Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1978 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 3rd in the Western Conference
Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 12, 1978 Lost 4 – 38 @ Calgary

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1978 Season Resources 1978 WPG Team Roster 1978 WPG Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Wed Jun 14 9:00 PM	SSK 14 @ WPG 23	W	22,527
B	Thu Jun 22 8:00 PM	WPG 4 @ TOR 35	L	37,207
C	Wed Jun 28 10:00 PM	WPG 21 @ CGY 10	W	23,196
D	Tue Jul 4 8:00 PM	OTT 27 @ WPG 28	W	24,931


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Tue Jul 11 11:00 PM	WPG 14 @ BC 30	L	25,808	CTVW
2	Tue Jul 18 9:00 PM	EDM 29 @ WPG 28	L	25,973	CBCW
4	Wed Aug 2 9:00 PM	SSK 13 @ WPG 23	W	26,619
5	Wed Aug 9 8:00 PM	WPG 29 @ HAM 7	W	22,647
6	Wed Aug 16 9:00 PM	CGY 29 @ WPG 21	L	26,259
7	Wed Aug 23 9:30 PM	WPG 8 @ EDM 14	L	24,962	CTVW
8	Tue Aug 29 9:00 PM	MTL 10 @ WPG 36	W	27,201	CBC
9	Mon Sep 4 4:30 PM	WPG 31 @ SSK 29	W	22,451
10	Sat Sep 9 2:00 PM	WPG 31 @ OTT 29	W	26,282	R/C, CTV
11	Sat Sep 16 6:00 PM	TOR 14 @ WPG 19	W	27,201	CTV
12	Sun Sep 24 5:30 PM	BC 25 @ WPG 32	W	27,201
13	Sat Sep 30 11:00 PM	WPG 38 @ BC 27	W	23,345	CTVW
15	Sun Oct 15 3:30 PM	EDM 38 @ WPG 10	L	28,080	CTVW
16	Sun Oct 22 5:00 PM	WPG 13 @ SSK 7	W	19,614	CTVW
17	Sun Oct 29 4:30 PM	CGY 28 @ WPG 24	L	26,781	CBCW
18	Sun Nov 5 4:00 PM	WPG 14 @ CGY 22	L	26,888	CBCW


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P1	Sun Nov 12 4:00 PM	WPG 4 @ CGY 38	L	26,868	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	3	1	0	6	76	86	W2	3-1-0
Regular Season	16	9	7	0	18	371	351	L2	3-3-0
Home	8	4	4	0	8	193	186	L2	3-3-0
Visitor	8	5	3	0	10	178	165	L1	4-2-0
Divisional opponent	12	5	7	0	10	256	291	L2	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	4	0	0	8	115	60	W4	4-0-0

Full 1978 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 (2-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (2-2-0)	1 (1-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	6 (3-3-0)	4 (3-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	10 (5-5-0)
After 2nd	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (1-4-0)	3 (3-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	6 (6-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	9 (2-7-0)
After 3rd	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	8 (1-7-0)
After 4th	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	9 (9-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (0-7-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.531	2-4-0 (6)	3-3-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.453	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.656	0-2-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.688	0-2-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.281	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.344	--	1-0-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.531	1-0-0 (1)	--
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.688	--	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.250	1-0-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1978	1977 +/-
Average Combined Score	45.13	+0.25
Average Winning Score	28.00	-1.00
Average Losing Score	17.00	+1.67
Average Home Score	24.13	-0.38
Average Visitor Score	22.25	-1.00
Average Margin of Victory	10.11	-2.09
Average Margin of Loss	10.14	-2.52

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	193 (24.1)	178 (22.3)	371 (23.2)
Total	Opponent	165 (20.6)	186 (23.3)	351 (21.9)
1st	Winnipeg	42 (5.3)	22 (2.8)	64 (4.0)
1st	Opponent	33 (4.1)	42 (5.3)	75 (4.7)
2nd	Winnipeg	70 (8.8)	47 (5.9)	117 (7.3)
2nd	Opponent	50 (6.3)	51 (6.4)	101 (6.3)
3rd	Winnipeg	38 (4.8)	45 (5.6)	83 (5.2)
3rd	Opponent	38 (4.8)	52 (6.5)	90 (5.6)
4th	Winnipeg	43 (5.4)	64 (8.0)	107 (6.7)
4th	Opponent	44 (5.5)	41 (5.1)	85 (5.3)

Head Coach

Ray Jauch (Jan. 1, 1978 – Dec. 1, 1982)

Assistant Coaches

Ellis Rainsberger – Offensive line
Gene Stauber – Defensive line
Leo McKillip – Linebackers, Defensive backs

Player Awards
All Stars

1978 Player Awards and Nominations

1978 Most Outstanding

Player — Dieter Brock (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Vince Phason (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Haywood “Butch” Norman (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Joe Poplawski (Division Finalist)
Rookie — Joe Poplawski (Winner)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1978 All-Star Selections

1 All-Canadian Selections

WR	Joe Poplawski

3 All-Division Selections

WR	Mike Holmes
WR	Joe Poplawski
T	Haywood “Butch” Norman

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–4 (4)		Evan Jones (TE)	British Columbia (UBC)
2–4 (13)		Bob Stracina (WR)	Acadia
3–4 (22)		Vaughan Wright (RB)	Guelph
4–4 (31)		Julian Hanlon (OG)	Ottawa
5–4 (40)		Dave Neber (DE)	British Columbia (UBC)
6–4 (49)		Steve Davis (DT)	Bishop's
7–4 (58)		Gord Bone (TE)	Manitoba
8–4 (67)		Duane Hysop (QB)	Manitoba