Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers
First Season
1930
Team History
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1936-present)
Winnipeg Winnipegs (1930-35)
Conference/Division
Canadian Football League (1958-present)
  • West Division (1961-present)
    • WIFU (1958-60)

WIFU (1936-57)
MRFU (1930-35)

Venue
IG Field (2013-present)
Canad Inns Stadium (1953-2012)
Osborne Stadium (1935-52)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division.

Publications

Programs by season

1950s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1958
regular season August 28 vs. BC Lions Winnipeg Stadium
regular season September 1 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season September 15 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
Grey Cup November 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Empire Stadium
1959
regular season September 21 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season September 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Winnipeg Stadium
Grey Cup November 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium

1960s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1960
regular season August 11 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
regular season August 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Winnipeg Stadium
regular season September 17 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
regular season October 13 vs. BC Lions Winnipeg Stadium
1961
regular season August 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders Winnipeg Stadium
regular season October 16 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
Grey Cup December 2 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium
1962
regular season August 23 vs. Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Stadium
regular season August 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Stadium
regular season September 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park
regular season September 24 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
regular season October 6 vs. BC Lions Winnipeg Stadium
regular season October 27 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
Grey Cup December 1-2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium
1963
preseason July 23 at Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park
preseason July 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Stadium
regular season September 8 at Montreal Alouettes Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
regular season November 3 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
1964
regular season August 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field
regular season August 30 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
1965
regular season September 6 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season September 24 at Montreal Alouettes Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
regular season October 27 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
postseason November 13 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
postseason November 20 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
Grey Cup November 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium
1967
regular season September 27 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
regular season October 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Stadium
1968
regular season August 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field

1970s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1970
preseason July 9 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium
1971
regular season August 2 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders Winnipeg Stadium
regular season August 25 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
1972
regular season August 17 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
regular season August 23 vs. Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Stadium
regular season August 30 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Winnipeg Stadium
1973
regular season August 6 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
1975
regular season August 12 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season August 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders Winnipeg Stadium
regular season August 25 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
1976
preseason July 12 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
regular season August 3 vs. Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Stadium
1977
regular season July 18 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
postseason November 12 at BC Lions Empire Stadium
1978
regular season August 23 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium

1980s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1981
preseason June 26 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season August 22 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
1982
postseason November 21 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
1983
preseason June 22 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
regular season August 7 at Montreal Concordes Olympic Stadium
postseason November 20 at BC Lions BC Place
1984
preseason June 15 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
regular season August 3 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
postseason November 11 at BC Lions BC Place
Grey Cup November 18 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Commonwealth Stadium
1985
preseason June 24 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
regular season October 10 at BC Lions BC Place
postseason November 17 at BC Lions BC Place
1986
regular season November 8 at BC Lions BC Place
1987
regular season August 30 at BC Lions BC Place
1988
regular season September 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field
postseason November 20 at Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium
postseason November 27 vs. BC Lions Lansdowne Park
1989
regular season October 9 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium

1990s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1990
Grey Cup November 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos BC Place
1992
Grey Cup November 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders SkyDome
1993
regular season August 21 at Sacramento Gold Miners Hornet Stadium
Grey Cup November 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos McMahon Stadium
1994
regular season October 29 at Baltimore Football Club Memorial Stadium
1995
regular season July 22 at Baltimore Stallions Memorial Stadium
regular season September 19 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
1996
regular season June 29 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season September 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Stadium

2000s

Week Date Opponent Venue
2001
regular season July 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes Canad Inns Stadium
Grey Cup November 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders Olympic Stadium
2007
Grey Cup November 25 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders Rogers Centre

2010s

Week Date Opponent Venue
2011
Grey Cup November 27 vs. BC Lions BC Place

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s 1958
1960s 1960 • 1966 • 1968
1970s 1971 • 1972 • 1976 • 1978
1980s 1980 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1989
1990s 1990 • 1991
2000s 2000 • 2004
2010s 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

Seasons

Winnipeg Blue Bombers publications by season
1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 •  1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 •  1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 •  1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 •  2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023


Canadian Football League
Current Teams BC Lions • Calgary Stampeders • Edmonton Elks • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Montreal Alouettes • Ottawa Redblacks • Saskatchewan Roughriders • Toronto Argonauts • Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defunct Teams Baltimore Stallions • Birmingham Barracudas • Las Vegas Posse • Memphis Mad Dogs • Ottawa Renegades • Ottawa Rough Riders • San Antonio Texans • Shreveport Pirates
Current Venues BC Place • BMO Field • Commonwealth Stadium • IG Field • McMahon Stadium • Mosaic Stadium • Percival Molson Memorial Stadium • TD Place Stadium • Tim Hortons Field
Former Venues Alamodome • Autostade • Canad Inns Stadium • Clarke Stadium • Delorimier Stadium • Empire Stadium • Exhibition Stadium • Independence Stadium • Ivor Wynne Stadium • Legion Field • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memorial Stadium • Olympic Stadium • Rogers Centre • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl • Varsity Stadium
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