2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Kyle Walters
Head coach	Mike O'Shea
Home field	Investors Group Field
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform
	← 2013; Blue Bombers seasons; 2015 →;

The 2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 82nd overall. The Blue Bombers finished with a 7–11 record, although this was a four-game improvement upon their disastrous 3–15 record from 2013, the Blue Bombers still finished last place in the West Division and failed to make the playoffs for the third straight year. It was also the fifth time in six seasons that the Blue Bombers would fail to qualify for the CFL playoffs.

The Blue Bombers played in the West Division after having played in the East Division for eight seasons.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2014 CFL draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Blue Bombers had five selections in the seven-round draft, after trading their original second-round selection and Alex Hall to Saskatchewan for Patrick Neufeld and a fourth round selection in the 2015 CFL draft.^[1] They traded two third round picks, another obtained from Toronto, to Saskatchewan to get back into the second round.^[2]^[3] Finally their fifth-round selection was traded along with Anthony Woodson to Toronto for the other third-round selection and Marc Parenteau.^[2]^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	2	Matthias Goossen	OL	Simon Fraser
2	17	Jesse Briggs	LB	McGill
4	29	Derek Jones	DB	Simon Fraser
6	47	Quinn Everett	DL	Mount Allison
7	56	Aram Eisho	LB	McMaster

Preseason

Game	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Game	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Recap
A	Mon, June 9	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 22–24	0–1	TSN	Investors Group Field	24,000	Recap
B	Sat, June 14	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 20–23	0–2	TSN2	McMahon Stadium	27,103	Recap
C	Bye

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	3	0	511	347	30	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	492	340	24	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	8	0	399	441	20	Details
BC Lions	18	9	9	0	380	365	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	397	481	14	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Thur, June 26	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 45–21	1–0	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	24,872	Recap
2	Thur, July 3	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 36–28	2–0	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	27,553	Recap
3	Fri, July 11	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 34–33	3–0	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,384	Recap
4	Thur, July 17	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 3–26	3–1	TSN/ESPN2/RDS2	Investors Group Field	30,976	Recap
5	Fri, July 25	9:00 p.m. CDT	at BC Lions	W 23–6	4–1	TSN	BC Place	25,321	Recap
6	Thur, July 31	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 27–26	5–1	TSN/RDS2	Ron Joyce Stadium	6,500	Recap
7	Thur, Aug 7	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 17–23	5–2	TSN	Investors Group Field	33,234	Recap
8	Tues, Aug 12	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 21–38	5–3	TSN/RDS2	Rogers Centre	18,106	Recap
9	Fri, Aug 22	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 24–16	6–3	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	29,881	Recap
10	Sun, Aug 31	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 30–35	6–4	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
11	Sun, Sept 7	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 24–30	6–5	TSN/ESPN	Investors Group Field	33,234	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 13	9:00 p.m. CDT	at BC Lions	L 9–26	6–6	TSN	BC Place	27,754	Recap
13	Bye
14	Sat, Sept 27	5:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 11–16	6–7	TSN	Investors Group Field	28,534	Recap
15	Fri, Oct 3	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 20–42	6–8	TSN	TD Place Stadium	24,242	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 13	3:30 p.m. CDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 9–41	6–9	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	28,065	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 18	6:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 23–33	6–10	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	22,320	Recap
18	Sat, Oct 25	6:00 p.m. CDT	vs. BC Lions	L 23–28	6–11	TSN	Investors Group Field	24,223	Recap
19	Sat, Nov 1	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 18–13	7–11	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	27,076	Recap
20	Bye

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Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

^ "Riders acquire rush end Alex Hall in trade with Bombers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
^ ^a ^b "Bombers acquire Parenteau in trade with Argos". Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
^ "Movers & Shakers: GMs not shy to swap picks". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
^ "Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
^ ^a ^b "2014 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-17.

[Hall_Neufeld-1] "Riders acquire rush end Alex Hall in trade with Bombers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

[Parenteau_Woodson-2] "Bombers acquire Parenteau in trade with Argos". Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

[Trades-3] "Movers & Shakers: GMs not shy to swap picks". Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

[4] "Draft Tracker". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

[schedule-5] "2014 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-17.

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