1945 Calgary Stampeders season

1945 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Unknown
Home field	Mewata Stadium
Results
Playoff finish	Lost W.I.F.U. Final

The 1945 Calgary Stampeders season was the first season for the team under the name "Stampeders" (They were previously known as the "Bronks") and their seventh overall. There was no regular season play in 1945. The W.I.F.U. suspended operations during World War II and did not return to action until the 1945 playoffs.

The Stampeders were defeated in the W.I.F.U. Finals by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Regular season

During the Second World War, The W.I.F.U. decided to cancel its 1942 to 1945 seasons. However, in 1945, the war was over and the W.I.F.U. decided to hold playoffs for the year of 1945 despite the fact that no regular season games were played. All W.I.F.U. teams were automatically entered into the 1945 playoffs.

Playoffs

**WIFU Semi-Finals – Game 1**
Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
October 31	Calgary Stampeders 3	Regina Roughriders 1

**WIFU Semi-Finals – Game 2**
Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 3	Regina Roughriders 0	Calgary Stampeders 12

FINALS

**WIFU Finals**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 10	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9	Calgary Stampeders 6

Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.

References

1945 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Regina Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

Ontario Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Ottawa Toronto Balmy Beach Toronto Indians Windsor

See also	33rd Grey Cup

Calgary Stampeders seasons

1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

Calgary Stampeders

Founded in 1935 Based in Calgary, Alberta

Franchise	Records Seasons Head coaches Mascot

Stadiums	Mewata Stadium McMahon Stadium

Lore	Labour Day Classic Battle of Alberta Norman Kwong Perfect season

Important figures	Willie Burden Tom Forzani Doug Flutie Dean Griffing Wayne Harris Herman Harrison John Helton John Hufnagel Jerry Keeling Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford Don Luzzi Tony Pajaczkowski Allen Pitts Rocco Romano Paul Rowe Harvey Wylie

Retired numbers	5 10 13 18 22 55 67 75

Key personnel	Owners: Calgary Flames Limited Partnership, John Forzani, Ted Hellard and Doug Mitchell. Coach and General Manager: John Hufnagel

Grey Cup championships (7)	1948 1971 1992 1998 2001 2008 2014

Western Division championships (14)	1948 1949 1968 1970 1971 1991 1992 1995 1998 1999 2001 2008 2012 2014

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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