1939 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season

1939 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

President| Wally Brown
General manager| Joe Ryan
Head coach| Reg Threlfall
Home field| Osborne Stadium
Results
Record| 10–2
Division place| 1st, WIFU
Playoff finish| Won Grey Cup

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* Blue Bombers seasons
* 1940 ->

The 1939 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in first place in the WIFU with a 10–2 record. The Blue Bombers won their second Grey Cup championship by defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders 8–7.

## Regular season

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### Standings

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Western Interprovincial Football Union Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 103 | 20
Regina Roughriders | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 136 | 12
Calgary Bronks | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 144 | 123 | 8
Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 80 | 147 | 6

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Record

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1  | Fri, Aug 25  | at Calgary Bronks  | 12–1  | Win  | 1–0
2  | Fri, Sept 1  | vs. Regina Roughriders  | 20–6  | Win  | 2–0
2  | Mon, Sept 4  | at Regina Roughriders  | 17–1  | Win  | 3–0
3  | Bye
4  | Fri, Sept 15  | vs. Calgary Bronks  | 19–18  | Win  | 4–0
4  | Mon, Sept 18  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | 14–7  | Win  | 5–0
5  | Fri, Sept 22  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | 18–0  | Win  | 6–0
6  | Sat, Sept 30  | vs. Calgary Bronks  | 25–6  | Win  | 7–0
7  | Fri, Oct 6  | at Calgary Bronks  | 19–17  | Win  | 8–0
7  | Mon, Oct 9  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | 30–11  | Loss  | 8–1
8  | Sat, Oct 14  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | 18–1  | Win  | 9–1
9  | Sat, Oct 21  | at Regina Roughriders  | 16–12  | Loss  | 9–2
10  | Sat, Oct 28  | vs. Regina Roughriders  | 16–0  | Win  | 10–2

## Playoffs

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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WIFU Final #1  | Nov 11  | vs. Calgary Bronks  | 13–7  | Loss
WIFU Final #2  | Nov 18  | at Calgary Bronks  | 28–7  | Win
27th Grey Cup  | Dec 9  | Ottawa Rough Riders  | 8–7  | Win

### Grey Cup

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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8
Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7

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## References

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1. ^ "1939 Regular Season Standings | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
2. ^ https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1939 Archived 2011-11-06 at the Wayback Machine 1939 Grey Cup

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers

* Founded in 1930
* Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Osborne Stadium
* Winnipeg Stadium
* Princess Auto Stadium

Culture|

* Buzz and Boomer
* Labatt Blue

Lore|

* Labour Day Classic
* Banjo Bowl
* Swaggerville
* First team from Western Canada to win the Grey Cup

Important figures|

* Paul Bennett
* Ralph "Dieter" Brock
* Less Browne
* Tom "Citation" Casey
* Tom Clements
* Carl Cronin
* Andrew Currie
* Matt Dunigan
* Bill Frank
* Harry Peter "Bud" Grant
* Tommy Grant
* G. Sydney Halter
* Frank Hannibal
* Fritz Hanson
* John Helton
* Dick Huffman
* W.P. Billy Hughes
* Jack Jacobs
* Eddie James
* Gerry James
* Greg Kabat
* Les Lear
* Leo "Lincoln Locomotive" Lewis
* Earl Lunsford
* Chester "Ches" McCance
* Cal Murphy
* James Murphy
* Ken Ploen
* Joe Poplawski
* Russ "The Wisconsin Wraith" Reholz
* Frank Rigney
* Joseph Ryan
* Karl Slocomb
* Milt Stegall
* Art Stevenson
* Robert Porter "Buddy" Tinsley
* Troy Westwood
* Chris Walby
* Bert Warwick

Key personnel|

* CEO: Wade Miller
* General Manager: Kyle Walters
* Head Coach: Mike O'Shea

Grey Cup
Championships (12)|

* 1935
* 1939
* 1941
* 1958
* 1959
* 1961
* 1962
* 1984
* 1988
* 1990
* 2019
* 2021

Western Division
Championships (18)|

* 1935
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1950
* 1953
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1961
* 1962
* 1965
* 1984
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Eastern Division
Championships (7)|

* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1993
* 2001
* 2007
* 2011

Current
league affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West Division

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* Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27th Grey Cup champions

* 16 Jack Manners
* 19 Frank Mulvey
* 20 Bill Boivin
* 32 Martin Gainor
* 33 Wayne Sheley
* 34 Greg Kabat
* 35 Carl Krisko
* 36 Bill Ceretti
* 37 Mel Wilson
* 39 Bert Iannone
* 40 Fritz Hanson
* 41 Herb Mobberley
* 42 Eddie Kushner
* 43 Herb Peschel
* 44 Lou Mogul
* 47 Cliff Roseborough
* 52 Art Stevenson
* 53 Andy Bieber
* 54 Bud Marquardt
* 55 Alan Haycock
* 56 Harry Badger
* 57 Bill Nairn
* 58 Jeff Nicklin
* 60 Chester McCance
* 63 Johnny Lake
* 64 Hal Davidson
* 65 Martin Platz
* 66 Les Lear
* 67 Benny Hatskin

* Head coach: Red Threlfall

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