Yes, it was that time of year. The summer rounding to a close, the kids preparing to return to school and the Stamps and Eskimos gearing up for yet another edition of the Labour Day classic. On a perfect sunny Monday afternoon, McMahon Stadium was jammed to capacity as 37,611 turned out to witness what was sure to be another epic battle between these two provincial rivals. Edmonton opened the scoring at 4:08 when K Sean Fleming’s 40-yard FG attempt sailed wide. The Stamps’ first points of the game came at 7:46, when Fleming conceded a safety touch. The Calgary offence got on track late in the opening frame and at 13:53 RB Kelvin Anderson scored the games first major, a 1-yard TD run. QB Jeff Garcia found SB Allen Pitts alone in the end zone completing the two-point convert attempt and the Stamps were up by a 10-1 score after one period of play. Garcia got the Stamps rolling 10 seconds into the second quarter calling his own number from 1-yard out. The Mark McLoughlin convert increased the Calgary lead to 17-1. McLoughlin increased the Stamps’ lead with FGs from 48 and 31 yard out. Fleming added a 37-yard effort of his own making the score at halftime, 23-4 in favour of the hometown side. Fleming accounted for all of the third quarter scoring with a 58-yard punting single and a 31-yard single off a missed FG. McLoughlin’s 67‐yard single increased the Stamps’ lead to 24-6 5:50 into the final frame but the Eskimos countered right back as QB Jimmy Kemp, who was in the game to replace injured starter Danny McManus, found SB Robert Gordon alone in the end zone for a 7-yard TD. Kemp teamed up with Gordon again on the ensuing two-point convert trimming the Calgary lead to 10. However this was as close as they would get as McLoughlin added his third FG of the game, a 33-yard effort, making the final Calgary 27, Edmonton 14.
1996 | Week 10 | EDM 13 @ CGY 31 | |
Week 11 | CGY 19 @ EDM 20 | ||
Week 18 | CGY 32 @ EDM 41 | ||
Division Final | EDM 15 @ CGY 12 | ||
1997 | Week 1 | EDM 23 @ CGY 22 | |
Week 10 | EDM 14 @ CGY 27 | ||
Week 11 | CGY 20 @ EDM 24 | ||
Week 15 | CGY 32 @ EDM 42 OT |
1.
EDM: Single FLEMING
(60 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
4:08
2.
CGY: Safety touch
FLEMING conceded
7:46
3.
CGY: Touchdown
ANDERSON
(1 yard)
13:53
CGY: 2-point convert PITTS
(5 yard pass from GARCIA)
4.
CGY: Touchdown
GARCIA
(1 yard)
0:10
CGY: Convert Kick MCLOUGHLIN
5.
CGY: Field Goal
MCLOUGHLIN
(48 yards)
9:19
6.
CGY: Field Goal
MCLOUGHLIN
(31 yards)
12:57
7.
EDM: Field Goal
FLEMING
(37 yards)
14:11
8.
EDM: Single FLEMING
(70 yards off a Punt)
2:39
9.
EDM: Single FLEMING
(31 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
8:40
10.
CGY: Single MCLOUGHLIN
(67 yards off a Missed Field Goal)
5:05
11.
EDM: Touchdown GORDON
(7 yard pass from KEMP)
13:29
EDM: 2-point convert GORDON
(5 yard pass from KEMP)
13:29
12.
CGY: Field Goal
MCLOUGHLIN
(33 yards)
15:00
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eskimos | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
Stampeders | 10 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
EDM | CGY | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 17 | 22 |
Rushing | 23 | 170 |
Passing | 270 | 157 |
Total Offence | 293 | 327 |
Team Losses | 29 | 2 |
Net Offence | 264 | 325 |
Pass Comp-Att | 25-42 | 12-22 |
Interceptions by-yards | 0-0 | 1-36 |
Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 1-1 |
Punts-Net Avg. | 5-7.6 | 7-5.6 |
Penalties-Yards | 8-57 | 16-142 |
Time of Possession | 28:36 | 31:24 |
EDM – MCMANUS: 16/25, 160 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT; KEMP: 9/17, 110 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT; CGY – GARCIA: 12/22, 157 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT;
EDM – KEMP: 3/15 YDS, 0 TD; BLOUNT: 4/10 YDS, 0 TD; BURSE: 4/-2 YDS, 0 TD; CGY – ANDERSON: 19/96 YDS, 1 TD; GARCIA: 14/64 YDS, 1 TD; DUCLAIR: 2/10 YDS, 0 TD;
EDM – FLUTIE: 7/101 YDS, 0 TD; MYERS: 4/77 YDS, 0 TD; TOBERT: 4/43 YDS, 0 TD; BLOUNT: 7/36 YDS, 0 TD; GORDON: 3/13 YDS, 1 TD; CGY – VAUGHN: 3/54 YDS, 0 TD; PITTS: 2/30 YDS, 0 TD; MOORE: 3/30 YDS, 0 TD; DANIELSEN: 2/26 YDS, 0 TD; ANDERSON: 2/17 YDS, 0 TD;
Eskimos coach: Ron Lancaster (L)
Stampeders coach: Wally Buono (W)
Eskimos (7-3-0) Next vs Stampeders Sep 06
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EDM | CGY | ||
---|---|---|---|
Largest Lead / Deficit | +1 / -22 | +22 / -1 | |
Final | -13 | +13 | |
EDM | Tied | CGY | |
Time in Lead | 03:38 | 04:08 | 52:14 |
Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COP Upper | 2:00 PM | Partly Cloudy | 20.3°C | NNE (160°) at 33 km/h | 48% | 102.25 kPa |
COP Upper | 3:00 PM | Breezy and Partly Cloudy | 20.7°C | NNE (140°) at 33 km/h | 45% | 102.25 kPa |
COP Upper | 4:00 PM | Breezy and Partly Cloudy | 20.0°C | NNE (140°) at 35 km/h | 43% | 102.24 kPa |
COP Upper | 5:00 PM | Breezy and Partly Cloudy | 20.5°C | NNE (140°) at 28 km/h | 42% | 102.25 kPa |
Conditions at COP Upper (8.78 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.
Data from Dark Sky. Contains supplemental data (Conditions, Pressure, Cloud cover) from Dark Sky estimated conditions.