2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager Kyle Walters
Head coach Mike O'Shea
Home field IG Field
Results
Record11–7
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOP Willie Jefferson
Team MOC Mike Miller
Team MOR Kenny Lawler
Uniform
CFL WPG Jersey 2019.png

The 2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 87th season overall. This was the sixth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the sixth full season under general manager Kyle Walters. The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season on September 21, 2019, following an Ottawa Redblacks loss. [1] The club later would go on to win their 11th Grey Cup championship and their first since the 1990 Grey Cup championship game, ending what was the longest active Grey Cup drought.

Contents

Offseason

Foreign drafts

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 Blue Bombers 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. [3] [4] [5]

DraftRoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
LFA 18 Sergio Schiaffino RB Dinos de Saltillo
217 Manuel Hernández S UDLAP
326 Gabriel Amavizca K BUAP
Euro 12 Thiadric Hansen LB Potsdam Royals

CFL draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Blue Bombers held nine selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring the BC Lions' first-round pick in a trade which included their own first-round pick from the 2018 CFL Draft. [6]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolHometown
14 Drew Desjarlais OL Windsor Belle River, ON
15 Jonathan Kongbo DL Tennessee Surrey, BC
214 Brady Oliveira RB North Dakota Winnipeg, MB
325 Connor Griffiths DL British Columbia Langley, BC
434 Asotui Eli OL Hawai'i Kailua-Kona, HI
543 Malik Richards WR Mount Allison Brampton, ON
652 Tariq Lachance DL Manitoba Winnipeg, MB
761 Nick Hallett DB Toronto London, ON
870 Kerfalla Exumé DB Montreal Montreal, QC

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
BFri, May 317:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 20–31–0None IG Field 19,273 Recap
CThu, June 68:00 p.m. CDTat Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–292–0None Mosaic Stadium 28,706 Recap

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Regular season

Standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Saskatchewan Roughriders 181350264873867–3W3 Details
Calgary Stampeders 181260244824078–2W1 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 181170225084097–3W1 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 188100164064003–7L2 Details
BC Lions 185130104114520–10L3 Details

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Sat, June 159:00 p.m. CDTat BC Lions W 33–231–0 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 18,058 Recap
2Bye
32Thu, June 277:30 p.m. CDTvs. Edmonton Eskimos W 28–212–0TSN/RDS/ESPN2 IG Field 25,336 Recap
43Fri, July 56:30 p.m. CDTat Ottawa Redblacks W 29–143–0TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,429 Recap
54Fri, July 127:30 p.m. CDTvs. Toronto Argonauts W 48–214–0TSN/RDSIG Field24,187 Recap
65Fri, July 197:30 p.m. CDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksW 31–15–0TSN/RDSIG Field25,350 Recap
76Fri, July 266:00 p.m. CDTat Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–235–1TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,512 Recap
87Thu, Aug 16:00 p.m. CDTat Toronto ArgonautsL 27–285–2TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BMO Field 12,072 Recap
98Thu, Aug 87:30 p.m. CDTvs. Calgary Stampeders W 26–246–2TSN/RDSIG Field25,354 Recap
109Thu, Aug 157:30 p.m. CDTvs. BC LionsW 32–167–2TSN/RDS2 IG Field24,914 Recap
1110Fri, Aug 238:00 p.m. CDTat Edmonton EskimosW 34–288–2TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 34,217 Recap
1211 Sun, Sept 1 2:00 p.m. CDTat Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–198–3TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,356 Recap
1312 Sat, Sept 7 3:00 p.m. CDTvs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 35–109–3TSNIG Field33,134 Recap
14Bye
1513Sat, Sept 213:00 p.m. CDTat Montreal Alouettes L 37–389–4TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 19,070 Recap
1614Fri, Sept 277:30 p.m. CDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 13–339–5TSN/RDS2IG Field25,086 Recap
1715Sat, Oct 56:00 p.m. CDTat Saskatchewan RoughridersL 6–219–6TSNMosaic Stadium31,080 Recap
1816Sat, Oct 123:00 p.m. CDTvs. Montreal AlouettesW 35–2410–6TSN/RDSIG Field20,907 Recap
1917Sat, Oct 196:00 p.m. CDTat Calgary StampedersL 33–3710–7TSN McMahon Stadium 26,885 Recap
2018Fri, Oct 257:30 p.m. CDTvs. Calgary StampedersW 29–2811–7TSNIG Field24,460 Recap
21Bye

[7] [9] [10]

Post-season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
West Semi-FinalSun, Nov 103:30 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders W 35–141–0TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 24,278 Recap
West FinalSun, Nov 173:30 p.m. CST at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–132–0TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 33,300 Recap
107th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 245:00 p.m. CST Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–123–0TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 35,439 Recap

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Team

Roster

Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Fullbacks

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice Roster

Italics indicate American players
Bold indicates Global players
Roster updated 2019-11-24
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 9 One-game Injured,
4 Six-game Injured, 12 Practice

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Coaching staff

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Staff
Front office
  • Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members)
  • Chairperson of the board of governors – Brock Bulbuck
  • President/CEO – Wade Miller
  • General manager of football operations – Kyle Walters
  • Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus
  • Assistant general manager / director of player personnel – Ted Goveia
  • National scout – Craig Smith
  • Team services coordinator – Matt Gulakow
  • Head equipment manager – Brad Fotty
  • Assistant equipment manager – Kevin Todd
  • Assistant equipment manager – Jared Cronk
  • Video coordinator – Colin Thurston
 

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Paul Boudreau

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References

  1. ↑ "Miracle in Montreal: Als stun Bombers with biggest comeback win in team history". cbc.ca. September 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dan Barnes (January 11, 2019). "'FUN ELEMENT': CFL set for inaugural draft of Mexican talent".
  3. ↑ "Mexico's top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft". cfl.ca. January 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "CFL to hold European lottery and draft in April". 3downnation.com. April 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Full results from the first ever European draft". cfl.ca. April 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
  7. 1 2 3 2019 Schedule
  8. ↑ CFL on TSN broadcast schedule
  9. ↑ ESPN+, ESPN Networks to Broadcast 2019 Canadian Football League Season
  10. ↑ CFL schedule through October 2019
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