2020 Calgary Stampeders season

2020 Calgary Stampeders season
The Stampeders' 75th-anniversary season logo.
OwnerCalgary Sports and Entertainment
General managerJohn Hufnagel
PresidentJohn Hufnagel
Head coachDave Dickenson
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
RecordN/A
Division placeN/A, West
Playoff finishSeason cancelled

The 2020 Calgary Stampeders season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 76th overall. Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[1] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[2] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[3]

This season would have been Dave Dickenson's fifth season as head coach and John Hufnagel's 13th season as general manager. The team had planned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the team's inception in 1945.[4]

Offseason

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CFL National Draft

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The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[5][6] The Stampeders obtained the first overall pick after completing a trade with the Ottawa Redblacks that saw the teams swap first-round picks and Calgary acquire another third-round pick following the trade and subsequent re-signing of Nick Arbuckle to the Redblacks.[7][8] However, shortly after the draft began, the Stampeders then traded the first and 15th overall picks to the BC Lions for the third and 12th overall picks.[9]

The Stampeders also traded their fifth-round selection and Justin Renfrow to BC in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a negotiation list player.[10]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 3 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund DL Southeastern Louisiana Dartmouth, NS
2 12 Trivel Pinto WR British Columbia Toronto, ON
3 21 Rysen John WR Simon Fraser Vancouver, BC
3 26 Jonathan Zamora OL St. Francis Xavier Toronto, ON
4 31 Kurtis Gray LB Waterloo Waterloo, ON
4 34 Tyson Middlemost WR McMaster Dundas, ON
6 52 Andrew Seinet-Spaulding OL McGill Montreal, QC
7 61 Kieran Burnham K St. Francis Xavier Cambridge, ON
8 70 Michael Asibuo CB Concordia LaSalle, QC

CFL Global Draft

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The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[11] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[1][12] The Stampeders were scheduled to select sixth in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[11]

Planned schedule

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Preseason

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Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 30 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders NA McMahon Stadium
C 2 Fri, June 5 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions NA BC Place

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Regular season

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Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
1 1 Fri, June 12 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium
2 2 Thu, June 18 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions TSN McMahon Stadium
3 3 Fri, June 26 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN IG Field
4 4 Sat, July 4 5:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts TSN BMO Field
5 5 Fri, July 10 5:30 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN Tim Hortons Field
6 6 Fri, July 17 5:00 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
7 7 Sat, July 25 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN McMahon Stadium
8 Bye
9 8 Sat, Aug 8 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts TSN McMahon Stadium
10 9 Sat, Aug 15 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions TSN BC Place
11 10 Thu, Aug 20 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN McMahon Stadium
12 Bye
13 11 Mon, Sept 7 2:30 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Football Team TSN McMahon Stadium
14 12 Sat, Sept 12 5:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Football Team TSN Commonwealth Stadium
15 13 Fri, Sept 18 8:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN Mosaic Stadium
16 14 Fri, Sept 25 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN McMahon Stadium
17 Bye
18 15 Sat, Oct 10 5:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions TSN BC Place
19 16 Fri, Oct 16 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN McMahon Stadium
20 17 Fri, Oct 23 5:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks TSN TD Place Stadium
21 18 Fri, Oct 30 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN McMahon Stadium

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Team

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Roster

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Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Italics indicate American player
Bold indicates Global player
Roster updated 2020-08-17
Depth ChartTransactions
93 Roster

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Coaching staff

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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

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


Coaching Staff Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "CFL not to play shortened season in the fall". Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Stampeders Celebrating 75th-Anniversary Season". Calgary Stampeders. January 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "2020 CFL Draft". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Redblacks acquire Arbuckle's rights from Stamps". Canadian Football League. January 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Redblacks sign Nick Arbuckle". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. January 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "BC TRADES UP TO FIRST OVERALL, TAKE JORDAN WILLIAMS". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lions acquire OL Renfrow from Stamps". CFL.ca. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "2020 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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