The 1948 Calgary Stampeders finished in first place in the W.I.F.U. with a perfect 12–0 record, went 2–0–1 in the playoffs and won the Grey Cup.
To date, this is still the only undefeated season in the history of Canadian professional football.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sat, Aug 21 vs. Toronto Beaches-Indians W 16–7 1–0 Mewata Stadium 6,000
Regular season
Season standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Calgary Stampeders 12 12 0 0 218 61 24 Regina Roughriders 12 3 9 0 133 137 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 3 9 0 81 234 6
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Bye 2 1 Wed, Aug 25 vs. Regina Roughriders W 12–1 1–0 Mewata Stadium 4,500 2 2 Mon, Aug 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–0 2–0 Mewata Stadium 5,000 3 3 Fri, Sept 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–5 3–0 Osborne Stadium 6,000 3 4 Mon, Sept 6 at Regina Roughriders W 14–9 4–0 Taylor Field 6,000 4 5 Mon, Sept 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 18–0 5–0 Mewata Stadium 7,200 5 Bye 6 6 Sat, Sept 25 vs. Regina Roughriders W 13–12 6–0 Mewata Stadium 7,000 7 7 Sat, Oct 2 at Regina Roughriders W 12–11 7–0 Taylor Field 5,500 7 8 Mon, Oct 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–6 8–0 Osborne Stadium 7,000 8 9 Sat, Oct 9 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–3 9–0 Mewata Stadium 7,000 9 10 Sat, Oct 16 at Regina Roughriders W 8–7 10–0 Taylor Field 5,000 9 11 Mon, Oct 18 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–8 11–0 Osborne Stadium 4,000 10 12 Sat, Oct 23 vs. Regina Roughriders W 19–0 12–0 Mewata Stadium 9,000
Playoffs
Finals
+ WIFU Finals – Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders Date Away HomeNovember 6 Calgary Stampeders 4 Regina Roughriders 4 + WIFU Finals – Game 2 Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away HomeNovember 11 Regina Roughriders 6 Calgary Stampeders 17 Calgary won the total-point series 21–10, thus advancing to the Grey Cup game.
Grey Cup
November 27 36th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Calgary Stampeders 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 7 The Calgary Stampeders are the 1948 Grey Cup Champions
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