The Calgary Stampeders are pleased to announce their schedule for the 2023 Canadian Football League season.

“The release of the schedule always creates anticipation for the new season,” said Stampeders president John Hufnagel. “We’re very pleased with the schedule and our fans can look forward to some great action at McMahon Stadium in 2023.”

Some features of the Stamps’ 2023 schedule include:

• Pre-season games at home against the Edmonton Elks on May 22 and in Vancouver against the BC Lions on June 1
• A Thursday Night Football home meeting with the BC Lions to kick off the CFL’s 2023 regular-season schedule
• Two regular-season visits to Calgary by both the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Two regular-season trips to Vancouver by the Stamps to face the Lions
• The traditional Labour Day Classic against Edmonton
• In interdivisional action, the Alouettes, Argonauts and Redblacks all come to McMahon Stadium while the Stamps will make a trip to all four East Division cities – Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto
• A Sunday 5 p.m. home game against Ottawa on July 23. Regular-season dates at McMahon also include four Fridays and two Saturdays as well as the Thursday season-opener and the Labour Day Monday contest
• A Saturday matinee against Montreal on Sept. 23
• Five summer home dates – two in June, one in July and two in August – prior to the Labour Day Classic and three fall games – one in September and two in October – following the annual grudge match against the Elks
• A meeting at McMahon with the Blue Bombers to wrap up the regular season
• The return of Saturday games for the division semifinal and final rounds
• Byes in Weeks 4, 15 and 18

Calgary Stampeders 2023 schedule

All times Mountain

Pre-season

Wk        Opponent                   Date                     Time

A            Edmonton           Monday, May 22           2 p.m.

C               at BC              Thursday, June 1        8:30 p.m.

Regular season

Wk        Opponent                   Date                     Time

1                 BC               Thursday, June 8           7 p.m.

2            at Ottawa          Thursday, June 15       5:30 p.m.

3         Saskatchewan      Saturday, June 24          5 p.m.

4                 Bye

5           at Winnipeg            Friday, July 7           6:30 p.m.

6       at Saskatchewan     Saturday, July 15           5 p.m.

7              Ottawa             Sunday, July 23            5 p.m.

8           at Montreal          Sunday, July 30            5 p.m.

9              Toronto              Friday, Aug. 4             7 p.m.

10             at BC             Saturday, Aug. 12          5 p.m.

11           Winnipeg            Friday, Aug. 18            7 p.m.

12          at Toronto            Friday, Aug. 25          5:30 p.m.

13          Edmonton           Monday, Sept. 4            5 p.m.

14        at Edmonton        Saturday, Sept. 9           5 p.m.

15               Bye

16           Montreal          Saturday, Sept. 23          2 p.m.

17         at Hamilton        Saturday, Sept. 30          5 p.m.

18               Bye

19       Saskatchewan         Friday, Oct. 13          7:30 p.m.

20             at BC               Friday, Oct. 20             8 p.m.

21           Winnipeg             Friday, Oct. 27             7 p.m.

Post-season

Division Semi-Finals         Saturday, Nov. 4         4:30 p.m.

Division Finals                 Saturday, Nov. 11        4:30 p.m.

Grey Cup in Hamilton       Sunday, Nov. 19           4 p.m.