The 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season is the 68th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 93rd season overall. The Blue Bombers are attempting to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season and win their 13th Grey Cup championship. The team will play ten home games this season with the Toronto Argonauts deferring one of their home games due to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The 2026 CFL season is the 12th season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the 12th full season under general manager Kyle Walters.
Offseason CFL Canadian draft The 2026 CFL draft took place on April 28, 2026. The Blue Bombers had nine selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team selected fourth in each round of the draft after finishing sixth in the 2025 league standings.
Round Pick Player Position University Team 1 4 Nuer Gatkuoth DL Wake Forest 2 10 Dante Daniels TE North Carolina State 2 20 Kevin Cline OL Boston College 3 24 Charles-Elliot Bouliane LB Montreal 4 33 Ethan Stuart DB McMaster 5 42 Brody Clark LB York 6 51 Ben Britton WR Calgary 7 60 Josh Jack WR Saint Mary's 8 69 Brady Lidster K Windsor
CFL global draft The 2026 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2026. The Blue Bombers had two selections in the draft, holding the fourth pick in each round.
Round Pick Player Position School Nationality 1 4 Edward Vesterinen DL West Virginia 2 13 Keegan Andrews P Massachusetts
Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Sat, May 23 6:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–31 0–1 CFL+ Griffiths Stadium 7,654 Recap C2 Fri, May 29 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions L 19–30 0–2 CFL+ Princess Auto Stadium 26,269 Recap
Games played with white uniforms.
Regular season Standings
Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Fri, June 5 8:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders W 30–28 1–0 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 17,743 Recap 22 Thu, June 11 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–37 1–1 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 3 Bye 43 Thu, June 25 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Elks L 18–23 1–2 TSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 54 Sun, July 5 6:00 p.m. CDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 14–13 2–2 TSN/CBSSN Hamilton Stadium 20,189 Recap 65 Fri, July 10 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–21 3–2 TSN/RDS Princess Auto Stadium 32,134 Recap 76 Sun, July 19 6:00 p.m. CDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 36–34 4–2 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 14,148 Recap 87 Fri, July 24 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 30–52 4–3 TSN/RDS2 Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 98 Thu, July 30 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions L 19–35 4–4 TSN/RDS Princess Auto Stadium 31,509 Recap 10 Bye 119 Fri, Aug 14 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 33–21 5–4 TSN/RDS2 Princess Auto Stadium 31,312 Recap 1210 Fri, Aug 21 8:30 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Elks L 19–22 5–5 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 22,805 Recap 1311 Fri, Aug 28 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 44–28 6–5 TSN/RDS Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 1412 Sun, Sept 6 6:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 26–32 6–6 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 34,352 Recap 1513 Sat, Sept 12 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–6 7–6 TSN/CTV Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 16 Bye 1714 Fri, Sept 25 7:00 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 28–30 7–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 1815 Sat, Oct 3 6:00 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes L 10–37 7–8 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 23,035 Recap 19 16 Sat, Oct 10 6:00 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN Princess Auto Stadium 20 17 Fri, Oct 16 8:30 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Elks TSN Commonwealth Stadium 21 18 Fri, Oct 23 9:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions TSN BC Place
Games played with home uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with alternate uniforms.
Team Roster
Coaching staff
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