By Stampeders.com staff

Here’s a closer look at the Stamps’ rousing 40-33 comeback victory over the Toronto Argonauts at McMahon Stadium

Comeback kids

Neither the players nor the coaching staff would want to script things this way, but there’s something about a dramatic comeback victory, isn’t there?

Calgary matched a franchise record by overcoming a 26-point deficit against the Argos. The Stamps had previously performed the great revival on Aug. 9, 1987, when they bounced back from a 37-11 deficit to beat Ottawa 39-38.

The CFL record is a 27-point deficit overcome by Edmonton against Calgary in 1975 and by Winnipeg against Hamilton in 1994.

This marks the second year in a row the Stamps have mounted a stirring rally on home turf. On July 20, 2013, Calgary set a record for greatest first-quarter deficit overcome as they spotted Montreal a 24-0 lead before rallying to win 38-27.

If you combine the games, the visitors outscored the Stamps 53-3 before Calgary rallied to outpoint the opposition 75-7 the rest of the way.

See Jon run

Where to start when talking about Jon Cornish?

That he has three 100-yard games in a row?

That, since returning to the lineup from injury in Week 9, he’s zoomed up from 30th in the CFL rushing stats (342 yards behind the league leader) to third (60 back of the leader)?

Or how about the fact that in his past 36 games — the equivalent of two full seasons — he’s averaged 101.6 yards per contest? Yes, that’s right, the benchmark of single-game greatness for a running back (100-plus yards) has been Cornish’s average game for two full seasons.

Since that forgettable July 28, 2012, night when Cornish finished the game with minus-1 rushing yards, the star running back has run 3,658 yards in 36 games including 16 games with 100-plus yards and nine with at least 150 yards.

His career 6.8 yards-per-carry average is second only to Willie Fleming in CFL history and he owns eight of the 18 best single-game rushing totals in Stampeders history (Kelvin Anderson, with three, is the only other player with more than two).

Cornish is remaining modest about his accomplishments, however, and giving credit to the men — offensive linemen as well as receivers — who block for him.

“No one can tackle you if they can’t touch you,” he tweeted Sunday morning.

By the way, the 79-yard run against the Argos on Saturday was the longest of Cornish’s career.

Huff ties former boss 

Saturday’s victory came on John Hufnagel 63rd birthday and allowed him to tie Jack Gotta, who coached Hufnagel when the latter was a quarterback for the Stamps in the late 1970s, for 11th place on the all-time coaching wins list.

Both men have 83 victories. With a .702 career winning percentage, Hufnagel tops all CFL coaches in league history with at least 100 games on the sidelines.

Team effort

Here are some noteworthy facts about the Stamps and their 10-1 start:

• The Stamps haven’t been 10-1 to start a season since 1995
• Saturday’s win assures the Stamps of a winning season for the seventh year in a row, a span that matches with John Hufnagel’s arrival as head coach and general manager
• Calgary owns the longest active run of winning seasons in the CFL
• The Stamps are also assured of a winning home record for a 10th straight year. The Red and White is 45-14-1 at home since 2008
• Calgary is 33-7 in its past 40 games dating back to Aug. 25, 2012, and 28-5 in the 33 contests
• With 41 and 40 points in the past two games, the Stamps have posted back-to-back 40-point offensive games for the first time since Aug. 27 and Sept. 6 of 2010

In case you missed it . . .

Here is more coverage from Saturday’s game

Articles:

>> Game story
>> Butler and Evans return
>> Gotta have faith

Stamps TV:

>> Recap
>> Highlights
>> Post-game comments: Coach Huff
>> Post-game comments: Jon Cornish
>> Post-game comments: Drew Tate
>> Cornish’s 79-yard dash
>> Game balls

Photos:

>> Photo gallery

Other: 

>> Game stats