1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season

1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

General manager| Earl Lunsford
Head coach| Ray Jauch
Home field| Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record| 9–7
Division place| 3rd, West
Playoff finish| Lost Western Semi-Final

* <- 1977
* Blue Bombers seasons
* 1979 ->

The 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final but lost 38–4 to the Calgary Stampeders.

## Offseason[edit]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School

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T | T | Leo Ezerins | TE | Whitworth
T | T | Bernie Morrison | LB | Manitoba
T | T | Tim Allan | G | Toronto
1 | 4 | Evan Jones | TE | British Columbia
2 | 13 | Bob Stracina | WR | Acadia
3 | 22 | Vaughn Wright | TB | Guelph
4 | 31 | Julian Hanlon | G | Ottawa
5 | 40 | Dave Neber | DE | British Columbia
6 | 49 | Steve Davis | DT | Bishop's
7 | 58 | Gord Bone | TE | Manitoba
8 | 67 | Duane Hysop | QB | Manitoba

## Roster[edit]

1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster

Quarterbacks

* 5 Ralph Brock
* 6 Harry Knight
* 7 Terry Luck

Running backs

* 33 Richard Crump
* 35 John McCorquindale
* 32 Tom Walker
* 27 Jay Washington

Wide receivers

* 28 Brian Gervais
* 70 Mike Holmes
* 71 Joe Poplawski
* 72 Leo Ezerins

Slotbacks

* 34 Gord Paterson

|  | Offensive linemen

* 43 John Bonk C
* 65 Buddy Brown G
* 67 Jeff Hart T
* 48 Gerry Inglis C
* 54 Greg Kindle T
* 66 Butch Norman G

Defensive linemen

* 63 Elton Brown DE
* 73 Billy Howard DE
* 56 Leon Lyszkiewicz DT
* 78 Bob Toogood DT
* 75 Lyall Woznesensky DE

|  | Linebackers

* 58 Jim Heighton
* 55 Duncan MacKinlay
* 62 Ron Southwick
* 52 Harry Walters

Defensive backs

* 30 Brian Herosian
* 9 Vince Phason
* 8 Reggie Pierson
* 21 Gary Rozolowich
* 24 Merv Walker

Special teams

* 10 Bernie Ruoff K/P

|  | Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Active, Injured, 6-Game Injured,
Practice

### Standings[edit]

Western Football Conference Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 452 | 301 | 22
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 381 | 311 | 21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 371 | 351 | 18
BC Lions | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 359 | 308 | 16
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 330 | 459 | 9

## Preseason[edit]

Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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Score  | Record
A  | June 14  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 23–14  | 1–0  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 22,527
B  | June 22  | at Toronto Argonauts | L 4–35  | 1–1  | Exhibition Stadium | 37,207
C  | June 28  | at Calgary Stampeders | W 21–10  | 2–1  | McMahon Stadium | 23,196
D  | July 4  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 28–27  | 3–1  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 22,795

## Regular season[edit]

Week  | Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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Score  | Record
1  | 1  | Tue, July 11  | at BC Lions | L 14–30  | 0–1  | Empire Stadium | 25,808
2  | 2  | Tue, July 18  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 28–29  | 0–2  | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,973
3  | Bye
4  | 3  | Wed, Aug 2  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 23–13  | 1–2  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 26,619
5  | 4  | Wed, Aug 9  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–7  | 2–2  | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 22,647
6  | 5  | Wed, Aug 16  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 21–29  | 2–3  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 26,259
7  | 6  | Wed, Aug 23  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | L 8–14  | 2–4  | Clarke Stadium | 24,962
8  | 7  | Tue, Aug 29  | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 36–10  | 3–4  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 27,201
8  | 8  | Mon, Sept 4  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders  | W 31–29  | 4–4  | Taylor Field | 22,451
9  | 9  | Sat, Sept 9  | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 31–29  | 5–4  | Lansdowne Park | 26,282
10  | 10  | Sat, Sept 16  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 19–14  | 6–4  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 27,201
11  | 11  | Sun, Sept 24  | vs. BC Lions  | W 32–25  | 7–4  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 27,201
12  | 12  | Sat, Sept 30  | at BC Lions  | W 38–27  | 8–4  | Empire Stadium  | 23,345
13  | Bye
14  | 13  | Sun, Oct 15  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | L 10–38  | 8–5  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 28,080
15  | 14  | Sun, Oct 22  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders  | W 13–7  | 9–5  | Taylor Field  | 19,614
16  | 15  | Sun, Oct 29  | vs. Calgary Stampeders  | L 24–28  | 9–6  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 26,781
17  | 16  | Sun, Nov 5  | at Calgary Stampeders  | L 14–22  | 9–7  | McMahon Stadium | 26,868

## Playoffs[edit]

### West Semi-Final[edit]

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38

## Awards and honors[edit]

### CFL All-Stars[edit]

## References[edit]

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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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1978 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 1978 CFL Draft
* 66th Grey Cup

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