The 2018 Calgary Stampeders season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 84th overall. The Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 14th straight year and finished in first place in the West Division for the third straight year. They also appeared in the Grey Cup for the third consecutive season, but after two championship losses, the Stampeders claimed victory in the 106th Grey Cup game, the franchise's eighth victory overall. This season was Dave Dickenson's third season as head coach and John Hufnagel's 11th season as general manager.
Offseason CFL draft The 2018 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2018. By virtue of being a Grey Cup finalist, the Stampeders had the second-to-last selection in each of the eight rounds. The team upgraded their fourth-round pick after trading Charleston Hughes to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.On the Move Again: Hughes traded to Riders for QB Adams The team also acquired an additional pick in the fifth round from the Ottawa Redblacks in a trade for Drew Tate.Redblacks acquire Drew Tate in trade with Stamps
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 8 Ryan Sceviour OL Calgary 2 17 Eric Mezzalira LB McMaster 3 25 Royce Metchie DB Guelph 4 28 David Brown OL Western 5 39 Justin Lawrence OL Alberta 5 42 Dagogo Maxwell DB British Columbia 6 50 Atlee Simon RB Regina 7 59 Gabriel Ferraro K Guelph 8 68 Boston Rowe LB Calgary
Preseason
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B Fri, June 1 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions L 23–36 0–1 None McMahon Stadium 24,681 Recap C Fri, June 8 7:30 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–12 1–1 None Mosaic Stadium 29,006 Recap
2018 Schedule
Regular season Standings
Schedule For the second consecutive year, the Calgary Stampeders experienced a two-game losing streak with their loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 20. They had previously experienced a three-game losing streak to close out the 2017 (which had been the first time in ten years to lose three games consecutive and around five years to have lost at least two games consecutive). With the loss, Saskatchewan is the only team that the Calgary Stampeders have a losing record against in 2018 as of October 20 (though they could have a losing record to the BC Lions as well if they lose their November 3 game to the team. For the second consecutive season, the Calgary Stampeders lost three consecutive games after 10 years without experiencing such a streak (and the first time Bo Levi Mitchell had such a streak as a starting QB in the Canadian Football League). With the loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Edmonton Eskimos were officially eliminated from playoff contention in 2018 (the first time the team was eliminated from the playoffs since 2013). Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record11 Sat, June 16 5:00 p.m. MDTHamilton Tiger-Cats W 28–14 1–0TSN/ESPN2McMahon Stadium 23,717Recap22 Sat, June 23 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Toronto Argonauts W 41–7 2–0 TSN/RDS2BMO Field 16,450Recap33 Thurs, June 28 7:00 p.m. MDTOttawa Redblacks W 24–14 3–0 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 23,454Recap4Bye54 Thurs, July 12 5:30 p.m. MDT @ Ottawa Redblacks W 27–3 4–0 TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium 22,103Recap65 Sat, July 21 7:00 p.m. MDTMontreal Alouettes W 25–8 5–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 26,440Recap76 Sat, July 28 7:00 p.m. MDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–22 6–0 TSN/ESPN2Mosaic Stadium 33,350Recap87 Sat, Aug 4 7:00 p.m. MDTBC Lions W 27–18 7–0 TSN McMahon Stadium 25,075Recap9Bye108 Sun, Aug 19 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–40 7–1 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,350Recap119 Sat, Aug 25 1:30 p.m. MDTWinnipeg Blue Bombers W 39–26 8–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 27,800Recap1210Mon, Sept 3 1:00 p.m. MDTEdmonton Eskimos W 23–20 9–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 32,013Recap1311 Sat, Sept 8 5:00 p.m. MDT @ Edmonton Eskimos L 42–48 9–2 TSN/RDSCommonwealth Stadium 38,611Recap1412 Sat, Sept 15 2:00 p.m. MDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 43–28 10–2 TSN/RDSTim Hortons Field 23,428Recap15Bye1613 Fri, Sept 28 7:00 p.m. MDT Toronto Argonauts W 38–16 11–2 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 24,126Recap1714Mon, Oct 8 11:00 a.m. MDT @ Montreal Alouettes W 12–6 12–2 TSN/RDSMolson Stadium 16,764Recap1815 Sat, Oct 13 6:00 p.m. MDT BC Lions L 21–26 12–3 TSN McMahon Stadium 23,563Recap1916 Sat, Oct 20 5:00 p.m. MDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 29–24 12–4 TSN McMahon Stadium 30,868 Recap2017 Fri, Oct 26 6:30 p.m. MDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 29-21 12–5 TSNInvestors Group Field 25,173Recap2118 Sat, Nov 3 8:00 p.m. MDT @ BC Lions W 26–9 13–5 TSN BC Place 24,114 Recap
Postseason
Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-Final Bye West Final Sun, Nov 18 2:30 p.m. MST Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–14 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 29,268 Recap Sun, Nov 27 4:00 p.m. MST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 27–16 2–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 55,819 Recap
Roster 2018 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G T G T G C T
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DT DT
Special teams LS P K Linebackers
Defensive backs
Practice roster DB DE WR DB DE C/G C DB T
Injured list SB SB LB SB WR RB DT DT G DB DB DE
Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-05-21 Depth Chart • Transactions
Coaching staff 2018 Calgary Stampeders staff Front office President and coo – Lyle Bauer General manager – John Hufnagel Assistant general manager of football operations – Michael Petrie Director of Canadian scouting – Brendan Mahoney Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel
Head coaches Head coach – Dave Dickenson
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dave Dickenson Quarterbacks – Ryan Dinwiddie Running backs – Marc Mueller Receivers – Pete Costanza Offensive line – Pat DelMonaco Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – DeVone Claybrooks Defensive line – Corey Mace Linebackers – Brent Monson Defensive backs – Josh Bell
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mark Kilam
Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Taylor Altilio
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