The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 2005 Season

Season Summary

  • Finished 5th in the West Division

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 0 1 1 1 29 43 L1 0-1-1
Regular Season 18 5 13 0 10 474 558 L3 2-4-0
    Home 9 4 5 0 8 273 248 L2 3-3-0
    Visitor 9 1 8 0 2 201 310 L2 1-5-0
   Divisional opponent 10 1 9 0 2 183 308 L2 1-5-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 4 4 0 8 291 250 L2 3-3-0

Full 2005 League Standings

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.589 1-4-0 (5) 0-5-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.458 3-1-0 (4) 1-3-0 (4)
BC Lions (2) 0.667
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.611
Edmonton Eskimos (2) 0.611
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.500
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.278
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.556
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.611
Ottawa Renegades (2) 0.389

Team Scoring

20052004 +/-
Average Combined Score 57.33 +4.28
Average Winning Score 42.80 +12.66
Average Losing Score 20.00 -1.55
Average Home Score 30.33 +4.44
Average Visitor Score 22.33 -1.56
Average Margin of Victory 18.60 +3.89
Average Margin of Loss 13.62 -1.11

2005 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Attendance

  • Capacity: 29,530
  • Total: 218,855
  • High: 29,653
  • Avg: 24,317 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2004 Avg: +98
  • Low: 22,087
  • Sellouts: 1
  • % of Capacity: 82.35
  • Diff from League Avg: -4,131

More 2005 Attendance Numbers

Coaches

Head Coaches

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Assistant Coaches
  • Mike Gibson – Offensive Coordinator
  • Bob Dyce – Receivers
  • Willie Gillus – Quarterbacks
  • Rod Rust – Defensive Coordinator
  • Dave Easley – Defensive backs
  • John Kropke – Defensive line
  • Scott Fawcett – Special Teams Coordinator

Stadium

  • 2005 home stadium: Canad Inns Stadium
  • Capacity: 29,530
  • Playing surface: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 2003 – Artificial turf replacement

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

558 (31.0)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Winnipeg 503686 8364147 6241103 7860138 273 (30.3)201 (22.3)474 (26.3)
Opponent 5084134 5889147 6680146 7457131 310 (34.4)248 (27.6)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

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) 3 (2-1-0) 3 (0-3-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (1-7-0) 4 (2-2-0) 3 (2-1-0) 11 (1-10-0)
After 2nd 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (1-7-0) 6 (4-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 12 (1-11-0)
After 3rd 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 9 (1-8-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 14 (1-13-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (0-8-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 13 (0-13-0)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 1 – Milt Stegall
  • 1 – Charles Roberts

Defensive Star

  • 1 – William Fields

Lineman Star

  • 4 – Gavin Walls
  • 1 – Mike Abou-Mechrek
  • 1 – Matt Sheridan

Special Teams Star

  • None

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005 Player Awards and Nominations

2005 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Charles Roberts (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Gavin Walls (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Matt Sheridan (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Jon Ryan (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Gavin Walls (Winner)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
4–3 (29)   Scott Mennie (LB) Manitoba
5–3 (38)   Martin Lapostolle (DL) Indiana
6–3 (47)   Ryan Bisson (OL) Northwood

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005 All-Star Selections

3 All-Canadian Selections
RB Charles Roberts
SB Milt Stegall
P Jon Ryan
4 All-Division Selections
RB Charles Roberts
SB Milt Stegall
DE Gavin Walls
P Jon Ryan

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Fri. June 10 9:00 PM
 WPG 20 @ EDM 20 T 37,246  
B
Thu. June 16 8:30 PM
 EDM 23 @ WPG 9 L 28,013  
1
Sat. June 25 10:00 PM
 WPG 15 @ SSK 42 L 23,067 TSN
2
Thu. June 30 8:30 PM
 EDM 27 @ WPG 8 L 22,087 TSN
3
Thu. July 7 8:30 PM
 CGY 21 @ WPG 15 L 23,236 TSN
4
Fri. July 15 9:00 PM
 WPG 12 @ EDM 14 L 37,455 TSN
5
Fri. July 22 8:30 PM
 MTL 46 @ WPG 51 W 24,550 RDS, TSN
6
Mon. Aug. 1 4:00 PM
 WPG 27 @ TOR 34 L 27,214 TSN
7
Sat. Aug. 6 7:00 PM
 WPG 21 @ CGY 30 L 30,128 CBC
8
Sat. Aug. 13 9:00 PM
 HAM 14 @ WPG 44 W 24,326 CBC
9
Fri. Aug. 19 8:30 PM
 OTT 17 @ WPG 38 W 26,595  
10
Fri. Aug. 26 7:00 PM
 WPG 39 @ HAM 41 L 27,443 TSN
11
Sun. Sept. 4 7:00 PM
 WPG 26 @ SSK 45 L 28,800 TSN
12
Sat. Sept. 10 8:00 PM
 SSK 19 @ WPG 17 L 29,653 CBC
13
Fri. Sept. 16 8:00 PM
 WPG 37 @ OTT 21 W 17,567 TSN
14
Sun. Sept. 25 1:00 PM
 WPG 23 @ MTL 42 L 20,202 RDS
16
Mon. Oct. 10 4:00 PM
 BC 23 @ WPG 44 W 22,630 CBC
17
Sun. Oct. 16 4:00 PM
 TOR 35 @ WPG 32 L 22,323 TSN
18
Sat. Oct. 22 10:00 PM
 WPG 1 @ BC 41 L 29,780 TSN
19
Sun. Oct. 30 4:00 PM
 CGY 46 @ WPG 24 L 23,455 TSN