2004 Calgary Stampeders season

The 2004 Calgary Stampeders season was the 47th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 66th overall. The Stampeders finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs. This was the last time Calgary missed the playoffs until 2024.

2004 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Matt Dunigan
Home stadium	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	5th, West
Playoffs	did not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
2	11	Tyler Lymem	DL	Calgary
2	16	Pascal Masson	DB	Laval
3	19	Jason Taylor	DE	British Columbia
4	28	Anthony Forgione	OL	York
5	37	Christian Simmerling	DB	Saint Mary's
5	42	Marc Mitchell	LB	Queen's
6	46	Andrew Gallant	SB	St. Francis Xavier

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
B	June 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19–14	Loss	25,655	0–1
C	June 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	22–19	Loss	30,082	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	BC Lions (C, Q)	18	13	5	0	584	436	+148	26
2	Edmonton Eskimos (Q)	18	9	9	0	532	472	+60	18
3	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Q)	18	9	9	0	476	444	+32	18
4	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	448	507	−59	14
5	Calgary Stampeders	18	4	14	0	396	522	−126	8

Source: "2004 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 20	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	33–10	Win	21,119	1–0
2	June 27	vs. Montreal Alouettes	32–14	Loss	30,207	1–1
3	July 4	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	41–34	Loss	26,884	1–2
4	Bye					1–2
5	July 15	at Montreal Alouettes	42–23	Loss	20,202	1–3
6	July 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	40–21	Loss	35,651	1–4
7	July 29	at Ottawa Renegades	31–30	Loss	22,509	1–5
8	August 7	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	49–27	Win	30,144	2–5
9	August 14	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	46–16	Loss	26,228	2–6
10	August 21	vs. BC Lions	25–18	Loss	28,351	2–7
11	August 27	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	26–7	Loss	28,850	2–8
12	September 6	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	25–7	Loss	35,651	2–9
13	Sept 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	44–12	Loss	50,366	2–10
14	Sept 17	vs. Ottawa Renegades	26–24	Loss	28,114	2–11
15	Sept 24	vs. BC Lions	22–21	Win	28,524	3–11
16	Sept 29	at Toronto Argonauts	49–24	Loss	22,429	3–12
17	Bye					3–12
18	Oct 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	29–11	Win	30,082	4–12
19	Oct 22	at BC Lions	19–17	Loss	27,925	4–13
20	Oct 29	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	37–16	Loss	23,119	4–14

Roster

2004 Calgary Stampeders final roster
Quarterbacks 17 Khari Jones 16 Tommy Jones 15 Mike Souza Running backs 21 Randy Bowles  4 Scott Deibert 24 Ronney Jenkins 32 Joffrey Reynolds Receivers 88 Andre Arlain 19 Mike Juhasz 82 Nik Lewis 86 Wane McGarity 89 Denis Montana 81 Sulecio Sanford 85 Craig Spear		Offensive linemen 67 Jamie Crysdale C 62 Seth Dittman T 50 Jay McNeil G 64 Jeff Pilon T 65 Taylor Robertson G 69 Greg Schaefer T Defensive linemen 77 Tyler Lynem DT 91 Demetrious Maxie DE 92 Sheldon Napastuk DT 96 Garrett Smith DT 93 Jason Taylor DE Special teams 12 Clinton Greathouse K/P		Linebackers 34 Joe Bonaventura 48 Brian Clark 56 Scott Coe  7 John Grace 39 Marc Mitchell 44 Wes Robertson 38 George White Defensive backs 23 Joey Boese 26 Omar Evans 25 Milo Lewis  9 Pascal Masson  3 Terrence Moore 28 Christian Simmerling 11 Nate Terry		Injured list 35 Bill Chamberlain SB 37 Marc Calixte LB 83 Albert Connell WR  1 Marcus Crandell QB 29 William Fields DB 87 Blake Machan SB 27 Matt McKnight DB 98 Antwone Young DE Italics indicate International player

Awards and records

2004 CFL All-Stars

• LB – John Grace