Having lost to the Blue Bombers team in the aforementioned playoff game, however, the Stampeders failed to repeat as Grey Cup champions in 2019, marking the first time since 2011 where the Stampeders failed to reach the West Division Final and only the second time since their 2008 Championship-Winning Season.

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe.

[2] Like all other CFL teams, the Stampeders held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019.

The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.

The team acquired another fourth-round pick after trading Charleston Hughes to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.