The 2025 Calgary Stampeders season was the 67th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 80th overall. The Stampeders improved upon their 5–12–1 record from 2024 after recording their sixth win in week 10. The team then qualified for the playoffs following a one-year absence after an Edmonton Elks loss to the BC Lions in week 20. However, the Stampeders lost to the BC Lions in the West Semi-Final. The 2025 CFL season was Dave Dickenson's ninth season as head coach and his third season as general manager.
The Calgary Stampeders drew an average home attendance of 22,295, the 5th highest of all Canadian football teams in the world.
Offseason CFL global draft The 2025 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Stampeders had two selections in the draft, holding the first pick in each round.
Round Pick Player Position School Nationality 1 1 Fraser Masin P Mississippi 2 10 Mark Vassett P Colorado
CFL national draft The 2025 CFL draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Stampeders had ten selections in the eight-round draft, including the first overall selection, which was the first top selection for the franchise since 2014 CFL draft. The team also received two additional selections, at the end of the first and second rounds, after the BC Lions forfeited their picks due to exceeding the 2024 salary cap. Not including traded picks, the team selected first in each round of the draft after finishing last in the 2024 league standings.
Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 1 Damien Alford WR Utah Montreal, QC 1 8 Christopher Fortin OL Connecticut Saint-René, QC 2 17 Quincy Vaughn TE North Dakota Hamilton, ON 3 20 Anton Haie DB Laval Lévis, QC 4 32 Nicky Farinaccio LB Montreal Montreal, QC 5 38 Vyshonne Janusas WR Guelph Windsor, ON 6 47 Ludovick Choquette RB Long Island Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC 7 56 Matthew Stokman OL Manitoba Winnipeg, MB 7 61 Max von Muehldorfer DL Western Calgary, AB 8 65 Ashton Miller-Melancon DB Queen's Dorval, QC
Preseason On February 6, 2025, it was announced that the Stampeders would play the BC Lions in Langford, British Columbia at Starlight Stadium for their preseason game.
Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A1 Mon, May 19 2:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 26–16 1–0 CFL+ Starlight Stadium N/A Recap B2 Sat, May 24 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 31–4 2–0 CFL+ McMahon Stadium 15,531 Recap C Bye
Games played with red uniforms.
Regular season Standings
Schedule The week 6 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders was originally scheduled for July 11 at 7pm MDT, but was postponed to July 12 at 2pm MDT due to poor air quality.
Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Sat, June 7 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–26 1–0 TSN/CTV McMahon Stadium 18,682 Recap 22 Sat, June 14 2:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts W 29–19 2–0 TSN/CBSSN BMO Field 17,902 Recap 33 Sat, June 21 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 12–20 2–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 16,584 Recap 4 Bye 54 Thu, July 3 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 37–16 3–1 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 22,485 Recap 65 Sat, July 12 2:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–10 4–1 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 26,675 Recap 76 Fri, July 18 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 41–20 5–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 87 Thu, July 24 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 21–23 5–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 19,863 Recap 98 Thu, July 31 5:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 11–31 5–3 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 16,115 Recap 109 Sat, Aug 9 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–27 6–3 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 20,902 Recap 11 Bye 1210 Sat, Aug 23 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–15 7–3 TSN McMahon Stadium 28,295 Recap 1311 Mon, Sept 1 4:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 28–7 8–3 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 27,764 Recap 1412 Sat, Sept 6 5:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Elks L 19–31 8–4 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,365 Recap 15 Bye 1613 Fri, Sept 19 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions L 23–52 8–5 TSN McMahon Stadium 23,554 Recap 1714 Fri, Sept 26 5:00 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 20–38 8–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 22,070 Recap 1815 Sat, Oct 4 5:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 24–38 8–7 TSN BC Place 28,308 Recap 1916 Sat, Oct 11 1:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 37–20 9–7 TSN/CTV/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 22,313 Recap 2017 Sat, Oct 18 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 44–13 10–7 TSN McMahon Stadium 22,528 Recap 2118 Fri, Oct 24 7:30 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Elks W 20–10 11–7 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 14,621 Recap
Games played with red uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with black uniforms.
Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordWest Semi-Final Sat, Nov 1 3:30 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 30–33 0–1 TSN/RDS BC Place 26,383 Recap
Games played with white uniforms.
Roster 2025 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T C T C G G
Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE DE DT DE DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams LS K P
Practice roster SB DT DB SB P K DT DT T DE RB WR Injured list RB SB C LB QB DB T LS LB DE DB WR WR DE G DE LB DE/DT FB T DE DB DB G QB DB LB Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player •
Coaching staff Calgary Stampeders staff Front office President – Jay McNeil General Manager – Dave Dickenson Director of Player Personnel – Brendan Mahoney Director of U.S. Scouting – Cole Hufnagel Football Administration Director – Molly Campbell Director of Football Operations – Nick Bojda CFL Draft Coordinator – Dwayne Cameron
Head Coaches Head Coach – Dave Dickenson
Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line – Pat DelMonaco Quarterbacks – Dakota Prukop Receivers – Markus Howell Running Backs and Assistant Offensive Line – Ucambre Williams Offensive and Special Teams Assistant – Colton Hunchak Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bob Slowik Linebackers and Run Game Coordinator – Marcus Klund Defensive Line – John Bowman Defensive Backs – Barron Miles
Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Dickenson
Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Daryl Chambers
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