1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season May 2026 March 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1978 9–7 3rd, West Earl Lunsford Ray Jauch Winnipeg Stadium Lost Western Semi-Final Blue Bombers seasons The 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final but lost 38–4 to the Calgary Stampeders. Offseason Round Pick Player Position School T T Leo Ezerins TE Whitworth T T Bernie Morrison LB Manitoba T T Tim Allan G Toronto 1 4 Evan Jones TE British Columbia 2 13 Bob Stracina WR Acadia 3 22 Vaughn Wright TB Guelph 4 31 Julian Hanlon G Ottawa 5 40 Dave Neber DE British Columbia 6 49 Steve Davis DT Bishop's 7 58 Gord Bone TE Manitoba 8 67 Duane Hysop QB Manitoba Roster 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks  5 I Dieter Brock  6 I Harry Knight  7 I Terry Luck Running backs  3 N Mark Brown 33 I Richard Crump 35 N John McCorquindale 32 N Tom Walker 27 I Jim Washington Wide receivers 28 N Brian Gervais 70 I Mike Holmes 34 N Gord Paterson 71 N Joe Poplawski Tight ends 72 N Leo Ezerins Offensive linemen 43 N John Bonk C 65 I Buddy Brown G 67 I Jeff Hart T 48 N Gerry Inglis C/G 54 I Greg Kindle G 66 I Butch Norman T 53 I Steve Okoniewski T Defensive linemen 58 N Jim Heighton DE 73 I Billy Howard DT 74 I Greg Johnson DE 56 N Leon Lyszkiewicz DT 61 I Charles Marshall DT 75 N Lyall Woznesensky DE Linebackers 50 N Duncan MacKinlay 62 N Ron Southwick 78 N Bob Toogood 52 I Harry Walters Defensive backs 30 I Brian Herosian 29 I Martin Mitchell 25 N Darrell Penner  9 I Vince Phason  8 I Reggie Pierson 21 N Gary Rozolowich 24 N Merv Walker Special teams 10 N Bernie Ruoff K/P Italics indicate American player Standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 10 4 2 452 301 22Calgary Stampeders 16 9 4 3 381 311 21Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 371 351 18BC Lions 16 7 7 2 359 308 16Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 4 11 1 330 459 9 Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 14 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–14 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 22,527 B June 22 at Toronto Argonauts L 4–35 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 37,207 C June 28 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–10 2–1 McMahon Stadium 23,196 D July 4 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–27 3–1 Winnipeg Stadium 22,795 Regular season Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Tue, July 11 at BC Lions L 14–30 0–1 Empire Stadium 25,808 2 2 Tue, July 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 28–29 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium 25,973 3 Bye 4 3 Wed, Aug 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–13 1–2 Winnipeg Stadium 26,619 5 4 Wed, Aug 9 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–7 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 22,647 6 5 Wed, Aug 16 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 21–29 2–3 Winnipeg Stadium 26,259 7 6 Wed, Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–14 2–4 Clarke Stadium 24,962 8 7 Tue, Aug 29 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 36–10 3–4 Winnipeg Stadium 27,201 8 8 Mon, Sept 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–29 4–4 Taylor Field 22,451 9 9 Sat, Sept 9 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–29 5–4 Lansdowne Park 26,282 10 10 Sat, Sept 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 19–14 6–4 Winnipeg Stadium 27,201 11 11 Sun, Sept 24 vs. BC Lions W 32–25 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 27,201 12 12 Sat, Sept 30 at BC Lions W 38–27 8–4 Empire Stadium 23,345 13 Bye 14 13 Sun, Oct 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 10–38 8–5 Winnipeg Stadium 28,080 15 14 Sun, Oct 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 13–7 9–5 Taylor Field 19,614 16 15 Sun, Oct 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 24–28 9–6 Winnipeg Stadium 26,781 17 16 Sun, Nov 5 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–22 9–7 McMahon Stadium 26,868 Playoffs West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 0 4 0 0 4Calgary Stampeders 10 7 7 14 38 Awards and honors CFL All-Stars References Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Category:1978 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1978 in sports in Manitoba