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2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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

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]

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]

Preseason

Schedule

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Regular season

Standings

Schedule

[6][7][8]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Week 1: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 2: at Saskatchewan Roughriders

Week 2: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary

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

Week 3: vs. BC Lions

Week 3: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 4: at Montreal Alouettes

Week 4: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary

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

Week 5: vs. Calgary Stampeders

Week 5: Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 6: at Ottawa Redblacks

Week 6: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary

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

Week 7: vs. Edmonton Elks

Week 7: Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 9: vs. BC Lions

Week 9: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 10: at Edmonton Elks

Week 10: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Edmonton Elks – Game summary

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

Week 11: at Calgary Stampeders

Week 11: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary

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

Week 12: vs. Montreal Alouettes

Week 12: Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 13: at Saskatchewan Roughriders

Week 13: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary

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

Week 14: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

Week 14: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 15: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Week 15: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary

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

Week 17: vs. Toronto Argonauts

Week 17: Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 18: at BC Lions

Week 18: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Lions – Game summary

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

Week 20: vs. Edmonton Elks

Week 20: Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

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

Week 21: at Calgary Stampeders

Week 21: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary

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

Post-season

Schedule

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Game summaries

West Final: vs. (W2) BC Lions

West Final: (W2) BC Lions at (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score

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

110th Grey Cup: (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes – Game summary

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

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

  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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