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2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerKyle Walters
PresidentWade Miller
Head coachMike O'Shea
Home fieldIG Field
Results
Record14–4
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPBrady Oliveira
Team MODPWillie Jefferson
Team MOCBrady Oliveira
Team MOOLJermarcus Hardrick
Team MOSTSergio Castillo
Team MORJamieson 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]

Offseason

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CFL Global Draft

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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

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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

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Schedule

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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

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Standings

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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

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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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Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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Week 1: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 4 0 131431
Blue Bombers 21 8 10342

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: June 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 24 °C (75 °F)
  • Game attendance: 29,057
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 2: at Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Week 2: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 3 14 141445
Roughriders 7 7 10327

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: June 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,299
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 3: vs. BC Lions

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Week 3: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 10 6730
Blue Bombers 3 3 006

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: June 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 25,862
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 4: at Montreal Alouettes

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Week 4: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 7 3 7017
Alouettes 0 0 033

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: July 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 15,088
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 5: vs. Calgary Stampeders

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Week 5: Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Stampeders 10 1 0011
Blue Bombers 1 10 7624

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: July 7
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 20 °C (68 °F)
  • Game attendance: 30,561
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 6: at Ottawa Redblacks

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Week 6: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Bombers 11 7 70328
Redblacks 0 3 319631

at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario

  • Date: July 15
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 28 °C (82 °F)
  • Game attendance: 18,144
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 7: vs. Edmonton Elks

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Week 7: Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Elks 0 6 8014
Blue Bombers 6 0 15728

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: July 20
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,512
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 9: vs. BC Lions

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Week 9: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 1 3 4614
Blue Bombers 14 13 101350

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 30,874
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 10: at Edmonton Elks

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Week 10: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Edmonton Elks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 0 10 141438
Elks 15 7 7029

at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta

  • Date: August 10
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 19,921
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 11: at Calgary Stampeders

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Week 11: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 3 3 10319
Stampeders 6 0 6618

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

  • Date: August 18
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 9 °C (48 °F)
  • Game attendance: 20,106
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 12: vs. Montreal Alouettes

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Week 12: Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 10 0017
Blue Bombers 7 13 171047

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,344
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 13: at Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Week 13: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Bombers 0 7 710630
Roughriders 3 10 65832

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 34 °C (93 °F)
  • Game attendance: 33,350
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Week 14: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 3 3 006
Alouettes 14 28 3651

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 15: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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Week 15: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 6 10 0723
Tiger-Cats 12 10 7029

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 22,610
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 17: vs. Toronto Argonauts

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Week 17: Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 14 3 1321
Blue Bombers 7 6 31531

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 18: at BC Lions

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Week 18: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Bombers 0 10 610834
Lions 10 10 33026

at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 23,512
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 20: vs. Edmonton Elks

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Week 20: Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Elks 10 7 1725
Blue Bombers 14 10 71445

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 11 °C (52 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 21: at Calgary Stampeders

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Week 21: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 6 6 71736
Stampeders 0 3 10013

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Snow, −6 °C (21 °F)
  • Game attendance: 18,691
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Post-season

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Schedule

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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 28,808 Recap

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Game summaries

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West Final: vs. (W2) BC Lions

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West Final: (W2) BC Lions at (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 3 7 3013
Blue Bombers 7 11 0624

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Game information

110th Grey Cup: vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes

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110th Grey Cup: (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 10 7 0724
Alouettes 7 0 71428

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 3 °C (37 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,808
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV announcers (TSN/RDS): TSN: Rod Smith, Glen Suitor, Claire Hanna, Matthew Scianitti / RDS: David Arsenault, Pierre Vercheval, Didier Orméjuste
  • Box Score
Game information

Team

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Roster

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Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running Backs

Fullbacks

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 15 Injured, 6 Practice roster, 2 Suspended
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Coaching staff

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Front Office
  • Owner – Winnipeg Football Club
  • Chairperson of the Board of Governors – Dayna Spiring
  • President/CEO – Wade Miller
  • General Manager of Football Operations – Kyle Walters
  • Senior Assistant General Manager / Director of Player Personnel – Ted Goveia
  • Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus
  • Director of Football Operations – Matt Gulakow
  • U.S. Scout — Cyril Penn

Equipment Staff

  • Head Equipment Manager – Brad Fotty
  • Assistant Equipment Manager – Kevin Todd
 

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Video Coaches

  • Video Coordinator – Josh Burton

Coaching Staff
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References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Mafia sticking together". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Schedule". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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