1978 Calgary Stampeders season

1978 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	Jack Gotta
Home Field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	9–4–3
Place	2nd, West
Playoff Finish	Lost West Final
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1977	1979

The 1978 Calgary Stampeders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 9–4–3 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	4	2	452	301	22
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	4	3	381	311	21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	371	351	18
BC Lions	16	7	7	2	359	308	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	4	11	1	330	459	9

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result
	Edmonton Eskimos	33–17	Loss
	BC Lions	23–21	Win
	BC Lions	19–19	Tie
	Montreal Alouettes	28–14	Loss
	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	29–21	Win
	Saskatchewan Roughriders	43–22	Win
	Ottawa Rough Riders	27–16	Loss
	Edmonton Eskimos	28–28	Tie
	BC Lions	14–4	Win
	Edmonton Eskimos	20–20	Tie
	Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–19	Loss
	Toronto Argonauts	22–16	Win
	Saskatchewan Roughriders	33–13	Win
	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	35–1	Win
	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28–24	Win
	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	22–14	Win

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	?	?	?	?	4
Calgary Stampeders	?	?	?	?	38

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	?	?	?	?	13
Edmonton Eskimos	?	?	?	?	26

Awards and records

• CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta

1978 CFL All-Stars

• RB – James Sykes, CFL All-Star
• OG – Harold Holton, CFL All-Star
• DT – John Helton, CFL All-Star
• DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star