1970 Calgary Stampeders season

The 1970 Calgary Stampeders finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup where they lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Regular season

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	Wed, July 29	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 34–10	1–0	McMahon Stadium	19,436
2	2	Wed, Aug 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 2–14	1–1	Clarke Stadium	21,267
2	3	Mon, Aug 10	vs. BC Lions	W 16–9	2–1	McMahon Stadium	20,402
3	4	Mon, Aug 17	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–0	3–1	Taylor Field	18,553
4	5	Thu, Aug 20	at BC Lions	L 13–27	3–2	Empire Stadium	35,627
5	6	Wed, Aug 26	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 17–21	3–3	McMahon Stadium	23,616
6	7	Wed, Sept 2	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 29–18	4–3	Winnipeg Stadium	23,553
6	8	Mon, Sept 7	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 28–13	5–3	McMahon Stadium	23,310
7	Bye
8	9	Wed, Sept 16	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 18–39	5–4	Ivor Wynne Stadium	21,100
8	10	Sat, Sept 19	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 1–9	5–5	Lansdowne Park	23,013
9	11	Sun, Sept 27	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 27–12	6–5	McMahon Stadium	21,292
10	Bye
11	12	Wed, Oct 7	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 11–4	7–5	McMahon Stadium	18,970
11	13	Mon, Oct 12	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–16	7–6	Clarke Stadium	23,846
12	14	Sun, Oct 18	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 14–29	7–7	McMahon Stadium	23,616
13	15	Sun, Oct 25	vs. BC Lions	W 29–0	8–7	McMahon Stadium	20,916
14	16	Sun, Nov 1	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 11–6	9–7	Winnipeg Stadium	10,131

**Western Semi-Finals**
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 8	Calgary Stampeders 16	Edmonton Eskimos 9

**Western Finals – Game 1**
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 14	Calgary Stampeders 28	Saskatchewan Roughriders 11

**Western Finals – Game 2**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 18	Saskatchewan Roughriders 11	Calgary Stampeders 3

**Western Finals – Game 3**
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 22	Calgary Stampeders 15	Saskatchewan Roughriders 14

Calgary wins the best of three series 2–1. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

November 28 58th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 10	Montreal Alouettes 23
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1970 Grey Cup Champions
Sonny Wade (QB), Montreal Alouettes – Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.

^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

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v t e 1970 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	1970 CFL Draft 58th Grey Cup

v t e Calgary Stampeders
Founded in 1935 Based in Calgary, Alberta
Franchise	Records Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Mascot
Stadiums	Mewata Stadium McMahon Stadium
Lore	Labour Day Classic Battle of Alberta Canada Day Games Norman Kwong Perfect season
Important figures	Willie Burden Tom Forzani Doug Flutie Dean Griffing Wayne Harris Herman Harrison John Helton John Hufnagel Jerry Keeling Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford Don Luzzi Tony Pajaczkowski Allen Pitts Rocco Romano Paul Rowe Harvey Wylie
Retired numbers	5 10 13 18 22 55 67 75
Key personnel	Owners: Calgary Sports and Entertainment, John Forzani, Ted Hellard and Doug Mitchell. General Manager: John Hufnagel Head Coach: Dave Dickenson
Grey Cup championships (8)	1948 1971 1992 1998 2001 2008 2014 2018
Western Division championships (17)	1948 1949 1968 1970 1971 1991 1992 1995 1998 1999 2001 2008 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West