Calgary Stampeders seek return to former CFL glory in 2024
Global News
Calgary opens the 2024 season at home Friday against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The Calgary Stampeders need improvement on both sides of the football to return to the CFL’s upper echelon.
A 2-5 start and losing five games by three points or less in 2023 contributed to a 6-12 record in Dave Dickenson’s first season holding down the dual roles of general manager and coach.
Calgary’s worst record in almost two decades was still enough to win the turtle derby for the third and final playoff spot in the West Division, but a team that regularly won a dozen games a season has work to do to get back into the league’s elite.
“I don’t think we’re that far off last year, yet we couldn’t seem to win the tight games. We didn’t make the plays when we needed to most,” Dickenson said.
Calgary opens the 2024 season at home Friday against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Future Hall of Famer quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell returns to McMahon Stadium for the first time since 2022 when the Stampeders traded his rights to Hamilton.
CFL schedulers didn’t grace Calgary with a Tiger-Cats visit in 2023, although the oft-injured Mitchell started just six games for his new team last season.
The Stampeders turned the page on Mitchell for Jake Maier midway through 2022. Maier’s performance in his first full season as a starter was a mixed bag of a league-leading 363 completions, but also 15 interceptions.
Calgary ranked last in the league in touchdowns (36) and average offensive yards per game (335.5).
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