2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
PresidentWade Miller
General managerKyle Walters
Head coachMike O'Shea
Home fieldIG Field
Results
Record14–4
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPBrady Oliveira
Team MODPWillie Jefferson
Team MOCBrady Oliveira
Team MOOLJermarcus Hardrick
Team MOSTSergio Castillo
Team MORJamieson Sheahan
Uniform

The 2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 90th season overall. The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season and played in their fourth straight Grey Cup game. However, the team lost the 110th Grey Cup to the Montreal Alouettes.

The 2023 CFL season was the ninth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the ninth full season under general manager Kyle Walters.[1]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[2] The Blue Bombers had the eighth selection in each round.[3]

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality
1 8 Jamieson Sheahan P California Australia Australia
2 17 Karl Schmitz P Jacksonville Bermuda Bermuda

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[4] The Blue Bombers had eight selections in the eight-round draft and owned all of their own selections by virtue of not trading any picks. The team had the eighth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams) after losing the 109th Grey Cup.[5]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 8 Anthony Bennett DL Regina Weston, FL
2 15 Jake Kelly DB Bishop's Markham, ON
3 26 Jeremy Murphy WR Concordia (QC) Montreal, QC
4 35 Tanner Schmekel DL Regina Regina, SK
5 44 Collin Kornelson DL Manitoba Winnipeg, MB
6 53 Breton MacDougall DB Windsor LaSalle, ON
7 62 Jonathan Rosery RB Alberta Edmonton, AB
8 71 Max Charbonneau LB Ottawa Ottawa, ON

Preseason

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 27 3:00 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Elks W 25–23 1–0 None Commonwealth Stadium N/A Recap
C 2 Fri, Jun 2 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 16–28 1–1 TSN IG Field 24,654 Recap

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Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 14 4 0 28 594 377 10–2 W4 Details
BC Lions 18 12 6 0 24 495 439 8–4 L1 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18 6 12 0 12 412 471 4–7 L1 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 6 12 0 12 387 551 5–7 L7 Details
Edmonton Elks 18 4 14 0 8 381 503 2–9 L4 Details

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Fri, June 9 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 42–31 1–0 TSN IG Field 29,057 Recap
2 2 Fri, June 16 8:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 45–27 2–0 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 28,299 Recap
3 3 Thu, June 22 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions L 6–30 2–1 TSN IG Field 25,662 Recap
4 4 Sat, July 1 6:00 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes W 17–3 3–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 15,088 Recap
5 5 Fri, July 7 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 24–11 4–1 TSN/RDS IG Field 30,561 Recap
6 6 Sat, July 15 3:00 p.m. CDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 28–31 (OT) 4–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,144 Recap
7 7 Thu, July 20 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 28–14 5–2 TSN IG Field 28,512 Recap
8 Bye
9 8 Thu, Aug 3 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions W 50–14 6–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN IG Field 30,874 Recap
10 9 Thu, Aug 10 8:00 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Elks W 38–29 7–2 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 19,921 Recap
11 10 Fri, Aug 18 8:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders W 19–18 8–2 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 20,106 Recap
12 11 Thu, Aug 24 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 47–17 9–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN IG Field 32,343 Recap
13 12 Sun, Sept 3 6:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 30–32 (OT) 9–3 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap
14 13 Sat, Sept 9 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 51–6 10–3 TSN IG Field 32,343 Recap
15 14 Sat, Sept 16 3:00 p.m. CDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–29 10–4 TSN Tim Hortons Field 22,610 Recap
16 Bye
17 15 Fri, Sept 29 7:00 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–21 11–4 TSN/RDS IG Field 32,343 Recap
18 16 Fri, Oct 6 9:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions W 34–26 (OT) 12–4 TSN BC Place 23,512 Recap
19 Bye
20 17 Sat, Oct 21 6:00 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 45–25 13–4 TSN IG Field 32,343 Recap
21 18 Fri, Oct 27 8:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders W 36–13 14–4 TSN McMahon Stadium 18,691 Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
West Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 Bye
West Final Sat, Nov 11 5:30 p.m. CST vs BC Lions W 24–13 1–0 TSN/RDS IG Field 32,343 Recap
110th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 19 5:00 p.m. CST Montreal Alouettes L 24–28 1–1 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 28,808 Recap

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Team

Roster

Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running Backs

Fullbacks

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

1-Game Injured
  • 81 Ravi Alston WR
  • 90 Miles Fox DT
  • 49 TyJuan Garbutt DE
  • 45 Celestin Haba DL
  • 42 Souleymane Karamoko DB
  • 16 Jake Kelly DB
  • 29 Greg McCrae SB/RB
  • 38 Tyrique McGhee DB
  • 87 Jeremy Murphy WR
  • 60 Drew Richmond OL
  • 30 Winston Rose DB
  • 96 Tanner Schmekel DT

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

  • 73 Will Allen DB
  • 90 O'Bryan Goodson DL
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 15 Injured, 6 Practice roster, 2 Suspended
Roster updated 2023-11-20 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Winnipeg Football Club
  • Chairperson of the Board of Governors – Dayna Spiring
  • President/CEO – Wade Miller
  • General Manager of Football Operations – Kyle Walters
  • Senior Assistant General Manager / Director of Player Personnel – Ted Goveia
  • Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus
  • Director of Football Operations – Matt Gulakow
  • U.S. Scout — Cyril Penn

Equipment Staff

  • Head Equipment Manager – Brad Fotty
  • Assistant Equipment Manager – Kevin Todd
  

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce
  • Receivers – Kevin Bourgoin
  • Running Backs – Jason Hogan
  • Offensive Line – Marty Costello

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Paul Boudreau, Jr.

Video Coaches

  • Video Coordinator – Josh Burton

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References

  1. ^ "Canadian Mafia sticking together". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Schedule". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

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