2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager Joe Mack
Head coach Paul LaPolice (2–6)
Tim Burke (4–6)
Home field Canad Inns Stadium
Results
Record6–12
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOP Chad Simpson
Team MOC Henoc Muamba
Team MOR Chris Matthews
Uniform
CFL WPG Jersey 2012.png

The 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 80th overall. The Blue Bombers looked to continue on the success of the 2011 season, in which they made it all the way to the Grey Cup game. However, the team slipped to third place in the East Division and missed the playoffs, finishing with a 6–12 record. The team was supposed to play their first season in their new stadium, Investors Group Field, but ongoing construction delays have moved its opening to the beginning of the 2013 season. [1] [2] [3] The Blue Bombers started the season with four straight road games, which was due to speculation that the stadium would be opened in time for a home opener in week 5 at the earliest. The Blue Bombers started the season 0–4 for the first time since 2008, which was also, coincidentally, a year after they had an appearance in the Grey Cup game.

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After a 2–6 start, head coach Paul LaPolice was fired on August 25, 2012, after three years of employment. He was replaced by defensive coordinator Tim Burke.

The low point of the season occurred in Tim Burke's debut as head coach on September 2, 2012, in which the team suffered a 52–0 shutout loss to their biggest rivals the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic. It was the Bombers first shutout loss since they were blanked 33–0 by the Edmonton Eskimos on July 29, 1969. It was also their first shutout loss to Saskatchewan since October 15, 1949.

With a 28–18 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 27, 2012, the Blue Bombers were eliminated from playoff contention. Their final game of the season, a 19–11 victory over the Montreal Alouettes, would mark the final game played at Canad Inns Stadium prior to its demolition.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012, live at 2:00 PM CDT. The Blue Bombers had five selections in the six-round draft, including the loss of their first-round pick after selecting Kito Poblah in the 2011 Supplemental draft. The traded back into the first round by trading two of their second round picks for the third overall selection. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
13 Tyson Pencer OL Washington State
316 Johnny Aprile WR Queen's
321 Christo Bilukidi DE Georgia State
423 Rene Stephan LB Harding
429 Jake Thomas DL Acadia

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
AThurs, June 14at Montreal Alouettes 22–10Win20,0051–0
BWed, June 20vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26–25Loss28,3001–1

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes 181170478489 22 Details
Toronto Argonauts 1899044549118 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18612037653112 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18612053857612 Details

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1Fri, June 29at BC Lions 33–16Loss29,3510–1
2Fri, July 6at Montreal Alouettes 41–30Loss21,0160–2
3Fri, July 13at Edmonton Eskimos 42–10Loss32,0670–3
4Wed, July 18at Toronto Argonauts 25–22Loss22,4850–4
5Thurs, July 26vs. Edmonton Eskimos23–22Win29,5331–4
6Fri, Aug 3vs. Montreal Alouettes36–26Loss29,5331–5
7Bye1–5
8Thurs, Aug 16vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32–25Win27,0392–5
9Fri, Aug 24vs. BC Lions20–17Loss29,5332–6
10Sun, Sept 2at Saskatchewan Roughriders 52–0Loss33,4272–7
11Sun, Sept 9vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders25–24Loss30,0772–8
12Fri, Sept 14at Calgary Stampeders 44–3Loss28,2472–9
13Fri, Sept 21vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats34–12Win26,5773–9
14Sat, Sept 29vs. Toronto Argonauts29–10Loss27,1693–10
15Mon, Oct 8at Montreal Alouettes27–22Win23,2014–10
16Sat, Oct 13vs. Calgary Stampeders32–21Loss25,4624–11
17Fri, Oct 19at Toronto Argonauts44–32Win23,4195–11
18Sat, Oct 27at Hamilton Tiger-Cats28–18Loss29,7225–12
19Sat, Nov 3vs. Montreal Alouettes19–11Win26,9076–12

Roster

2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2012-07-24
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active

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Coaching staff

2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff
Front office
  • Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members)
  • Chairperson of the Board of Governors - Bill Watchorn
  • President/CEO – Jim Bell
  • Vice president and general manager of football operations – Joe Mack
  • Director of football operations – Ross Hodgkinson
  • Director of player personnel – Ken Moll

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

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  2. ↑ "Bombers announce update on Investors Group Field". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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