Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1966 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

8 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie
Finished 2nd in the Western Conference
Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 6, 1966 Won 16 – 8 vs Edmonton
Lost Western Conference Final Best of Series 2 – 0
- Nov. 13, 1966 Lost 7 – 14 @ Saskatchewan
- Nov. 16, 1966 Lost 19 – 21 vs Saskatchewan

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1966 Season Resources 1966 WPG Team Roster 1966 WPG Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
Ex	Fri Jul 15 11:00 PM	WPG 28 @ EDM 27	W
Ex	Mon Jul 18 9:00 PM	OTT 17 @ WPG 10	L
Ex	Mon Jul 25 9:00 PM	HAM 14 @ WPG 20	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Tue Aug 2 9:00 PM	EDM 7 @ WPG 26	W
2	Sun Aug 7 4:00 PM	WPG 14 @ SSK 38	L
3	Fri Aug 12 11:00 PM	WPG 10 @ EDM 9	W
3	Thu Aug 18 11:00 PM	WPG 11 @ BC 7	W
4	Tue Aug 23 9:00 PM	CGY 9 @ WPG 19	W
5	Wed Aug 31 9:00 PM	MTL 4 @ WPG 2	L	CTV
6	Bye
7	Sun Sep 11 3:30 PM	SSK 27 @ WPG 24	L
8	Sat Sep 17 11:00 PM	WPG 8 @ CGY 11	L
9	Wed Sep 21 9:00 PM	TOR 9 @ WPG 43	W	CTV
10	Tue Sep 27 9:00 PM	CGY 16 @ WPG 9	L
10	Sun Oct 2 4:00 PM	WPG 11 @ SSK 11	T	CTV
11	Sat Oct 8 2:00 PM	WPG 21 @ OTT 40	L	CBC
12	Mon Oct 10 2:00 PM	WPG 7 @ HAM 8	L
12	Sun Oct 16 3:30 PM	EDM 14 @ WPG 16	W	CTV
13	Sun Oct 23 3:30 PM	BC 7 @ WPG 16	W	CTV
14	Sun Oct 30 5:00 PM	WPG 27 @ BC 13	W	CTV


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sun Nov 6 4:00 PM	EDM 8 @ WPG 16	W
Final	Sun Nov 13 4:00 PM	WPG 7 @ SSK 14	L
P2	Wed Nov 16 9:00 PM	SSK 21 @ WPG 19	L

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	16	8	7	1	17	264	230	W3	3-2-1
Home	8	5	3	0	10	155	93	W2	3-3-0
Visitor	8	3	4	1	7	109	137	W1	2-3-1
Divisional opponent	12	7	4	1	15	191	169	W3	3-2-1
Non-divisional opponent	4	1	3	0	2	73	61	L2	1-3-0

Full 1966 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 (3-2-0)	1 (0-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (1-3-1)	7 (4-3-0)	2 (1-1-0)	7 (3-3-1)
After 2nd	8 (5-3-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-1-1)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)	10 (5-4-1)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)
After 3rd	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	5 (1-3-1)	7 (6-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	8 (2-5-1)
After 4th	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	3 (3-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	4 (0-4-0)	8 (8-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	7 (0-7-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.430	4-2-0 (6)	3-2-1 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.571	1-1-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.313	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.406	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.406	2-0-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.594	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-1 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.643	--	0-1-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.500	0-1-0 (1)	--
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.786	--	0-1-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.357	1-0-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1966	1965 +/-
Average Combined Score	30.88	-4.31
Average Winning Score	21.00	-0.27
Average Losing Score	12.14	-1.26
Average Home Score	19.38	-0.75
Average Visitor Score	13.63	-3.88
Average Margin of Victory	11.63	+2.53
Average Margin of Loss	8.43	-3.77

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	155 (19.4)	109 (13.6)	264 (16.5)
Total	Opponent	137 (17.1)	93 (11.6)	230 (14.4)
1st	Winnipeg	28 (3.5)	13 (1.6)	41 (2.6)
1st	Opponent	35 (4.4)	18 (2.3)	53 (3.3)
2nd	Winnipeg	52 (6.5)	29 (3.6)	81 (5.1)
2nd	Opponent	41 (5.1)	12 (1.5)	53 (3.3)
3rd	Winnipeg	27 (3.4)	51 (6.4)	78 (4.9)
3rd	Opponent	37 (4.6)	25 (3.1)	62 (3.9)
4th	Winnipeg	48 (6.0)	16 (2.0)	64 (4.0)
4th	Opponent	24 (3.0)	38 (4.8)	62 (3.9)

Head Coach

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

Player Awards
All Stars

1966 Player Awards and Nominations

1966 Most Outstanding

Player — Dave Raimey (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Phil Minnick (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Ken Nielsen (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1966 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

HB	Dave Raimey
T	Frank Rigney (Tie)
CLB	Phil Minnick
DHB	Ed Ulmer, Jr.

5 All-Division Selections

HB	Dave Raimey^*
T	Frank Rigney
CLB	Phil Minnick
DHB	Ernie “Zazu” Pitts
DHB	Ed Ulmer, Jr.

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–8 (8)		Tom Feasby (HB)	Manitoba
2–8 (17)		Kris Schmidt (HB)	Alberta
3–8 (26)		Jack Green (E)	McMaster
4–8 (35)		Bob Akman (FL)	Manitoba
5–8 (43)		Vince Thompson (HB)	Ottawa
6–8 (49)		Pete Howlett (FB)	McGill
7–8		Pass
8–8		Pass
9–8		Pass
10–8		Pass