The 2011 Winnipeg Blue Bombers was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 79th overall. The Blue Bombers finished in first place in the East Division with a 10–8 record. The team clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 on October 7, 2011, after a 33–17 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. On November 20, 2011, The Blue Bombers defeated the Tiger-Cats 19–3 in the East Final, advancing to the 99th Grey Cup and extending their Grey Cup appearances record to 24. However, the Bombers lost the Grey Cup game 34–23 to the BC Lions, extending their drought to 21 years without a Grey Cup championship. Their Grey Cup appearance marked their final playoff game played in five seasons, failing to make the playoffs in the four subsequent seasons following their loss to the Lions team. Incidentally, their first playoff game subsequent to their four-year playoff drought was also against the same BC Lions team they lost in the Grey Cup game in 2011, losing in a 32-31 come-from-behind victory for the Lions, ending the 2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season. Additionally, the Blue Bombers wouldn't host another playoff game again until the 2017 CFL season, this time losing to the Edmonton Eskimos 39-32.
The Blue Bombers set a franchise record for season tickets sold with 21,155 with 2011 being marketed as the last season at Canad Inns Stadium before the move to Investors Group Field. This record was in turn broken in 2012 after more than 22,000 were sold.[1]
Offseason
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Preseason
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Regular season
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Season standings
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Season schedule
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Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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Attendance
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Record
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1
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Fri, July 1
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at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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24–16
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Win
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23,852
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1–0
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2
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Fri, July 8
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vs. Toronto Argonauts
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22–16
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Win
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27,638
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2–0
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3
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Thurs, July 14
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vs. Calgary Stampeders
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21–20
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Loss
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27,890
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2–1
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4
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Sat, July 23
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at Toronto Argonauts
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33–24
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Win
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21,189
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3–1
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5
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Thurs, July 28
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vs. BC Lions
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25–20
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Win
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29,533
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4–1
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6
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Fri, Aug 5
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vs. Edmonton Eskimos
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28–16
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Win
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29,533
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5–1
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7
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Sat, Aug 13
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at BC Lions
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30–17
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Win
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24,131
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6–1
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8
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Bye
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6–1
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9
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Fri, Aug 26
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vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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30–27
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Win
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30,338
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7–1
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10
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Sun, Sept 4
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at Saskatchewan Roughriders
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27–7
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Loss
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30,048
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7–2
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11
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Sun, Sept 11
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vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
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45–23
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Loss
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30,518
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7–3
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12
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Sun, Sept 18
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at Montreal Alouettes
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25–23
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Win
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24,642
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8–3
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13
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Sat, Sept 24
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at Toronto Argonauts
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25–24
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Loss
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19,108
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8–4
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14
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Fri, Sept 30
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vs. Montreal Alouettes
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32–26
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Loss
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30,447
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8–5
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15
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Fri, Oct 7
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at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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33–17
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Win
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23,268
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9–5
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16
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Sat, Oct 15
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at Edmonton Eskimos
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24–10
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Loss
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30,734
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9–6
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17
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Sat, Oct 22
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vs. Montreal Alouettes
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26–25
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Win
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30,360
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10–6
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18
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Fri, Oct 28
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vs. Toronto Argonauts
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27–22
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Loss
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29,751
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10–7
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19
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Sat, Nov 5
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at Calgary Stampeders
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30–24
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Loss
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29,076
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10–8
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2011 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Slotbacks
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Injured List
Practice Roster
Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2011-06-26
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active
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Coaching staff
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2011 Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff
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Front office
- Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members)
- Chairperson of the board of governors – Bill Watchorn
- President/CEO – Jim Bell
- Vice president and general manager of football operations – Joe Mack
- Director of football operations – Ross Hodgkinson
- Director of player personnel – Ken Moll
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Player stats
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Awards and records
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2011 CFL All-Stars
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Eastern All-Stars
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Playoffs
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Schedule
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Week
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Game
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Date
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Time
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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Attendance
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20
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Bye
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21
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East Final
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Nov 20
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12:00 PM CST
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vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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19–3
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Win
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30,051
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22
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Grey Cup
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Nov 27
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5:30 PM CST
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at BC Lions
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34–23
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Loss
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54,313
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*-Team won in Overtime.
East Final
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Hamilton at Winnipeg
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tiger-Cats |
3 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Blue Bombers |
0 |
10 | 3 | 6 |
19 |
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Grey Cup
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Winnipeg vs. BC
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Bombers |
0 |
6 | 3 | 14 |
23 |
• Lions |
11 |
3 | 10 | 10 |
34 |
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References
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