The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 2018 Season

Season Summary

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2018 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2018 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 1 1 0 2 54 47 L1 1-1-0
Regular Season 18 10 8 0 20 550 419 L1 5-1-0
    Home 9 6 3 0 12 279 200 W3 4-2-0
    Visitor 9 4 5 0 8 271 219 L1 3-3-0
   Divisional opponent 10 4 6 0 8 278 231 L1 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 6 2 0 12 272 188 W2 5-1-0

Full 2018 League Standings

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2018 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.594 3-2-0 (5) 1-4-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.389 3-1-0 (4) 3-1-0 (4)
BC Lions (2) 0.500
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.722
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.500
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.667
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.444
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.278
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.222
Ottawa RedBlacks (2) 0.611

Coaches

Head Coach

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Assistant Coaches
  • Paul LaPolice – Offensive Coordinator, Receivers
  • Buck Pierce – Quarterbacks
  • Kevin Bourgoin – Running backs
  • Marty Costello – Offensive line
  • Richie Hall – Defensive Coordinator
  • Glen Young – Defensive line, Linebackers
  • Jordan Younger – Defensive backs
  • James Stanley – Defensive assistant
  • Paul Boudreau – Special Teams Coordinator

2018 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Attendance

  • Capacity: 33,022
  • Total: 241,923
  • High: 33,134
  • Avg: 26,880 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2017 Avg: +26,880
  • Low: 24,349
  • Sellouts: 1
  • % of Capacity: 81.40
  • Diff from League Avg: +3,024

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Team Scoring

20182017 +/-
Average Combined Score 53.83 4.28 -
Average Winning Score 36.50 2.33 +
Average Losing Score 23.13 0.88 -
Average Home Score 31.00 2.11 +
Average Visitor Score 30.11 2.56 -
Average Margin of Victory 20.90 10.48 +
Average Margin of Loss 9.75 0.75 -

Stadium

  • 2018 home stadium: Investors Group Field
  • Capacity: 33,022
  • Playing surface: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 2017 – Reconfiguration

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Winnipeg 8274156 8990179 483280 6067127 279 (31.0)271 (30.1)550 (30.6)
Opponent 413374 6359122 5055105 4672118 219 (24.3)200 (22.2)419 (23.3)

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

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2018 Top Performers of the Week

Top Performer of the Week

  • 3 – Adam Bighill
  • 2 – Andrew Harris
  • 1 – Kevin Fogg
  • 1 – Matt Nichols
  • 1 – Chris Streveler

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2018 Player Awards and Nominations

2018 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Adam Bighill (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Adam Bighill (Winner)
  • Offensive Lineman — Stanley Bryant (Winner)
  • Canadian Player — Andrew Harris (Division Finalist)
  • Rookie — Marcus Sayles (Team Nominee)
  • Special Teams Player — Jason Medlock (Team Nominee)
2018 Other Awards
  • Jake Gaudaur Veteran's Award — Andrew Harris (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2018 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
2–3 (12) [BC] Rashaun Simonise (WR) Calgary
3–7 Forfeited pick for 2017 Supplemental Draft Pick Drew Wolitarsky
3–9 (26) [TOR] Daniel Petermann (WR) McMaster
4–7 (33) Arnaud Gendron-Dumouchel (OL) Montreal
5–7 (41) Tyrone Pierre (WR) Laval
6–7 (49) Matthew Ouellet De Carlo (OL) Bishop's
7–7 (58) Jacob Firlotte (DB) Queen's
8–7 (67) Ben Koczwara (OL) Waterloo

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2018 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections
RB Andrew Harris
C Matthias Goossen
OT Stanley Bryant
LB Adam Bighill
S Taylor Loffler
7 All-Division Selections
RB Andrew Harris
R Darvin Adams
C Matthias Goossen
OG Sukh Chungh
OT Stanley Bryant
LB Adam Bighill
S Taylor Loffler

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Game Details (EDT
B 4
Fri. June 1
8:30 PM
 EDM 13 @ WPG 33 W 23,034
C 8
Fri. June 8
10:30 PM
 WPG 21 @ BC 34 L 15,237 TSN
1 10
Thu. June 14
8:30 PM
 EDM 33 @ WPG 30 L 25,458 TSN, RDS2, ESPN2
2 15
Fri. June 22
7:00 PM
 WPG 56 @ MTL 10 W 19,498 TSN, RDS, ESPN2
3 19
Fri. June 29
7:00 PM
 WPG 17 @ HAM 31 L 23,721 TSN, RDS2, ESPN2
4 25
Sat. July 7
8:30 PM
 BC 19 @ WPG 41 W 26,567 TSN
5 28
Sat. July 14
10:00 PM
 WPG 17 @ BC 20 L 19,541 TSN
6 31
Sat. July 21
4:00 PM
 WPG 38 @ TOR 20 W 10,844 TSN3
7 34
Fri. July 27
8:30 PM
 TOR 14 @ WPG 40 W 27,116 TSN, RDS2, ESPN2
9 42
Fri. Aug. 10
8:30 PM
 HAM 23 @ WPG 29 W 26,454 TSN, RDS2
10 44
Fri. Aug. 17
8:30 PM
 OTT 44 @ WPG 21 L 27,602 TSN, RDS2
11 50
Sat. Aug. 25
3:30 PM
 WPG 26 @ CGY 39 L 27,800 TSN
12 53
Sun. Sept. 2
3:00 PM
 WPG 23 @ SSK 31 L 33,350 TSN
13 58
Sat. Sept. 8
4:00 PM
 SSK 32 @ WPG 27 L 33,134 TSN
15 63
Fri. Sept. 21
8:30 PM
 MTL 14 @ WPG 31 W 24,349 TSN, RDS
16 69
Sat. Sept. 29
7:00 PM
 WPG 30 @ EDM 3 W 28,788 TSN, RDS2
17 71
Fri. Oct. 5
7:30 PM
 WPG 40 @ OTT 32 OT W 21,027 TSN
18 76
Sat. Oct. 13
2:00 PM
 SSK 0 @ WPG 31 W 26,070 TSN
20 83
Fri. Oct. 26
8:30 PM
 CGY 21 @ WPG 29 W 25,173 TSN
21 88
Sat. Nov. 3
4:00 PM
 WPG 24 @ EDM 33 L 27,749 TSN
P1 92
Sun. Nov. 11
4:30 PM
 WPG 23 @ SSK 18 W 30,609 TSN, RDS, ESPN2
P2 94
Sun. Nov. 18
4:30 PM
 WPG 14 @ CGY 22 L 29,268 TSN, RDS, ESPNN