# 2011 Calgary Stampeders season

The 2011 Calgary Stampeders season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Stampeders finished in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record and lost the West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Stampeders had six selections in the draft, with the first coming in the third spot overall, after trading their sixth overall pick to the BC Lions. Through the trade, Calgary was able to select local star receiver Anthony Parker with their first pick, who was ranked as the number one receiver available in the draft. The Stampeders also selected Ottawa Quarterback Brad Sinopoli, who had been discussed as the best non-import QB to be available in a long time.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 3 | Anthony Parker | WR | Calgary |
| 2 | 9 | Junior Turner | DL | Bishop's |
| 4 | 26 | Akwasi Antwi | DL | Mount Allison |
| 4 | 29 | Brad Sinopoli | QB | Ottawa |
| 5 | 34 | Matt Walter | RB | Calgary |
| 6 | 45 | Jared Manchulenko | TE | Concordia |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | Wed, June 15 | vs. BC Lions | 24–0 | Loss | 8,235 | 0–1 |
| B | Fri, June 24 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 37–22 | Win | 32,796 | 1–1 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 511 | 385 | 22 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 427 | 401 | 22 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 511 | 476 | 22 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 346 | 482 | 10 | Details |

### Season schedule

The September, 25 game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be played in Moncton, New Brunswick as a part of the Touchdown Atlantic series.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Fri, July 1 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 23–21 | Loss | 27,428 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Fri, July 8 | at BC Lions | 34–32 | Win | 22,738 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Thur, July 14 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 21–20 | Win | 27,890 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sat, July 23 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 24–19 | Loss | 29,910 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Sat, July 30 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 22–18 | Win | 30,048 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Sat, Aug 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32–20 | Win | 29,307 | 4–2 |
| 7 | Fri, Aug 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 45–35 | Win | 30,048 | 5–2 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 5–2 |
| 9 | Sat, Aug 27 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 38–31 | Win | 30,386 | 6–2 |
| 10 | Mon, Sept 5 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 35–7 | Loss | 35,650 | 6–3 |
| 11 | Fri, Sept 9 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 30–20 | Win | 45,672 | 7–3 |
| 12 | Sat, Sept 17 | vs. BC Lions | 32–19 | Loss | 29,929 | 7–4 |
| 13 | Sun, Sept 25 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 55–36 | Loss | 20,153 | 7–5 |
| 14 | Sat, Oct 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 40–3 | Win | 33,469 | 8–5 |
| 15 | Sat, Oct 8 | at BC Lions | 33–31 | Loss | 30,622 | 8–6 |
| 16 | Fri, Oct 14 | at Toronto Argonauts | 31–29 | Loss | 18,720 | 8–7 |
| 17 | Fri, Oct 21 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 25–13 | Win | 29,698 | 9–7 |
| 18 | Sun, Oct 30 | at Montreal Alouettes | 32–27 | Win | 24,051 | 10–7 |
| 19 | Sat, Nov 5 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 30–24 | Win | 29,076 | 11–7 |

### Coaching staff
## Playoffs
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
| West Semi-Final | Nov 13 | 2:30 PM MST | at Edmonton Eskimos | 33–19 | Loss | 30,183 |

### Bracket

| November 13: Division Semi-Finals | November 13: Division Semi-Finals | November 13: Division Semi-Finals | November 20: Division Finals | November 20: Division Finals | November 20: Division Finals | November 27: 99th Grey Cup BC Place Stadium – Vancouver | November 27: 99th Grey Cup BC Place Stadium – Vancouver | November 27: 99th Grey Cup BC Place Stadium – Vancouver |
| | | | E3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | | | |
| East | East | East | E3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | | | |
| East | East | East | E1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19 | | | |
| E3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 52* | E1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19 | | | |
| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | | | | E1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 23 |
| | | | | | | W1 | BC Lions | 34 |
| | | | W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23 | | | |
| West | West | West | W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23 | | | |
| West | West | West | W1 | BC Lions | 40 | | | |
| W3 | Calgary Stampeders | 19 | W1 | BC Lions | 40 | | | |
| W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33 | | | | | | |
*-Team won in Overtime.

### West Semi-Final

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stampeders | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| • Eskimos | 3 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 33 |