Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1940 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

6 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties
Finished 1st in the WIFU
Won WIFU Final Total Point Series 30 – 2
- Nov. 2, 1940 Won 7 – 0 @ Calgary
- Nov. 9, 1940 Won 23 – 2 vs Calgary

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1940 Season Resources 1940 WPG Team Roster 1940 WPG Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result
Ex	Sat May 11 10:30 PM	UND 16 @ WPG 22	W
Ex	Fri May 24	WPG 19 @ UND 20	L
Ex	Mon Sep 23	CONC 8 @ WPG 37	W
Ex	Sat Oct 19 4:30 PM	UND 15 @ WPG 27	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result
1	Fri Aug 30 11:30 PM	WPG 1 @ CGYBRK 12	L
1	Mon Sep 2 5:00 PM	WPG 1 @ REG 3	L
2	Fri Sep 6 10:30 AM	REG 0 @ WPG 12	W
3	Mon Sep 16	CGYBRK 11 @ WPG 22	W
5	Sat Sep 28 5:00 PM	WPG 20 @ REG 11	W
6	Sat Oct 5 10:30 PM	WPG 3 @ CGYBRK 1	W
7	Sat Oct 12 4:30 PM	CGYBRK 19 @ WPG 26	W
9	Sat Oct 26 4:30 PM	REG 1 @ WPG 23	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result
Final	Sat Nov 2 5:30 PM	WPG 7 @ CGYBRK 0	W
P2	Sat Nov 9 4:30 PM	CGYBRK 2 @ WPG 23	W

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	8	6	2	0	12	108	58	W6	6-0-0
Home	4	4	0	0	8	83	31	W4	4-0-0
Visitor	4	2	2	0	4	25	27	W2	2-2-0

Full 1940 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)
After 2nd	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	5 (5-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)
After 3rd	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)
After 4th	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.375	4-0-0 (4)	2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional	0.000	0-0-0 (0)	0-0-0 (0)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4)	0.250	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Bronks (4)	0.500	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)

Summary
By Quarter

	1940	1939 +/-
Average Combined Score	20.75	-4.58
Average Winning Score	17.67	-0.13
Average Losing Score	1.00	-10.50
Average Home Score	20.75	+2.08
Average Visitor Score	6.25	-8.58
Average Margin of Victory	10.50	-1.60
Average Margin of Loss	6.50	-5.00

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	83 (20.8)	25 (6.3)	108 (13.5)
Total	Opponent	27 (6.8)	31 (7.8)	58 (7.3)
1st	Winnipeg	19 (4.8)	8 (2.0)	27 (3.4)
1st	Opponent	0 (0.0)	7 (1.8)	7 (0.9)
2nd	Winnipeg	12 (3.0)	13 (3.3)	25 (3.1)
2nd	Opponent	20 (5.0)	6 (1.5)	26 (3.3)
3rd	Winnipeg	23 (5.8)	0 (0.0)	23 (2.9)
3rd	Opponent	7 (1.8)	13 (3.3)	20 (2.5)
4th	Winnipeg	29 (7.3)	4 (1.0)	33 (4.1)
4th	Opponent	0 (0.0)	5 (1.3)	5 (0.6)

Head Coach

Reg “Red” Threlfall (Jan. 1, 1938 – Dec. 31, 1944)

All Stars

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1940 All-Star Selections

7 All-Division Selections

QB	Greg Kabat
HB	Art Stevenson
HB	Fritz Hanson
FW	Jeff Nicklin
IW	Bill “Red Dog” Ceretti
OW	Bud Marquardt (Tie)
OW	Ches McCance (Tie)

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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