Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1961 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the Western Conference
Won Western Conference Final Best of Series 2 – 0
- Nov. 18, 1961 Won 14 – 1 @ Calgary
- Nov. 22, 1961 Won 43 – 14 vs Calgary
The Grey Cup
- Dec. 2, 1961 Won 21 – 14 in OT vs Hamilton in Toronto, ON

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1961 Season Resources 1961 WPG Team Roster 1961 WPG Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Thu Jul 20 8:00 PM	WPG 15 @ OTT 28	L	18,000
Ex	Thu Jul 27 9:30 PM	TOR 18 @ WPG 20	W	15,054


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Mon Aug 7 11:30 PM	WPG 18 @ CGY 17	W	13,000
1	Fri Aug 11 8:00 PM	WPG 21 @ MTL 15	W	18,059
2	Mon Aug 14 8:00 PM	WPG 14 @ TOR 13	W	27,189
2	Thu Aug 17 9:30 PM	OTT 19 @ WPG 29	W	18,517
3	Bye
4	Thu Aug 24 9:30 PM	EDM 35 @ WPG 20	L	19,660
5	Thu Aug 31 9:30 PM	HAM 30 @ WPG 9	L	18,951
6	Mon Sep 4 4:30 PM	WPG 17 @ SSK 11	W	15,124
7	Thu Sep 14 9:30 PM	BC 15 @ WPG 36	W	16,016
8	Sat Sep 23 11:30 PM	WPG 33 @ EDM 10	W	19,198
9	Sat Sep 30 9:30 PM	SSK 6 @ WPG 29	W	14,354
10	Sat Oct 7 9:30 PM	BC 20 @ WPG 24	W	13,050
11	Sat Oct 14 11:30 PM	WPG 25 @ CGY 6	W	17,225
12	Tue Oct 17 12:30 AM	WPG 16 @ BC 15	W	20,778
13	Mon Oct 23 9:30 PM	CGY 7 @ WPG 42	W	13,777
14	Mon Oct 30 9:30 PM	SSK 19 @ WPG 13	L	15,164
14	Sat Nov 4 10:30 PM	WPG 14 @ EDM 13	W	10,177


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sat Nov 18 4:00 PM	WPG 14 @ CGY 1	W	18,500
P2	Wed Nov 22 9:30 PM	CGY 14 @ WPG 43	W	16,800


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sat Dec 2 1:00 PM	WPG 21 vs HAM 14 OT	W	32,651	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	16	13	3	0	26	360	251	W1	5-1-0
Home	8	5	3	0	10	202	151	L1	4-2-0
Visitor	8	8	0	0	16	158	100	W8	6-0-0
Divisional opponent	12	10	2	0	20	287	174	W1	5-1-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	3	1	0	6	73	77	L1	3-1-0

Full 1961 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 (4-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (3-0-0)	10 (9-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (3-2-0)
After 2nd	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (2-0-0)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)
After 3rd	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	4 (4-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (3-0-0)	9 (8-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	6 (4-2-0)
After 4th	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	13 (13-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.391	4-2-0 (6)	6-0-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.536	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.125	2-0-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.438	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.656	0-1-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.344	1-1-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.714	0-1-0 (1)	--
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.321	--	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.571	1-0-0 (1)	--
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.536	--	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1961	1960 +/-
Average Combined Score	38.19	-5.06
Average Winning Score	24.46	-6.54
Average Losing Score	14.00	+4.50
Average Home Score	25.25	-2.75
Average Visitor Score	19.75	-8.88
Average Margin of Victory	11.62	-5.03
Average Margin of Loss	14.00	+4.50

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	202 (25.3)	158 (19.8)	360 (22.5)
Total	Opponent	100 (12.5)	151 (18.9)	251 (15.7)
1st	Winnipeg	29 (3.6)	44 (5.5)	73 (4.6)
1st	Opponent	18 (2.3)	27 (3.4)	45 (2.8)
2nd	Winnipeg	58 (7.3)	41 (5.1)	99 (6.2)
2nd	Opponent	28 (3.5)	66 (8.3)	94 (5.9)
3rd	Winnipeg	47 (5.9)	38 (4.8)	85 (5.3)
3rd	Opponent	26 (3.3)	28 (3.5)	54 (3.4)
4th	Winnipeg	68 (8.5)	35 (4.4)	103 (6.4)
4th	Opponent	28 (3.5)	30 (3.8)	58 (3.6)

Head Coach

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

Assistant Coaches

John Michels – Line
Joe Zaleski – Backfield

Player Awards
All Stars

1961 Player Awards and Nominations

1961 Most Outstanding

Player — Leo Lewis, Jr. (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Frank Rigney (Winner)
Canadian Player — Norm Rauhaus (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1961 All-Star Selections

9 All-Division Selections

HB	Leo Lewis, Jr.
E	Farrell Funston
G	Cornel Piper
T	Frank Rigney
DT	Mike Wright
DE	Herb Gray
ILB	Dave Burkholder
CLB	Gordie Rowland
DHB	Norm Rauhaus

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
No draft picks for 1961 in database.