2005 Calgary Stampeders season

2005 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Tom Higgins
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 2005 Calgary Stampeders season was the 48th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 67th overall. The Stampeders finished second place in the West division with an 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Miguel Robede	DE	Laval
2	10	Godfrey Ellis	OL	Acadia
3	19	John Comiskey	OT	Windsor
4	27	Kyler Jukes	OL	Regina
5	36	David Hewson	DB	Manitoba
6	45	Brett Ralph	WR	Alberta

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 7	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	18–14	Win	24,700	1–0
B	June 16	at BC Lions	31–16	Loss	23,753	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	550	444	24	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	529	443	22	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	11	7	0	453	421	22	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	9	0	441	433	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	5	13	0	474	558	10	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Bye					0–0
2	July 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	22–16	Loss	34,102	0–1
3	July 7	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–15	Win	23,236	1–1
4	July 16	at Ottawa Renegades	33–18	Loss	16,303	1–2
5	July 23	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	44–18	Win	35,652	2–2
6	July 29	at BC Lions	40–27	Loss	28,714	2–3
7	August 6	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–21	Win	30,128	3–3
8	August 12	vs. BC Lions	39–31	Loss	31,847	3–4
9	August 18	at Montreal Alouettes	40–37	Win	20,202	4–4
10	August 24	at Toronto Argonauts	25–16	Loss	24,637	4–5
11	September 5	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	25–23	Loss	35,652	4–6
12	September 9	at Edmonton Eskimos	16–11	Win	42,654	5–6
13	September 17	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	39–17	Win	27,821	6–6
14	September 22	vs. Ottawa Renegades	45–23	Win	25,234	7–6
15	October 1	vs. Montreal Alouettes	32–11	Loss	28,304	7–7
16	Bye					7–7
17	October 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	34–17	Win	29,490	8–7
18	October 23	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–21	Win	28,800	9–7
19	October 30	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	46–24	Win	23,455	10–7
20	November 6	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	43–23	Win	31,017	11–7

Playoffs

Schedule

Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
West Semi-Final	November 13	4:00 PM MST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	33–26	Loss	26,799

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	0	12	4	17	33
Calgary Stampeders	9	14	0	3	26

Awards and records

2005 CFL All-Stars

• RB – Joffrey Reynolds
• LB – John Grace
• K – Sandro DeAngelis