1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season

1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

General manager| Jeff Reinebold
Head coach| Jeff Reinebold
Home field| Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record| 3–15
Division place| 4th, East
Playoff finish| did not qualify
Uniform

* <- 1997
* Blue Bombers seasons
* 1999 ->

The 1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs.

## Offseason

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### CFL Draft

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Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School

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4 | 22 | Garrett Sutherland | LB | Northern Illinois
4 | 23 | Jean Daniel Roy | DL | Ottawa
4 | 26 | Eddie Williams | WR | Southwest Minnesota State
6 | 37 | John Baunemann | K | Manitoba
6 | 38 | Chad Vath | LB | Manitoba

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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East Division Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 503 | 351 | 25
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 470 | 435 | 25
Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 452 | 410 | 18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 399 | 588 | 6

### Season schedule

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

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Score  | Record
1  | July 1  | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 24–27  | 0–1  |  |
2  | July 8  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 13–33  | 0–2  |  |
3  | July 17  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 7–29  | 0–3  |  |
4  | July 24  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 25–44  | 0–4  |  |
5  | July 30  | at BC Lions | L 13–20  | 0–5  |  |
6  | Aug 6  | at Toronto Argonauts | L 14–29  | 0–6  |  |
7  | Aug 14  | vs. BC Lions  | L 22–24  | 0–7  |  |
8  | Aug 21  | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 16–25  | 0–8  |  |
9  | Aug 27  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | L 16–37  | 0–9  |  |
10  | Sept 6  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 18–32  | 0–10  |  |
11  | Sept 13  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders  | W 36–35  | 1–10  |  |
12  | Sept 19  | at Toronto Argonauts  | L 22–46  | 1–11  |  |
13  | Sept 25  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | W 34–23  | 2–11  |  |
14  | Oct 4  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 21–35  | 2–12  |  |
15  | Oct 12  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | L 20–40  | 2–13  |  |
16  | Oct 18  | at Calgary Stampeders  | L 23–39  | 2–14  |  |
17  | Oct 25  | at Montreal Alouettes  | L 44–58  | 2–15  |  |
18  | Oct 30  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | W 31–12  | 3–15  |  |

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## Awards and records

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* CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Glen Scrivener (DT)

### 1998 CFL All-Stars

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* ST – Eric Blount, CFL All-Star
* DT – Joe Fleming, CFL All-Star

### Eastern All-Star Selections

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* OT – Chris Perez, CFL Eastern All-Star
* ST – Eric Blount, CFL Eastern All-Star
* DT – Joe Fleming, CFL Eastern All-Star
* DT – Doug Petersen, CFL Eastern All-Star
* LB – Grant Carter, CFL Eastern All-Star

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-10-25.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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1998 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Toronto
* Winnipeg

See also|

* 1998 CFL Draft
* 86th 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)|

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

Western Division
Championships (18)|

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* 1961
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* 1984
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Eastern Division
Championships (7)|

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

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league affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West Division

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