1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 March 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1980 10–6 2nd, West Earl Lunsford Ray Jauch Winnipeg Stadium Lost Western Final Image:CFL WPG Jersey 1980.png Blue Bombers seasons The 1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 10–6 record.March 2026 They appeared in the Western Final but lost 34–24 to the Edmonton Eskimos.Matsumoto Rick Esks get green flag to Gray Cup https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/192455736/ 1 March 2026 The Toronto Star 16 November 1980 12 Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School T T George Siedel OT Montana 1 3 Ken Ciancone LB Utah State 3 19 Rob Bunce DE Saskatchewan 3 21 Vernon Pahl G Prince Edward Island 4 30 Brian Perkins OT Saskatchewan 5 39 Peter Mamer DE Saskatchewan 6 48 Mike Danese LB Toronto 7 57 Mike Topolovec DE Ottawa Roster 1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks  5 I Dieter Brock 10 I Jim Krohn Running backs 22 N Mark Bragagnolo 30 N Dan Huclack 33 I William Miller 65 I Mike Richardson Receivers 14 N Brock Aynsley 80 N Tom Cudney 29 I Larry Douglas 34 I Eugene Goodlow 70 I Mike Holmes 31 N Rick House 28 N Ian Mofford 79 N Bob O'Doherty 71 N Joe Poplawski 23 I Robert Woods Offensive linemen 58 N Marv Allemang G/T 65 N Nick Bastaja G 43 N John Bonk C 68 I Larry Butler G 66 I Butch Norman T 50 N Willie Thomas G/C 61 I Bobby Thompson T 56 N Ken Times G Defensive linemen 74 I Ecomet Burley DT 60 N Ron Cherkas DT 99 I John Helton DE 78 I Jeff Henry DT 55 I Tony Norman DE 67 N Mike Topolevec DE/DT Linebackers 72 N Leo Ezerins 54 N Vernon Pahl 57 I James Reed 32 N Bob Toogood Defensive backs 27 N Paul Bennett 25 N Harry Kruger  9 I Vince Phason  8 I Reggie Pierson 21 N Gary Rosolowich 20 I Charles Williams Special teams  6 N Bob Cameron P  3 N Trevor Kennerd K Italics indicate American player Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Tue, June 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 20–26 0–1 Winnipeg Stadium 20,133 B Sun, June 15 at Calgary Stampeders L 23–25 0–2 McMahon Stadium 27,698 C Wed, June 25 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–16 1–2 Exhibition Stadium 28,101 D Tue, July 1 vs. BC Lions W 26–22 2–2 Winnipeg Stadium 17,806 Regular season Standings Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Wed, July 9 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–36 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 42,778 2 2 Wed, July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–20 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium 20,980 3 3 Tue, July 22 at BC Lions L 6–26 0–3 Empire Stadium 23,214 4 4 Tue, July 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 35–18 1–3 Winnipeg Stadium 20,774 5 Bye 6 5 Wed, Aug 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 17–30 1–4 Winnipeg Stadium 26,422 7 6 Wed, Aug 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–13 2–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,152 8 7 Wed, Aug 27 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–29 3–4 Winnipeg Stadium 22,154 8 8 Mon, Sept 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–29 4–4 Winnipeg Stadium 25,699 9 9 Sun, Sept 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–29 5–4 Winnipeg Stadium 25,784 10 10 Sun, Sept 14 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–19 6–4 Lansdowne Park 21,241 11 Bye 12 11 Sun, Sept 28 vs. BC Lions W 28–22 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 29,622 13 12 Sun, Oct 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 28–14 8–4 Winnipeg Stadium 28,238 14 13 Sun, Oct 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–16 9–4 Taylor Field 23,938 15 14 Sun, Oct 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 28–31 9–5 McMahon Stadium 31,132 16 15 Sun, Oct 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–25 10–5 Winnipeg Stadium 26,352 16 16 Sun, Nov 2 at BC Lions L 17–43 10–6 Empire Stadium 16,676 Playoffs West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders ? ? ? ? 14Winnipeg Blue Bombers ? ? ? ? 32 West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers ? ? ? ? 24Edmonton Eskimos ? ? ? ? 34 Awards 1980 CFL All-Stars References Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Category:1980 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1980 in sports in Manitoba Category:1980s in Winnipeg