Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1965 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 2nd in the Western Conference
Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 7, 1965 Won 15 – 9 vs Saskatchewan
Won Western Conference Final Best of Series 2 – 1
- Nov. 13, 1965 Lost 9 – 27 @ Calgary
- Nov. 17, 1965 Won 15 – 11 vs Calgary
- Nov. 20, 1965 Won 19 – 12 @ Calgary
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 27, 1965 Lost 16 – 22 vs Hamilton in Toronto, ON

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1965 Season Resources 1965 WPG Team Roster 1965 WPG Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Tue Jul 13 8:05 PM	WPG 29 @ MTL 7	W	14,923
Ex	Thu Jul 15 8:00 PM	WPG 7 @ OTT 26	L	19,484
Ex	Tue Jul 20 9:00 PM	HAM 0 @ WPG 25	W	13,334
Ex	Fri Jul 23 10:00 PM	WPG 6 @ SSK 9	L	10,289


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Fri Jul 30 11:00 PM	WPG 21 @ EDM 14	W	16,123
1	Wed Aug 4 9:00 PM	BC 21 @ WPG 23	W	17,980
2	Bye
3	Wed Aug 11 9:00 PM	CGY 8 @ WPG 19	W	20,100
4	Mon Aug 16 11:00 PM	WPG 12 @ BC 6	W	36,457
5	Wed Aug 25 9:00 PM	SSK 25 @ WPG 6	L	22,486
6	Thu Sep 2 9:00 PM	BC 14 @ WPG 7	L	21,012
7	Mon Sep 6 5:30 PM	WPG 7 @ CGY 35	L	22,711
7	Sat Sep 11 11:00 PM	WPG 25 @ EDM 30	L	21,955
8	Sun Sep 19 3:30 PM	OTT 12 @ WPG 19	W	20,658	CBC
9	Fri Sep 24 8:05 PM	WPG 14 @ MTL 8	W	19,600
9	Sun Sep 26 2:00 PM	WPG 22 @ TOR 24	L	17,364
10	Sun Oct 3 3:30 PM	HAM 21 @ WPG 26	W	16,542	CTVE
11	Bye
12	Mon Oct 11 3:30 PM	SSK 20 @ WPG 21	W	19,285
12	Sun Oct 17 4:00 PM	WPG 17 @ SSK 0	W	17,919
13	Sat Oct 23 3:30 PM	EDM 24 @ WPG 40	W	16,104	CTVW
14	Wed Oct 27 11:00 PM	WPG 22 @ CGY 0	W	22,226


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P1	Sun Nov 7 3:30 PM	SSK 9 @ WPG 15	W	21,600
P2	Sat Nov 13 4:00 PM	WPG 9 @ CGY 27	L	21,226
P2	Wed Nov 17 9:00 PM	CGY 11 @ WPG 15	W	16,100
P2	Sat Nov 20 4:00 PM	WPG 19 @ CGY 12	W	21,361	CTV, CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sat Nov 27 1:00 PM	WPG 16 vs HAM 22	L	32,655	CTV, CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	16	11	5	0	22	301	262	W5	5-1-0
Home	8	6	2	0	12	161	145	W4	4-2-0
Visitor	8	5	3	0	10	140	117	W2	3-3-0
Divisional opponent	12	8	4	0	16	220	197	W4	4-2-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	3	1	0	6	81	65	W1	3-1-0

Full 1965 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	0 (0-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	5 (4-1-0)	6 (5-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (5-1-0)	4 (2-2-0)	6 (4-2-0)
After 2nd	2 (2-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	5 (4-1-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	7 (7-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	8 (4-4-0)
After 3rd	4 (4-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	7 (5-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	11 (9-2-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (2-2-0)
After 4th	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.500	4-2-0 (6)	4-2-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.446	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.406	1-1-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.750	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.313	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.531	1-1-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.714	1-0-0 (1)	--
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.357	--	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	--
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.214	--	0-1-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1965	1964 +/-
Average Combined Score	35.19	-6.50
Average Winning Score	21.27	-15.73
Average Losing Score	13.40	-2.53
Average Home Score	20.13	+5.12
Average Visitor Score	17.50	-1.25
Average Margin of Victory	9.09	-20.91
Average Margin of Loss	12.20	+0.99

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	161 (20.1)	140 (17.5)	301 (18.8)
Total	Opponent	117 (14.6)	145 (18.1)	262 (16.4)
1st	Winnipeg	11 (1.4)	69 (8.6)	80 (5.0)
1st	Opponent	34 (4.3)	61 (7.6)	95 (5.9)
2nd	Winnipeg	59 (7.4)	4 (0.5)	63 (3.9)
2nd	Opponent	19 (2.4)	36 (4.5)	55 (3.4)
3rd	Winnipeg	31 (3.9)	49 (6.1)	80 (5.0)
3rd	Opponent	24 (3.0)	4 (0.5)	28 (1.8)
4th	Winnipeg	60 (7.5)	18 (2.3)	78 (4.9)
4th	Opponent	40 (5.0)	44 (5.5)	84 (5.3)

Head Coach

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

Player Awards
All Stars

1965 Player Awards and Nominations

1965 Most Outstanding

Player — Leo Lewis, Jr. (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Allen Miller (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Billy Cooper (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1965 All-Star Selections

3 All-Canadian Selections

QB	Kenny Ploen
T	Frank Rigney
DHB	Dick Thornton

7 All-Division Selections

QB	Kenny Ploen
HB	Dave Raimey (Tie)
G	Herb Gray
T	Frank Rigney
CLB	Allen Miller
DHB	Henry Janzen
DHB	Dick Thornton

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–2 (2)		Paul Desjardins (T)	Ottawa
2–2 (11)		John Crouchman (LB)	Queen's
3–2 (20)		Guy Potvin (HB)	Queen's
4–2 (29)		Brian Hammerton (HB)	Saskatchewan
5–2 (38)		John Poustie (HB)	Manitoba
6–2 (46)		Ken Rekrutiak (FB)	Manitoba
7–2 (53)		Clarence Kachmann (HB)	Alberta
8–2		Pass