CFL team 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]
The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[2] The Blue Bombers had the eighth selection in each round.[3]
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]
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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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Week 1: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats [ edit ] Week 1: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Tiger-Cats 4 0 13 14 31 Blue Bombers 21 8 10 3 42
at IG Field , Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : June 9Game time : 7:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Clear, 24 °C (75 °F)Game attendance : 29,057Referee : Andre ProulxTV : TSN Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 32-yard field goal, 8:10. Blue Bombers 24–4. WPG – Team safety, 14:10. Blue Bombers 26–4. WPG – Sergio Castillo 19-yard field goal, 15:00. Blue Bombers 29–4. Third quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 18-yard field goal, 4:51. Blue Bombers 32–4. HAM – Omar Bayless 0-yard blocked punt return (pass failed), 7:14. Blue Bombers 32–10. HAM – Tim White 10-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Seth Small kick), 11:28. Blue Bombers 32–17. WPG – Brady Oliveira 3-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 39–17. Fourth quarter
HAM – Chris Edwards 62-yard fumble return (pass failed), 5:07. Blue Bombers 39–23. HAM – James Butler 2-yard run (Bo Levi Mitchell–Duke Williams pass), 5:56. Blue Bombers 39–31. WPG – Sergio Castillo 50-yard field goal, 10:36. Blue Bombers 42–31. Top passers
HAM – Bo Levi Mitchell – 17/33, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT WPG – Zach Collaros – 21/30, 354 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
HAM – James Butler – 11 rushes, 66 yards WPG – Brady Oliveira – 22 rushes, 113 yards, TD Top receivers
HAM – Tim White – 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD WPG – Nic Demski – 6 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Week 2: at Saskatchewan Roughriders [ edit ] Week 2: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Bombers 3 14 14 14 45 Roughriders 7 7 10 3 27
at Mosaic Stadium , Regina, Saskatchewan
Date : June 16Game time : 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 22 °C (72 °F)Game attendance : 28,299Referee : Dave FoxcroftTV : TSN/CBS Sports Network Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Dalton Schoen 13-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 3:00. Blue Bombers 10–7. WPG – Zach Collaros 4-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:12. Blue Bombers 17–7. SSK – Samuel Emilus 20-yard pass from Trevor Harris (Brett Lauther kick), 14:27. Blue Bombers 17–14. Third quarter
SSK – Samuel Emilus 6-yard pass from Trevor Harris (Brett Lauther kick), 3:07. Roughriders 21–17. WPG – Dru Brown 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 7:57. Blue Bombers 24–21. WPG – Janarion Grant 92-yard punt return (Sergio Castillo kick), 9:27. Blue Bombers 31–21. SSK – Brett Lauther 30-yard field goal, 14:32. Blue Bombers 31–24. Fourth quarter
WPG – Dru Brown 1-yard run (kick failed), 3:48. Blue Bombers 37–24. WPG – Sergio Castillo 90-yard kickoff single, 4:13. Blue Bombers 38–24. SSK – Brett Lauther 19-yard field goal, 7:12. Blue Bombers 38–27. WPG – Drew Wolitarsky 11-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:49. Blue Bombers 45–27. Top passers
WPG – Zach Collaros – 23/31, 293 yards, 2 TD SSK – Trevor Harris – 29/41, 413 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
WPG – Brady Oliveira – 10 rushes, 42 yards SSK – Trevor Harris – 3 rushes, 23 yards Top receivers
WPG – Dalton Schoen – 8 receptions, 145 yards, TD SSK – Shawn Bane – 6 receptions, 132 yards
Week 3: vs. BC Lions [ edit ] Week 3: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 7 10 6 7 30 Blue Bombers 3 3 0 0 6
at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : June 22Game time : 7:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Cloudy, 22 °C (72 °F)Game attendance : 25,862Referee : Tim KroekerTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
BC – Sean Whyte 40-yard field goal, 5:38. Lions 10–3. WPG – Sergio Castillo 21-yard field goal, 14:11. Lions 10–6. BC – Alexander Hollins 2-yard pass from Vernon Adams (Sean Whyte kick), 14:58. Lions 17–6. Third quarter
BC – Sean Whyte 33-yard field goal, 5:07. Lions 20–6. BC – Sean Whyte 22-yard field goal, 13:02. Lions 23–6. Fourth quarter
BC – Justin McInnis 12-yard pass from Vernon Adams (Sean Whyte kick), 5:00. Lions 30–6 Top passers
BC – Vernon Adams – 20/29, 237 yards, 2 TD WPG – Zach Collaros – 15/26, 191 yards, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
BC – Alexander Hollins – 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD WPG – Carlton Agudosi – 5 receptions, 61 yards
Week 4: at Montreal Alouettes [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 48-yard field goal, 13:09. Blue Bombers 10–0. Third quarter
WPG – Dalton Schoen 21-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 14:16. Blue Bombers 17–0. Fourth quarter
MTL – David Côté 27-yard field goal, 8:51. Blue Bombers 17–3. Top passers
WPG – Zach Collaros – 15/23, 177 yards, 2 TD, INT MTL – Cody Fajardo – 17/27, 270 yards, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
WPG – Dalton Schoen – 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD MTL – Kaion Julien-Grant – 6 receptions, 129 yards
Week 5: vs. Calgary Stampeders [ edit ] Week 5: Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Stampeders 10 1 0 0 11 Blue Bombers 1 10 7 6 24
at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : July 7Game time : 7:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Cloudy, 20 °C (68 °F)Game attendance : 30,561Referee : Tim KroekerTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
WPG – Rasheed Bailey 9-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:23. Blue Bombers 18–11. Fourth quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 17-yard field goal, 1:46. Blue Bombers 21–11. WPG – Sergio Castillo 12-yard field goal, 13:03. Blue Bombers 24–11. Top passers
CGY – Jake Maier – 14/25, 122 yards, INT WPG – Zach Collaros – 20/28, 231 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
CGY – Dedrick Mills – 14 rushes, 97 yards, TD WPG – Brady Oliveira – 15 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers
CGY – Reggie Begelton – 4 receptions, 51 yards WPG – Greg McCrae – 2 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Week 6: at Ottawa Redblacks [ edit ] Week 6: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total Blue Bombers 11 7 7 0 3 28 Redblacks 0 3 3 19 6 31
at TD Place Stadium , Ottawa, Ontario
Date : July 15Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Cloudy, 28 °C (82 °F)Game attendance : 18,144Referee : Dave FoxcroftTV : TSN/RDSBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
OTT – Lewis Ward 42-yard field goal, 3:29. Blue Bombers 18–6. WPG – Drew Wolitarsky 8-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 8:26. Blue Bombers 25–6. Fourth quarter
OTT – Lewis Ward 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Blue Bombers 25–9. OTT – Brandin Dandridge 25-yard interception return (Dustin Crum –Nathaniel Behar pass), 12:31. Blue Bombers 25–17. OTT – Dustin Crum 12-yard run (Dustin Crum–Nathaniel Behar pass), 14:51. Tied 25–25. Overtime
WPG – Sergio Castillo 48-yard field goal. Blue Bombers 28–25. OTT – Dustin Crum 29-yard run. Redblacks 31–28. Top passers
WPG – Zach Collaros – 22/32, 369 yards, 2 TD, INT OTT – Dustin Crum – 26/42, 261 yards, INT Top rushers
WPG – Brady Oliveira – 9 rushes, 16 yards OTT – Dustin Crum – 8 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers
WPG – Brady Oliveira – 3 receptions, 108 yards OTT – Nathaniel Behar – 10 receptions, 87 yards
Week 7: vs. Edmonton Elks [ edit ] Week 7: Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Elks 0 6 8 0 14 Blue Bombers 6 0 15 7 28
at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : July 20Game time : 7:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)Game attendance : 28,512Referee : Andre ProulxTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
WPG – Dakota Prukop 2-yard run (kick failed), 13:57. Blue Bombers 6–0. Second quarter
EDM – Dean Faithfull 38-yard field goal, 6:24. Blue Bombers 6–3. EDM – Dean Faithfull 30-yard field goal, 14:08. Tied 6–6. Third quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 46-yard field goal, 4:38. Blue Bombers 9–6. EDM – Jake Julien 54-yard punt single, 6:20. Blue Bombers 9–7. WPG – Nic Demski 70-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 6:41. Blue Bombers 16–7. EDM – Dillon Mitchell 80-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Dean Faithfull kick), 8:44. Blue Bombers 16–14. WPG – Team safety, 10:38. Blue Bombers 18–14. WPG – Sergio Castillo 21-yard field goal, 13:56. Blue Bombers 21–14. Fourth quarter
WPG – Rasheed Bailey 6-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 7:57. Blue Bombers 28–14. Top passers
EDM – Taylor Cornelius – 17/29, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT WPG – Zach Collaros – 20/24, 308 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
EDM – Taylor Cornelius – 4 rushes, 57 yards WPG – Brady Oliveira – 17 rushes, 110 yards Top receivers
EDM – Dillon Mitchell – 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD WPG – Nic Demski – 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Week 9: vs. BC Lions [ edit ] Week 9: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 1 3 4 6 14 Blue Bombers 14 13 10 13 50
at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : August 3Game time : 7:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)Game attendance : 30,874Referee : Justin McInnesTV : TSN/CBS Sports NetworkBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 37-yard field goal, 6:11. Blue Bombers 17–1. BC – Sean Whyte 16-yard field goal, 11:06. Blue Bombers 17–4. WPG – Brady Oliveira 3-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:05. Blue Bombers 24–4.' WPG – Sergio Castillo 16-yard field goal, 14:46. Blue Bombers 27–4. Third quarter
WPG – Nic Demski 30-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 3:18. Blue Bombers 34–4. BC – Stefan Flintoft 80-yard punt single, 4:56. Blue Bombers 34–5.' WPG – Sergio Castillo 23-yard field goal, 9:06. Blue Bombers 37–5. BC – Sean Whyte 47-yard field goal, 11:31. Blue Bombers 37–8. Fourth quarter
BC – Boseko Lokombo 30-yard fumble return (pass failed), 5:29. Blue Bombers 37–14.' WPG – Brady Oliveira 27-yard run (kick failed), 6:18. Blue Bombers 43–14.' WPG – Dalton Schoen 14-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:13. Blue Bombers 50–14. Top passers
BC – Dane Evans – 12/21, 113 yards, 2 INT WPG – Zach Collaros – 19/27, 369 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
BC – Taquan Mizzell – 10 rushes, 50 yards WPG – Brady Oliveira – 9 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
BC – Keon Hatcher – 4 receptions, 60 yards WPG – Kenny Lawler – 7 receptions, 200 yards, TD
Week 10: at Edmonton Elks [ edit ] Week 10: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Edmonton Elks – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Bombers 0 10 14 14 38 Elks 15 7 7 0 29
at Commonwealth Stadium , Edmonton, Alberta
Date : August 10Game time : 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)Game attendance : 19,921Referee : Tom VallesiTV : TSN/CBS Sports NetworkBox Score
Game information First quarter
EDM – Kevin Brown 65-yard run (Dean Faithfull kick), 0:33. Elks 7–0. EDM – Dean Faithfull 100-yard kickoff single, 0:53. Elks 8–0.' EDM – Tre Ford 8-yard run (Dean Faithfull kick), 12:47. Elks 15–0. Second quarter
Third quarter
WPG – Nic Demski 18-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 9:55. Elks 22–17. EDM – Kyran Moore 70-yard pass from Tre Ford (Dean Faithfull kick), 12:06. Elks 29–17. WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 14:21. Elks 29–24. Fourth quarter
WPG – Kenny Lawler 32-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 1:18. Blue Bombers 31–29. WPG – Brady Oliveira 17-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:01. Blue Bombers 38–29. Top passers
WPG – Dru Brown – 17/24, 307 yards, 4 TD EDM – Tre Ford – 12/16, 189 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
WPG – Brady Oliveira – 14 rushes, 110 yards EDM – Kevin Brown – 10 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers
WPG – Rasheed Bailey – 5 receptions, 85 yards EDM – Kyran Moore – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Week 11: at Calgary Stampeders [ edit ] Week 11: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Bombers 3 3 10 3 19 Stampeders 6 0 6 6 18
at McMahon Stadium , Calgary, Alberta
Date : August 18Game time : 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Overcast, 9 °C (48 °F)Game attendance : 20,106Referee : Ben MajorTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 18-yard field goal, 6:45. Blue Bombers 3–0. CGY – Rene Paredes 44-yard field goal, 11:35. Tied 3–3. CGY – Rene Paredes 43-yard field goal, 14:04. Stampeders 6–3. Second quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 24-yard field goal, 2:42. Tied 6–6. Third quarter
CGY – Rene Paredes 40-yard field goal, 5:18. Stampeders 9–6. CGY – Rene Paredes 18-yard field goal, 11:09. Stampeders 12–6. WPG – Sergio Castillo 26-yard field goal, 14:45. Stampeders 12–9. WPG – Demerio Houston 65-yard interception return (Sergio Castillo kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 16–12.' Fourth quarter
CGY – Rene Paredes 36-yard field goal, 4:22. Blue Bombers 16–15. WPG – Sergio Castillo 42-yard field goal, 7:55. Blue Bombers 19–15. CGY – Rene Paredes 33-yard field goal, 10:29. Blue Bombers 19–18. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 12: vs. Montreal Alouettes [ edit ] Week 12: Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Alouettes 7 10 0 0 17 Blue Bombers 7 13 17 10 47
at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : August 24Game time : 7:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Overcast, 22 °C (72 °F)Game attendance : 32,344Referee : Tim KroekerTV : TSN/RDS/CBS Sports NetworkBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
MTL – David Côté 42-yard field goal, 2:24. Alouettes 10–7. WPG – Dalton Schoen 22-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 4:07. Blue Bombers 14–10. MTL – Marc-Antoine Dequoy 57-yard interception return (David Côté kick), 12:41. Alouettes 17–14.' WPG – Brady Oliveira 26-yard run (kick failed), 13:56. Blue Bombers 20–17.' Third quarter
WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 6:45. Blue Bombers 27–17.' WPG – Sergio Castillo 29-yard field goal, 11:13. Blue Bombers 30–17. WPG – Kenny Lawler 25-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 37–17. Fourth quarter
WPG – Brady Oliveira 6-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 4:13. Blue Bombers 44–17. WPG – Sergio Castillo 28-yard field goal, 11:46. Blue Bombers 47–17. Top passers
MTL – Cody Fajardo – 14/25, 137 yards, INT WPG – Zach Collaros – 16/24, 240 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Top rushers
MTL – William Stanback – 8 rushes, 32 yards WPG – Brady Oliveira – 18 rushes, 119 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 13: at Saskatchewan Roughriders [ edit ] Week 13: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total Blue Bombers 0 7 7 10 6 30 Roughriders 3 10 6 5 8 32
at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan
Date : September 3Game time : 5:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Sunny, 34 °C (93 °F)Game attendance : 33,350Referee : Ben MajorTV : TSN/CBS Sports NetworkBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SSK – Brett Lauther 30-yard field goal, 5:56. Roughriders 16–7. WPG – Brady Oliveira 3-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:24. Roughriders 16–14. SSK – Brett Lauther 53-yard field goal, 15:00. Roughriders 19–14. Fourth quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 14-yard field goal, 3:50. Roughriders 19–17. SSK – Adam Korsak 61-yard punt single, 6:04. Roughriders 20–17. WPG – Brady Oliveira 2-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 10:55. Blue Bombers 24–20. SSK – Adam Korsak 65-yard punt single, 12:08. Blue Bombers 24–21. SSK – Brett Lauther 18-yard field goal, 14:29. Tied 24–24. Overtime
Top passers
WPG – Zach Collaros – 13/26, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT SSK – Jake Dolegala – 22/39, 326 yards Top rushers
WPG – Brady Oliveira – 17 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD SSK – Jamal Morrow – 9 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers
Week 14: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders [ edit ] Week 14: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Roughriders 3 3 0 0 6 Alouettes 14 28 3 6 51
at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : September 9Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Sunny, 23 °C (73 °F)Game attendance : 32,343Referee : Andre ProulxTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Kenny Lawler 24-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 2:32. Blue Bombers 21–3. SSK – Brett Lauther 39-yard field goal, 6:23. Blue Bombers 21–6. WPG – Dalton Schoen 16-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 10:02. Blue Bombers 28–6. WPG – Dalton Schoen 31-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:14. Blue Bombers 35–6. WPG – Dalton Schoen 8-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 14:53. Blue Bombers 42–6. Third quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 40-yard field goal, 10:39. Blue Bombers 45–6. Fourth quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 24-yard field goal, 1:54. Blue Bombers 48–6. WPG – Sergio Castillo 18-yard field goal, 10:01. Blue Bombers 51–6. Top passers
SSK – Jake Dolegala – 15/21, 113 yards WPG – Zach Collaros – 18/21, 319 yards, 5 TD Top rushers
SSK – Thomas Bertrand-Hudson – 5 rushes, 41 yards WPG – Brady Oliveira – 18 rushes, 154 yards Top receivers
SSK – Samuel Emilus – 3 receptions, 41 yards WPG – Dalton Schoen – 5 receptions, 104 yards, 3 TD
Week 15: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats [ edit ] Week 15: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Bombers 6 10 0 7 23 Tiger-Cats 12 10 7 0 29
at Tim Hortons Field , Hamilton, Ontario
Date : September 16Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Sunny, 21 °C (70 °F)Game attendance : 22,610Referee : Tom VallesiTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
HAM – Marc Liegghio 32-yard field goal, 4:24. Tiger-Cats 3–0. HAM – Terry Godwin 6-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Marc Liegghio kick), 10:11. Tiger-Cats 10–0. WPG – Nic Demski 5-yard pass from Zach Collaros (kick failed), 13:31. Tiger-Cats 10–6. HAM – Tyreik McAllister 126-yard defensive two-point conversion, 14:08. Tiger-Cats 12–6. Second quarter
HAM – Marc Liegghio 35-yard field goal, 1:50. Tiger-Cats 15–6. WPG – Kenny Lawler 25-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 5:07. Tiger-Cats 15–13. HAM – James Butler 2-yard run (Marc Liegghio kick), 11:21. Tiger-Cats 22–13. WPG – Sergio Castillo 22-yard field goal, 13:33. Tiger-Cats 22–16. Third quarter
HAM – Kai Locksley 1-yard run (Marc Liegghio kick), 3:25. Tiger-Cats 29–16. Fourth quarter
WPG – Zach Collaros 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:40. Tiger-Cats 29–23. Top passers
WPG – Zach Collaros – 21/35, 344 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT HAM – Taylor Powell – 20/26, 236 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
WPG – Brady Oliveira – 9 rushes, 46 yards HAM – James Butler – 22 rushes, 82 yards, TD Top receivers
WPG – Nic Demski – 6 receptions, 137 yards, TD HAM – Terry Godwin – 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Week 17: vs. Toronto Argonauts [ edit ] Week 17: Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Argonauts 14 3 1 3 21 Blue Bombers 7 6 3 15 31
at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : October 21Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)Game attendance : 32,343Referee : Ben MajorTV : TSN/RDSBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 26-yard field goal, 0:52. Argonauts 14–10. WPG – Sergio Castillo 33-yard field goal, 7:43. Argonauts 14–13. TOR – Boris Bede 19-yard field goal, 15:00. Argonauts 17–13. Third quarter
TOR – Boris Bede 75-yard punt single, 1:57. Argonauts 18–13. WPG – Sergio Castillo 49-yard field goal, 13:29. Argonauts 18–16. Fourth quarter
TOR – Boris Bede 32-yard field goal, 0:35. Argonauts 21–16. WPG – Sergio Castillo 48-yard field goal, 3:31. Argonauts 21–19. WPG – Dakota Prukop 2-yard run (pass failed), 11:29. Blue Bombers 25–21. WPG – Sergio Castillo 41-yard field goal, 13:15. Blue Bombers 28–21. WPG – Sergio Castillo 32-yard field goal, 14:28. Blue Bombers 31–21. Top passers
TOR – Cameron Dukes – 17/24, 231 yards, TD WPG – Zach Collaros – 22/33, 258 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
TOR – Cameron Dukes – 4 rushes, 34 yards, TD WPG – Brady Oliveira – 25 rushes, 169 yards Top receivers
Week 18: at BC Lions [ edit ] Week 18: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total Blue Bombers 0 10 6 10 8 34 Lions 10 10 3 3 0 26
at BC Place , Vancouver, British Columbia
Date : October 6Game time : 7:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 23,512Referee : Tim KroekerTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 37-yard field goal, 4:09. Lions 20–13. BC – Sean Whyte 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Lions 23–13. WPG – Sergio Castillo 23-yard field goal, 12:14. Lions 23–16. Fourth quarter
BC – Sean Whyte 40-yard field goal, 9:09. Lions 26–16. WPG – Drew Wolitarsky 13-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:40. Lions 26–23. WPG – Sergio Castillo 28-yard field goal, 14:49. Tied 26–26. Overtime
Top passers
WPG – Zach Collaros – 31/41, 389 yards, 2 TD, INT BC – Vernon Adams – 19/33, 352 yards, TD Top rushers
WPG – Brady Oliveira – 12 rushes, 73 yards, TD BC – Taquan Mizzell – 6 rushes, 23 yards Top receivers
WPG – Kenny Lawler – 8 receptions, 97 yards BC – Dominique Rhymes – 5 receptions, 107 yards
Week 20: vs. Edmonton Elks [ edit ] Week 20: Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Elks 10 7 1 7 25 Blue Bombers 14 10 7 14 45
at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date : October 21Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Cloudy, 11 °C (52 °F)Game attendance : 32,343Referee : Andre ProulxTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 24-yard field goal, 7:06. Blue Bombers 17–10. WPG – Brady Oliveira 3-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:58. Blue Bombers 24–10. EDM – Taylor Cornelius 1-yard run (Dean Faithfull kick), 14:43. Blue Bombers 24–17. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
WPG – Greg McCrae 10-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 1:06. Blue Bombers 38–18. EDM – Deontez Alexander 98-yard kickoff return (Dean Faithfull kick), 1:36. Blue Bombers 38–25. WPG – Rasheed Bailey 10-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 6:31. Blue Bombers 45–25. Top passers
EDM – Tre Ford – 12/22, 288 yards WPG – Zach Collaros – 13/16, 125 yards, TD Top rushers
EDM – Kevin Brown – 5 rushes, 41 yards WPG – Brady Oliveira – 14 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
Week 21: at Calgary Stampeders [ edit ] Week 21: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Bombers 6 6 7 17 36 Stampeders 0 3 10 0 13
at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta
Date : October 27Game time : 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Snow, −6 °C (21 °F)Game attendance : 18,691Referee : Justin McInnesTV : TSNBox Score
Game information First quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 51-yard field goal, 3:16. Blue Bombers 3–0. WPG – Sergio Castillo 23-yard field goal, 12:20. Blue Bombers 6–0. Second quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 30-yard field goal, 0:39. Blue Bombers 9–0. CGY – Rene Paredes 29-yard field goal, 8:28. Blue Bombers 9–3. WPG – Sergio Castillo 42-yard field goal, 14:02. Blue Bombers 12–3. Third quarter
CGY – Rene Paredes 35-yard field goal, 2:40. Blue Bombers 12–6. CGY – Cole Tucker 21-yard pass from Jake Maier (Rene Paredes kick), 9:57. Stampeders 13–12. WPG – Rasheed Bailey 68-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:11. Blue Bombers 19–13. Fourth quarter
WPG – Brendan O'Leary-Orange 31-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 0:51. Blue Bombers 26–13. WPG – Sergio Castillo 40-yard field goal, 5:17. Blue Bombers 29–13. WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:22. Blue Bombers 36–13. Top passers
WPG – Dru Brown – 13/17, 278 yards, 2 TD CGY – Jake Maier – 6/15, 110 yards, TD Top rushers
Top receivers
WPG – Rasheed Bailey – 2 receptions, 81 yards, TD CGY – Cole Tucker – 2 receptions, 53 yards, TD
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West Final: vs. (W2) BC Lions[ edit ] West Final: (W2) BC Lions at (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 3 7 3 0 13 Blue Bombers 7 11 0 6 24
at IG Field , Winnipeg, Manitoba
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 46-yard missed field goal single, 3:51. Blue Bombers 8–3. WPG – Nick Hallett 15-yard fumble return (Sergio Castillo kick), 5:21. Blue Bombers 15–3.' WPG – Sergio Castillo 29-yard field goal, 9:36. Blue Bombers 18–3. BC – Justin McInnis 45-yard pass from Vernon Adams (Sean Whyte kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 18–10. Third quarter
BC – Sean Whyte 43-yard field goal, 10:47. Blue Bombers 18–13. Fourth quarter
WPG – Sergio Castillo 11-yard field goal, 6:29. Blue Bombers 21–13. WPG – Sergio Castillo 35-yard field goal, 11:50. Blue Bombers 24–13. Top passers
BC – Vernon Adams – 13/26, 221 yards, TD, 3 INT WPG – Zach Collaros – 14/21, 158 yards Top rushers
BC – Taquan Mizzell – 5 rushes, 37 yards WPG – Brady Oliveira – 21 rushes, 109 yards, TD Top receivers
BC – Justin McInnis – 4 receptions, 110 yards, TD WPG – Kenny Lawler – 6 receptions, 83 yards
110th Grey Cup: vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes[ edit ] 110th Grey Cup: (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Bombers 10 7 0 7 24 Alouettes 7 0 7 14 28
at Tim Hortons Field , Hamilton, Ontario
Date : November 19Game time : 6:00 p.m. EST /5:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Sunny, 3 °C (37 °F)Game attendance : 28,808Referee : Tim KroekerTV announcers (TSN/RDS) : TSN: Rod Smith , Glen Suitor , Claire Hanna, Matthew Scianitti / RDS: David Arsenault, Pierre Vercheval , Didier OrméjusteBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:08. Blue Bombers 17–7.' Third quarter
Fourth quarter
MTL – Austin Mack 13-yard pass from Cody Fajardo (David Côté kick), 3:48. Alouettes 21–17. WPG – Dakota Prukop 4-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 9:32. Blue Bombers 24–21.' MTL – Tyson Philpot 19-yard pass from Cody Fajardo (David Côté kick), 14:47. Alouettes 28–24. Top passers
WPG – Zach Collaros – 19/23, 236 yards, INT MTL – Cody Fajardo – 21/26, 290 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
WPG – Brady Oliveira – 19 rushes, 119 yards, TD MTL – William Stanback – 9 rushes, 68 yards, TD Top receivers
WPG – Kenny Lawler – 3 receptions, 77 yards MTL – Austin Mack – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
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Practice roster Suspended
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 15 Injured, 6 Practice roster, 2 SuspendedRoster updated 2023-11-20 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters
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
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Video Coordinator – Josh Burton → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Important figures Key personnel Grey Cup Championships (12) Western Division Championships (18) Eastern Division Championships (7) Current league affiliations