2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season | |
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President | Wade Miller |
General manager | Kyle Walters |
Head coach | Mike O'Shea |
Home field | IG Field |
Results | |
Record | 14–4 |
Division place | 1st, West |
Playoff finish | Lost Grey Cup |
Team MOP | Brady Oliveira |
Team MODP | Willie Jefferson |
Team MOC | Brady Oliveira |
Team MOOL | Jermarcus Hardrick |
Team MOST | Sergio Castillo |
Team MOR | Jamieson Sheahan |
Uniform | |
The 2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 90th season overall. The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season and played in their fourth straight Grey Cup game. However, the team lost the 110th Grey Cup to the Montreal Alouettes.
The 2023 CFL season was the ninth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the ninth full season under general manager Kyle Walters. [1]
The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [2] The Blue Bombers had the eighth selection in each round. [3]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club/School | Nationality |
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1 | 8 | Jamieson Sheahan | P | California | Australia |
2 | 17 | Karl Schmitz | P | Jacksonville | Bermuda |
The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [4] The Blue Bombers had eight selections in the eight-round draft and owned all of their own selections by virtue of not trading any picks. The team had the eighth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams) after losing the 109th Grey Cup. [5]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
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1 | 8 | Anthony Bennett | DL | Regina | Weston, FL |
2 | 15 | Jake Kelly | DB | Bishop's | Markham, ON |
3 | 26 | Jeremy Murphy | WR | Concordia (QC) | Montreal, QC |
4 | 35 | Tanner Schmekel | DL | Regina | Regina, SK |
5 | 44 | Collin Kornelson | DL | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB |
6 | 53 | Breton MacDougall | DB | Windsor | LaSalle, ON |
7 | 62 | Jonathan Rosery | RB | Alberta | Edmonton, AB |
8 | 71 | Max Charbonneau | LB | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON |
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
A | Bye | |||||||||
B | 1 | Sat, May 27 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | at Edmonton Elks | W 25–23 | 1–0 | None | Commonwealth Stadium | N/A | Recap |
C | 2 | Fri, Jun 2 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 16–28 | 1–1 | TSN | IG Field | 24,654 | Recap |
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 594 | 377 | 10–2 | W4 | Details |
BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 495 | 439 | 8–4 | L1 | Details |
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 412 | 471 | 4–7 | L1 | Details |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 387 | 551 | 5–7 | L7 | Details |
Edmonton Elks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 381 | 503 | 2–9 | L4 | Details |
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Fri, June 9 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 42–31 | 1–0 | TSN | IG Field | 29,057 | Recap |
2 | 2 | Fri, June 16 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 45–27 | 2–0 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 28,299 | Recap |
3 | 3 | Thu, June 22 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. BC Lions | L 6–30 | 2–1 | TSN | IG Field | 25,662 | Recap |
4 | 4 | Sat, July 1 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 17–3 | 3–1 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Molson Stadium | 15,088 | Recap |
5 | 5 | Fri, July 7 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 24–11 | 4–1 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 30,561 | Recap |
6 | 6 | Sat, July 15 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 28–31 (OT) | 4–2 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 18,144 | Recap |
7 | 7 | Thu, July 20 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | W 28–14 | 5–2 | TSN | IG Field | 28,512 | Recap |
8 | Bye | |||||||||
9 | 8 | Thu, Aug 3 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. BC Lions | W 50–14 | 6–2 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | IG Field | 30,874 | Recap |
10 | 9 | Thu, Aug 10 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Edmonton Elks | W 38–29 | 7–2 | TSN/CBSSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 19,921 | Recap |
11 | 10 | Fri, Aug 18 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Calgary Stampeders | W 19–18 | 8–2 | TSN/RDS2 | McMahon Stadium | 20,106 | Recap |
12 | 11 | Thu, Aug 24 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 47–17 | 9–2 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | IG Field | 32,343 | Recap |
13 | 12 | Sun, Sept 3 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 30–32 (OT) | 9–3 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 33,350 | Recap |
14 | 13 | Sat, Sept 9 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 51–6 | 10–3 | TSN | IG Field | 32,343 | Recap |
15 | 14 | Sat, Sept 16 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23–29 | 10–4 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 22,610 | Recap |
16 | Bye | |||||||||
17 | 15 | Fri, Sept 29 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 31–21 | 11–4 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 32,343 | Recap |
18 | 16 | Fri, Oct 6 | 9:00 p.m. CDT | at BC Lions | W 34–26 (OT) | 12–4 | TSN | BC Place | 23,512 | Recap |
19 | Bye | |||||||||
20 | 17 | Sat, Oct 21 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | W 45–25 | 13–4 | TSN | IG Field | 32,343 | Recap |
21 | 18 | Fri, Oct 27 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Calgary Stampeders | W 36–13 | 14–4 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 18,691 | Recap |
Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
West Semi-Final | Sat, Nov 4 | Bye | |||||||
West Final | Sat, Nov 11 | 5:30 p.m. CST | vs BC Lions | W 24–13 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 32,343 | Recap |
110th Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 19 | 5:00 p.m. CST | Montreal Alouettes | L 24–28 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 28,808 | Recap |
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