2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach Mike O'Shea
General manager Kyle Walters
Home field IG Field
Results
Record 14–4
Division place 1st, West
Playoff finish Lost Grey Cup
Team MOP Brady Oliveira
Team MOC Brady Oliveira
Team MOR Jamieson Sheahan
Uniform
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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 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]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

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
1 8 Jamieson Sheahan P California Australia Australia
2 17 Karl Schmitz P Jacksonville Bermuda Bermuda

CFL National Draft

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
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

Preseason

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
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

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Regular season

Standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
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

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
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

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Post-season

Schedule

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
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 Recap

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Team

Roster

Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Unsigned Free Agents

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2016-02-17
Depth Chart • Transactions
72 Active, 5 Unsigned Free Agents

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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 - Drew Morris
  • Director of Football Operations - Dave Siddall
  • Head Equipment Manager - Brad Fotty
  • Assistant Equipment Manager - Kevin Todd
  • Assistant Equipment Manager - Jared Cronk

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches


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References

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