The 1979 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 12–4 record. They appeared in the Western Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos. This would mark the last season in which the Stampeders won a playoff game until 1991; they were the only CFL team during the 1980s that did not win a single playoff game.

Roster 1979 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

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Tight ends Offensive linemen T T T G G G C

Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DT DE Linebackers

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Defensive backs

Special teams K

Italics indicate International player

Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 12 2 2 495 219 26Calgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 382 278 24 BC Lions 16 9 6 1 328 333 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 4 12 0 283 340 8 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 14 0 194 437 4

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Bye 2 1 Wed, July 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–7 1–0 McMahon Stadium 33,196 3 2 Wed, July 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 19–7 2–0 Olympic Stadium 51,237 3 3 Tue, July 31 at Edmonton Eskimos L 9–44 2–1 Commonwealth Stadium 42,887 4 Bye 5 4 Wed, Aug 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–17 3–1 McMahon Stadium 32,780 6 5 Wed, Aug 15 vs. BC Lions W 22–10 4–1 McMahon Stadium 34,825 7 6 Wed, Aug 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 6–5 5–1 Taylor Field 20,790 7 7 Tue, Aug 28 at BC Lions L 17–18 5–2 Empire Stadium 30,018 8 8 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–19 5–3 McMahon Stadium 34,825 9 Bye 10 9 Sun, Sept 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 6–5 6–3 Taylor Field 20,021 11 10 Sun, Sept 23 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–23 7–3 McMahon Stadium 30,125 12 11 Sun, Sept 30 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 1–27 7–4 McMahon Stadium 33,245 13 12 Mon, Oct 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 18–13 8–4 Winnipeg Stadium 22,429 14 13 Sun, Oct 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–26 8–5 McMahon Stadium 30,925 15 14 Sat, Oct 20 at BC Lions W 37–32 9–5 Empire Stadium 25,301 16 15 Sun, Oct 28 at Toronto Argonauts W 28–12 10–5 Exhibition Stadium 36,226 17 16 Sun, Nov 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–8 11–5 McMahon Stadium 30,654

Playoffs West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 1 0 0 1 2Calgary Stampeders 3 5 29 0 37

West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 0 3 4 0 7Edmonton Eskimos 0 14 0 5 19

Awards and records 1979 CFL All-Stars SB – Willie Armstead, CFL All-Star OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, CFL All-Star DE – Reggie Lewis, CFL All-Star DB – Al Burleson, CFL All-Star

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