The 2008 Calgary Stampeders season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) 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.CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – Calgary: Stampeders sign Boston College receiver 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.CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – Calgary: Kicked to the curb
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 2008 CFL Schedule
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 final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Slotbacks
Offensive linemen G G/T T C/G G C
Defensive linemen DE DE DE DE DT DT DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
WRSpecial teams K P
Reserve roster LB DB T
Practice Roster RB DE RB OL SB DTInjured list DB QB DB QB DB FB/LB DB G T G LB DT
Suspended DE WR
Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-04-13
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 TimeVenue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 6 6 3 3 18Calgary Stampeders 0 9 6 7 22
Grey Cup Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 4:00 PM Mountain Standard TimeVenue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 0 10 6 6 22Montreal Alouettes 3 10 1 0 14
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