2011 Calgary Stampeders season

2011 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	John Hufnagel
General Manager	John Hufnagel
Home Field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Place	3rd, West
Playoff Finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform
	File:CFL CAL Jersey 2011.png
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2010	2012

The 2011 Calgary Stampeders season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Stampeders finished in 3rd place in the West division with a 11–7 record and lost the West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason[]

CFL Draft[]

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011.^[1] The Stampeders had six selections in the draft, with the first coming in the third spot overall, after trading their sixth overall pick to the BC Lions. Through the trade, Calgary was able to select local star receiver Anthony Parker with their first pick, who was ranked as the number one receiver available in the draft. The Stampeders also selected Ottawa Quarterback Brad Sinopoli, who had been discussed as the best non-import QB to be available in a long time.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	3	Anthony Parker	WR	Calgary
2	9	Junior Turner	DL	Bishop's
4	26	Akwasi Antwi	DL	Mount Allison
4	29	Brad Sinopoli	QB	Ottawa
5	34	Matt Walter	RB	Calgary
6	45	Jared Manchulenko	TE	Concordia

Preseason[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Wed, June 15	vs. BC Lions	24–0	Loss	8,235	0–1
B	Fri, June 24	at Edmonton Eskimos	37–22	Win	32,796	1–1

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

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Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y-BC Lions	18	11	7	0	511	385	22	Details
X-Edmonton Eskimos	18	11	7	0	427	401	22	Details
X-Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	511	476	22	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	346	482	10	Details

Season schedule[]

The September, 25 game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be played in Moncton, New Brunswick as a part of the Touchdown Atlantic series.

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, July 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	23–21	Loss	27,428	0–1
2	Fri, July 8	at BC Lions	34–32	Win	22,738	1–1
3	Thur, July 14	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–20	Win	27,890	2–1
4	Sat, July 23	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	24–19	Loss	29,910	2–2
5	Sat, July 30	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–18	Win	30,048	3–2
6	Sat, Aug 6	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32–20	Win	29,307	4–2
7	Fri, Aug 12	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	45–35	Win	30,048	5–2
8	Bye					5–2
9	Sat, Aug 27	vs. Montreal Alouettes	38–31	Win	30,386	6–2
10	Mon, Sept 5	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	35–7	Loss	35,650	6–3
11	Fri, Sept 9	at Edmonton Eskimos	30–20	Win	45,672	7–3
12	Sat, Sept 17	vs. BC Lions	32–19	Loss	29,929	7–4
13	Sun, Sept 25	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	55–36	Loss	20,153	7–5
14	Sat, Oct 1	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	40–3	Win	33,469	8–5
15	Sat, Oct 8	at BC Lions	33–31	Loss	30,622	8–6
16	Fri, Oct 14	at Toronto Argonauts	31–29	Loss	18,720	8–7
17	Fri, Oct 21	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	25–13	Win	29,698	9–7
18	Sun, Oct 30	at Montreal Alouettes	32–27	Win	24,051	10–7
19	Sat, Nov 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–24	Win	29,076	11–7