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By Stampeders.com staff
History will be made at McMahon Stadium on Saturday as the expansion Ottawa RedBlacks make their first-ever visit. Kickoff for the Week 7 contest is at 5:30 p.m.
It’s Family Day, with pre-game fun starting at 2 p.m.
Calgary takes a 4-1 mark into Saturday’s contest as the Stamps’ season-opening four-game winning streak was snapped by a one-point loss — 25-24 — to the BC Lions at McMahon last week.
Calgary is tied for second place in the West Division with Edmonton at 4-1, with Winnipeg leading the way at 5-1.
The RedBlacks fell to 1-4 on Saturday after dropping a 38-14 decision on home field to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Ottawa is part of a tightly grouped East Division in which all four teams have four losses. First-place Toronto is 2-4 while Ottawa, Montreal and Hamilton are all 1-4.
Ottawa is coached by former Stampeders defensive coordinator Rick Campbell and led by former Stamps QB Henry Burris. Running back Chevon Walker ranks third in the CFL with 445 yards from scrimmage.
With an average of 15.4 points allowed per game, the Stamps own the league’s stingiest defence. Ottawa’s offence is averaging 18.8 points per game.
Saturday marks the first game in Calgary by a team from the Nation’s Capital since the Ottawa Renegades were at McMahon Stadium on Sept. 22, 2005. The Stamps beat the Renegades 45-23 on that occasion as Joffrey Reynolds ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
Danny Wimprine was Calgary’s starting QB that day as he went head-to-head with Ottawa’s Kerry Joseph while two Stampeders players from that date — Nik Lewis and Randy Chevrier — remain with the club.