1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final but lost 38–4 to the Calgary Stampeders.

1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerEarl Lunsford
Head coachRay Jauch
Home fieldWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost Western Semi-Final

Offseason

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Round Pick Player Position School
T T Leo Ezerins TE Whitworth
T T Bernie Morrison LB Manitoba
T T Tim Allan G Toronto
1 4 Evan Jones TE British Columbia
2 13 Bob Stracina WR Acadia
3 22 Vaughn Wright TB Guelph
4 31 Julian Hanlon G Ottawa
5 40 Dave Neber DE British Columbia
6 49 Steve Davis DT Bishop's
7 58 Gord Bone TE Manitoba
8 67 Duane Hysop QB Manitoba

Roster

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1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Active, Injured, 6-Game Injured,
Practice

Standings

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Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 4 2 452 301 22
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 4 3 381 311 21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 371 351 18
BC Lions 16 7 7 2 359 308 16
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 4 11 1 330 459 9

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 14 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–14 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 22,527
B June 22 at Toronto Argonauts L 4–35 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 37,207
C June 28 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–10 2–1 McMahon Stadium 23,196
D July 4 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–27 3–1 Winnipeg Stadium 22,795

Regular season

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Tue, July 11 at BC Lions L 14–30 0–1 Empire Stadium 25,808
2 2 Tue, July 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 28–29 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium 25,973
3 Bye
4 3 Wed, Aug 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–13 1–2 Winnipeg Stadium 26,619
5 4 Wed, Aug 9 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–7 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 22,647
6 5 Wed, Aug 16 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 21–29 2–3 Winnipeg Stadium 26,259
7 6 Wed, Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–14 2–4 Clarke Stadium 24,962
8 7 Tue, Aug 29 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 36–10 3–4 Winnipeg Stadium 27,201
8 8 Mon, Sept 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–29 4–4 Taylor Field 22,451
9 9 Sat, Sept 9 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–29 5–4 Lansdowne Park 26,282
10 10 Sat, Sept 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 19–14 6–4 Winnipeg Stadium 27,201
11 11 Sun, Sept 24 vs. BC Lions W 32–25 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 27,201
12 12 Sat, Sept 30 at BC Lions W 38–27 8–4 Empire Stadium 23,345
13 Bye
14 13 Sun, Oct 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 10–38 8–5 Winnipeg Stadium 28,080
15 14 Sun, Oct 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 13–7 9–5 Taylor Field 19,614
16 15 Sun, Oct 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 24–28 9–6 Winnipeg Stadium 26,781
17 16 Sun, Nov 5 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–22 9–7 McMahon Stadium 26,868

Playoffs

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West Semi-Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 4 0 0 4
Calgary Stampeders 10 7 7 14 38

Awards and honors

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CFL All-Stars

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References

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