1949 Calgary Stampeders season

The 1949 Calgary Stampeders finished in first place in the W.I.F.U. with a 13–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup and attempted to repeat as champions but they lost to the Montreal Alouettes. On October 22, 1949, the Stampeders recorded their first loss in almost two years (last loss was October 27, 1947) against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. They established a CFL record for the most consecutive regular season wins with a 22-game winning streak from August 25, 1948, to October 22, 1949.

Regular season

Season standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Calgary Stampeders 14 13 1 0 270 77 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 9 5 0 235 102 18 Edmonton Eskimos 14 4 10 0 93 235 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 2 12 0 74 258 4

Season schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 Sept 5 at Edmonton Eskimos W 20–6 1–0 2 Sept 10 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 22–19 2–0 3 Sept 12 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 32–7 3–0 4 Sept 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–1 4–0 5 Sept 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 13–1 5–0 6 Sept 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 41–5 6–0 7 Oct 1 at Edmonton Eskimos W 12–8 7–0 8 Oct 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 10–3 8–0 9 Oct 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 3–0 9–0 10 Oct 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 31–6 10–0 11 Oct 22 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–9 10–1 12 Oct 24 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–11 11–1 13 Oct 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 27–0 12–1 14 Oct 31 at Edmonton Eskimos W 11–1 13–1

Playoffs

Finals

+ WIFU Finals – Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away HomeNovember 5 Calgary Stampeders 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 + WIFU Finals – Game 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away HomeNovember 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Calgary Stampeders 4 Calgary won the total-point series by 22–21. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Grey Cup

November 26 37th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Calgary Stampeders 15 Montreal Alouettes 28 The Montreal Alouettes are the 1949 Grey Cup Champions

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