# 1960 Calgary Stampeders season

The 1960 Calgary Stampeders finished in third place in the W.I.F.U. with a 6–8–2 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Finals by the Edmonton Eskimos.
This was the first season at McMahon Stadium for the Stamps.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 453 | 239 | 28 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 318 | 225 | 20 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 374 | 404 | 14 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 296 | 356 | 12 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 205 | 422 | 6 |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Wed, July 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | W 17–4 | 1–0 | | |
| B | Wed, July 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 30–51 | 0–1 | | 12,692 |

## Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| | 1 | Fri, Aug 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | T 15–15 | 0–0–1 | Taylor Field | 13,192 |
| | 2 | Mon, Aug 15 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 23–38 | 0–1–1 | McMahon Stadium | 20,450 |
| | 3 | Thu, Aug 18 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 7–50 | 0–2–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,389 |
| | 4 | Mon, Aug 22 | vs. BC Lions | L 19–26 | 0–3–1 | McMahon Stadium | |
| | 5 | Mon, Aug 29 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 23–15 | 1–3–1 | McMahon Stadium | 13,500 |
| | 6 | Mon, Sept 5 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 28–29 | 1–4–1 | McMahon Stadium | |
| | 7 | Sat, Sept 10 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 10–41 | 1–5–1 | Clarke Stadium | 17,993 |
| | 8 | Mon, Sept 12 | at BC Lions | T 21–21 | 1–5–2 | Empire Stadium | 27,759 |
| | 9 | Mon, Sept 19 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–19 | 1–6–2 | McMahon Stadium | 14,000 |
| | 10 | Sat, Sept 24 | vs. BC Lions | W 28–14 | 2–6–2 | McMahon Stadium | 13,000 |
| | 11 | Mon, Sept 26 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 35–45 | 2–7–2 | Taylor Field | |
| | 12 | Sat, Oct 1 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 21–31 | 2–8–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 15,968 |
| | 13 | Wed, Oct 5 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 39–22 | 2–9–2 | McMahon Stadium | 11,000 |
| | 14 | Sat, Oct 8 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 31–11 | 3–9–2 | Clarke Stadium | 15,500 |
| | 15 | Sat, Oct 15 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 35–17 | 4–9–2 | McMahon Stadium | 17,000 |
| | 16 | Sat, Oct 22 | at BC Lions | W 22–10 | 5–9–2 | Empire Stadium | 29,599 |

### 1960 playoffs

Western Conference Semi-Finals (two-game, total points series)
| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Semi-final No. 1 | Wed, Nov 2 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 7–30 | 0–1 | Clarke Stadium | 16,018 |
| West Semi-final No. 2 | Sat, Nov 5 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 21–40 | 0–2 | McMahon Stadium | 20,000 |
* Calgary lost the series 70–28. Edmonton advanced to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Conference Finals.

## Awards and records

* Tony Pajaczkowski, runner-up to Ron Stewart of the Ottawa Rough Riders for the CFL Outstanding Canadian Schenley Award.