The 2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 87th season overall. This was the sixth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the sixth full season under general manager Kyle Walters. The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season on September 21, 2019, following a Montreal Alouettes loss. The club later would go on to win their 11th Grey Cup championship and their first since the 1990 Grey Cup championship game, ending what was the longest active Grey Cup drought.
Offseason
Foreign drafts For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Blue Bombers held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL draft took place on April 11, 2019, where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.
Draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team LFA 1 8 Sergio Schiaffino RB Dinos de Saltillo 2 17 Manuel Hernández S UDLAP 3 26 Gabriel Amavizca K BUAP Euro 1 2 Thiadric Hansen LB Potsdam Royals
CFL draft The 2019 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Blue Bombers held nine selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring the BC Lions' first-round pick in a trade which included their own first-round pick from the 2018 CFL draft.BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 4 Drew Desjarlais OL Windsor Belle River, ON 1 5 Jonathan Kongbo DL Tennessee Surrey, BC 2 14 Brady Oliveira RB North Dakota Winnipeg, MB 3 25 Connor Griffiths DL British Columbia Langley, BC 4 34 Asotui Eli OL Hawai'i Kailua-Kona, HI 5 43 Malik Richards WR Mount Allison Brampton, ON 6 52 Tariq Lachance DL Manitoba Winnipeg, MB 7 61 Nick Hallett DB Toronto London, ON 8 70 Kerfalla Exumé DB Montreal Montreal, QC
Preseason
Schedule
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B Fri, May 31 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 20–3 1–0 None IG Field 19,273 Recap C Thu, June 6 8:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–29 2–0 None Mosaic Stadium 28,706 Recap 2019 ScheduleCFL on TSN broadcast schedule
Regular season
Standings
Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 1 Sat, June 15 9:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions W 33–23 1–0 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 18,058 Recap 2 Bye 3 2 Thu, June 27 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 28–21 2–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 IG Field 25,336 Recap 4 3 Fri, July 5 6:30 p.m. CDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 29–14 3–0 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,429 Recap 5 4 Fri, July 12 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 48–21 4–0 TSN/RDS IG Field 24,187 Recap 6 5 Fri, July 19 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 31–1 5–0 TSN/RDS IG Field 25,350 Recap 7 6 Fri, July 26 6:00 p.m. CDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–23 5–1 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,512 Recap 8 7 Thu, Aug 1 6:00 p.m. CDT at Toronto Argonauts L 27–28 5–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BMO Field 12,072 Recap 9 8 Thu, Aug 8 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 26–24 6–2 TSN/RDS IG Field 25,354 Recap 10 9 Thu, Aug 15 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions W 32–16 7–2 TSN/RDS2 IG Field 24,914 Recap 11 10 Fri, Aug 23 8:00 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 34–28 8–2 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 34,217 Recap 12 11 Sun, Sept 1 2:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–19 8–3 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,356 Recap 13 12 Sat, Sept 7 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–10 9–3 TSN IG Field 33,134 Recap 14 Bye 15 13 Sat, Sept 21 3:00 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes L 37–38 9–4 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 19,070 Recap 16 14 Fri, Sept 27 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–33 9–5 TSN/RDS2 IG Field 25,086 Recap 17 15 Sat, Oct 5 6:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–21 9–6 TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,080 Recap 18 16 Sat, Oct 12 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 35–24 10–6 TSN/RDS IG Field 20,907 Recap 19 17 Sat, Oct 19 6:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders L 33–37 10–7 TSN McMahon Stadium 26,885 Recap 20 18 Fri, Oct 25 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 29–28 11–7 TSN IG Field 24,460 Recap 21 Bye ESPN+, ESPN Networks to Broadcast 2019 Canadian Football League SeasonCFL schedule through October 2019
Post-season
Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 10 3:30 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders W 35–14 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 24,278 Recap West Final Sun, Nov 17 3:30 p.m. CST at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–13 2–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 33,300 Recap Sun, Nov 24 5:00 p.m. CST Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–12 3–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 35,439 Recap
Roster 2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T G C T G G/C
Defensive linemen DE DE DE DE DT DT DT
Special teams K/P LS Linebackers
Defensive backs
Practice roster DT LB DB DE QB DE DB RB DB SB WR DB Injured list LB C DB G DT LB LS SB QB RB DE WR T
Italics indicate American players Bold indicates Global players
Coaching staff Winnipeg Blue Bombers Staff Front office Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members) Chairperson of the board of governors – Brock Bulbuck President/CEO – Wade Miller General manager of football operations – Kyle Walters Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus Assistant general manager / director of player personnel – Ted Goveia National scout – Craig Smith Team services coordinator – Matt Gulakow Head equipment manager – Brad Fotty Assistant equipment manager – Kevin Todd Assistant equipment manager – Jared Cronk Video coordinator – Colin Thurston Head coaches Head coach – Mike O'Shea
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers – Paul LaPolice Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce Running backs – Kevin Bourgoin Offensive line – Marty Costello
Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Richie Hall Defensive line & linebackers – Glen Young Defensive backs – Jordan Younger
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Paul Boudreau
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