List of Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coaches
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Mike O'Shea.[2] The general manager is Kyle Walters and the president and chief executive officer for the community-owned team is Wade Miller
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Head coaches
Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2022 CFL season.
| # | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | T | PTS | Win% | PGC | PW | PL | PWin% | Achievements[3] |
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| 1 | Jack Millidge | 1930
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Pete Barnes | 1931
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NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Carl Cronin | 1933
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NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | |
| 4 | Greg Kabat | 1934
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 5 | Bob Fritz | 1937
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19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 14 | .658 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 23rd Grey Cup championship |
| 6 | Reg Threlfall
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1941
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36 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 56 | .667 | 13 | 10 | 3 | .778 | 27th Grey Cup championship 29th Grey Cup championship |
| 7 | Bert Warwick | 1945
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 8 | Jack West | 1948
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28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 | .464 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | |
| 9 | Frank Larson | 1950
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28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | .429 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| 10 | George Trafton | 1953
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46 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 57 | .620 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | |
| 11 | Allie Sherman | 1956
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64 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 74 | .578 | 17 | 7 | 8 | .471 | |
| 12 | Bud Grant† | 1957–1966
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144 | 90 | 52 | 2 | 182 | .632 | 23 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 1965 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 46th Grey Cup championship 47th Grey Cup championship 49th Grey Cup championship 50th Grey Cup championship |
| 13 | Joe Zaleski | 1967–1969 | 48 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 21 | .219 | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Jim Spavital | 1970–1973 | 64 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 48 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 15 | Bud Riley | 1974–1977 | 64 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 70 | .547 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| 16 | Ray Jauch | 1978–1982 | 80 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 90 | .563 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .667 | 1980 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| 17 | Cal Murphy† | 1983–1986 | 66 | 43 | 22 | 1 | 59 | .659 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1983 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 1984 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 72nd Grey Cup championship |
| 18 | Mike Riley | 1987–1990 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 80 | .556 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1988 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 1990 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 76th Grey Cup championship 78th Grey Cup championship |
| 19 | Darryl Rogers | 1991 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 20 | Urban Bowman | 1992 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | .611 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| - | Cal Murphy† | 1993–1996 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 0 | 86 | .597 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
| 21 | Jeff Reinebold | 1997–1998 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 12 | .188 | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | Gary Hoffman
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1998 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Dave Ritchie
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1999–2004 | 97 | 52 | 44 | 1 | 105 | .541 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2001 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| 24 | Jim Daley | 2004–2005 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 20 | .345 | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | Doug Berry | 2006–2008 | 54 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 55 | .509 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | |
| 26 | Mike Kelly | 2009 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | .389 | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | Paul LaPolice | 2010–2012 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 32 | .364 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 28 | Tim Burke
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2012–2013 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | .250 | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | Mike O'Shea | 2014–present | 156 | 94 | 62 | 0 | 174 | .603 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2021 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 2022 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 107th Grey Cup championship 108th Grey Cup championship |
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Blue Bombers. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.
References
- General
"Coaches of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers". cfldb. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- Specific
- ^ The history of the Roughriders Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Out in Winnipeg: Bombers part ways with Tim Burke". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2013.