The Calgary Stampeders’ 1971 Season

Season Summary

Calgary Stampeders 1971 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Calgary Stampeders 1971 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 3 1 0 6 114 46 W1 3-1-0
Regular Season 16 9 6 1 19 290 218 L2 1-4-1
    Home 8 6 2 0 12 166 94 L2 4-2-0
    Visitor 8 3 4 1 7 124 124 L1 1-4-1
   Divisional opponent 12 7 4 1 15 246 165 L2 2-3-1
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 2 0 4 44 53 W1 2-2-0

Full 1971 League Standings

Calgary Stampeders 1971 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.461 4-2-0 (6) 3-2-1 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.518 2-0-0 (2) 0-2-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.406
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.375
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.594
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.469
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.500
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.429
Ottawa Rough Riders (1) 0.429
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.714

Team Scoring

19711970 +/-
Average Combined Score 31.75 +0.38
Average Winning Score 23.78 -0.11
Average Losing Score 11.50 +0.36
Average Home Score 20.75 -1.25
Average Visitor Score 15.50 +0.88
Average Margin of Victory 18.56 +1.56
Average Margin of Loss 15.83 +5.98

1971 Calgary Stampeders Attendance

  • Capacity: 25,000
  • Total: 183,305
  • High: 23,616
  • Avg: 22,913 (8 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1970 Avg: +1,468
  • Low: 19,549
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 91.65
  • Diff from League Avg: -1,099

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Coaches

Head Coach

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Stadium

  • 1971 home stadium: McMahon Stadium
  • Capacity: 25,000
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1969 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Calgary 461460 6547112 313162 243256 166 (20.8)124 (15.5)290 (18.1)
Opponent 333366 18826 255479 182947 124 (15.5)94 (11.8)218 (13.6)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 4 (3-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (0-4-1) 6 (5-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 8 (2-5-1)
After 2nd 6 (5-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-3-1) 10 (8-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-4-1)
After 3rd 6 (5-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-4-1) 9 (8-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 6 (0-5-1)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (3-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 4 (0-4-0) 9 (9-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 6 (0-6-0)

Calgary Stampeders 1971 Player Awards and Nominations

1971 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Wayne Harris, Jr. (Team Nominee)
  • Lineman — Wayne Harris, Jr. (Winner)
  • Canadian Player — Larry Robinson (Team Nominee)

Calgary Stampeders 1971 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
2–8 (17)   Dan Dulmage (T) McGill
2–9 (18) [MTL] Greg Gibson (DB) Calgary
3–8 (26)   Jim Bond (T) Simon Fraser
3–9 (27) [MTL] Dwayne Dudzear (E) Loyola
4–8 (35)   Ross Cote (G) Calgary
5–8 (44)   Bryden Murray (C) Bishop's
6–8 (53)   Bruce MacRae (HB) Western Ontario
7–8 (61)   Don Hickey (E) Alberta
8–8   Pass
9–8   Pass

Calgary Stampeders 1971 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections
G Granville Liggins
DT John Helton
DE Craig Koinzan
MLB Wayne Harris
DB Frank Andruski
9 All-Division Selections
TE Herm Harrison
C Basil Bark (Tie)
DT John Helton
DE Dick Suderman (Tie)
DE Craig Koinzan (Tie)
MLB Wayne Harris
DB Larry Robinson
DB Howard Starks
DB Frank Andruski

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Wed. July 7
SSK 0 @ CGY 27 W 18,910  
B
Mon. July 12
CGY 25 @ MTL 14 W 12,529  
C
Fri. July 16
CGY 21 @ EDM 24 L 16,000  
D
Thu. July 22
MTL 8 @ CGY 41 W 18,046  
1
Fri. July 30
CGY 21 @ SSK 0 W 16,000  
2
Wed. Aug. 4
OTT 8 @ CGY 9 W 22,251  
3
Wed. Aug. 11 11:00 PM
 CGY 31 @ EDM 1 W 23,049 CTV
4
Mon. Aug. 16
WPG 12 @ CGY 36 W 23,425  
5
Tue. Aug. 24
BC 1 @ CGY 32 W 23,616  
6
Wed. Sept. 1 8:00 PM
 CGY 15 @ WPG 31 L 22,553  
7
Mon. Sept. 6
EDM 7 @ CGY 23 W 23,616  
8
Sun. Sept. 12 5:00 PM
 CGY 25 @ BC 10 W 30,660 CTV
9
Wed. Sept. 15 11:00 PM
 WPG 7 @ CGY 20 W 23,616 CTV
10
Wed. Sept. 22 8:00 PM
 CGY 11 @ MTL 26 L 30,821 CTV
10
Sat. Sept. 25 8:00 PM
 CGY 7 @ TOR 18 L 33,135 CBC
11
Sun. Oct. 3
HAM 1 @ CGY 17 W 23,616  
12
Mon. Oct. 11 5:00 PM
 SSK 24 @ CGY 17 L 23,616 CTV
13
Sun. Oct. 17
CGY 7 @ SSK 7 T 21,706  
14
Sat. Oct. 23 5:00 PM
 EDM 34 @ CGY 12 L 19,549 CBC
15
Sat. Oct. 30 11:00 PM
 CGY 7 @ BC 31 L 21,489 CBC
P2
Sat. Nov. 13
SSK 21 @ CGY 30 W 23,616  
P2
Wed. Nov. 17
CGY 23 @ SSK 21 W 14,588  
GC
Sun. Nov. 28 4:00 PM
 TOR 11 vs CGY 14 W 34,484 CTV, CBC