Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1958 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the WIFU
Won WIFU Final Best of Series 2 – 1
- Nov. 15, 1958 Won 30 – 7 @ Edmonton
- Nov. 19, 1958 Lost 7 – 30 vs Edmonton
- Nov. 22, 1958 Won 23 – 7 vs Edmonton
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 29, 1958 Won 35 – 28 vs Hamilton in Vancouver, BC

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1958 Season Resources 1958 WPG Team Roster 1958 WPG Attendance

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Tue Jul 29 5:30 PM	WPG 7 @ MTL 40	L	21,347
Ex	Thu Jul 31	WPG 15 @ TOR 22	L	12,584

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Thu Aug 14	EDM 21 @ WPG 29	W	18,166
2	Thu Aug 21 10:00 PM	WPG 13 @ SSK 21	L	13,233
2	Mon Aug 25 11:30 PM	WPG 15 @ EDM 8	W	17,000
3	Thu Aug 28	BC 1 @ WPG 31	W	16,611
3	Mon Sep 1 5:30 PM	WPG 3 @ CGY 11	L	17,750
4	Sat Sep 6	SSK 6 @ WPG 27	W	18,336
5	Sat Sep 13 11:30 PM	WPG 20 @ CGY 7	W	15,700
5	Mon Sep 15 11:30 PM	WPG 19 @ BC 8	W	20,000
6	Sat Sep 20	CGY 9 @ WPG 36	W	20,059
7	Mon Sep 29	EDM 13 @ WPG 43	W	18,559
8	Sat Oct 4 11:30 PM	WPG 21 @ EDM 15	W	20,000
8	Mon Oct 6 10:00 PM	WPG 14 @ SSK 13	W	11,581
9	Sat Oct 11	BC 10 @ WPG 8	L	14,484
10	Mon Oct 20	SSK 15 @ WPG 21	W	16,319
11	Mon Oct 27	CGY 10 @ WPG 37	W	15,564
12	Sat Nov 1	WPG 24 @ BC 14	W	18,918

Week	Date/Time (EST	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sat Nov 15	WPG 30 @ EDM 7	W	17,000
P2	Wed Nov 19	EDM 30 @ WPG 7	L	16,880
P2	Sat Nov 22	EDM 7 @ WPG 23	W	15,671

Week	Date/Time (EST	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sat Nov 29 4:00 PM	WPG 35 vs HAM 28	W	36,567	CBC, R/C

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	There was no Pre-Season schedule in 1958.
Regular Season	16	13	3	0	26	361	182	W3	5-1-0
Home	8	7	1	0	14	232	85	W2	5-1-0
Visitor	8	6	2	0	12	129	97	W5	5-1-0

Full 1958 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	5 (5-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	9 (8-1-0)	4 (2-2-0)	3 (3-0-0)
After 2nd	7 (6-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (3-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	10 (9-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)
After 3rd	7 (6-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	12 (11-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)
After 4th	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	13 (13-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.422	7-1-0 (8)	6-2-0 (8)
Non-Divisional	0.000	0-0-0 (0)	0-0-0 (0)
BC Lions (4)	0.188	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (4)	0.406	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (4)	0.594	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4)	0.500	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)

Summary
By Quarter

	1958	1957 +/-
Average Combined Score	33.94	-10.19
Average Winning Score	25.92	-4.74
Average Losing Score	8.00	-1.50
Average Home Score	29.00	+4.00
Average Visitor Score	16.13	-9.62
Average Margin of Victory	15.15	-0.93
Average Margin of Loss	6.00	-15.75

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th			Final
	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H (PPG)	V (PPG)	T (PPG)
Winnipeg	38	42	80	89	27	116	44	43	87	61	17	78	232 (29.0)	129 (16.1)	361 (22.6)
Opponent	24	22	46	29	30	59	1	29	30	31	16	47	97 (12.1)	85 (10.6)	182 (11.4)

Head Coach

Harold “Bud” Grant (Jan. 3, 1957 – March 11, 1967)

Player Awards
All Stars

1958 Player Awards and Nominations

1958 Most Outstanding

Player — Leo Lewis, Jr. (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Steve Patrick (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Gordie Rowland (Division Finalist)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1958 All-Star Selections

7 All-Division Selections

Coach	Harold “Bud” Grant
HB	Leo Lewis, Jr.
DT	Robert “Buddy” Tinsley, Jr.
DE	Herb Gray
MG	Steve Patrick
SEC	Dave Burkholder
SEC	Gordie Rowland

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–7 (7)		John Saundzelius (HB)	McGill
2–7 (16)		Tom White (T)	Western Ontario
3–7		Pass
4–7		Pass
5–7		Pass