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2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season

Canadian football team season

FieldValue
teamWinnipeg Blue Bombers
year2009
record7–11
division_place3rd, East
coachMike Kelly
stadiumCanad Inns Stadium
playoffsdid not qualify
uniformFile:CFL WPG Jersey 2009.png
shortnavlinkBlue Bombers seasons

The 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 77th overall. The Blue Bombers were in the playoff hunt until the last game of the season, at home, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but lost the game and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2005, finishing the season with a disappointing 7–11 record.

Off-season

On February 18, Milt Stegall announced his retirement from the Blue Bombers.

New coach Mike Kelly made many roster moves to re-shape the team that lost the 95th Grey Cup in 2007 and slid to an 8 win and 10 loss record in the 2008 season.

CFL draft

The 2009 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Blue Bombers did not have a selection until the third round, when they chose lineman Mike Morris from UBC.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club team
319Mike MorrisOLUBC
427Adam BestardOLWilfrid Laurier
535Peter QuinneyFBWilfrid Laurier
645Thaine CarterLBQueen's

Notable transactions

  • On February 18, Riall Johnson was acquired by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, from the Toronto Argonauts for import middle linebacker Zeke Moreno and a conditional draft pick.

Pre-season

DateOpponentScoreResult
June 17Hamilton Tiger-Cats32–22Win
June 24@ Montreal Alouettes31–27Loss

Regular season

Division standings

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1July 2at Edmonton Eskimos19–17Loss30,6500–1
2July 10Calgary Stampeders42–30Win29,5331–1
3July 18at Hamilton Tiger-Cats25–13Loss24,2921–2
4July 24Toronto Argonauts19–5Loss28,4661–3
5August 1at Toronto Argonauts13–12Win23,8212–3
6August 8at Calgary Stampeders31–23Loss35,6502–4
7August 15Montreal Alouettes39–12Loss25,0532–5
8August 21at BC Lions37–10Win27,9833–5
9Bye
10Sept 6at Saskatchewan Roughriders29–14Loss30,9453–6
11Sept 13Saskatchewan Roughriders55–10Loss29,5333–7
12Sept 20at Montreal Alouettes33–14Loss20,2023–8
13Sept 26Toronto Argonauts29–24Win22,4464–8
14Oct 2Edmonton Eskimos27–17Win21,9655–8
15Oct 12at Hamilton Tiger-Cats38–28Win19,5626–8
16Oct 18BC Lions24–21Loss24,0486–9
17Oct 24Montreal Alouettes41–24Win21,3787–9
18Nov 1at Montreal Alouettes48–13Loss20,2027–10
19Nov 8Hamilton Tiger-Cats39–17Loss29,0387–11

Roster

2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Statistics

Offence

Passing

PlayerAttComp%YardsTDINTRating
Michael Bishop40420450.53035151968.3
Stefan LeFors884146.64592260.8
Bryan Randall20630.05804(−44.2)
Richie Williams10330.0300139.6
Casey Bramlet14214.31803(−70.0)

Rushing

PlayerAttYardsAvg.TDFumbles
Fred Reid23813715.872
Yvenson Bernard533366.304
Brock Ralph221356.102
Michael Bishop19844.406
Stefan LeFors15684.502
Lavarus Giles14543.920
Mike Renaud1252500
Ricky Santos7243.410
Bryan Randall4235.800
Romby Bryant4123.001
Richie Williams294.500
Gavin Walls199.000
Jon Oosterhuis100.000

Receiving

PlayerNo.YardsAvg.LongTD
Adarius Bowman5592516.8556
Terrence Edwards5281615.7575
Brock Ralph4355913.0322
Titus Ryan828535.6653
Romby Bryant2023211.6360
Otis Amey1818810.4470
Fred Reid211577.5241
Yvenson Bernard171539.0290
Aaron Hargreaves1414210.1170
Dudley Guice, Jr.67612.7330
Arjei Franklin55310.6180
Jon Oosterhuis44110.3190
Craphonso Thorpe22713.5140
Steve Morley188.080
Riall Johnson188.080
Daryl Stephenson111.010

Playoffs

The Blue Bombers finished third in the East Division with a record of 7 wins and 11 losses. The BC Lions, who finished fourth in the West, had a better record of 8 wins and 10 losses, and under the cross-over rule eliminated Winnipeg from the playoffs. The Lions went on to play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East semi-final at Ivor Wynne Stadium, winning 34-27 in overtime before losing to the Montreal Alouettes in Montreal in the East Final.

References

References

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  2. Owen, Judy. (2009-06-09). "New Bombers coach Mike Kelly has wasted no time putting stamp on CFL club". Winnipeg Sun.
  3. Penton, Kirk. (2009-05-02). "Bombers draft four Canucks". Winnipeg Sun.
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  5. "CFL.ca".
  6. "Rushing 2009 {{!}} Statistics {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  7. "Receiving 2009 {{!}} Statistics {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
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