Overview

• The undefeated 3–0 Winnipeg Blue Bombers visit the 2–1 Calgary Stampeders in the inaugural Stampede Bowl on the eve of Calgary’s annual Stampede.
• The event opens with a pre-game concert by country artist Daw Gray and shifts to a halftime show headlined by rock star Bret Michaels.
• The winner will lift a custom red-and-silver horse’s-head trophy crafted by MST Bronze LTD. while the losing team must donate $25,000 to the Purolator Tackle Hunger campaign.
• A large fireworks display is set to illuminate McMahon Stadium immediately after the game.
• It represents Calgary’s first home CFL game during Stampede festivities, a milestone in franchise history.