Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1974 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 4th in the Western Conference

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1974 Season Resources 1974 WPG Team Roster 1974 WPG Attendance

Pre-season
Regular Season


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Thu Jul 4 9:00 PM	MTL 23 @ WPG 8	L	16,500
B	Wed Jul 10 8:00 PM	WPG 17 @ TOR 27	L	31,325
C	Mon Jul 15 9:00 PM	SSK 15 @ WPG 30	W	17,600
D	Thu Jul 18 8:00 PM	WPG 16 @ OTT 27	L	12,424


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
2	Wed Jul 31 9:00 PM	BC 29 @ WPG 22	L	22,478
3	Thu Aug 8 11:00 PM	WPG 6 @ BC 26	L	24,569
4	Fri Aug 16 10:00 PM	WPG 13 @ SSK 24	L	16,552
5	Wed Aug 21 9:00 PM	TOR 13 @ WPG 18	W	21,139
6	Wed Aug 28 9:00 PM	CGY 30 @ WPG 31	W	22,644
7	Mon Sep 2 4:00 PM	WPG 20 @ SSK 18	W	19,232
8	Sun Sep 8 4:00 PM	WPG 2 @ EDM 24	L	21,346	CTVW
10	Wed Sep 18 9:00 PM	EDM 13 @ WPG 19	W	24,921
10	Sat Sep 21 11:00 PM	WPG 10 @ BC 28	L	22,793
11	Sat Sep 28 9:00 PM	MTL 15 @ WPG 24	W	23,126
12	Sun Oct 6 3:30 PM	SSK 21 @ WPG 24	W	24,535
13	Sat Oct 12 2:00 PM	WPG 10 @ OTT 27	L	15,500	CTVE
13	Mon Oct 14 2:00 PM	WPG 19 @ HAM 12	W	27,491	CTV
14	Sun Oct 20 3:30 PM	EDM 17 @ WPG 10	L	24,528
15	Sun Oct 27 3:30 PM	WPG 11 @ CGY 44	L	19,323
16	Sun Nov 3 2:30 PM	CGY 9 @ WPG 19	W	16,569

	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 %	@ WPG	WPG @
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	0-1-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.375	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.656	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.563	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.438	--	1-0-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.625	1-0-0 (1)	--
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.438	--	0-1-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.406	1-0-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1974	1973 +/-
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)
Total	Opponent	203 (25.4)	147 (18.4)	350 (21.9)
1st	Winnipeg	11 (1.4)	20 (2.5)	31 (1.9)
1st	Opponent	47 (5.9)	46 (5.8)	93 (5.8)
2nd	Winnipeg	43 (5.4)	42 (5.3)	85 (5.3)
2nd	Opponent	52 (6.5)	33 (4.1)	85 (5.3)
3rd	Winnipeg	50 (6.3)	4 (0.5)	54 (3.4)
3rd	Opponent	48 (6.0)	39 (4.9)	87 (5.4)
4th	Winnipeg	63 (7.9)	25 (3.1)	88 (5.5)
4th	Opponent	56 (7.0)	29 (3.6)	85 (5.3)

Head Coach

Bud Riley, Jr. (Jan. 1, 1974 – Nov. 16, 1977)

Assistant Coaches

Fred Hightower – Receivers, Quarterbacks, Offensive backfield
Joe Faragalli – Offensive line
George Dyer – Linebackers, Defensive line

Player Awards
All Stars

1974 Player Awards and Nominations

1974 Most Outstanding

Player — Paul Williams, Jr. (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Jim Heighton (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Bob Swift (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Jim Heighton (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Tom Scott (Division Finalist)

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