1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Cal Murphy
Head coach	Cal Murphy
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	11–4–1
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Uniform

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the 1984 CFL season West Division with an 11–4–1 record. They closed out the season by winning the Grey Cup 47–17 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. This is their first Grey Cup victory since 1962.[1]

Roster

1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks 2 Tom Clements 12 John Hufnagel Running backs Wide receivers Slotbacks		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen		Linebackers 58 Guy Boliaux 37 Frank Robinson Defensive backs Special teams		Inactive List Practice Roster Active, Inactive Practice Roster

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Sun, June 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 21–14	1–0	Taylor Field	20,918
B	Sun, June 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 29–13	2–0	Winnipeg Stadium	22,500
C	Fri, June 15	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 25–11	3–0	Commonwealth Stadium	31,382
D	Thu, June 21	vs. BC Lions	L 4–13	3–1	Winnipeg Stadium	24,809

Regular season

Standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	16	12	3	1	445	281	25
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	11	4	1	523	309	23
Edmonton Eskimos	16	9	7	0	464	443	18
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	6	9	1	348	479	13
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	10	0	314	425	12

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Fri, June 29	at Calgary Stampeders	L 17–24	0–1	McMahon Stadium	21,812
2	2	Sun, July 8	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 28–26	1–1	Winnipeg Stadium	25,235
3	Bye
4	3	Sun, July 22	vs. BC Lions	W 25–3	2–1	Winnipeg Stadium	31,113
5	4	Sat, July 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 42–20	3–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium	17,301
6	5	Fri, Aug 3	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 22–21	4–1	Commonwealth Stadium	40,470
7	6	Fri, Aug 10	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 45–15	5–1	Winnipeg Stadium	26,716
8	7	Fri, Aug 17	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 46–17	6–1	Lansdowne Park	24,204
9	8	Sun, Aug 26	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 48–28	7–1	Winnipeg Stadium	27,213
10	9	Sun, Sept 2	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 25–30	7–2	Taylor Field	25,204
11	10	Fri, Sept 7	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 65–25	8–2	Winnipeg Stadium	26,187
12	11	Sat, Sept 15	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 48–16	9–2	Winnipeg Stadium	32,946
13	12	Sat, Sept 22	at Montreal Concordes	T 14–14	9–2–1	Olympic Stadium	17,854
14	13	Sun, Sept 30	at Toronto Argonauts	L 19–31	9–3–1	Exhibition Stadium	35,401
15	14	Mon, Oct 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 46–8	10–3–1	Winnipeg Stadium	28,025
16	Bye
17	15	Sun, Oct 21	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 30–11	11–3–1	Winnipeg Stadium	29,135
18	16	Sat, Oct 27	at BC Lions	L 3–20	11–4–1	BC Place	59,421

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	0	7	7	6	20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	15	8	10	22	55

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3	14	8	6	31
BC Lions	1	6	7	0	14

Grey Cup

Main article: 72nd Grey Cup

Source:

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	3	0	0	17
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3	27	3	14	47

Awards

1984 CFL All-Stars

References

1. "Winnipeg Wins Grey Cup". The New York Times. Nov 19, 1984. p. 3.