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1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season


Canadian football team season

FieldValue
teamWinnipeg Blue Bombers
year1990
record12–6
division_place1st, East
coachMike Riley
general managerCal Murphy
stadiumWinnipeg Stadium
playoffsWon Grey Cup
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The 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 33rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 58th overall. The Blue Bombers finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record, which was also the best record in the league that year. The Blue Bombers defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final and then defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the championship game to win the 78th Grey Cup in the first ever Grey Cup match-up of prairie teams.

Offseason

CFL draft

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211Dave BoveilCB/SColgate
319Allan BoykoWRWestern Michigan
535Dave VanderslootOTHenderson State
643Steve ZatylnyWRBishop's
751Lorne McCasinDE/DTNorth Dakota
859Ray WiensOLSaskatchewan

Preseason

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Sun, June 24at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 41–401–0Gordie Howe Bowl4,000
Wed, June 27at Calgary StampedersL 10–291–1McMahon Stadium23,233
Tue, July 3vs. BC LionsL 20–361–2Winnipeg Stadium32,111

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecord123456789101112131415161718
July 12at Ottawa Rough RidersW 31–261–0
July 20vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 34–172–0
July 27at BC LionsL 23–242–1
Aug 2vs. Edmonton EskimosW 23–203–1
Aug 8vs. BC LionsW 28–144–1
Aug 15at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 10–204–2
Aug 22at Toronto ArgonautsW 27–245–2
Aug 28vs. Calgary StampedersW 39–376–2
Sept 2at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 11–556–3
Sept 9vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 29–187–3
Sept 14at Calgary StampedersL 18–277–4
Sept 23vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 36–78–4
Sept 28at Edmonton EskimosW 48–259–4
Oct 5vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 25–910–4
Oct 13at Toronto ArgonautsW 21–1511–4
Oct 21vs. Ottawa Rough RidersL 20–2711–5
Oct 28at Ottawa Rough RidersL 18–2711–6
Nov 4vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 32–1512–6

Playoffs

Schedule

RoundDateOpponentResultRecordEast Semi-finalEast FinalGrey Cup
Bye
Nov 18vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 20–171–0
Nov 25Edmonton EskimosW 50–112–0

East Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Toronto Argonauts307717
Winnipeg Blue Bombers3601120

Grey Cup

Main article: 78th Grey Cup

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers100281250
Edmonton Eskimos040711

Awards and records

  • CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Battle (LB)
  • CFL's Coach of the Year – Mike Riley

1990 CFL All-Stars

  • RB – Robert Mimbs
  • OT – Chris Walby
  • LB – Greg Battle
  • CB – Less Browne
  • CB – Rod Hill
  • P – Bob Cameron

References

References

  1. [CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1990/reg]. Accessed 2009-08-03. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091215152625/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1990/reg Archived] 2009-08-05.
  2. "Winnipeg Blue Bombers Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945".
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