1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1961 13–3 1st, West Gordon Lawson Jim Ausley Bud Grant Winnipeg Stadium Won Grey Cup Blue Bombers seasons The 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 13–3 record. Winnipeg met the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 49th Grey Cup.and played in what has been called one of the greatest Cups ever played, as Winnipeg rallied to send the game to overtime late to make it the first Grey Cup to be decided in overtime (and the only one for the entire 20th century). Ken Ploen gave the Blue Bombers the win with his 19-yard scramble to the endzone to end it in double overtime.Grey Cup Moments: 1961 9 November 2006 https://www.bluebombers.com/2006/11/09/grey_cup_moments__1961/ Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A July 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 15–28 0–1 B July 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–18 1–1 Regular season Standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsWinnipeg Blue Bombers 16 13 3 0 360 251 26Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 5 1 334 257 21Calgary Stampeders 16 7 9 0 300 311 14Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 5 10 1 211 314 11BC Lions 16 1 13 2 215 393 4 Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 1 Aug 7 at Calgary Stampeders W 18–17 1–0 2 2 Aug 11 at Montreal Alouettes W 21–15 2–0 2 3 Aug 14 at Toronto Argonauts W 14–13 3–0 3 4 Aug 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 29–19 4–0 4 5 Aug 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 20–35 4–1 5 6 Aug 31 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 9–30 4–2 5 7 Sept 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–11 5–2 6 Bye 7 8 Sept 14 vs. BC Lions W 36–15 6–2 8 9 Sept 23 at Edmonton Eskimos W 33–10 7–2 9 10 Sept 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–6 8–2 10 11 Oct 7 vs. BC Lions W 24–20 9–2 11 12 Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders W 25–6 10–2 11 13 Oct 16 at BC Lions W 16–15 11–2 12 14 Oct 23 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 42–7 12–2 12 15 Oct 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–19 12–3 13 16 Nov 4 at Edmonton Eskimos W 14–13 13–3 Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Record West Final #1 Nov 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 14–1 1–0 West Final #2 Nov 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 43–14 2–0 49th Grey Cup Dec 2 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–14 (OT) 3–0 Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 7 0 7 0 7 21Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 7 0 7 0 14 References Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:1961 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1961 in sports in Manitoba