2008 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2008 8–10 2nd, East Doug Berry Canad Inns Stadium Lost East Semi-Final Image:CFL WPG Jersey 2008.png Blue Bombers seasons The 2008 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 76th overall. The Blue Bombers attempted to win their 11th Grey Cup championship, but they lost in the Eastern Semi-Final game against the Edmonton Eskimos, who crossed over from the West. Offseason CFL draft The Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved up in the CFL draft without even making a trade. The Bombers moved into the sixth spot in the CFL's college entry draft when the Montreal Alouettes lost their first choice. The Alouettes lost the choice because the club exceeded its salary cap by more than $100,000.CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – Winnipeg: Bombers movin' on up Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 6 Brendon LaBatte OL Regina 2 15 Aaron Hargreaves WR Simon Fraser 3 24 (via Edmonton via Saskatchewan) Daryl Stephenson RB Windsor 4 31 Marc Bestwick DB Saint Mary's 5 39 Don Oramasionwu DL Manitoba 6 47 Pierre-Luc Labbé LB Sherbrooke Transactions On May 20, the Bombers officially signed former U.S. college stars Bryan Randall and Cleveland McCoy.CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – Winnipeg: Blue strike QB gold On Tuesday, May 27, Milt Stegall announced that he will not participate in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp after undergoing knee surgery May 2.CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – Winnipeg: Bombers veteran Stegall to miss training campApril 2026 medicmedic The Bombers also announced they've released veteran cornerback Juran Bolden. The 33-year-old Tampa native spent the 2007 CFL season with Winnipeg, but didn't play in the Grey Cup due to a hamstring injury. The six-foot-three, 210-pound Bolden was originally a fourth-round pick of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons in 1996. Bolden twice played for the Falcons ('96–'97, 2002–'03). Other NFL teams included the Carolina Panthers ('98), Kansas City Chiefs ('99), Jacksonville Jaguars ('04) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ('05–'06). Regular season On September 12 at Rogers Centre, Milt Stegall became the most prolific receiver in the history of the CFL.https://sports.yahoo.com/cfl/news?slug=cp-cfl_stegall_record&prov=cp&type=lgnsDecember 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes The slotback caught a 92-yard pass at 9:02 in the second quarter to raise his career total to 14,983, breaking the mark of 14,891 yards previously held by former Stampeders receiver Allen Pitts. Stegall took a pass from Kevin Glenn and scored a touchdown, his second of the game. It put the Bombers ahead 28–3. The touchdown was Stegall's 14,983rd career receiving yard.January 2024 Original cite was deleted per WP:URLREQ#Canoe.ca With the record broken, the announced crowd of 28,453 stood to applaud the milestone. Season standings Transactions September 9: Winnipeg acquired middle linebacker Zeke (And Destroy) Moreno and a conditional draft pick from Hamilton for its first-round draft pick in 2009 and the rights to Canadian defensive lineman Corey Mace. Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 June 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts 23–16 Loss 26,155 0–1 2 July 4 at Montreal Alouettes 38–24 Loss 20,202 0–2 3 July 11 vs. BC Lions 42–24 Loss 26,735 0–3 4 July 18 at BC Lions 27–18 Loss 37,174 0–4 5 July 24 vs. Calgary Stampeders 32–28 Win 26,882 1–4 6 Aug 1 at Toronto Argonauts 19–11 Loss 28,523 1–5 7 Aug 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes 39–11 Loss 27,674 1–6 8 Aug 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–24 Win 25,484 2–6 9 Bye 2–6 10 Aug 31 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 19–6 Loss 30,985 2–7 11 Sept 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 34–31 Loss 29,770 2–8 12 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts 39–9 Win 28,453 3–8 13 Sept 19 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25–23 Win 19,102 4–8 14 Sept 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 30–23 Win 29,794 5–8 15 Oct 4 at Edmonton Eskimos 36–22 Loss 40,453 5–9 16 Oct 10 vs. Toronto Argonauts 25–16 Win 27,368 6–9 17 Oct 18 at Calgary Stampeders 37–16 Loss 30,110 6–10 18 Oct 26 at Montreal Alouettes 24–23 Win 20,202 7–10 19 Nov 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 44–30 Win 24,595 8–10 Roster 2008 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks 17 I Timmy Chang  5 I Kevin Glenn 10 I Bryan Randall Running backs 26 N Graeme Bell 32 I Fred Reid Receivers 83 I Derick Armstrong 81 I Romby Bryant 82 I Terrence Edwards 86 N Arjei Franklin 12 I Kerry Johnson 85 I Milt Stegall 88 N Jamie Stoddard Offensive linemen 55 N Ryan Donnelly C/G 66 N Alexandre Gauthier T 64 I Dan Goodspeed T 57 N Brendon LaBatte G 67 N Matt O'Meara G/T 53 N Dominic Picard C 62 N Bobby Singh G Defensive linemen 97 N Doug Brown DT 90 N Kai Ellis DE 99 I Jerome Haywood DT 92 N Matt Kuda DT 91 N Shawn Mayne DE 98 I Gavin Walls DE Special teams 50 N Chris Cvetkovic LS 18 I Alexis Serna K/P Linebackers  0 I Ike Charlton 40 I Cam Hall 47 N Pierre-Luc Labbé 41 N Anthony Maggiacomo 42 N Neil McKinlay 19 I Zeke Moreno Defensive backs  8 N Greg Bearman 20 N Marc Beswick  9 I Willie Byrd 30 N Steve Holness 24 I Jovon Johnson 31 N Ian Logan  3 I Anthony Malbrough 27 I Kelly Malveaux 13 N Jason Nugent 16 I Stanford SamuelsReserve roster 22 I Jason Armstead SB 15 N Aaron Hargreaves SB 60 N Obby Khan C 33 I Joe Smith RB Practice roster 68 N Darryl Conrad G 21 I Casey McGahee WR 93 I Josh Miller DT 34 N Daryl Stephenson RB  2 I Marcus Winn LB Injured list 14 I Willie Amos DB 44 I Tom Canada DE  2 I Ryan Dinwiddie QB 61 N Kyle Koch G 58 I Joe Lobendahn LB 77 N Jon Oosterhuis DT 23 N Michael Roberts DB 54 N Matt Sheridan G 51 I Barrin Simpson LB Italics indicate International player Statistics Offence Passing Player Att Comp % Yards TD INT Rating Kevin Glenn 454 293 64.5 3637 20 20 85.6 Ryan Dinwiddie 160 93 58.1 1299 5 6 79.2 Bryan Randall 22 9 40.9 99 0 1 36.0 Fred Reid 1 0 0 0 0 1 (−414.6) Timmy Chang 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 2.1https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2008/ CFL.ca 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20081211021918/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2008/ 2008-12-11 dead Rushing Player Att Yards Avg. TD Fumbles Fred Reid 101 709 7.0 3 0 Joe Smith 124 617 5.0 5 0 Kevin Glenn 29 102 3.5 0 2 Ryan Dinwiddie 21 101 4.8 1 1 Bryan Randall 12 78 6.5 0 0 Terrence Edwards 4 32 8.0 0 0https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2008/ CFL.ca 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20081018181320/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2008/ 2008-10-18 dead Receiving Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD Romby Bryant 63 1156 18.3 85 9 Derick Armstrong 81 1010 12.5 63 5 Terrence Edwards 76 1010 13.3 64 7 Arjei Franklin 52 620 11.9 73 1 Milt Stegall 30 470 15.7 92 3https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2008/ CFL.ca 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20081010201906/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2008/ 2008-10-10 dead Milt Stegall Has 14,750 receiving yards Defence Awards and records Doug Brown, James P. McCaffrey Trophy CFL All-Stars Dan Goodspeed, Offensive Tackle Doug Brown, Defensive Tackle Zeke Moreno, Linebacker CFL Eastern All-Stars Doug Brown, CFL Eastern All-Star Dan Goodspeed, CFL Eastern All-Star, Offence Kelly Malveaux, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence Zeke Moreno, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence Fred Reid, CFL Eastern All-Star, Offence Gavin Walls, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence https://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars CFL.ca - 2008 East & West Division All-Stars 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206180127/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars 2008-12-06 dead Milestones Playoffs East Semi-Final Date and time: Saturday, November 8, 12:00 PM Central Standard TimeVenue: Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 3 18 8 0 29Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 7 0 6 21 References 30em Winnipeg Blue Bombers Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Category:2008 in sports in Manitoba Category:2000s in Winnipeg