2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2012 6–12 3rd, East Paul LaPolice (2–6)Tim Burke (4–6) Joe Mack Canad Inns Stadium did not qualify Chad Simpson Henoc Muamba Chris Matthews Image:CFL WPG Jersey 2012.png Blue Bombers seasons The 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 80th overall. The Blue Bombers looked to continue on the success of the 2011 season, in which they made it all the way to the Grey Cup game. However, the team slipped to third place in the East Division and missed the playoffs, finishing with a 6–12 record. The team was supposed to play their first season in their new stadium, Investors Group Field, but ongoing construction delays have moved its opening to the beginning of the 2013 season.http://www.bluebombers.com/page/stadium-faq Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2011-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20111228002609/http://www.bluebombers.com/page/stadium-faq 2011-12-28 dead https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-announce-update-on-ivestors-group-field Bombers announce update on Investors Group Field 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415181804/http://cfl.ca/article/bombers-announce-update-on-ivestors-group-field 2012-04-15 dead https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-to-play-entire-2012-season-at-canad-inns Bombers to play entire 2012 season at Canad Inns 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618171618/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-to-play-entire-2012-season-at-canad-inns 2012-06-18 dead The Blue Bombers started the season with four straight road games, which was due to speculation that the stadium would be opened in time for a home opener in week 5 at the earliest. The Blue Bombers started the season 0–4 for the first time since 2008, which was also, coincidentally, a year after they had an appearance in the Grey Cup game. After a 2–6 start, head coach Paul LaPolice was fired on August 25, 2012, after three years of employment. He was replaced by defensive coordinator Tim Burke. The low point of the season occurred in Tim Burke's debut as head coach on September 2, 2012, in which the team suffered a 52–0 shutout loss to their biggest rivals the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic. It was the Bombers first shutout loss since they were blanked 33–0 by the Edmonton Eskimos on July 29, 1969. It was also their first shutout loss to Saskatchewan since October 15, 1949. With a 28–18 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 27, 2012, the Blue Bombers were eliminated from playoff contention. Their final game of the season, a 19–11 victory over the Montreal Alouettes, would mark the final game played at Canad Inns Stadium prior to its demolition. Offseason CFL draft The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012, live at 2:00 PM CDT. The Blue Bombers had five selections in the six-round draft, including the loss of their first-round pick after selecting Kito Poblah in the 2011 Supplemental draft. The traded back into the first round by trading two of their second round picks for the third overall selection.https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2012 Draft Tracker Prospect Central CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140825204221/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2012 2014-08-25 dead Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 3 Tyson Pencer OL Washington State 3 16 Johnny Aprile WR Queen's 3 21 Christo Bilukidi DE Georgia State 4 23 Rene Stephan LB Harding 4 29 Jake Thomas DL Acadia Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record A Thurs, June 14 at Montreal Alouettes 22–10 Win 20,005 1–0 B Wed, June 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26–25 Loss 28,300 1–1 Regular season Season standings Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 Fri, June 29 at BC Lions 33–16 Loss 29,351 0–1 2 Fri, July 6 at Montreal Alouettes 41–30 Loss 21,016 0–2 3 Fri, July 13 at Edmonton Eskimos 42–10 Loss 32,067 0–3 4 Wed, July 18 at Toronto Argonauts 25–22 Loss 22,485 0–4 5 Thurs, July 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 23–22 Win 29,533 1–4 6 Fri, Aug 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes 36–26 Loss 29,533 1–5 7 Bye 1–5 8 Thurs, Aug 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32–25 Win 27,039 2–5 9 Fri, Aug 24 vs. BC Lions 20–17 Loss 29,533 2–6 10 Sun, Sept 2 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 52–0 Loss 33,427 2–7 11 Sun, Sept 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 25–24 Loss 30,077 2–8 12 Fri, Sept 14 at Calgary Stampeders 44–3 Loss 28,247 2–9 13 Fri, Sept 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–12 Win 26,577 3–9 14 Sat, Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts 29–10 Loss 27,169 3–10 15 Mon, Oct 8 at Montreal Alouettes 27–22 Win 23,201 4–10 16 Sat, Oct 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders 32–21 Loss 25,462 4–11 17 Fri, Oct 19 at Toronto Argonauts 44–32 Win 23,419 5–11 18 Sat, Oct 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28–18 Loss 29,722 5–12 19 Sat, Nov 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes 19–11 Win 26,907 6–12 Roster 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks 16 I R. J. Archer  7 I Alex Brink Running backs 43 N James Green 44 N Jordan Matechuk 39 N Michel-Pierre Pontbriand 32 N Nathan Riva 29 N Carl Volny Receivers 89 I Clarence Denmark 80 N Cassidy Doneff 88 N Jade Etienne 13 I Chris Matthews 84 I Wallace Miles  1 N Kito Poblah Offensive linemen 60 I Shannon Boatman T 64 N Chris Greaves G 69 I Glenn January T 65 N Steve Morley G 68 N Justin Sorensen C 55 N Paul Swiston T Defensive linemen 99 I Andre Caroll DT 45 I Rodney Fritz DE 91 I J. T. Gilmore DT 56 N Fernand Kashama DE 94 N Ryan Lucas DT 54 I Kenny Mainor DE 95 N Jake Thomas DT 48 I Youri Yenga DE Linebackers 38 I Marcellus Bowman 47 N Pierre-Luc Labbé 10 N Henoc Muamba 27 I Terrell Parker Defensive backs 20 I Deon Beasley 23 I Jonathan Hefney  2 I Jovon Johnson 31 N Ian Logan 34 I Jeremy McGee  8 I Brandon Stewart 21 I Alex Suber 33 N Dan West Special teams 50 N Chris Cvetkovic LS 17 N Justin Palardy K  9 N Mike Renaud P Reserve roster 18 I Justin Goltz QB 67 N Chris Kowalczuk C/G 83 I Doug Pierce WR 15 I Demond Washington DB Practice roster 52 I James Carmon T 93 I Anthony DeGrate DE 61 N Brendan Dunn G 40 I Marcus McGraw LB  3 N Jawann Westerman DB Injured list 12 I Kurt Adams WR 7px (9 Game) 86 I Issac Anderson SB 7px (9 Game) 25 N Brady Browne DB 7px (9 Game) 90 I Brandon Collier DT 7px (9 Game) 59 I Andre Douglas OT 7px (9 Game) 82 I Terrence Edwards SB 7px (9 Game) 14 I Joey Elliott QB 7px (9 Game) 30 I Will Ford RB 7px (9 Game) 19 I Chris Garrett RB 7px (9 Game) 96 I Alex Hall DE 7px (9 Game) 87 N Rory Kohlert WR 7px (1 Game) 58 N Tyson Pencer G 7px (9 Game)  4 I Buck Pierce QB 7px (9 Game)  0 I Johnny Sears DB 7px (9 Game)  5 I Chad Simpson RB 7px (9 Game) 42 N Rene Stephan LB 7px (9 Game) 66 I Jordan Taormina T 7px (9 Game) 92 I Bryant Turner DT 7px (1 Game) 98 I Jason Vega DE 7px (1 Game) 81 N Cory Watson SB 7px (9 Game) 24 N Anthony Woodson RB 7px (9 Game) Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-05-14 Depth Chart • Transactions Coaching staff 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff Front office Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members) Chairperson of the Board of Governors - Bill Watchorn President/CEO – Jim Bell Vice president and general manager of football operations – Joe Mack Director of football operations – Ross Hodgkinson Director of player personnel – Ken Moll Head coaches Head coach – Paul LaPolice Assistant head coach – Vacant Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jamie Barresi Receivers – Chris Wiesehan Offensive line – Pat DelMonaco Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Tim Burke Defensive line – Vacant Linebackers – Casey Creehan Defensive assistant – Markus Howell Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Kyle Walters Special teams assistant – Markus Howell → Coaching staff References 30em Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Winn Category:2012 in sports in Manitoba