The 1998 Calgary Stampeders season was the 41st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 64th overall. The Stampeders finished first in the West Division for the seventh time in nine seasons with a 12–6 record. The Stampeders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final and then beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 86th Grey Cup in the first Grey Cup matchup between those two teams. Wally Buono completed his seventh season as the team's head coach and fifth as the general manager. It was the fourth Grey Cup victory in Stampeders history and Buono became the first head coach to win multiple Grey Cup championships for the franchise.

Offseason The 1998 CFL draft took place on April 7, 1998.1998 CFL Canadian College Draft prospects The Stampeders had six selections in the six-round draft.

CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 4 Marc Pilon LB Syracuse 2 10 Andre Arlain SB St. Francis Xavier 3 16 Harland Ah You DL Brigham Young 4 24 Aubrey Cummings WR Acadia 5 32 Gene Stahl RB Calgary 6 39 Jodi Bednarek LB Calgary

Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record A Wed, June 17 BC Lions W 32–6 1–0 B Thurs, June 23 at Edmonton Eskimos W 26–23 2–0

Regular season Season standings

Season schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 Wed, July 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–20 1–0 2 Thurs, July 9 at Toronto Argonauts W 22–19 2–0 3 Thurs, July 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 26–29 2–1 4 Fri, July 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 44–25 3–1 5 Thurs, July 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 14–15 3–2 6 Fri, Aug 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 46–27 4–2 7 Thurs, Aug 13 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 47–24 5–2 8 Thurs, Aug 20 at BC Lions W 55–9 6–2 9 Fri, Aug 28 at Montreal Alouettes L 32–40 6–3 10 Mon, Sept 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–8 7–3 11 Fri, Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos W 30–23 8–3 12 Fri, Sept 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–18 9–3 13 Sun, Sept 27 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 22–27 9–4 14 Sun, Oct 4 vs. BC Lions L 11–22 9–5 15 Sun, Oct 11 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–18 10–5 16 Sun, Oct 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 39–23 11–5 17 Sun, Oct 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 31–19 12–5 18 Sat, Oct 31 at BC Lions L 22–31 12–6

Awards and records Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Kelvin Anderson (RB)

1998 CFL All-Stars QB – Jeff Garcia RB – Kelvin Anderson SB – Allen Pitts WR – Terry Vaughn OG – Fred Childress LB – Alondra Johnson P – Tony Martino

Western All-Star Selections QB – Jeff Garcia RB – Kelvin Anderson SB – Allen Pitts SB – Vince Danielsen WR – Terry Vaughn C – Jamie Crysdale OG – Fred Childress LB – Darryl Hall LB – Alondra Johnson CB – Marvin Coleman DB – Jack Kellogg P – Tony Martino ST – Marvin Coleman

Post-season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record West Semi-Final Bye West Final Sun, Nov 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 33–10 1–0 Grey Cup Sun, Nov 22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 26–24 2–0

Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalHamilton Tiger-Cats 3 13 2 6 24Calgary Stampeders 4 6 7 9 26 Roster 1998 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G C G/T G T T

Defensive linemen DT DT DE DE DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams P/K K

Injured list LB T DB LB DE DB

Italics indicate International player References