The Calgary Stampeders’ 2008 Season

Season Summary

Calgary Stampeders 2008 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Calgary Stampeders 2008 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 1 1 0 2 74 53 L1 1-1-0
Regular Season 18 13 5 0 26 595 420 W4 5-1-0
    Home 9 7 2 0 14 303 178 W5 5-1-0
    Visitor 9 6 3 0 12 292 242 W1 5-1-0
   Divisional opponent 10 6 4 0 12 317 270 W2 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 7 1 0 14 278 150 W5 5-1-0

Full 2008 League Standings

Calgary Stampeders 2008 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.617 3-2-0 (5) 3-2-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.361 4-0-0 (4) 3-1-0 (4)
BC Lions (3) 0.611
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.556
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4) 0.667
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.167
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.611
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.222
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.444

Coaches

Head Coach

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Assistant Coaches
  • Kris Sweet – Offensive line
  • Pete Costanza – Receivers
  • Chris Jones – Defensive Coordinator
  • Cornell Brown – Defensive line
  • Corey Chamblin – Defensive backs
  • Craig Dickenson – Special Teams Coordinator
  • George Cortez – Associate Head Coach
  • Mark Kilam – Strength & Conditioning

2008 Calgary Stampeders Attendance

  • Capacity: 35,650
  • Total: 282,705
  • High: 35,650
  • Avg: 31,411 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2007 Avg: +165
  • Low: 25,650
  • Sellouts: 2
  • % of Capacity: 88.11
  • Diff from League Avg: +2,638

More 2008 Attendance Numbers

Team Scoring

20082007 +/-
Average Combined Score 56.39 0.83 +
Average Winning Score 35.77 1.34 +
Average Losing Score 26.00 7.30 +
Average Home Score 33.67 1.00 -
Average Visitor Score 32.44 14.56 +
Average Margin of Victory 15.92 1.35 +
Average Margin of Loss 6.40 9.20 -

Stadium

  • 2008 home stadium: McMahon Stadium
  • Capacity: 35,650
  • Playing surface: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 2006 – Artificial turf replacement

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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 5551106 10989198 7973152 6079139 303 (33.7)292 (32.4)595 (33.1)
Opponent 295180 5767124 493584 4389132 242 (26.9)178 (19.8)420 (23.3)

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 6 (6-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (4-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (2-1-0) 11 (10-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 5 (2-3-0)
After 2nd 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (4-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 12 (11-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (1-4-0)
After 3rd 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 13 (13-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0)
After 4th 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 13 (13-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0)

Calgary Stampeders 2008 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 2 – Henry Burris
  • 1 – Joffrey Reynolds

    • Defensive Star

    • 1 – Mike Labinjo
    • 1 – Milt Collins

Canadian Star

  • 2 – Mike Labinjo

    • Special Teams Star

    • 2 – Sandro DeAngelis

Calgary Stampeders 2008 Player Awards and Nominations

2008 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Henry Burris (Division Finalist)
  • Defensive Player — Shannon James (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Rob Lazeo (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Mike Labinjo (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Dimitri Tsoumpas (Team Nominee)
  • Special Teams Player — Sandro DeAngelis (Division Finalist)

Calgary Stampeders 2008 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–2 (2) [EDM] Dimitri Tsoumpas (OL) Weber State
1–3 (3) Jesse Newman (OL) Louisiana-Lafayette
2–8 (16) [EDM] Fernand Kashama (DL) Western Michigan
4–3 (27) Robert Hilaire (DT) Buffalo
5–3 (35) Jon Gott (OL) Boise State
6–3 (43) Jonathan Lapointe (RB) Montreal

Calgary Stampeders 2008 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections
RB Joffrey Reynolds
R Ken-Yon Rambo
CB Brandon Browner
K Sandro DeAngelis
6 All-Division Selections
QB Henry Burris
RB Joffrey Reynolds
R Ken-Yon Rambo
C Rob Lazeo
CB Brandon Browner
K Sandro DeAngelis

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Game Details (EDT
A 4
Fri. June 13
7:00 PM
 EDM 14 @ CGY 39 W 27,580
B 8
Thu. June 19
10:00 PM
 CGY 35 @ BC 39 L 26,242
1 10
Thu. June 26
10:00 PM
 BC 18 @ CGY 28 W 30,159 TSN
2 14
Thu. July 3
10:00 PM
 CGY 31 @ EDM 34 L 32,706 TSN
3 17
Thu. July 10
7:00 PM
 CGY 23 @ MTL 19 W 20,202 RDS, TSN
4 21
Thu. July 17
9:00 PM
 HAM 16 @ CGY 43 W 31,116 TSN
5 25
Thu. July 24
8:00 PM
 CGY 28 @ WPG 32 L 26,882 TSN
6 32
Sat. Aug. 2
8:00 PM
 SSK 22 @ CGY 21 L 25,650 TSN
7 34
Thu. Aug. 7
10:00 PM
 CGY 30 @ SSK 25 W 28,800 TSN
9 40
Fri. Aug. 22
10:30 PM
 CGY 36 @ BC 29 W 34,221 TSN
10 43
Mon. Sept. 1
4:00 PM
 EDM 37 @ CGY 16 L 35,650 TSN
11 45
Fri. Sept. 5
9:00 PM
 CGY 38 @ EDM 33 W 46,014 TSN
12 50
Fri. Sept. 12
10:00 PM
 MTL 30 @ CGY 41 W 30,960 TSN, RDS
13 54
Sat. Sept. 20
6:30 PM
 TOR 4 @ CGY 34 W 33,135 TSN
14 58
Sat. Sept. 27
7:00 PM
 CGY 44 @ TOR 16 W 28,672 TSN
15 62
Fri. Oct. 3
10:00 PM
 CGY 34 @ SSK 37 L 30,945 TSN
16 68
Mon. Oct. 13
4:30 PM
 SSK 5 @ CGY 42 W 35,650 TSN
17 71
Sat. Oct. 18
6:30 PM
 WPG 16 @ CGY 37 W 30,110 TSN
18 73
Fri. Oct. 24
7:30 PM
 CGY 28 @ HAM 17 W 20,614 TSN
19 80
Sat. Nov. 1
5:00 PM
 BC 30 @ CGY 41 W 30,275 TSN
P2 84
Sat. Nov. 15
1:00 PM
 BC 18 @ CGY 22 W 35,650 TSN
GC 85
Sun. Nov. 23
6:00 PM
 CGY 22 @ MTL 14 W 66,308 TSN, RDS