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.

Offseason CFL global draft The 2023 CFL global draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Blue Bombers had the eighth selection in each round.

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality 1 8 Jamieson Sheahan P California Australia 2 17 Karl Schmitz P Jacksonville Bermuda

CFL national draft The 2023 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2023. 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.

Round Pick Player Position University team Hometown 1 8 Anthony Bennett DL Regina Weston, FL 2 15 Jake Kelly DB Bishop's Markham, ON 3 26 Jeremy Murphy WR Concordia (QC) Montreal, QC 4 35 Tanner Schmekel DL Regina Regina, SK 5 44 Collin Kornelson DL Manitoba Winnipeg, MB 6 53 Breton MacDougall DB Windsor LaSalle, ON 7 62 Jonathan Rosery RB Alberta Edmonton, AB 8 71 Max Charbonneau LB Ottawa Ottawa, ON

Preseason Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B 1 Sat, May 27 3:00 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Elks W 25–23 1–0 None Commonwealth Stadium N/A Recap C 2 Fri, Jun 2 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 16–28 1–1 TSN IG Field 24,654 Recap

Regular season Standings

Schedule 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 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 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 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

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4Bye West Final Sat, Nov 11 5:30 p.m. CST vs BC Lions W 24–13 1–0 TSN/RDS IG Field 32,343 Recap 110th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 19 5:00 p.m. CST Montreal Alouettes L 24–28 1–1 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 28,808 Recap

Roster 2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T G/C G/C G T C G

Defensive linemen DE DE DE DE DT DT DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K P

Practice roster WR WR DB DB G LB

Suspended list DB DT Injured list SB LB DB DT DE DE DB DB SB DB FB WR T DB DT Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff 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 Head Coach – Mike O'Shea

Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce Receivers – Kevin Bourgoin Running Backs – Jason Hogan Offensive Line – Marty Costello

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Richie Hall Defensive Line – Darrell Patterson Defensive Backs – Jordan Younger Pass Game Analyst and Linebackers – James Stanley

Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Paul Boudreau, Jr.

Video Coaches Video Coordinator – Josh Burton

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