Calgary Stampeders 1979 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

12 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties
Finished 2nd in the Western Conference
Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 10, 1979 Won 37 – 2 vs BC
Western Conference Final
- Nov. 18, 1979 Lost 7 – 19 @ Edmonton

Calgary Stampeders 1979 Season Resources 1979 CGY Team Roster 1979 CGY Attendance 1979 Calgary Stampeders Media Guide


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
A	Sun Jun 10 3:30 PM	CGY 35 @ WPG 13	W
A	Fri Jun 15 9:00 PM	SSK 21 @ CGY 18	L
C	Tue Jun 26 8:00 PM	CGY 23 @ HAM 8	W
D	Tue Jul 3 9:30 PM	BC 1 @ CGY 32	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Bye
2	Wed Jul 18 9:30 PM	WPG 7 @ CGY 35	W	CTV
3	Wed Jul 25 8:00 PM	CGY 19 @ MTL 7	W	CTV
4	Tue Jul 31 10:30 PM	CGY 9 @ EDM 44	L	CBCW
5	Wed Aug 8 9:30 PM	OTT 17 @ CGY 27	W	CTV
6	Wed Aug 15 9:30 PM	BC 10 @ CGY 22	W	CBCR
7	Wed Aug 22 10:00 PM	CGY 6 @ SSK 5	W	CTVW
8	Tue Aug 28 11:00 PM	CGY 17 @ BC 18	L
9	Mon Sep 3 4:30 PM	EDM 27 @ CGY 1	L	CTV
10	Bye
11	Sun Sep 16 4:30 PM	CGY 52 @ SSK 10	W
12	Sun Sep 23 4:30 PM	WPG 23 @ CGY 28	W	CBCR
13	Sun Sep 30 4:30 PM	EDM 19 @ CGY 26	W	CTV
14	Mon Oct 8 3:30 PM	CGY 18 @ WPG 13	W	CTV
15	Sun Oct 14 4:30 PM	HAM 26 @ CGY 16	L
16	Sat Oct 20 11:00 PM	CGY 37 @ BC 32	W	CTVW
17	Sun Oct 28 2:00 PM	CGY 28 @ TOR 12	W	CBC
18	Sun Nov 4 4:30 PM	SSK 8 @ CGY 41	W	CBCW


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sat Nov 10 4:00 PM	BC 2 @ CGY 37	W	CTV
Final	Sun Nov 18 4:00 PM	CGY 7 @ EDM 19	L	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	3	1	0	6	108	43	W2	3-1-0
Regular Season	16	12	4	0	24	382	278	W3	5-1-0
Home	8	6	2	0	12	196	137	W1	4-2-0
Visitor	8	6	2	0	12	186	141	W4	5-1-0
Divisional opponent	12	9	3	0	18	292	216	W6	6-0-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	3	1	0	6	90	62	W1	3-1-0

Full 1979 League Standings

	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 (4-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	6 (5-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	10 (9-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	4 (2-2-0)
After 2nd	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (3-2-0)	3 (3-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (3-1-0)	6 (6-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	9 (6-3-0)
After 3rd	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	8 (4-4-0)
After 4th	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	12 (12-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ CGY	CGY @
Divisional	0.445	5-1-0 (6)	4-2-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.492	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.594	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.813	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.125	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.250	2-0-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.375	0-1-0 (1)	--
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.719	--	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.563	1-0-0 (1)	--
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.313	--	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1979	1978 +/-
Average Combined Score	41.25	-2.00
Average Winning Score	28.25	+0.69
Average Losing Score	10.75	-5.75
Average Home Score	24.50	-0.25
Average Visitor Score	23.25	+0.38
Average Margin of Victory	14.67	+2.22
Average Margin of Loss	18.00	+7.50

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Calgary	196 (24.5)	186 (23.3)	382 (23.9)
Total	Opponent	141 (17.6)	137 (17.1)	278 (17.4)
1st	Calgary	33 (4.1)	40 (5.0)	73 (4.6)
1st	Opponent	8 (1.0)	24 (3.0)	32 (2.0)
2nd	Calgary	69 (8.6)	35 (4.4)	104 (6.5)
2nd	Opponent	68 (8.5)	63 (7.9)	131 (8.2)
3rd	Calgary	44 (5.5)	55 (6.9)	99 (6.2)
3rd	Opponent	32 (4.0)	16 (2.0)	48 (3.0)
4th	Calgary	50 (6.3)	56 (7.0)	106 (6.6)
4th	Opponent	33 (4.1)	34 (4.3)	67 (4.2)

Head Coaches

Ardell Wiegandt (Dec. 14, 1979 – Oct. 5, 1981)
Jack “Jocko” Gotta (Dec. 1, 1976 – Dec. 14, 1979)

Assistant Coaches

Ardell Wiegandt – Offensive line, Special teams
Stan Schwartz – Offensive, Special teams
Jim Spavital – Defensive backs
Marvin Bass – Defensive line

Player Awards
All Stars

1979 Player Awards and Nominations

1979 Most Outstanding

Player — Ed McAleney (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Ed McAleney (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Lloyd Fairbanks (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Tom Forzani (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Mike McTague (Team Nominee)

Calgary Stampeders 1979 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

SB	Willie Armstead
T	Lloyd Fairbanks
DE	Reggie Lewis
S	Al Burleson

6 All-Division Selections

SB	Willie Armstead
T	Lloyd Fairbanks
DE	Reggie Lewis
DHB	Terry Irvin
CB	Ray Odums
S	Al Burleson

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1979 Calgary Stampeders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–7 (7)		Darrell Moir (WR)	Calgary
1–8 (8)	[MTL]	Darrell Burko (LB)	Saskatchewan
2–7 (16)		Ed Thomas (DB)	Boise State
3–7 (25)		Jeff Inglis (OL)	Guelph
4–7 (34)		Clay Richards (DB)	Gavilan JC
5–7 (43)		Dan Hagen (SB)	Waterloo
6–7 (52)		Ossie Wilson (SB)	McMaster
7–7 (61)		George Fieber (C)	Manitoba