Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1962 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the Western Conference
Won Western Conference Final Best of Series 2 – 1
- Nov. 17, 1962 Lost 14 – 20 @ Calgary
- Nov. 21, 1962 Won 19 – 11 vs Calgary
- Nov. 24, 1962 Won 12 – 7 vs Calgary
The Grey Cup
- Dec. 1, 1962 Won 28 – 27 vs Hamilton in Toronto, ON

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1962 Season Resources 1962 WPG Team Roster 1962 WPG Attendance 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Media Guide


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Mon Jul 23 9:30 PM	OTT 14 @ WPG 15	W	13,125
Ex	Thu Jul 26 8:00 PM	WPG 0 @ MTL 53	L	18,000
Ex	Wed Aug 1 8:15 PM	WPG 17 @ TOR 14	W	23,004


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Thu Aug 9 9:30 PM	EDM 20 @ WPG 16	L	16,832
2	Mon Aug 13 11:30 PM	WPG 45 @ CGY 27	W	14,000
3	Thu Aug 23 9:00 PM	TOR 13 @ WPG 33	W	16,700
4	Thu Aug 30 9:30 PM	CGY 1 @ WPG 26	W	16,059
5	Mon Sep 3 4:30 PM	WPG 30 @ SSK 7	W	16,663
5	Fri Sep 7 8:00 PM	WPG 31 @ OTT 28	W	21,050
6	Mon Sep 10 8:00 PM	WPG 16 @ HAM 10	W	26,363
7	Mon Sep 17 9:30 PM	SSK 18 @ WPG 20	W	16,213
8	Mon Sep 24 11:30 PM	WPG 22 @ BC 27	L	20,143
8	Thu Sep 27 9:00 PM	MTL 23 @ WPG 31	W	16,528
9	Sat Oct 6 9:30 PM	BC 18 @ WPG 6	L	16,060
10	Sat Oct 13 3:30 PM	CGY 19 @ WPG 15	L	15,800
11	Sat Oct 20 11:30 PM	WPG 30 @ EDM 20	W	14,000
12	Mon Oct 22 10:30 PM	WPG 17 @ SSK 8	W	10,339
12	Sat Oct 27 11:30 PM	WPG 35 @ BC 34	W	25,419
13	Sat Nov 3 9:30 PM	EDM 18 @ WPG 12	L	12,500


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sat Nov 17 4:30 PM	WPG 14 @ CGY 20	L	17,230
P2	Wed Nov 21 9:00 PM	CGY 11 @ WPG 19	W	12,500
P2	Sat Nov 24 3:30 PM	CGY 7 @ WPG 12	W	19,175


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sat Dec 1 1:00 PM	WPG 28 vs HAM 27	W	32,655	R/C, CTV, CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	16	11	5	0	22	385	291	L1	3-3-0
Home	8	4	4	0	8	159	130	L3	3-3-0
Visitor	8	7	1	0	14	226	161	W3	5-1-0
Divisional opponent	12	7	5	0	14	274	217	L1	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	4	0	0	8	111	74	W4	4-0-0

Full 1962 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	3 (1-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (3-2-0)	5 (5-0-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	8 (6-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	6 (3-3-0)
After 2nd	7 (4-3-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	5 (5-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	12 (9-3-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)
After 3rd	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	4 (4-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	9 (8-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	6 (2-4-0)
After 4th	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.492	2-4-0 (6)	5-1-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.455	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.438	0-1-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.594	1-1-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.406	0-2-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.531	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.679	--	1-0-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.393	1-0-0 (1)	--
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.464	--	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.286	1-0-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1962	1961 +/-
Average Combined Score	42.25	+4.06
Average Winning Score	28.55	+4.08
Average Losing Score	14.20	+0.20
Average Home Score	19.88	-5.38
Average Visitor Score	28.25	+8.50
Average Margin of Victory	11.36	-0.25
Average Margin of Loss	6.20	-7.80

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	159 (19.9)	226 (28.3)	385 (24.1)
Total	Opponent	161 (20.1)	130 (16.3)	291 (18.2)
1st	Winnipeg	31 (3.9)	35 (4.4)	66 (4.1)
1st	Opponent	20 (2.5)	36 (4.5)	56 (3.5)
2nd	Winnipeg	91 (11.4)	47 (5.9)	138 (8.6)
2nd	Opponent	43 (5.4)	25 (3.1)	68 (4.3)
3rd	Winnipeg	14 (1.8)	49 (6.1)	63 (3.9)
3rd	Opponent	52 (6.5)	29 (3.6)	81 (5.1)
4th	Winnipeg	23 (2.9)	95 (11.9)	118 (7.4)
4th	Opponent	46 (5.8)	40 (5.0)	86 (5.4)

Head Coach

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

Assistant Coaches

John Michels – Line
Joe Zaleski – Backfield

Player Awards
All Stars

1962 Player Awards and Nominations

1962 Most Outstanding

Player — Leo Lewis, Jr. (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Dave Burkholder (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Roger Savoie (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1962 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

HB	Leo Lewis, Jr.
T	Frank Rigney
DE	Herb Gray
CLB	Gordie Rowland

7 All-Division Selections

HB	Leo Lewis, Jr.
G	Sherwyn Thorson
T	Frank Rigney
DT	Roger Savoie
DE	Herb Gray
CLB	Gordie Rowland
DHB	Dick Thornton

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
No draft picks for 1962 in database.