1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1990 12–6 1st, East Mike Riley Cal Murphy Winnipeg Stadium Won Grey Cup Blue Bombers seasons The 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 33rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 58th overall. The Blue Bombers finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record, which was also the best record in the league that year. The Blue Bombers defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final and then defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the championship game to win the 78th Grey Cup in the first ever Grey Cup match-up of prairie teams. Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School 2 11 Dave Boveil CB/S Colgate 3 19 Allan Boyko WR Western Michigan 5 35 Dave Vandersloot OT Henderson State 6 43 Steve Zatylny WR Bishop's 7 51 Lorne McCasin DE/DT North Dakota 8 59 Ray Wiens OL Saskatchewan Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sun, June 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–40 1–0 Gordie Howe Bowl 4,000 B Wed, June 27 at Calgary Stampeders L 10–29 1–1 McMahon Stadium 23,233 C Tue, July 3 vs. BC Lions L 20–36 1–2 Winnipeg Stadium 32,111 Regular season Season standings WIN Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 July 12 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–26 1–0 2 July 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 34–17 2–0 3 July 27 at BC Lions L 23–24 2–1 4 Aug 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–20 3–1 5 Aug 8 vs. BC Lions W 28–14 4–1 6 Aug 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–20 4–2 7 Aug 22 at Toronto Argonauts W 27–24 5–2 8 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 39–37 6–2 9 Sept 2 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 11–55 6–3 10 Sept 9 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–18 7–3 11 Sept 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–27 7–4 12 Sept 23 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–7 8–4 13 Sept 28 at Edmonton Eskimos W 48–25 9–4 14 Oct 5 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–9 10–4 15 Oct 13 at Toronto Argonauts W 21–15 11–4 16 Oct 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 20–27 11–5 17 Oct 28 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 18–27 11–6 18 Nov 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–15 12–6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040717/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm 2009-03-11 live 2009-07-24 Playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record East Semi-final Bye East Final Nov 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–17 1–0 Grey Cup Nov 25 Edmonton Eskimos W 50–11 2–0 East Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalToronto Argonauts 3 0 7 7 17Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 6 0 11 20 Grey Cup 78th Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 10 0 28 12 50Edmonton Eskimos 0 4 0 7 11 Roster 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks 13 I Tom Burgess  4 I Danny McManus Running backs 37 N Warren Hudson 27 I Robert Mimbs 32 N Matt Pearce Receivers 79 N Rob Crifo 31 N Rick House 74 I Rodney Hughes 71 N Lee Hull 21 I James Murphy 80 I Eric Streater 22 I Perry Tuttle 26 I Ken Winey 20 N Steve Zatylny Offensive linemen 59 N Lyle Bauer C 68 N Nick Benjamin G 51 N David Black T/G 64 N Bob Molle G 69 N Scott Redl T/C 57 N Steve Rodehutskors T 63 N Chris Walby T Defensive linemen 99 N Jeff Croonen DE 52 I Mike Gray DE 44 N Leon Hatziioannou NT 75 N Stan Mikawos NT 55 I Jerome Rinehart DE 43 I Quency Williams DE Special teams  6 N Bob Cameron P  3 N Trevor Kennerd K Linebackers 34 I Greg Battle 35 I Tyrone Jones 36 I Paul Randolph 76 I Quentin Riggins 70 I David Ward 58 I James West 72 I Albert Williams Defensive backs 33 N Michael Allen 29 N Dave Bovell 15 I Less Browne  7 N Burt Cummings 12 I Bobby Evans 24 I Ken Hailey 10 I Rod Hill  8 I Ken Pettway 30 N Darryl Sampson Italics indicate International player Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Battle (LB) CFL's Coach of the Year – Mike Riley 1990 CFL All-Stars RB – Robert Mimbs OT – Chris Walby LB – Greg Battle CB – Less Browne CB – Rod Hill P – Bob Cameron References Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Winn Category:1990 in sports in Manitoba Category:1990s in Winnipeg