2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season | |
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General manager | West |
Playoff finish | Won Grey Cup |
Team MOP | Willie Jefferson |
Team MOC | Mike Miller |
Team MOR | Kenny Lawler |
Uniform | |
The 1990 Grey Cup championship game, ending what was the longest active Grey Cup drought.
Offseason
Foreign drafts
For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from
2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.[3][4][5]
Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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LFA |
1 | 8 | Sergio Schiaffino | RB | Dinos de Saltillo |
2 | 17 | Manuel Hernández | S | UDLAP | |
3 | 26 | Gabriel Amavizca | K | BUAP | |
Euro |
1 | 2 | Thiadric Hansen | LB | Potsdam Royals |
CFL draft
The
2018 CFL Draft.[6]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
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1 | 4 | Drew Desjarlais | OL |
Windsor | Belle River, ON |
1 | 5 | Jonathan Kongbo | DL |
Tennessee | Surrey, BC
|
2 | 14 | Brady Oliveira | RB | North Dakota | Winnipeg, MB |
3 | 25 | Connor Griffiths | DL |
British Columbia | Langley, BC |
4 | 34 | Asotui Eli | OL |
Hawai'i | Kailua-Kona, HI
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5 | 43 | Malik Richards | WR |
Mount Allison | Brampton, ON |
6 | 52 | Tariq Lachance | DL |
Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB |
7 | 61 | Nick Hallett | DB | Toronto | London, ON |
8 | 70 | Kerfalla Exumé | DB | Montreal | Montreal, QC |
Preseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
A | Bye | ||||||||
B | Fri, May 31 | 7:30 p.m. CDT
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vs. Edmonton Eskimos
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W 20–3 | 1–0 | None | IG Field
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19,273 | Recap |
C | Thu, June 6 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 35–29 | 2–0 | None | Mosaic Stadium | 28,706 | Recap |
Regular season
Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
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Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 487 | 386 | 7–3 | W3 | Details |
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 482 | 407 | 8–2 | W1 | Details |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 508 | 409 | 7–3 | W1 | Details |
Edmonton Eskimos |
18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 406 | 400 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |
BC Lions | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 411 | 452 | 0–10 | L3 | Details |
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Sat, June 15 | 9:00 p.m. CDT | at BC Lions | W 33–23 | 1–0 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 18,058 | Recap |
2 | Bye | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Thu, June 27 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 28–21 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | IG Field
|
25,336 | Recap |
4 | 3 | Fri, July 5 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 29–14 | 3–0 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 20,429 | Recap |
5 | 4 | Fri, July 12 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 48–21 | 4–0 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 24,187 | Recap |
6 | 5 | Fri, July 19 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 31–1 | 5–0 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 25,350 | Recap |
7 | 6 | Fri, July 26 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 15–23 | 5–1 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,512 | Recap |
8 | 7 | Thu, Aug 1 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 27–28 | 5–2 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | BMO Field | 12,072 | Recap |
9 | 8 | Thu, Aug 8 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 26–24 | 6–2 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 25,354 | Recap |
10 | 9 | Thu, Aug 15 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. BC Lions | W 32–16 | 7–2 | TSN/RDS2 | IG Field | 24,914 | Recap |
11 | 10 | Fri, Aug 23 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 34–28 | 8–2 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium
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34,217 | Recap |
12 | 11 | Sun, Sept 1 | 2:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 17–19 | 8–3 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 33,356 | Recap |
13 | 12 | Sat, Sept 7 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 35–10 | 9–3 | TSN | IG Field | 33,134 | Recap |
14 | Bye | |||||||||
15 | 13 | Sat, Sept 21 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 37–38 | 9–4 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium
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19,070 | Recap |
16 | 14 | Fri, Sept 27 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 13–33 | 9–5 | TSN/RDS2 | IG Field | 25,086 | Recap |
17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 5 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 6–21 | 9–6 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 31,080 | Recap |
18 | 16 | Sat, Oct 12 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 35–24 | 10–6 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 20,907 | Recap |
19 | 17 | Sat, Oct 19 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 33–37 | 10–7 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 26,885 | Recap |
20 | 18 | Fri, Oct 25 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 29–28 | 11–7 | TSN | IG Field | 24,460 | Recap |
21 | Bye |
Post-season
Schedule
Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
West Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 10 | 3:30 p.m. CST
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at Calgary Stampeders | W 35–14 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | McMahon Stadium | 24,278 | Recap |
West Final | Sun, Nov 17 | 3:30 p.m. CST
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at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 20–13 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Mosaic Stadium | 33,300 | Recap |
107th Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 24 | 5:00 p.m. CST
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 33–12 | 3–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | McMahon Stadium | 35,439 | Recap |
Team
Roster
Coaching staff
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Staff | ||||||
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Front office
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Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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References
- ^ "Miracle in Montreal: Als stun Bombers with biggest comeback win in team history". cbc.ca. September 21, 2019.
- ^ Dan Barnes (January 11, 2019). "'FUN ELEMENT': CFL set for inaugural draft of Mexican talent".
- ^ "Mexico's top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft". cfl.ca. January 14, 2019.
- ^ "CFL to hold European lottery and draft in April". 3downnation.com. April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Full results from the first ever European draft". cfl.ca. April 11, 2019.
- ^ BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
- ^ a b c 2019 Schedule
- ^ CFL on TSN broadcast schedule
- ^ ESPN+, ESPN Networks to Broadcast 2019 Canadian Football League Season
- ^ CFL schedule through October 2019