1961 Calgary Stampeders season

The 1961 Calgary Stampeders finished in third place in the Western Conference of the Canadian Football League (CFL) with a 7–9 record. They were defeated in the Western Finals by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Regular season

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
	1		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–18	0–1
	2		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 20–10	1–1
	3		Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 15–22	1–2
	4		Ottawa Rough Riders	L 1–32	1–3
	5		Edmonton Eskimos	L 9–10	1–4
	6		BC Lions	W 35–17	2–4
	7		Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 36–37	2–5
	8		BC Lions	W 28–9	3–5
	9		Toronto Argonauts	L 19–22	3–6
	10		Montreal Alouettes	W 6–2	4–6
	11		Edmonton Eskimos	W 28–21	5–6
	12		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 6–25	5–7
	13		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 22–17	6–7
	14		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 7–42	6–8
	15		Edmonton Eskimos	L 8–20	6–9
	16		BC Lions	W 43–7	7–9

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 11	Edmonton Eskimos 8	Calgary Stampeders 10

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 13	Calgary Stampeders 17	Edmonton Eskimos 18

Calgary won the total-point series by 27–26. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

**Western Finals** – Game 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 18	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14	Calgary Stampeders 1

**Western Finals** – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 22	Calgary Stampeders 14	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43

Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

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