Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1980 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 9, 1980 Won 32 – 14 vs Calgary
Western Conference Final
- Nov. 15, 1980 Lost 24 – 34 @ Edmonton

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1980 Season Resources 1980 WPG Team Roster 1980 WPG Attendance

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Tue Jun 10 9:00 PM	MTL 26 @ WPG 20	L	20,133
B	Sun Jun 15 4:30 PM	WPG 23 @ CGY 25	L	27,698
C	Wed Jun 25 8:00 PM	WPG 20 @ TOR 16	W	28,101
D	Tue Jul 1 9:00 PM	BC 22 @ WPG 26	W	17,806

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Wed Jul 9 9:30 PM	WPG 13 @ EDM 36	L	42,778	CTVW
2	Wed Jul 16 9:00 PM	TOR 20 @ WPG 17	L	20,980	CTV
3	Tue Jul 22 11:00 PM	WPG 6 @ BC 26	L	23,214	CBCW
4	Tue Jul 29 8:30 PM	CGY 18 @ WPG 35	W	20,774	CBCW
6	Wed Aug 13 9:00 PM	EDM 30 @ WPG 17	L	26,422	CTV
7	Wed Aug 20 8:00 PM	WPG 34 @ HAM 13	W	24,152	CTV
8	Wed Aug 27 9:00 PM	SSK 16 @ WPG 24	W	22,154	CTVW
9	Mon Sep 1 3:30 PM	WPG 32 @ SSK 29	W	25,699
10	Sun Sep 7 3:30 PM	CGY 29 @ WPG 30	W	25,784
11	Sun Sep 14 2:00 PM	WPG 20 @ OTT 19	W	21,241	CBC
13	Sun Sep 28 4:30 PM	BC 22 @ WPG 28	W	29,522	CBCW
14	Sun Oct 5 3:30 PM	EDM 14 @ WPG 28	W	28,238	CBCW
15	Sun Oct 12 3:30 PM	WPG 39 @ SSK 16	W	23,938	CBCW
16	Sun Oct 19 6:30 PM	WPG 28 @ CGY 31	L	31,441
17	Sun Oct 26 3:30 PM	MTL 25 @ WPG 26	W	26,352	CBC
18	Sun Nov 2 5:00 PM	WPG 17 @ BC 43	L	16,676

Week	Date/Time (EST	Result		Attendance	TV
P1	Sun Nov 9 4:00 PM	CGY 14 @ WPG 32	W	21,622	CBC
P2	Sat Nov 15 4:00 PM	WPG 24 @ EDM 34	L	43,346	CTV, R/C

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	2	2	0	4	89	89	W2	2-2-0
Regular Season	16	10	6	0	20	394	387	L1	4-2-0
Home	8	6	2	0	12	205	174	W5	5-1-0
Visitor	8	4	4	0	8	189	213	L2	4-2-0
Divisional opponent	12	7	5	0	14	297	310	L2	4-2-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	3	1	0	6	97	77	W3	3-1-0

Full 1980 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	4 (3-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (3-3-0)	5 (4-1-0)	3 (1-2-0)	8 (5-3-0)
After 2nd	4 (4-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	3 (3-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	7 (7-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	7 (2-5-0)
After 3rd	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (3-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (1-4-0)	5 (5-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	10 (4-6-0)
After 4th	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	10 (10-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.508	5-1-0 (6)	2-4-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.461	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.531	1-0-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.563	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.813	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.125	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.531	--	1-0-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	--
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.438	--	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.375	0-1-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1980	1979 +/-
Average Combined Score	48.81	+9.88
Average Winning Score	29.60	+2.60
Average Losing Score	16.33	+1.75
Average Home Score	25.63	+6.25
Average Visitor Score	23.63	+7.62
Average Margin of Victory	9.50	-5.75
Average Margin of Loss	14.67	+4.83

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	205 (25.6)	189 (23.6)	394 (24.6)
Total	Opponent	213 (26.6)	174 (21.8)	387 (24.2)
1st	Winnipeg	30 (3.8)	12 (1.5)	42 (2.6)
1st	Opponent	57 (7.1)	22 (2.8)	79 (4.9)
2nd	Winnipeg	68 (8.5)	71 (8.9)	139 (8.7)
2nd	Opponent	69 (8.6)	65 (8.1)	134 (8.4)
3rd	Winnipeg	14 (1.8)	50 (6.3)	64 (4.0)
3rd	Opponent	52 (6.5)	43 (5.4)	95 (5.9)
4th	Winnipeg	93 (11.6)	56 (7.0)	149 (9.3)
4th	Opponent	35 (4.4)	44 (5.5)	79 (4.9)

Head Coach

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

Assistant Coaches

Bob Vespaziani – Assistant Offensive Coordinator
Ellis Rainsberger – Offensive line
Leo McKillip – Defensive Coordinator
Gene Stauber – Defensive line

Player Awards
All Stars

1980 Player Awards and Nominations

1980 Most Outstanding

Player — Dieter Brock (Winner)
Defensive Player — John Helton (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Haywood “Butch” Norman (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Joe Poplawski (Team Nominee)
Rookie — William Miller (Winner)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1980 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections

QB	Dieter Brock
RB	William Miller
WR	Mike Holmes
G	Larry Butler
T	Haywood “Butch” Norman

6 All-Division Selections

QB	Dieter Brock
RB	William Miller
WR	Mike Holmes
G	Larry Butler
T	Haywood “Butch” Norman
CB	Charley Williams

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–3 (3)		Ken Ciancone (LB)	Utah State
3–1 (19)	[TOR]	Rob Bunce (DE)	Saskatchewan
3–3 (21)		Vernon Paul (OG)	Prince Edward Island
4–3 (30)		Brian Perkins (OT)	Saskatchewan
5–3 (39)		Perry Mamor (DE)	Saskatchewan
6–3 (48)		Mike Danese (LB)	Toronto
7–3 (57)		Mike Topolovec (DE)	Ottawa