Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1989 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 3rd in the East Division
East Division Semi-final
- Nov. 12, 1989 Won 30 – 7 @ Toronto
East Division Final
- Nov. 19, 1989 Lost 10 – 14 @ Hamilton

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1989 Season Resources 1989 WPG Team Roster 1989 WPG Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Sun Jun 25 3:30 PM	WPG 7 vs SSK 37	L	1,500


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Thu Jun 29 7:30 PM	WPG 16 @ TOR 17	L	28,176
B	Wed Jul 5 8:30 PM	HAM 23 @ WPG 16	L	20,305


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Fri Jul 14 8:30 PM	OTT 24 @ WPG 29	W	22,337	CFN
2	Thu Jul 20 7:30 PM	WPG 22 @ HAM 28	L	15,525	CBC
3	Tue Jul 25 7:30 PM	WPG 43 @ OTT 32	W	23,695	CFN
4	Wed Aug 2 8:30 PM	SSK 29 @ WPG 27	L	21,753	TSN
5	Thu Aug 10 7:30 PM	WPG 12 @ TOR 20	L	34,549	CFN
6	Wed Aug 16 8:30 PM	CGY 24 @ WPG 27	W	23,582	TSN
7	Tue Aug 22 9:30 PM	WPG 10 @ CGY 31	L	19,631	CFN
8	Tue Aug 29 8:30 PM	TOR 6 @ WPG 34	W	24,459	CFN
9	Sun Sep 3 3:00 PM	WPG 28 @ SSK 20	W	28,315	CBC
10	Sun Sep 10 2:30 PM	BC 34 @ WPG 53	W	26,689	TSN
11	Sat Sep 16 10:30 PM	WPG 24 @ BC 20 OT	W	49,093	CBC
12	Fri Sep 22 8:30 PM	HAM 20 @ WPG 19 OT	L	28,449	CFN
13	Sun Oct 1 2:30 PM	TOR 24 @ WPG 17	L	22,189	CFN
14	Mon Oct 9 3:00 PM	WPG 7 @ EDM 45	L	28,869	CBC
15	Sun Oct 15 1:30 PM	WPG 21 @ HAM 29	L	14,399	CFN
16	Sun Oct 22 2:30 PM	EDM 34 @ WPG 11	L	23,590	CFN
17	Sun Oct 29 2:30 PM	OTT 18 @ WPG 14	L	20,541	TSN
18	Sun Nov 5 1:30 PM	WPG 10 @ OTT 24	L	13,757	TSN


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P1	Sun Nov 12 1:30 PM	WPG 30 @ TOR 7	W	22,785	CFN
P2	Sun Nov 19 1:30 PM	WPG 10 @ HAM 14	L	20,389	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	0	2	0	0	32	40	L2	0-2-0
Regular Season	18	7	11	0	14	408	462	L7	0-6-0
Home	9	4	5	0	8	231	213	L4	2-4-0
Visitor	9	3	6	0	6	177	249	L3	2-4-0
Divisional opponent	10	3	7	0	6	221	225	L5	1-5-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	4	4	0	8	187	237	L2	3-3-0

Full 1989 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 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	4 (2-2-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (1-3-0)	8 (6-2-0)	1 (0-1-0)	9 (1-8-0)
After 2nd	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	3 (2-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	4 (0-4-0)	8 (6-2-0)	2 (1-1-0)	8 (0-8-0)
After 3rd	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (2-5-0)	3 (2-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (1-5-0)	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	13 (3-10-0)
After 4th	4 (4-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (0-4-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)	6 (6-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	10 (0-10-0)
After OT1	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.406	2-3-0 (5)	1-4-0 (5)
Non-Divisional	0.583	2-2-0 (4)	2-2-0 (4)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3)	0.667	0-1-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Ottawa RedBlacks (4)	0.222	1-1-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Toronto Argonauts (3)	0.389	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
BC Lions (2)	0.389	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (2)	0.556	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (2)	0.889	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)	0.500	0-1-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1989	1988 +/-
Average Combined Score	48.33	+0.28
Average Winning Score	34.00	+4.89
Average Losing Score	15.45	-0.66
Average Home Score	25.67	+0.00
Average Visitor Score	19.67	+0.11
Average Margin of Victory	11.14	-1.30
Average Margin of Loss	12.00	-6.11

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	231 (25.7)	177 (19.7)	408 (22.7)
Total	Opponent	249 (27.7)	213 (23.7)	462 (25.7)
1st	Winnipeg	52 (5.8)	68 (7.6)	120 (6.7)
1st	Opponent	52 (5.8)	72 (8.0)	124 (6.9)
2nd	Winnipeg	87 (9.7)	37 (4.1)	124 (6.9)
2nd	Opponent	46 (5.1)	55 (6.1)	101 (5.6)
3rd	Winnipeg	37 (4.1)	34 (3.8)	71 (3.9)
3rd	Opponent	67 (7.4)	58 (6.4)	125 (6.9)
4th	Winnipeg	55 (6.1)	31 (3.4)	86 (4.8)
4th	Opponent	81 (9.0)	27 (3.0)	108 (6.0)
OT1	Winnipeg	0 (0.0)	7 (7.0)	7 (3.5)
OT1	Opponent	3 (3.0)	1 (1.0)	4 (2.0)

Head Coach

Mike Riley (March 4, 1987 – Jan. 18, 1991)

Assistant Coaches

Bob Baker – Quarterbacks
Don Lawrence – Offensive line
Bob Padilla – Linebackers
Gene Gaines – Defensive secondary
Ron Simonson – Defensive line

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1989 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

1 – Lee Saltz
1 – Sean Salisbury
1 – Tim Jessie

Defensive Star

2 – Greg Battle
1 – James West

Lineman Star

1 – Quency Williams

1989 Player Awards and Nominations

1989 Most Outstanding

Player — Greg Battle (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Greg Battle (Division Finalist)
Offensive Lineman — Chris Walby (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Chris Walby (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Paul Randolph (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1989 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

T	Chris Walby
OLB	James West
CB	Rod Hill
P	Bob Cameron

8 All-Division Selections

WR	James Murphy
G	David Black
T	Chris Walby
DE	Mike Gray
MLB	Greg Battle
OLB	James West
CB	Rod Hill^*
P	Bob Cameron^*

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1989 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–8 (8)		John O'Brien (LB)	York
2–8 (16)		Moustafa Ali (CB)	Carleton
3–8 (24)		Bertrand Joyal (TE)	Bishop's
4–8 (32)		Matt Pearce (FB)	British Columbia (UBC)
5–8 (40)		Jeff Croonen (LB)	Western Ontario
6–8 (48)		Lance Scranton (OT)	Dickinson State
7–8 (56)		Paul Hitchcock (SB)	Acadia
8–8 (64)		Ron Bresch (OT)	Manitoba