Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Mon Jul 5 8:00 PM
WPG 19 @ OTT 17 W  
A
Wed Jul 7 8:00 PM
WPG 16 @ HAM 14 W  
B
Mon Jul 12 9:00 PM
TOR 14 @ WPG 11 L  
D
Wed Jul 21 9:00 PM
SSK 10 @ WPG 17 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Wed Jul 28 8:00 PM
WPG 20 @ TOR 21 L CTV
2
Mon Aug 2 9:00 PM
OTT 28 @ WPG 22 L  
3
Mon Aug 9 11:00 PM
BC 29 @ WPG 16 L  
3
Fri Aug 13 10:00 PM
WPG 32 @ SSK 22 W  
4
Mon Aug 16 11:00 PM
WPG 12 @ CGY 36 L  
4
Thu Aug 19 9:00 PM
SSK 31 @ WPG 25 L  
5
Wed Aug 25 11:00 PM
WPG 40 @ EDM 31 W CTVW
6
Wed Sep 1 8:00 PM
CGY 15 @ WPG 31 W  
8Bye
8
Sat Sep 11 9:00 PM
EDM 14 @ WPG 26 W CBCW
9
Wed Sep 15 11:00 PM
WPG 7 @ CGY 20 L CTVW
9
Sun Sep 19 3:30 PM
BC 31 @ WPG 31 T CTVW
10
Sat Sep 25 11:00 PM
WPG 18 @ BC 25 L  
11
Sat Oct 2 9:00 PM
SSK 2 @ WPG 35 W  
12
Sun Oct 10 5:00 PM
WPG 14 @ EDM 22 L CTVW
13
Sun Oct 17 3:30 PM
HAM 4 @ WPG 18 W CTV
14
Sun Oct 24 2:00 PM
WPG 19 @ MTL 18 W CTV
15Bye
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sat Nov 6 4:00 PM
WPG 23 @ SSK 34 L CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 3 1 0 6 63 55 W1 3-1-0
Regular Season 16 7 8 1 15 366 349 W2 3-2-1
    Home 8 4 3 1 9 204 154 W2 4-1-1
    Visitor 8 3 5 0 6 162 195 W1 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 12 5 6 1 11 287 278 L1 2-3-1
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 2 0 4 79 71 W2 2-2-0

Full 1971 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 6 (3-2-1) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 8 (4-3-1) 1 (1-0-0) 7 (2-5-0)
After 2nd 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-2-1) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 6 (5-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (2-7-1)
After 3rd 7 (4-2-1) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 9 (6-2-1) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 3 (0-3-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 7 (7-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 8 (0-8-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.492 3-2-1 (6) 2-4-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.518 1-1-0 (2) 1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.406
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.594
Edmonton Elks (3) 0.375
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.594
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.500
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.429
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.429
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.714
19711970 +/-
Average Combined Score 44.69 +12.44
Average Winning Score 28.71 +7.21
Average Losing Score 16.75 +6.68
Average Home Score 25.50 +12.12
Average Visitor Score 20.25 +10.62
Average Margin of Victory 13.57 +3.07
Average Margin of Loss 9.75 -2.32
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Winnipeg 204 (25.5) 162 (20.3) 366 (22.9)
Opponent 195 (24.4) 154 (19.3) 349 (21.8)
1st Winnipeg 59 (7.4) 26 (3.3) 85 (5.3)
Opponent 40 (5.0) 38 (4.8) 78 (4.9)
2nd Winnipeg 42 (5.3) 42 (5.3) 84 (5.3)
Opponent 77 (9.6) 49 (6.1) 126 (7.9)
3rd Winnipeg 70 (8.8) 59 (7.4) 129 (8.1)
Opponent 34 (4.3) 24 (3.0) 58 (3.6)
4th Winnipeg 33 (4.1) 35 (4.4) 68 (4.3)
Opponent 44 (5.5) 43 (5.4) 87 (5.4)
Head Coach
1971 Player Awards and Nominations
1971 Most Outstanding
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1971 All-Star Selections
5 All-Canadian Selections
QB Don Jonas
SE Jim Thorpe
FL Bob LaRose
C Bob Swift
T Bill Frank, Jr.
8 All-Division Selections
QB Don Jonas*
RB Mack Herron
SE Jim Thorpe
FL Bob LaRose
C Bob Swift (Tie)
G Bob Lueck
T Bill Frank, Jr.
OLB Rob McLaren (Tie)

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1971 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–5 (5) [TOR] Pete Ribbins (DB) Ottawa
1–7 (7) [HAM] Bob Kraemer (QB) Manitoba
1–9 (9) [MTL] John Gauthier (T) Ottawa
2–1 (10) [WPG] Joe Petrone (K) Calgary
3–1 (19)   Clay McEvoy (FB) Simon Fraser
4–1 (28)   Walter McKee (K) Manitoba
5–1 (37)   Steve Howell (E) Windsor
6–1 (46)   Paul Paddon (QB) Ottawa
6–6 (51) [SSK] Roy Parker (FL) Manitoba
7–1 (55)   Bob Labovitch (E) Carleton
7–6 (59) [SSK] Art Rochette (QB) Queen's
8–1 (63)   Ian Jukes (G) British Columbia (UBC)
9–1 (68)   Dennis Hryclako (HB) Manitoba

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