2005 Calgary Stampeders season

2005 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Tom Higgins
Home stadium	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	2nd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 2005 Calgary Stampeders season was the 48th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 67th overall. The Stampeders finished second place in the West division with an 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team
1	1	Miguel Robede	DE	Laval
2	10	Godfrey Ellis	OL	Acadia
3	19	John Comiskey	OT	Windsor
4	27	Kyler Jukes	OL	Regina
5	36	David Hewson	DB	Manitoba
6	45	Brett Ralph	WR	Alberta

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 7	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	18–14	Win	24,700	1–0
B	June 16	at BC Lions	31–16	Loss	23,753	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	BC Lions (C, Q)	18	12	6	0	550	444	+106	24
2	Calgary Stampeders (Q)	18	11	7	0	529	443	+86	22
3	Edmonton Eskimos (Q)	18	11	7	0	453	421	+32	22
4	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Q)	18	9	9	0	441	433	+8	18
5	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	5	13	0	474	558	−84	10

Source: "2005 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Bye					0–0
2	July 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	22–16	Loss	34,102	0–1
3	July 7	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–15	Win	23,236	1–1
4	July 16	at Ottawa Renegades	33–18	Loss	16,303	1–2
5	July 23	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	44–18	Win	35,652	2–2
6	July 29	at BC Lions	40–27	Loss	28,714	2–3
7	August 6	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–21	Win	30,128	3–3
8	August 12	vs. BC Lions	39–31	Loss	31,847	3–4
9	August 18	at Montreal Alouettes	40–37	Win	20,202	4–4
10	August 24	at Toronto Argonauts	25–16	Loss	24,637	4–5
11	September 5	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	25–23	Loss	35,652	4–6
12	September 9	at Edmonton Eskimos	16–11	Win	42,654	5–6
13	September 17	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	39–17	Win	27,821	6–6
14	September 22	vs. Ottawa Renegades	45–23	Win	25,234	7–6
15	October 1	vs. Montreal Alouettes	32–11	Loss	28,304	7–7
16	Bye					7–7
17	October 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	34–17	Win	29,490	8–7
18	October 23	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–21	Win	28,800	9–7
19	October 30	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	46–24	Win	23,455	10–7
20	November 6	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	43–23	Win	31,017	11–7

Playoffs

Schedule

Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
West Semi-Final	November 13	4:00 PM MST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	33–26	Loss	26,799

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	0	12	4	17	33
Calgary Stampeders	9	14	0	3	26

Roster

2005 Calgary Stampeders final roster
Quarterbacks  1 Henry Burris 17 Jason Gesser 15 Danny Wimprine Running backs  4 Scott Deibert 32 Joffrey Reynolds 34 Tony Stallings Receivers 80 Jeremaine Copeland 84 MarTay Jenkins 19 Mike Juhasz 82 Nik Lewis 11 Brett Ralph 85 Ken-Yon Rambo 81 Terrence Wilkins		Offensive linemen 62 John Comiskey G/C 57 David De La Perralle T 61 Godfrey Ellis G/C 66 Alexandre Gauthier T 50 Jay McNeil G 64 Jeff Pilon T 65 Taylor Robertson G Defensive linemen 53 Rahim Abdullah DE 76 Randy Chevrier DT 91 Demetrious Maxie DE 92 Sheldon Napastuk DT 93 Terrence Patrick DE		Linebackers 37 Marc Calixte 48 Brian Clark 56 Scott Coe  7 John Grace 39 Marc Mitchell 38 George White Defensive backs 23 Joey Boese 41 Jermaine Chatman 31 Ben Kelly  3 Wes Lysack  9 Pascal Masson 24 Don McGee 28 Coby Rhinehart 42 Shane Walton 33 Trey Young		Special teams 14 Burke Dales P 12 Sandro DeAngelis K Injured list  8 Cornelius Anthony LB 30 Craig Carr RB 67 Jamie Crysdale C 25 Lawrence Deck DB 16 Josh Harris QB 58 Tyler Lynem T Italics indicate International player

Awards and records

2005 CFL All-Stars

• RB – Joffrey Reynolds
• LB – John Grace
• K – Sandro DeAngelis