The 2012 Calgary Stampeders season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 74th overall. The Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. The Stampeders won the West Semi-Final over the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 36–30, earning their first playoff victory over Saskatchewan since 1994. The Stampeders then traveled to Vancouver and upset the 1st place BC Lions 34–29, advancing to the Grey Cup game. Calgary were the Grey Cup favourites by two points, but they lost 35–22 to the hometown Toronto Argonauts.

Offseason

CFL draft The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012. The Stampeders had eight selections in the six-round draft, after trading away their second round pick and acquiring additional picks in the third, fourth, and sixth rounds.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 5 Ameet Pall DL Wofford 3 15 Keenan MacDougall DB Saskatchewan 3 19 Billy Peach OL Jacksonville 4 27 Bradley Erdos OL Simon Fraser 4 30 Adam Berger DB Simon Fraser 5 31 Mike Filer OL Mount Allison 6 43 Jordan Spence DL Eastern Oregon 6 45 Wilkerson Desouza LB Toronto Varsity Blues

Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record A Fri, June 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 20–17 Win 23,629 1–0 B Fri, June 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–31 Win 30,998 2–0

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 Sun, July 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes 38–10 Win 26,387 1–0 2 Sat, July 7 at Toronto Argonauts 39–36 Loss 20,682 1–1 3 Thurs, July 12 at Montreal Alouettes 33–32 Loss 21,074 1–2 4 Thurs, July 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 41–38 (OT) Win 32,228 2–2 5 Sat, July 28 vs. BC Lions 34–8 Loss 27,968 2–3 6 Bye 2–3 7 Thurs, Aug 9 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31–20 Win 22,635 3–3 8 Sat, Aug 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts 22–14 Loss 28,246 3–4 9 Sat, Aug 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–10 Win 33,427 4–4 10 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 31–30 Win 32,102 5–4 11 Fri, Sept 7 at Edmonton Eskimos 20–18 Win 39,363 6–4 12 Fri, Sept 14 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 44–3 Win 28,247 7–4 13 Sun, Sept 23 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–25 Loss 33,427 7–5 14 Fri, Sept 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 39–15 Win 29,290 8–5 15 Sat, Oct 6 at BC Lions 27–22 Loss 31,347 8–6 16 Sat, Oct 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–21 Win 25,462 9–6 17 Sat, Oct 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–32 Win 26,502 10–6 18 Fri, Oct 26 vs. BC Lions 41–21 Win 27,014 11–6 19 Fri, Nov 2 at Edmonton Eskimos 30–27 Win 21,147 12–6

Roster 2012 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T G C T C/G G T

Defensive linemen DT DT DE DE DT DE DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS P K

Reserve roster LB

Practice roster FB RB G DB DT Injured list WR DE LB RB C/G DE WR T DE DB G WR DE DE DT LS/FB QB DT DB WR

Italics indicate American player

Playoffs

Schedule Week Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance 20 West Semi-Final Nov 11 2:30 PM MST Saskatchewan Roughriders 36–30 Win 30,027 21 West Final Nov 18 2:30 PM MST at BC Lions 34–29 Win 43,216 21 Grey Cup Nov 25 4:00 PM MST Toronto Argonauts 35–22 Loss 53,208

West Semi-Final

West Final

Grey Cup

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