1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 October 2025 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1983 9–7 2nd, West Cal Murphy Cal Murphy Winnipeg Stadium Lost West Final Image:CFL WPG Jersey 1983.png Blue Bombers seasons The 1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the West Division with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the West Final but lost 39–21 to the BC Lions. Offseason CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri, June 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 4–26 0–1 Winnipeg Stadium 16,599 B Fri, June 17 vs. BC Lions L 23–24 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium 15,938 C Wed, June 22 at Edmonton Eskimos L 16–34 0–3 Commonwealth Stadium 38,951 D Sun, June 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 10–33 0–4 Taylor Field 22,301 Regular season Standings Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Fri, July 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 25–26 0–1 Winnipeg Stadium 18,995 2 2 Fri, July 15 at Edmonton Eskimos W 20–18 1–1 Commonwealth Stadium 39,472 3 3 Fri, July 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–18 2–1 Winnipeg Stadium 24,052 4 Bye 5 4 Sun, Aug 7 at Montreal Concordes W 30–25 3–1 Olympic Stadium 20,774 6 5 Sat, Aug 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 32–16 4–1 Winnipeg Stadium 27,796 7 6 Sat, Aug 20 at BC Lions L 6–44 4–2 BC Place 56,852 8 7 Sun, Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 36–21 5–2 Winnipeg Stadium 23,032 9 8 Sun, Sept 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 30–32 5–3 Taylor Field 28,237 10 9 Sat, Sept 10 vs. Montreal Concordes L 18–30 5–4 Winnipeg Stadium 21,189 11 10 Fri, Sept 16 at Calgary Stampeders W 19–14 6–4 McMahon Stadium 26,198 12 11 Sat, Sept 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 50–19 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 26,132 13 12 Sat, Oct 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–19 8–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 19,266 14 13 Mon, Oct 10 vs. BC Lions L 18–30 8–5 Winnipeg Stadium 31,508 15 14 Sun, Oct 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–42 8–6 Lansdowne Park 25,642 16 15 Sun, Oct 23 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 33–15 9–6 Winnipeg Stadium 24,206 17 Bye 18 16 Sat, Nov 5 at Toronto Argonauts L 9–33 9–7 Exhibition Stadium 32,921 Playoffs West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 0 7 8 7 22Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 21 15 6 49 West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 14 0 7 0 21BC Lions 3 7 8 21 39 Roster 1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks  2 I Tom Clements  7 I Norman Gibbs 12 I John Hufnagel Running backs 33 N Pat Cantner 22 N Rick Paulitsch 30 N Dan Huclack 39 N Sean Kehoe 38 I Willard Reaves 10 I James Sykes Receivers 70 I Jeff Boyd 29 N Jerome Erdman 31 N Rick House 21 I James Murphy 71 N Joe Poplawski Offensive linemen 65 N Nick Bastaja G/T 59 N Lyle Bauer G 68 I Val Belcher G 43 N John Bonk C 56 N Harold Jackmann G 50 N Mark Moors G/C 61 I Bobby Thompson T 66 N Pieter Vanden Bos G 63 N Chris Walby T Defensive linemen 64 N Doug MacIver DT 79 N Stan Mikawos DT 55 I Tony Norman DE 57 I John Sturdivant DE 51 I Ray Sullivan DE Linebackers 58 I Guy Boliaux 52 I Aaron Brown 76 N Ken Ciancone 69 I Tyrone Jones 54 N Vernon Pahl 37 I John Pointer Defensive backs 27 N Paul Bennett 23 I Ernie Christmas 14 N Scott Flagel 24 I Ken Hailey  8 I Reggie Pierson 20 I Donovan Rose 36 I David Shaw 28 I Wylie Turner 25 I Kirby Wilson Special teams  6 N Bob Cameron P  3 N Trevor Kennerd K Injured list 53 I Pete Catan DE Italics indicate American player References Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Category:1983 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1983 in sports in Manitoba Category:1980s in Winnipeg