2009 Calgary Stampeders season

Head coach| John Hufnagel
Home field| McMahon Stadium
Results
Record| 10–7–1
Division place| 2nd, West
Playoff finish| Lost West Final
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The 2009 Calgary Stampeders season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 71st overall. The Stampeders attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions.

The Stampeders finished in second place with a 10–7–1 record. They appeared in the West Final but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

## Offseason[edit]

### CFL draft[edit]

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Stampeders selected safety Eric Fraser of Central Michigan University in the first round, eighth overall.[1][2]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School/Club Team

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1 | 8 | Eric Fraser | S | Central Michigan
2 | 16 | Tristan Black | LB | Wayne State
3 | 24 | John Hashem | OT | Regina
4 | 28 | Spencer Armstrong | WR | Air Force
4 | 30 | Steve Myddelton | DE | St. Francis Xavier
4 | 32 | Scott McHenry | SB | Saskatchewan
5 | 40 | Osie Ukwuoma | DL | Queen's
6 | 48 | John Kanaroski | WR | Regina

## Preseason[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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A  | June 17  | vs. BC Lions | 37-30  | Win  | 25,463  | 1–0
B  | June 23  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27-19  | Win  | 29,107  | 2–0

## Regular season[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

West Division

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Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 514 | 484 | 21 | Details
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 514 | 443 | 21 | Details
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 469 | 502 | 18 | Details
BC Lions | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 431 | 502 | 16 | Details

### Season schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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1  | July 1  | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 40 – 27  | Loss  | 35,650  | 0 - 1
2  | July 10  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 42 – 30  | Loss  | 29,533  | 0 - 2
3  | July 17  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 44 – 9  | Win  | 33,109  | 1 - 2
4  | July 24  | at BC Lions | 48 – 10  | Win  | 27,191  | 2 - 2
5  | August 1  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24 – 23  | Loss  | 35,650  | 2 - 3
6  | August 8  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | 31 – 23  | Win  | 35,650  | 3 - 3
7  | August 13  | at Edmonton Eskimos | 38 – 35  | Loss  | 33,065  | 3 - 4
8  | Bye | 3 - 4
9  | August 28  | at Toronto Argonauts  | 23 – 20  | Win  | 25,329  | 4 - 4
10  | Sept 7  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | 32 – 8  | Win  | 40,729  | 5 - 4
11  | Sept 11  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | 35 – 34  | Win  | 46,212  | 6 - 4
12  | Sept 18  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24 – 17  | Loss  | 19,448  | 6 - 5
13  | Sept 25  | vs. BC Lions  | 27 – 18  | Win  | 36,702  | 7 - 5
14  | Oct 3  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | 15 – 14  | Win  | 36,753  | 8 - 5
15  | Oct 12  | at Montreal Alouettes  | 32 – 11  | Loss  | 20,202  | 8 - 6
16  | Oct 17  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders  | 44 – 44 (2OT) | Tie  | 38,623  | 8 - 6 - 1
17  | Oct 23  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | 30 – 7  | Win  | 35,650  | 9 - 6 - 1
18  | Oct 31  | at BC Lions  | 28 – 26  | Win  | 27,131  | 10 - 6 - 1
19  | Nov 6  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders  | 30 – 14  | Loss  | 30,945  | 10 - 7 - 1

### Roster[edit]

2009 Calgary Stampeders roster

Quarterbacks

* 1 Henry Burris
* 17 Barrick Nealy
* 4 Drew Tate

Running backs

* 9 Jon Cornish
* 26 Rob Cote FB
* 21 Joffrey Reynolds
* 32 Demetris Summers

Wide receivers

* 83 Romby Bryant
* 79 Jermaine Jackson
* 2 Teyo Johnson
* 11 Brett Ralph

Slotbacks

* 80 Jeremaine Copeland
* 82 Nik Lewis
* 88 Markus Howell
* 87 Arjei Franklin

|  | Offensive linemen

* 65 Ben Archibald T
* 56 Randy Chevrier OL
* 61 Godfrey Ellis G
* 63 Jon Gott OL
* 68 Rob Lazeo G
* 66 Tim O'Neill OL
* 64 Jeff Pilon T
* 67 Dimitri Tsoumpas G

Defensive linemen

* 95 Devone Claybrooks DL
* 93 Jim Davis DE
* 77 Tom Johnson DT
* 42 Mike Labinjo DE
* 44 Justin Phillips DL
* 96 Miguel Robede DE
* 48 Juwan Simpson DL

|  | Linebackers

* 37 Marc Calixte OLB
* 7 Dwaine Carpenter LB
* 91 Tearrius George OLB
* 39 Charleston Hughes ILB
* 49 Malik Jackson LB/DE
* 23 Shannon James OLB
* 0 Tim Johnson LB
* 34 Fernand Kashama LB
* 25 Keon Raymond LB

Defensive backs

* 33 Dwight Anderson CB
* 27 Brandon Browner CB
* 14 Milton Collins DB
* 29 John Eubanks CB
* 31 Wes Lysack S

Special teams

* 16 Burke Dales P
* 12 Sandro DeAngelis K

|  | Inactive List

* 35 Ronnie Amadi DB
* 60 Derek Armstrong G
* 95 Tristan Black LB
* 86 Jackie Chambers WR
* 97 Alain Kashama DE
* 62 Jesse Newman G
* 85 Ken-Yon Rambo WR
* 19 LeMarcus Rowell LB
* 38 J. R. Ruffin DB
* 28 Brandon Smith HB
* 3 Ryan Thelwell WR
* 43 Derek Watson RB

Practice Roster

* 57 Mike Byrne OL
* 84 Chris Davis WR
* \-- Michael Desormeaux QB
* 81 Blaine Kruger WR
* \-- Deon Murphy WR
* 59 Steve Myddelton OL
* 15 Maurice Price WR
* \-- Vince Redd DE
* 38 Demetrice Webb CB

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Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2009-10-08
Depth Chart • Transactions
45 Active, 13 Inactive, 9 PR

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## Player stats[edit]

### Passing[edit]

Player  | Att  | Comp  | %  | Yards  | TD  | INT  | Rating

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Henry Burris | 571 | 339 | 59.4 | 4,831 | 22 | 16 | 88.0
Drew Tate | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 99.8
Barrick Nealy | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 148.8

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### Rushing[edit]

Player  | Att  | Yards  | Avg  | TD  | Fumbles

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Joffrey Reynolds | 235 | 1,504 | 6.4 | 11 | 3
Henry Burris | 105 | 552 | 5.3 | 11 | 8
Jon Cornish | 20 | 105 | 5.3 | 2 | 0
Demetris Summers | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 24 | 0
Barrick Nealy | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 15 | 0

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### Receiving[edit]

Player  | No.  | Yards  | Avg  | Long  | TD

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Jermaine Copeland | 81 | 1,235 | 15.2 | 57 | 12
Nik Lewis | 70 | 1,013 | 14.5 | 52 | 1
Romby Bryant | 27 | 548 | 20.3 | 53 | 0
Ryan Thelwell | 31 | 492 | 15.9 | 45 | 1
Joffrey Reynolds | 36 | 431 | 12.0 | 37 | 2

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## Awards and records[edit]

### 2009 CFL All-Stars[edit]

* OT – Ben Archibald
* CB – Brandon Browner
* WR – Jeremaine Copeland
* RB – Joffrey Reynolds

## Playoffs[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Attendance

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20  | November 15  | 2:30 PM MST  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | 24-21  | Win  | 31,356
21  | November 22  | 2:30 PM MST  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders  | 27-11  | Loss  | 30,945

### Bracket[edit]

| November 15: Division Semifinals | | | November 22: Division Finals | | | November 29: 97th Grey Cup
McMahon Stadium – Calgary |

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| | | | W4 | BC Lions | 18 | |
| East |
| | | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 56 |
| W4 | BC Lions | 34* |

| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 |
| | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 28 |
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| | | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 |
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| | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 |
| West |
| | | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 |
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21 |

| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 24 |

*-Team won in Overtime.

### West Semi-Final[edit]

Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21
Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24

### West Final[edit]

Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27

## References[edit]

1. ^ Cameron, Allen (2009-05-03). "Stamps say top pick will be worth wait". Calgary Herald. p. D4. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
2. ^ "Stampeders 2009 Draft Picks". Calgary Herald. 2009-05-03. Archived from the original on 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
3. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
4. ^ "Rushing 2009 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
5. ^ "Receiving 2009 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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2009 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC Lions
* Calgary Stampeders
* Edmonton Eskimos
* Saskatchewan Roughriders

Eastern|

* Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* Montreal Alouettes
* Toronto Argonauts
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers

See also|

* 2009 CFL Draft
* 97th Grey Cup

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