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1949 Calgary Stampeders season

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Head coach
  
Les Lear

Record
  
13–1–0

Playoff finish
  
Lost Grey Cup

Home field
  
Mewata Stadium

Division place
  
1st

The 1949 Calgary Stampeders finished in 1st place in the W.I.F.U. with a 13–1–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup and attempted to repeat as champions but they lost to the Montreal Alouettes. On October 22, 1949, the Stampeders recorded their first loss in almost two years (last loss was October 27, 1947) against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. They established a CFL record for the most consecutive regular season wins with a 22-game winning streak from August 25, 1948, to October 22, 1949.

FINALS

  • Calgary won the total-point series by 22–21. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup game.
  • References

    1949 Calgary Stampeders season Wikipedia