2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coachMike O'Shea
General managerKyle Walters
Home fieldIG Field
Results
Record5–1
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishTBD
Uniform
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The 2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season is the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 88th season overall. The Blue Bombers entered the season as the defending Grey Cup champions for the first time in 30 years, having ended the franchise's lengthy drought with last year's championship win in the 107th Grey Cup game. The team will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and win their 12th Grey Cup championship.

This is the seventh season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the seventh full season under general manager Kyle Walters.[1]

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.[2][3] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.[4]

Offseason[]

CFL Global Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[5][6] With the format being a snake draft, the Blue Bombers selected fourth in the odd-numbered rounds and sixth in the even-numbered rounds.[5]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 4 LB Texas, San Antonio Japan Japan
2 15 OL Fujitsu Frontiers Japan Japan
3 22 LB Nottingham United Kingdom Great Britain
4 33 Arryn Siposs P Auburn Australia Australia

CFL National Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[7][8] The Blue Bombers had six selections in the six-round snake draft and had the third pick in odd rounds and the seventh pick in even rounds.[8][9]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 3 OL Maine Ottawa, ON
2 16 DB Montreal Montreal, QC
3 21 DB North Carolina Ottawa, ON
4 34 LB Regina Regina, SK
5 39 RB Regina Regina, SK
6 48 DB Manitoba St. Adolphe, MB

Preseason[]

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.[4]

Planned schedule[]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A Bye
B 1 Fri, May 28 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders NA IG Field
C 2 Fri, June 4 8:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders NA Mosaic Stadium

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Regular season[]

Standings[]

West Division
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Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 5 1 0 10 136 76 3–0 W3 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 3 2 0 6 103 103 1–2 L2 Details
BC Lions 5 3 2 0 6 129 88 1–2 W2 Details
Edmonton Elks 5 2 3 0 4 94 114 2–1 L1 Details
Calgary Stampeders 6 2 4 0 4 125 126 1–3 W1 Details

Schedule[]

The Blue Bombers initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 10 and ending on October 30.[2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Blue Bombers began their 14-game season that same day.[4]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Thu, Aug 5 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 19–6 1–0 TSN/ESPN2 IG Field 29,376 Recap
2 2 Fri, Aug 13 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–7 2–0 TSN/RDS IG Field 22,143 Recap
3 3 Sat, Aug 21 3:00 p.m. CDT at Toronto Argonauts L 23–30 2–1 TSN/ESPN2 BMO Field 9,866 Recap
4 4 Sun, Aug 29 6:00 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 18–16 3–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 IG Field 22,806 Recap
5 5 Sun, Sept 5 5:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–8 4–1 TSN/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 32,975 Recap
6 6 Sat, Sept 11 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 33–9 5–1 TSN IG Field 33,234 Recap
7 7 Sat, Sept 18 8:45 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Elks TSN Commonwealth Stadium
8 Bye
9 8 Fri, Oct 1 9:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions TSN/ESPNews BC Place
10 9 Fri, Oct 8 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Elks TSN/RDS2 IG Field
11 10 Fri, Oct 15 8:00 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Elks TSN Commonwealth Stadium
12 11 Sat, Oct 23 6:00 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions TSN IG Field
13 Bye
14 12 Sat, Nov 6 6:00 p.m. CST vs. Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS IG Field
15 13 Sat, Nov 13 12:00 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
16 14 Sat, Nov 20 6:00 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders TSN McMahon Stadium

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Team[]

Roster[]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
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Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running Backs

Fullbacks

  • 24 Mike Miller

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

1-Game Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Suspended list

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Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Active, 9 Injured, 17 Practice, 1 Suspended
Roster updated 2021-09-11 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff[]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff
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Front Office
  • Owner – None
  • Chairperson of the Board of Governors – Dayna Spiring
  • President/CEO – Wade Miller
  • General Manager of Football Operations – Kyle Walters
  • Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus
  • Assistant General Manager / Director of Player Personnel ��
  • Director of Football Operations – Matt Gulakow

Equipment Staff

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

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce
  • Receivers –
  • Running Backs –
  • Offensive Line –

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator –

Video Coaches

  • Video Coordinator - Colin Thurston

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References[]

  1. ^ "Canadian Mafia sticking together". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Divisional games take centre stage in unique 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. November 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season". Canadian Football League. April 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Circle your calendars: CFL releases 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. June 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Global Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "CFL announces date for 2021 CFL National Draft". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Ti-Cats snag first selection as CFL reveals 2021 order". CFL.ca. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Schedule". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "2021 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Le football de la LCF de retour sur RDS dès le samedi 7 août" (in French). Canadian Football League. August 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "ESPN Networks, ESPN+ to carry entire 2021 CFL season". Canadian Football League. August 4, 2021.
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