Season Summary

  • 8 wins, 8 losses, 0 ties
  • Finished 4th in the Western Conference
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Thu Jul 4 9:00 PM
MTL 23 @ WPG 8 L  
B
Wed Jul 10 8:00 PM
WPG 17 @ TOR 27 L  
C
Mon Jul 15 9:00 PM
SSK 15 @ WPG 30 W  
D
Thu Jul 18 8:00 PM
WPG 16 @ OTT 27 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1Bye
2
Wed Jul 31 9:00 PM
BC 29 @ WPG 22 L  
3
Thu Aug 8 11:00 PM
WPG 6 @ BC 26 L  
4
Fri Aug 16 10:00 PM
WPG 13 @ SSK 24 L  
5
Wed Aug 21 9:00 PM
TOR 13 @ WPG 18 W  
6
Wed Aug 28 9:00 PM
CGY 30 @ WPG 31 W  
7
Mon Sep 2 4:00 PM
WPG 20 @ SSK 18 W  
8
Sun Sep 8 4:00 PM
WPG 2 @ EDM 24 L CTVW
9Bye
10
Wed Sep 18 9:00 PM
EDM 13 @ WPG 19 W  
10
Sat Sep 21 11:00 PM
WPG 10 @ BC 28 L  
11
Sat Sep 28 9:00 PM
MTL 15 @ WPG 24 W  
12
Sun Oct 6 3:30 PM
SSK 21 @ WPG 24 W  
13
Sat Oct 12 2:00 PM
WPG 10 @ OTT 27 L CTVE
13
Mon Oct 14 2:00 PM
WPG 19 @ HAM 12 W CTV
14
Sun Oct 20 3:30 PM
EDM 17 @ WPG 10 L  
15
Sun Oct 27 3:30 PM
WPG 11 @ CGY 44 L  
16
Sun Nov 3 2:30 PM
CGY 9 @ WPG 19 W  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 1 3 0 2 71 92 L1 1-3-0
Regular Season 16 8 8 0 16 258 350 W1 3-3-0
    Home 8 6 2 0 12 167 147 W1 5-1-0
    Visitor 8 2 6 0 4 91 203 L1 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 12 5 7 0 10 187 283 W1 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 3 1 0 6 71 67 W1 3-1-0

Full 1974 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 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (3-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (4-7-0)
After 2nd 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (4-2-0) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (4-7-0)
After 3rd 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (3-8-0)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 8 (8-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (0-8-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.523 4-2-0 (6) 1-5-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.477 2-0-0 (2) 1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.500
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.375
Edmonton Elks (3) 0.656
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.563
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.438
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.625
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.438
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.406
19741973 +/-
Average Combined Score 38.00 +1.62
Average Winning Score 21.75 -4.75
Average Losing Score 10.50 -2.86
Average Home Score 20.88 +2.25
Average Visitor Score 11.38 -3.38
Average Margin of Victory 5.38 -6.12
Average Margin of Loss 16.88 +8.33
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Winnipeg 167 (20.9) 91 (11.4) 258 (16.1)
Opponent 203 (25.4) 147 (18.4) 350 (21.9)
1st Winnipeg 11 (1.4) 20 (2.5) 31 (1.9)
Opponent 47 (5.9) 46 (5.8) 93 (5.8)
2nd Winnipeg 43 (5.4) 42 (5.3) 85 (5.3)
Opponent 52 (6.5) 33 (4.1) 85 (5.3)
3rd Winnipeg 50 (6.3) 4 (0.5) 54 (3.4)
Opponent 48 (6.0) 39 (4.9) 87 (5.4)
4th Winnipeg 63 (7.9) 25 (3.1) 88 (5.5)
Opponent 56 (7.0) 29 (3.6) 85 (5.3)
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Fred Hightower – Receivers, Quarterbacks, Offensive backfield
  • Joe Faragalli – Offensive line
  • George Dyer – Linebackers, Defensive line
1974 Player Awards and Nominations
1974 Most Outstanding
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1974 All-Star Selections
2 All-Canadian Selections
C Bob Swift
DB Paul Williams, Jr.
4 All-Division Selections
WR Tom Scott (Tie)
C Bob Swift
DE Jim Heighton
DB Paul Williams, Jr.

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1974 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
3–1 (19)   Derek Forbes (LB) McMaster
4–1 (28)   David Semple (C) Simon Fraser
5–1 (37)   Geoff Sutherland (FB) Waterloo
6–1 (46)   Jay Chapman (DE) Western Ontario
7–1 (55)   Rick Howse (FB) Waterloo
8–1 (64)   Carl Knovac (DE) Bridgeport
9–1 (72)   John Malus (DE) Manitoba

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