2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

CFL team season

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

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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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Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Week 1: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 4 0 131431
Blue Bombers 21 8 10342

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: June 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 24 °C (75 °F)
  • Game attendance: 29,057
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • HAM – Seth Small 31-yard field goal, 3:24. Tiger-Cats 3–0.
  • WPG – Nic Demski 17-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 7:49. Blue Bombers 7–3.
  • HAM – Bailey Flint 78-yard punt single, 8:06. Blue Bombers 7–4.
  • WPG – Rasheed Bailey 10-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:53. Blue Bombers 14–4.
  • WPG – Drew Wolitarsky 30-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 21–4.

Second quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 32-yard field goal, 8:10. Blue Bombers 24–4.
  • WPG – Team safety, 14:10. Blue Bombers 26–4.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 19-yard field goal, 15:00. Blue Bombers 29–4.

Third quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 18-yard field goal, 4:51. Blue Bombers 32–4.
  • HAM – Omar Bayless 0-yard blocked punt return (pass failed), 7:14. Blue Bombers 32–10.
  • HAM – Tim White 10-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Seth Small kick), 11:28. Blue Bombers 32–17.
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 3-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 39–17.

Fourth quarter

  • HAM – Chris Edwards 62-yard fumble return (pass failed), 5:07. Blue Bombers 39–23.
  • HAM – James Butler 2-yard run (Bo Levi Mitchell–Duke Williams pass), 5:56. Blue Bombers 39–31.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 50-yard field goal, 10:36. Blue Bombers 42–31.

Top passers

  • HAM – Bo Levi Mitchell – 17/33, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 21/30, 354 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • HAM – James Butler – 11 rushes, 66 yards
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 22 rushes, 113 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • HAM – Tim White – 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
  • WPG – Nic Demski – 6 receptions, 113 yards, TD

Week 2: at Saskatchewan Roughriders

Week 2: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 3 14 141445
Roughriders 7 7 10327

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: June 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,299
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • WPG – Dalton Schoen 13-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 3:00. Blue Bombers 10–7.
  • WPG – Zach Collaros 4-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:12. Blue Bombers 17–7.
  • SSK – Samuel Emilus 20-yard pass from Trevor Harris (Brett Lauther kick), 14:27. Blue Bombers 17–14.

Third quarter

  • SSK – Samuel Emilus 6-yard pass from Trevor Harris (Brett Lauther kick), 3:07. Roughriders 21–17.
  • WPG – Dru Brown 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 7:57. Blue Bombers 24–21.
  • WPG – Janarion Grant 92-yard punt return (Sergio Castillo kick), 9:27. Blue Bombers 31–21.
  • SSK – Brett Lauther 30-yard field goal, 14:32. Blue Bombers 31–24.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Dru Brown 1-yard run (kick failed), 3:48. Blue Bombers 37–24.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 90-yard kickoff single, 4:13. Blue Bombers 38–24.
  • SSK – Brett Lauther 19-yard field goal, 7:12. Blue Bombers 38–27.
  • WPG – Drew Wolitarsky 11-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:49. Blue Bombers 45–27.

Top passers

  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 23/31, 293 yards, 2 TD
  • SSK – Trevor Harris – 29/41, 413 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 10 rushes, 42 yards
  • SSK – Trevor Harris – 3 rushes, 23 yards

Top receivers

  • WPG – Dalton Schoen – 8 receptions, 145 yards, TD
  • SSK – Shawn Bane – 6 receptions, 132 yards

Week 3: vs. BC Lions

Week 3: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 10 6730
Blue Bombers 3 3 006

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: June 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 25,862
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • BC – Sean Whyte 40-yard field goal, 5:38. Lions 10–3.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 21-yard field goal, 14:11. Lions 10–6.
  • BC – Alexander Hollins 2-yard pass from Vernon Adams (Sean Whyte kick), 14:58. Lions 17–6.

Third quarter

  • BC – Sean Whyte 33-yard field goal, 5:07. Lions 20–6.
  • BC – Sean Whyte 22-yard field goal, 13:02. Lions 23–6.

Fourth quarter

  • BC – Justin McInnis 12-yard pass from Vernon Adams (Sean Whyte kick), 5:00. Lions 30–6

Top passers

  • BC – Vernon Adams – 20/29, 237 yards, 2 TD
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 15/26, 191 yards, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • BC – Alexander Hollins – 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD
  • WPG – Carlton Agudosi – 5 receptions, 61 yards

Week 4: at Montreal Alouettes

Week 4: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 7 3 7017
Alouettes 0 0 033

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: July 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 15,088
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 48-yard field goal, 13:09. Blue Bombers 10–0.

Third quarter

  • WPG – Dalton Schoen 21-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 14:16. Blue Bombers 17–0.

Fourth quarter

  • MTL – David Côté 27-yard field goal, 8:51. Blue Bombers 17–3.

Top passers

  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 15/23, 177 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • MTL – Cody Fajardo – 17/27, 270 yards, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • WPG – Dalton Schoen – 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD
  • MTL – Kaion Julien-Grant – 6 receptions, 129 yards

Week 5: vs. Calgary Stampeders

Week 5: Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Stampeders 10 1 0011
Blue Bombers 1 10 7624

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: July 7
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 20 °C (68 °F)
  • Game attendance: 30,561
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • CGY – Rene Paredes 30-yard field goal, 5:09. Stampeders 3–0.
  • CGY – Dedrick Mills 3-yard run (Rene Paredes kick), 11:42. Stampeders 10–0.
  • WPG – Jamieson Sheahan 44-yard punt single, 15:00. Stampeders 10–1.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • WPG – Rasheed Bailey 9-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:23. Blue Bombers 18–11.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 17-yard field goal, 1:46. Blue Bombers 21–11.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 12-yard field goal, 13:03. Blue Bombers 24–11.

Top passers

  • CGY – Jake Maier – 14/25, 122 yards, INT
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 20/28, 231 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • CGY – Dedrick Mills – 14 rushes, 97 yards, TD
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 15 rushes, 73 yards

Top receivers

  • CGY – Reggie Begelton – 4 receptions, 51 yards
  • WPG – Greg McCrae – 2 receptions, 73 yards, TD

Week 6: at Ottawa Redblacks

Week 6: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Bombers 11 7 70328
Redblacks 0 3 319631

at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario

  • Date: July 15
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 28 °C (82 °F)
  • Game attendance: 18,144
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • WPG – Jamieson Sheahan 73-yard punt single, 1:04. Blue Bombers 1–0.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 52-yard field goal, 6:39. Blue Bombers 4–0.
  • WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:49. Blue Bombers 11–0.

Second quarter

  • WPG – Nic Demski 15-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 9:28. Blue Bombers 18–0.
  • OTT – Lewis Ward 47-yard field goal, 12:31. Blue Bombers 18–3.

Third quarter

  • OTT – Lewis Ward 42-yard field goal, 3:29. Blue Bombers 18–6.
  • WPG – Drew Wolitarsky 8-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 8:26. Blue Bombers 25–6.

Fourth quarter

  • OTT – Lewis Ward 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Blue Bombers 25–9.
  • OTT – Brandin Dandridge 25-yard interception return (Dustin Crum–Nathaniel Behar pass), 12:31. Blue Bombers 25–17.
  • OTT – Dustin Crum 12-yard run (Dustin Crum–Nathaniel Behar pass), 14:51. Tied 25–25.

Overtime

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 48-yard field goal. Blue Bombers 28–25.
  • OTT – Dustin Crum 29-yard run. Redblacks 31–28.

Top passers

  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 22/32, 369 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • OTT – Dustin Crum – 26/42, 261 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 9 rushes, 16 yards
  • OTT – Dustin Crum – 8 rushes, 74 yards

Top receivers

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 3 receptions, 108 yards
  • OTT – Nathaniel Behar – 10 receptions, 87 yards

Week 7: vs. Edmonton Elks

Week 7: Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Elks 0 6 8014
Blue Bombers 6 0 15728

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: July 20
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,512
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • WPG – Dakota Prukop 2-yard run (kick failed), 13:57. Blue Bombers 6–0.

Second quarter

  • EDM – Dean Faithfull 38-yard field goal, 6:24. Blue Bombers 6–3.
  • EDM – Dean Faithfull 30-yard field goal, 14:08. Tied 6–6.

Third quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 46-yard field goal, 4:38. Blue Bombers 9–6.
  • EDM – Jake Julien 54-yard punt single, 6:20. Blue Bombers 9–7.
  • WPG – Nic Demski 70-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 6:41. Blue Bombers 16–7.
  • EDM – Dillon Mitchell 80-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Dean Faithfull kick), 8:44. Blue Bombers 16–14.
  • WPG – Team safety, 10:38. Blue Bombers 18–14.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 21-yard field goal, 13:56. Blue Bombers 21–14.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Rasheed Bailey 6-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 7:57. Blue Bombers 28–14.

Top passers

  • EDM – Taylor Cornelius – 17/29, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 20/24, 308 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • EDM – Taylor Cornelius – 4 rushes, 57 yards
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 17 rushes, 110 yards

Top receivers

  • EDM – Dillon Mitchell – 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD
  • WPG – Nic Demski – 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Week 9: vs. BC Lions

Week 9: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 1 3 4614
Blue Bombers 14 13 101350

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 30,874
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 37-yard field goal, 6:11. Blue Bombers 17–1.
  • BC – Sean Whyte 16-yard field goal, 11:06. Blue Bombers 17–4.
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 3-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:05. Blue Bombers 24–4.'
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 16-yard field goal, 14:46. Blue Bombers 27–4.

Third quarter

  • WPG – Nic Demski 30-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 3:18. Blue Bombers 34–4.
  • BC – Stefan Flintoft 80-yard punt single, 4:56. Blue Bombers 34–5.'
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 23-yard field goal, 9:06. Blue Bombers 37–5.
  • BC – Sean Whyte 47-yard field goal, 11:31. Blue Bombers 37–8.

Fourth quarter

  • BC – Boseko Lokombo 30-yard fumble return (pass failed), 5:29. Blue Bombers 37–14.'
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 27-yard run (kick failed), 6:18. Blue Bombers 43–14.'
  • WPG – Dalton Schoen 14-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:13. Blue Bombers 50–14.

Top passers

  • BC – Dane Evans – 12/21, 113 yards, 2 INT
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 19/27, 369 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • BC – Taquan Mizzell – 10 rushes, 50 yards
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 9 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • BC – Keon Hatcher – 4 receptions, 60 yards
  • WPG – Kenny Lawler – 7 receptions, 200 yards, TD

Week 10: at Edmonton Elks

Week 10: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Edmonton Elks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 0 10 141438
Elks 15 7 7029

at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta

  • Date: August 10
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 19,921
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • EDM – Kevin Brown 65-yard run (Dean Faithfull kick), 0:33. Elks 7–0.
  • EDM – Dean Faithfull 100-yard kickoff single, 0:53. Elks 8–0.'
  • EDM – Tre Ford 8-yard run (Dean Faithfull kick), 12:47. Elks 15–0.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • WPG – Nic Demski 18-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 9:55. Elks 22–17.
  • EDM – Kyran Moore 70-yard pass from Tre Ford (Dean Faithfull kick), 12:06. Elks 29–17.
  • WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 14:21. Elks 29–24.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Kenny Lawler 32-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 1:18. Blue Bombers 31–29.
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 17-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:01. Blue Bombers 38–29.

Top passers

  • WPG – Dru Brown – 17/24, 307 yards, 4 TD
  • EDM – Tre Ford – 12/16, 189 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 14 rushes, 110 yards
  • EDM – Kevin Brown – 10 rushes, 98 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • WPG – Rasheed Bailey – 5 receptions, 85 yards
  • EDM – Kyran Moore – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Week 11: at Calgary Stampeders

Week 11: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 3 3 10319
Stampeders 6 0 6618

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

  • Date: August 18
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 9 °C (48 °F)
  • Game attendance: 20,106
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 18-yard field goal, 6:45. Blue Bombers 3–0.
  • CGY – Rene Paredes 44-yard field goal, 11:35. Tied 3–3.
  • CGY – Rene Paredes 43-yard field goal, 14:04. Stampeders 6–3.

Second quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 24-yard field goal, 2:42. Tied 6–6.

Third quarter

  • CGY – Rene Paredes 40-yard field goal, 5:18. Stampeders 9–6.
  • CGY – Rene Paredes 18-yard field goal, 11:09. Stampeders 12–6.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 26-yard field goal, 14:45. Stampeders 12–9.
  • WPG – Demerio Houston 65-yard interception return (Sergio Castillo kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 16–12.'

Fourth quarter

  • CGY – Rene Paredes 36-yard field goal, 4:22. Blue Bombers 16–15.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 42-yard field goal, 7:55. Blue Bombers 19–15.
  • CGY – Rene Paredes 33-yard field goal, 10:29. Blue Bombers 19–18.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 12: vs. Montreal Alouettes

Week 12: Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 10 0017
Blue Bombers 7 13 171047

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: August 24
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 22 °C (72 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,344
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • MTL – David Côté 42-yard field goal, 2:24. Alouettes 10–7.
  • WPG – Dalton Schoen 22-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 4:07. Blue Bombers 14–10.
  • MTL – Marc-Antoine Dequoy 57-yard interception return (David Côté kick), 12:41. Alouettes 17–14.'
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 26-yard run (kick failed), 13:56. Blue Bombers 20–17.'

Third quarter

  • WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 6:45. Blue Bombers 27–17.'
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 29-yard field goal, 11:13. Blue Bombers 30–17.
  • WPG – Kenny Lawler 25-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 37–17.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 6-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 4:13. Blue Bombers 44–17.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 28-yard field goal, 11:46. Blue Bombers 47–17.

Top passers

  • MTL – Cody Fajardo – 14/25, 137 yards, INT
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 16/24, 240 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • MTL – William Stanback – 8 rushes, 32 yards
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 18 rushes, 119 yards, TD

Top receivers

Week 13: at Saskatchewan Roughriders

Week 13: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Bombers 0 7 710630
Roughriders 3 10 65832

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 34 °C (93 °F)
  • Game attendance: 33,350
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • SSK – Brett Lauther 43-yard field goal, 7:15. Roughriders 3–0.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SSK – Brett Lauther 30-yard field goal, 5:56. Roughriders 16–7.
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 3-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:24. Roughriders 16–14.
  • SSK – Brett Lauther 53-yard field goal, 15:00. Roughriders 19–14.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 14-yard field goal, 3:50. Roughriders 19–17.
  • SSK – Adam Korsak 61-yard punt single, 6:04. Roughriders 20–17.
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 2-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 10:55. Blue Bombers 24–20.
  • SSK – Adam Korsak 65-yard punt single, 12:08. Blue Bombers 24–21.
  • SSK – Brett Lauther 18-yard field goal, 14:29. Tied 24–24.

Overtime

Top passers

  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 13/26, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • SSK – Jake Dolegala – 22/39, 326 yards

Top rushers

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 17 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD
  • SSK – Jamal Morrow – 9 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

Week 14: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

Week 14: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 3 3 006
Alouettes 14 28 3651

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • WPG – Kenny Lawler 24-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 2:32. Blue Bombers 21–3.
  • SSK – Brett Lauther 39-yard field goal, 6:23. Blue Bombers 21–6.
  • WPG – Dalton Schoen 16-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 10:02. Blue Bombers 28–6.
  • WPG – Dalton Schoen 31-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:14. Blue Bombers 35–6.
  • WPG – Dalton Schoen 8-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 14:53. Blue Bombers 42–6.

Third quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 40-yard field goal, 10:39. Blue Bombers 45–6.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 24-yard field goal, 1:54. Blue Bombers 48–6.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 18-yard field goal, 10:01. Blue Bombers 51–6.

Top passers

  • SSK – Jake Dolegala – 15/21, 113 yards
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 18/21, 319 yards, 5 TD

Top rushers

  • SSK – Thomas Bertrand-Hudson – 5 rushes, 41 yards
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 18 rushes, 154 yards

Top receivers

  • SSK – Samuel Emilus – 3 receptions, 41 yards
  • WPG – Dalton Schoen – 5 receptions, 104 yards, 3 TD

Week 15: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Week 15: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 6 10 0723
Tiger-Cats 12 10 7029

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 22,610
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • HAM – Marc Liegghio 32-yard field goal, 4:24. Tiger-Cats 3–0.
  • HAM – Terry Godwin 6-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Marc Liegghio kick), 10:11. Tiger-Cats 10–0.
  • WPG – Nic Demski 5-yard pass from Zach Collaros (kick failed), 13:31. Tiger-Cats 10–6.
  • HAM – Tyreik McAllister 126-yard defensive two-point conversion, 14:08. Tiger-Cats 12–6.

Second quarter

  • HAM – Marc Liegghio 35-yard field goal, 1:50. Tiger-Cats 15–6.
  • WPG – Kenny Lawler 25-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 5:07. Tiger-Cats 15–13.
  • HAM – James Butler 2-yard run (Marc Liegghio kick), 11:21. Tiger-Cats 22–13.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 22-yard field goal, 13:33. Tiger-Cats 22–16.

Third quarter

  • HAM – Kai Locksley 1-yard run (Marc Liegghio kick), 3:25. Tiger-Cats 29–16.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Zach Collaros 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 11:40. Tiger-Cats 29–23.

Top passers

  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 21/35, 344 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
  • HAM – Taylor Powell – 20/26, 236 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 9 rushes, 46 yards
  • HAM – James Butler – 22 rushes, 82 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • WPG – Nic Demski – 6 receptions, 137 yards, TD
  • HAM – Terry Godwin – 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Week 17: vs. Toronto Argonauts

Week 17: Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 14 3 1321
Blue Bombers 7 6 31531

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 26-yard field goal, 0:52. Argonauts 14–10.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 33-yard field goal, 7:43. Argonauts 14–13.
  • TOR – Boris Bede 19-yard field goal, 15:00. Argonauts 17–13.

Third quarter

  • TOR – Boris Bede 75-yard punt single, 1:57. Argonauts 18–13.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 49-yard field goal, 13:29. Argonauts 18–16.

Fourth quarter

  • TOR – Boris Bede 32-yard field goal, 0:35. Argonauts 21–16.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 48-yard field goal, 3:31. Argonauts 21–19.
  • WPG – Dakota Prukop 2-yard run (pass failed), 11:29. Blue Bombers 25–21.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 41-yard field goal, 13:15. Blue Bombers 28–21.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 32-yard field goal, 14:28. Blue Bombers 31–21.

Top passers

  • TOR – Cameron Dukes – 17/24, 231 yards, TD
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 22/33, 258 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • TOR – Cameron Dukes – 4 rushes, 34 yards, TD
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 25 rushes, 169 yards

Top receivers

Week 18: at BC Lions

Week 18: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Bombers 0 10 610834
Lions 10 10 33026

at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 23,512
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • BC – Sean Whyte 36-yard field goal, 4:37. Lions 3–0.
  • BC – Dominique Davis 1-yard run (Sean Whyte kick), 12:57. Lions 10–0.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 37-yard field goal, 4:09. Lions 20–13.
  • BC – Sean Whyte 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Lions 23–13.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 23-yard field goal, 12:14. Lions 23–16.

Fourth quarter

  • BC – Sean Whyte 40-yard field goal, 9:09. Lions 26–16.
  • WPG – Drew Wolitarsky 13-yard pass from Zach Collaros (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:40. Lions 26–23.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 28-yard field goal, 14:49. Tied 26–26.

Overtime

Top passers

  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 31/41, 389 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • BC – Vernon Adams – 19/33, 352 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 12 rushes, 73 yards, TD
  • BC – Taquan Mizzell – 6 rushes, 23 yards

Top receivers

  • WPG – Kenny Lawler – 8 receptions, 97 yards
  • BC – Dominique Rhymes – 5 receptions, 107 yards

Week 20: vs. Edmonton Elks

Week 20: Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Elks 10 7 1725
Blue Bombers 14 10 71445

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 11 °C (52 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 24-yard field goal, 7:06. Blue Bombers 17–10.
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 3-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:58. Blue Bombers 24–10.
  • EDM – Taylor Cornelius 1-yard run (Dean Faithfull kick), 14:43. Blue Bombers 24–17.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Greg McCrae 10-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 1:06. Blue Bombers 38–18.
  • EDM – Deontez Alexander 98-yard kickoff return (Dean Faithfull kick), 1:36. Blue Bombers 38–25.
  • WPG – Rasheed Bailey 10-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 6:31. Blue Bombers 45–25.

Top passers

  • EDM – Tre Ford – 12/22, 288 yards
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 13/16, 125 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • EDM – Kevin Brown – 5 rushes, 41 yards
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 14 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

Week 21: at Calgary Stampeders

Week 21: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 6 6 71736
Stampeders 0 3 10013

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Snow, −6 °C (21 °F)
  • Game attendance: 18,691
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 51-yard field goal, 3:16. Blue Bombers 3–0.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 23-yard field goal, 12:20. Blue Bombers 6–0.

Second quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 30-yard field goal, 0:39. Blue Bombers 9–0.
  • CGY – Rene Paredes 29-yard field goal, 8:28. Blue Bombers 9–3.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 42-yard field goal, 14:02. Blue Bombers 12–3.

Third quarter

  • CGY – Rene Paredes 35-yard field goal, 2:40. Blue Bombers 12–6.
  • CGY – Cole Tucker 21-yard pass from Jake Maier (Rene Paredes kick), 9:57. Stampeders 13–12.
  • WPG – Rasheed Bailey 68-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:11. Blue Bombers 19–13.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Brendan O'Leary-Orange 31-yard pass from Dru Brown (Sergio Castillo kick), 0:51. Blue Bombers 26–13.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 40-yard field goal, 5:17. Blue Bombers 29–13.
  • WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 13:22. Blue Bombers 36–13.

Top passers

  • WPG – Dru Brown – 13/17, 278 yards, 2 TD
  • CGY – Jake Maier – 6/15, 110 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • WPG – Rasheed Bailey – 2 receptions, 81 yards, TD
  • CGY – Cole Tucker – 2 receptions, 53 yards, TD

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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Game summaries

West Final: vs. (W2) BC Lions

West Final: (W2) BC Lions at (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 3 7 3013
Blue Bombers 7 11 0624

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 46-yard missed field goal single, 3:51. Blue Bombers 8–3.
  • WPG – Nick Hallett 15-yard fumble return (Sergio Castillo kick), 5:21. Blue Bombers 15–3.'
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 29-yard field goal, 9:36. Blue Bombers 18–3.
  • BC – Justin McInnis 45-yard pass from Vernon Adams (Sean Whyte kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 18–10.

Third quarter

  • BC – Sean Whyte 43-yard field goal, 10:47. Blue Bombers 18–13.

Fourth quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 11-yard field goal, 6:29. Blue Bombers 21–13.
  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 35-yard field goal, 11:50. Blue Bombers 24–13.

Top passers

  • BC – Vernon Adams – 13/26, 221 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 14/21, 158 yards

Top rushers

  • BC – Taquan Mizzell – 5 rushes, 37 yards
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 21 rushes, 109 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • BC – Justin McInnis – 4 receptions, 110 yards, TD
  • WPG – Kenny Lawler – 6 receptions, 83 yards

110th Grey Cup: vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes

110th Grey Cup: (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 10 7 0724
Alouettes 7 0 71428

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 3 °C (37 °F)
  • Game attendance: 28,808
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV announcers (TSN/RDS): TSN: Rod Smith, Glen Suitor, Claire Hanna, Matthew Scianitti / RDS: David Arsenault, Pierre Vercheval, Didier Orméjuste
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • WPG – Sergio Castillo 25-yard field goal, 6:28. Blue Bombers 3–0.
  • WPG – Brady Oliveira 5-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:00. Blue Bombers 10–0.'
  • MTL – William Stanback 32-yard run (David Côté kick), 15:00. Blue Bombers 10–7.'

Second quarter

  • WPG – Dakota Prukop 1-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 12:08. Blue Bombers 17–7.'

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • MTL – Austin Mack 13-yard pass from Cody Fajardo (David Côté kick), 3:48. Alouettes 21–17.
  • WPG – Dakota Prukop 4-yard run (Sergio Castillo kick), 9:32. Blue Bombers 24–21.'
  • MTL – Tyson Philpot 19-yard pass from Cody Fajardo (David Côté kick), 14:47. Alouettes 28–24.

Top passers

  • WPG – Zach Collaros – 19/23, 236 yards, INT
  • MTL – Cody Fajardo – 21/26, 290 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • WPG – Brady Oliveira – 19 rushes, 119 yards, TD
  • MTL – William Stanback – 9 rushes, 68 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • WPG – Kenny Lawler – 3 receptions, 77 yards
  • MTL – Austin Mack – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Team

Roster

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  • 43 Jared Beeksma LB
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  • 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
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Coaching staff

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  • 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

  • Head Coach – Mike O'Shea

Offensive Coaches

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

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Richie Hall
  • Defensive Line – Darrell Patterson
  • Defensive Backs – Jordan Younger
  • Pass Game Analyst and Linebackers – James Stanley

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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