2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerKyle Walters
Head coachMike O'Shea
Home fieldInvestors Group Field
Results
Record7–11
Division place5th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 82nd overall. The Blue Bombers finished with a 7–11 record, although this was a four-game improvement upon their disastrous 3–15 record from 2013, the Blue Bombers still finished last place in the West Division and failed to make the playoffs for the third straight year. It was also the fifth time in six seasons that the Blue Bombers would fail to qualify for the CFL playoffs.

The Blue Bombers played in the West Division after having played in the East Division for eight seasons.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2014 CFL draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Blue Bombers had five selections in the seven-round draft, after trading their original second-round selection and Alex Hall to Saskatchewan for Patrick Neufeld and a fourth round selection in the 2015 CFL draft.[1] They traded two third round picks, another obtained from Toronto, to Saskatchewan to get back into the second round.[2][3] Finally their fifth-round selection was traded along with Anthony Woodson to Toronto for the other third-round selection and Marc Parenteau.[2][4]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 2 Matthias Goossen OL Simon Fraser
2 17 Jesse Briggs LB McGill
4 29 Derek Jones DB Simon Fraser
6 47 Quinn Everett DL Mount Allison
7 56 Aram Eisho LB McMaster

Preseason

Game Kickoff Date Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Recap
Score Record
A Mon, June 9 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 22–24 0–1 TSN Investors Group Field 24,000 Recap
B Sat, June 14 8:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders L 20–23 0–2 TSN2 McMahon Stadium 27,103 Recap
C Bye

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Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 15 3 0 511 347 30 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18 12 6 0 492 340 24 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 10 8 0 399 441 20 Details
BC Lions 18 9 9 0 380 365 18 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 7 11 0 397 481 14 Details

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Thur, June 26 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 45–21 1–0 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 24,872 Recap
2 Thur, July 3 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 36–28 2–0 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 27,553 Recap
3 Fri, July 11 6:00 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes W 34–33 3–0 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,384 Recap
4 Thur, July 17 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 3–26 3–1 TSN/ESPN2/RDS2 Investors Group Field 30,976 Recap
5 Fri, July 25 9:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions W 23–6 4–1 TSN BC Place 25,321 Recap
6 Thur, July 31 6:00 p.m. CDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–26 5–1 TSN/RDS2 Ron Joyce Stadium 6,500 Recap
7 Thur, Aug 7 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–23 5–2 TSN Investors Group Field 33,234 Recap
8 Tues, Aug 12 6:30 p.m. CDT at Toronto Argonauts L 21–38 5–3 TSN/RDS2 Rogers Centre 18,106 Recap
9 Fri, Aug 22 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 24–16 6–3 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 29,881 Recap
10 Sun, Aug 31 3:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 30–35 6–4 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,427 Recap
11 Sun, Sept 7 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–30 6–5 TSN/ESPN Investors Group Field 33,234 Recap
12 Sat, Sept 13 9:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions L 9–26 6–6 TSN BC Place 27,754 Recap
13 Bye
14 Sat, Sept 27 5:30 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 11–16 6–7 TSN Investors Group Field 28,534 Recap
15 Fri, Oct 3 6:00 p.m. CDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 20–42 6–8 TSN TD Place Stadium 24,242 Recap
16 Mon, Oct 13 3:30 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 9–41 6–9 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 28,065 Recap
17 Sat, Oct 18 6:00 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 23–33 6–10 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 22,320 Recap
18 Sat, Oct 25 6:00 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions L 23–28 6–11 TSN Investors Group Field 24,223 Recap
19 Sat, Nov 1 3:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders W 18–13 7–11 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 27,076 Recap
20 Bye

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Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "Riders acquire rush end Alex Hall in trade with Bombers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  2. ^ a b "Bombers acquire Parenteau in trade with Argos". Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  3. ^ "Movers & Shakers: GMs not shy to swap picks". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  4. ^ "Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  5. ^ a b "2014 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-17.