2017 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2017 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Kyle Walters
Head coach	Mike O'Shea
Home field	Investors Group Field
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Matt Nichols
Team MOC	Andrew Harris
Team MOR	Brandon Alexander
Uniform

The 2017 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 85th season overall. This was the fourth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the fourth full season under general manager Kyle Walters.

The Blue Bombers clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive season with a win over the BC Lions on October 14, 2017.[1] The team hosted a CFL playoff game for the first time since 2011 (and a West Division playoff game for the first time since 2003) after finishing in second place with a 12–6 record. However, they lost that West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017.[2] The Blue Bombers had eight selections in the eight-round draft after trading former starting quarterback Drew Willy for the first overall pick.[3] They lost fourth and fifth round picks in trades for quarterbacks Kevin Glenn and Matt Nichols, respectively.[3][4] The Bombers obtained another fourth round pick after trading down in the draft with the Stampeders.[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team	Hometown
1	1	Faith Ekakitie	DL	Iowa	Brampton, ON
1	8	Geoff Gray	OL	Manitoba	Winnipeg, MB
2	15	Qadr Spooner	OL	McGill	Brossard, QC
3	23	Abubakar Conteh	DB	Grambling State	Winnipeg, MB
4	34	Felix Menard-Briere	K	Montreal	Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC
6	50	Ian Marouf	DL	Guelph	Fort Erie, ON
7	59	Brendon Thera-Plamondon	WR	Calgary	St. Albert, AB
8	68	Tylor Henry	WR	Alberta	Camrose, AB

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Sat, June 10	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	T 25–25	0–0–1	None	Mosaic Stadium	33,350	Recap
B	Thurs, June 15	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	T 38–38	0–0–2	None	Investors Group Field	24,934	Recap

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Calgary Stampeders	18	13	4	1	27	523	349	7–3	L3	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	12	6	0	24	554	492	6–4	W1	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	24	510	495	5–5	W5	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	8	0	20	510	430	4–6	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	7	11	0	14	469	501	3–7	L1	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Bye
2	Sat, July 1	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 43–40 (2OT)	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Mosaic Stadium	33,350	Recap
3	Fri, July 7	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 10–29	1–1	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	30,165	Recap
4	Thurs, July 13	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 33–25	2–1	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	25,085	Recap
5	Fri, July 21	9:00 p.m. CDT	at BC Lions	L 42–45	2–2	TSN	BC Place	21,017	Recap
6	Thurs, July 27	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 41–40	3–2	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	25,931	Recap
7	Fri, Aug 4	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 33–30	4–2	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	23,725	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 12	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 39–12	5–2	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,517	Recap
9	Thurs, Aug 17	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 33–26	6–2	TSN	Investors Group Field	30,554	Recap
10	Thurs, Aug 24	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 34–31 (2OT)	7–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,564	Recap
11	Sun, Sept 3	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 24–38	7–3	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,350	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 9	2:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 48–28	8–3	TSN	Investors Group Field	33,134	Recap
13	Bye
14	Fri, Sept 22	7:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 29–9	9–3	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	26,588	Recap
15	Sat, Sept 30	8:30 p.m. CDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 28–19	10–3	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	30,524	Recap
16	Fri, Oct 6	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 13–30	10–4	TSN	Investors Group Field	26,204	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 14	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. BC Lions	W 26–20	11–4	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	26,434	Recap
18	Sat, Oct 21	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 28–29	11–5	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	15,532	Recap
19	Sat, Oct 28	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. BC Lions	L 27–36	11–6	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	25,034	Recap
20	Fri, Nov 3	8:30 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 23–5	12–6	TSN	McMahon Stadium	24,281	Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 12	3:30 p.m. CST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 32–39	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	27,244	Recap

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Team

Roster

Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks  6 Dominique Davis 13 Dan LeFevour 15 Matt Nichols Running backs 20 Tim Flanders RB 33 Andrew Harris 24 Mike Miller FB 37 Christophe Normand FB 32 John Rush FB Receivers  2 Matt Coates 89 Clarence Denmark  7 Weston Dressler 83 Julian Feoli-Gudino 81 Chris Givens 84 Ryan Lankford  5 L'Damian Washington 80 Drew Wolitarsky	Offensive linemen 66 Stanley Bryant 69 Sukh Chungh 59 Michael Couture 57 Manase Foketi 61 Matthias Goossen C 51 Jermarcus Hardrick 53 Patrick Neufeld Defensive linemen 43 Trent Corney DE 94 Jackson Jeffcoat DE 67 Cory Johnson DT 92 Drake Nevis DT 54 Tristan Okpalaugo DE 95 Jake Thomas DT	Linebackers 34 Jesse Briggs 44 Shayne Gauthier 10 Samuel Hurl 50 Kyle Knox 52 Thomas Miles 45 Jovan Santos-Knox 38 Ian Wild Defensive backs 21 Brandon Alexander 25 Kahlen Branning  3 Kevin Fogg 23 T. J. Heath  0 Derek Jones 16 Taylor Loffler  8 Chris Randle 22 Brian Walker Special teams  9 Justin Medlock K 46 Chad Rempel LS		Injured List  1 Darvin Adams WR 60 Travis Bond OL 56 Faith Ekakitie DT 31 Maurice Leggett DB 48 Jevaris Jones LB 14 Myles White WR 6-Game Injured List 55 Jamaal Westerman DL Practice Roster 35 Zach Bauman DB 49 Shayon Green DE 91 Ian Marouf DL 27 Robert Porter DB 40 Frank Renaud LB 64 Qadr Spooner OL 29 Darnell Walker Jr. DB 19 Kyrie Wilson LB Suspended Italics indicate International players Roster updated 2017-11-12 Depth Chart Archived 2009-11-25 at the Wayback Machine • Transactions 46 Active, 6 Injured, 1 Six-Game Injured, 8 Practice → More rosters

Coaching staff

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Staff
	Front office Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members) Chairperson of the board of governors – Brock Bulbuck President/CEO – Wade Miller General manager of football operations – Kyle Walters Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus Assistant general manager / director of player personnel – Ted Goveia National scout – Craig Smith Director of football operations – Dave Siddall Head equipment manager – Brad Fotty Assistant equipment manager – Kevin Todd Assistant equipment manager – Jared Cronk			Head coaches Head coach – Mike O'Shea Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers – Paul LaPolice Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce Running backs – Kevin Bourgoin Offensive line – Bob Wylie Assistant offensive line – Marty Costello Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Richie Hall Linebackers – Glen Young Defensive line – Todd Howard Defensive backs – Tony Missick Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Paul Boudreau → Coaching Staff Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine → More CFL staffs

References

1. Bombers edge past Lions to clinch playoff spot
2. Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year
3. Blue Bombers ship Willy to Argos; acquire Glenn in trade with Als
4. "Bound for Bomberland: Esks trade Nichols for pick". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
5. Round 1 Recap: Surprises, star receivers headline eventful first 9 picks
6. 2017 Schedule
7. 2017 RDS CFL Schedule
8. CFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule