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

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.

Offseason

Round Pick Player Position School
TTLeo EzerinsTEWhitworth
TTBernie MorrisonLBManitoba
TTTim AllanGToronto
14Evan JonesTEBritish Columbia
213Bob StracinaWRAcadia
322Vaughn WrightTBGuelph
431Julian HanlonGOttawa
540Dave NeberDEBritish Columbia
649Steve DavisDTBishop's
758Gord BoneTEManitoba
867Duane HysopQBManitoba

Roster

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

Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16104245230122
Calgary Stampeders1694338131121
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1697037135118
BC Lions1677235930816
Saskatchewan Roughriders1641113304599

Preseason

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

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

West Semi-Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers04004
Calgary Stampeders10771438

Awards and honors

CFL All-Stars

References

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