head Coach – Dave Dickenson Assistant Head Coach – Mark Kilam Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line – Pat DelMonaco Quarterbacks – Marc Mueller Receivers – Nik Lewis Running Backs – J. R. Davies			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Brent Monson Defensive Line – Juwan Simpson Linebackers – Bob Slowik Defensive Backs – Dwayne Cameron Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mark Kilam Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Taylor Altilio → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs