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2008 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season

Field	Value
team	Calgary Stampeders
year	2008
record	13–5
division_place	1st, West
coach	John Hufnagel
stadium	McMahon Stadium
playoffs	Won Grey Cup
uniform	Image:CFL CAL Jersey 2008.png
shortnavlink	Stampeders seasons
general_manager	John Hufnagel

The 2008 Calgary Stampeders season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 70th overall. The Stampeders finished in first place in the West division, won the West Final and played in the 96th Grey Cup in Montreal. The Stampeders defeated the hometown Montreal Alouettes to win their 6th Grey Cup championship.

This season started the following streaks for the Stampeders:

14 consecutive seasons above .500 (2008-2022)
14 consecutive seasons .500 or better (2008-2022)
12 consecutive seasons 10+ wins (2008-2019)

Offseason

Transactions

April 24, 2008 – Montreal native Kevin Challenger signed with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday April 25. The former Boston College star was eligible for the NFL Draft but Challenger was ranked number 108 among NCAA receivers. Challenger spent five years at Boston College and was a starter the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
May 27, 2008 – Calgary Stampeders head coach/GM John Hufnagel traded Duncan Mahony to the Edmonton Eskimos. Calgary received a conditional draft pick for the 31-year-old O'Mahony.

CFL draft

In the 2008 CFL draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team
1	2	Dimitri Tsoumpas	OL	Weber State
1	3	Jesse Newman	OL	Louisiana-Lafayette
2	16	Fernand Kashama	DE	Western Michigan
3	27	Ronald Hilaire	DL	Buffalo
5	35	Jon Gott	OL	Boise State
6	43	Jonathan Lapointe	FB	Montreal

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 13	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	39–14	Win	27,580	1–0
B	June 19	at BC Lions	39–35	Loss	26,242	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 26	vs. BC Lions	28–18	Win	30,159	1–0
2	July 3	at Edmonton Eskimos	34–31	Loss	32,706	1–1
3	July 10	at Montreal Alouettes	23–19	Win	20,202	2–1
4	July 17	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	43–16	Win	31,116	3–1
5	July 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–28	Loss	26,882	3–2
6	August 2	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–21	Loss	35,650	3–3
7	August 7	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–25	Win	28,800	4–3
8	Bye	4–3
9	August 22	at BC Lions	36–29	Win	34,221	5–3
10	September 1	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	37–16	Loss	35,650	5–4
11	September 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	38–33	Win	46,014	6–4
12	September 12	vs. Montreal Alouettes	41–30	Win	30,960	7–4
13	September 20	vs. Toronto Argonauts	34–4	Win	33,135	8–4
14	September 27	at Toronto Argonauts	44–16	Win	29,672	9–4
15	October 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	37–34	Loss	30,945	9–5
16	October 13	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	42–5	Win	35,650	10–5
17	October 18	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	37–16	Win	30,110	11–5
18	October 24	at Hamilton Tiger Cats	28–17	Win	20,614	12–5
19	November 1	vs. BC Lions	41–30	Win	30,275	13–5

Roster

2008 Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks

Player stats

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Henry Burris	591	381	64.5	5093	39	14	103.8
Dave Dickenson	9	5	55.6	79	0	0	85.0
Will Proctor	1	1	100.0	49	0	0	158.3
Barrick Nealy	12	5	41.7	32	0	0	47.9
Jermaine Copeland	1	1	100.0	16	0	0	152.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Avg	TD	Fumbles
Joffrey Reynolds	227	1310	5.8	10	4
Henry Burris	87	595	6.8	3	9
Jon Cornish	30	254	8.5	1	0
Demetris Summers	19	121	6.4	1	1
Barrick Nealy	9	112	12.4	3	1

Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
Ken-Yon Rambo	100	1473	14.7	81	8
Nikolas Lewis	87	1109	12.7	85	10
Jermaine Copeland	52	763	14.7	60	7

Awards and records

Henry Burris, Led West Division, Passing Touchdowns (39)
Henry Burris, Led West Division, Passer Rating (103.8)
Joffrey Reynolds, CFL Rushing Champion, 1310 Yards
Joffrey Reynolds, Led CFL, Rushing Attempts (227)
John Hufnagel, Annis Stukus Trophy winner as the CFL's coach of the year.

All-Star Selections

Brandon Browner, Western Division All-Star, Defence
Henry Burris, Western Division All-Star, Offence
Sandro DeAngelis, Western Division All-Star, Special Teams
Rob Lazeo, Western Division All-Star, Offence
Ken-Yon Rambo, Western Division All-Star, Offence
Joffrey Reynolds, Western Division All-Star, Offence

Playoffs

Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
West Final	November 15	2:30 PM MST	vs. BC Lions	22-18	Win	35,650
Grey Cup	November 23	4:00 PM MST	Montreal Alouettes	22-14	Win	66,308

West Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	6	6	3	3	18
Calgary Stampeders	0	9	6	7	22

[[96th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]]

Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	0	10	6	6	22
Montreal Alouettes	3	10	1	0	14

References

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(2009-03-03). "Hufnagel named CFL's top coach". CBC Sports.
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