2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 90th season overall. The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season and played in their fourth straight Grey Cup game. However, the team lost the 110th Grey Cup to the Montreal Alouettes.

2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
President	Wade Miller
General manager	Kyle Walters
Head coach	Mike O'Shea
Home stadium	IG Field
Results
Record	14–4
Division place	1st, West
Playoffs	Lost Grey Cup
Team MOP	Brady Oliveira
Team MODP	Willie Jefferson
Team MOC	Brady Oliveira
Team MOOL	Jermarcus Hardrick
Team MOST	Sergio Castillo
Team MOR	Jamieson Sheahan
Uniform
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The 2023 CFL season was the ninth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the ninth full season under general manager Kyle Walters.^[1]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.^[2] The Blue Bombers had the eighth selection in each round.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Club/School	Nationality
1	8	Jamieson Sheahan	P	California	Australia
2	17	Karl Schmitz	P	Jacksonville	Bermuda

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.^[4] The Blue Bombers had eight selections in the eight-round draft and owned all of their own selections by virtue of not trading any picks. The team had the eighth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams) after losing the 109th Grey Cup.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University Team	Hometown
1	8	Anthony Bennett	DL	Regina	Weston, FL
2	15	Jake Kelly	DB	Bishop's	Markham, ON
3	26	Jeremy Murphy	WR	Concordia (QC)	Montreal, QC
4	35	Tanner Schmekel	DL	Regina	Regina, SK
5	44	Collin Kornelson	DL	Manitoba	Winnipeg, MB
6	53	Breton MacDougall	DB	Windsor	LaSalle, ON
7	62	Jonathan Rosery	RB	Alberta	Edmonton, AB
8	71	Max Charbonneau	LB	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
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A	Bye
B	1	Sat, May 27	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Edmonton Elks	W 25–23	1–0	None	Commonwealth Stadium	N/A	Recap
C	2	Fri, Jun 2	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 16–28	1–1	TSN	IG Field	24,654	Recap

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	14	4	0	28	594	377	10–2	W4	Details
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	495	439	8–4	L1	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	6	12	0	12	412	471	4–7	L1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	12	387	551	5–7	L7	Details
Edmonton Elks	18	4	14	0	8	367	517	2–9	L4	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Fri, June 9	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 42–31	1–0	TSN	IG Field	29,057	Recap
2	2	Fri, June 16	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 45–27	2–0	TSN/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	28,299	Recap
3	3	Thu, June 22	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. BC Lions	L 6–30	2–1	TSN	IG Field	25,662	Recap
4	4	Sat, July 1	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 17–3	3–1	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Molson Stadium	15,088	Recap
5	5	Fri, July 7	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 24–11	4–1	TSN/RDS	IG Field	30,561	Recap
6	6	Sat, July 15	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 28–31 (OT)	4–2	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	18,144	Recap
7	7	Thu, July 20	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 28–14	5–2	TSN	IG Field	28,512	Recap
8	Bye
9	8	Thu, Aug 3	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. BC Lions	W 50–14	6–2	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	IG Field	30,874	Recap
10	9	Thu, Aug 10	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Edmonton Elks	W 38–29	7–2	TSN/CBSSN	Commonwealth Stadium	19,921	Recap
11	10	Fri, Aug 18	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 19–18	8–2	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	20,106	Recap
12	11	Thu, Aug 24	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 47–17	9–2	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	IG Field	32,343	Recap
13	12	Sun, Sept 3	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 30–32 (OT)	9–3	TSN/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,350	Recap
14	13	Sat, Sept 9	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 51–6	10–3	TSN	IG Field	32,343	Recap
15	14	Sat, Sept 16	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 23–29	10–4	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	22,610	Recap
16	Bye
17	15	Fri, Sept 29	7:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 31–21	11–4	TSN/RDS	IG Field	32,343	Recap
18	16	Fri, Oct 6	9:00 p.m. CDT	at BC Lions	W 34–26 (OT)	12–4	TSN	BC Place	23,512	Recap
19	Bye
20	17	Sat, Oct 21	6:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 45–25	13–4	TSN	IG Field	32,343	Recap
21	18	Fri, Oct 27	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 36–13	14–4	TSN	McMahon Stadium	18,691	Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sat, Nov 4	Bye
West Final	Sat, Nov 11	5:30 p.m. CST	vs BC Lions	W 24–13	1–0	TSN/RDS	IG Field	32,343	Recap
110th Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 19	5:00 p.m. CST	Montreal Alouettes	L 24–28	1–1	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	28,808	Recap

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Team

Roster

Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster

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	Quarterbacks  6 Dru Brown  8 Zach Collaros 12 Dakota Prukop Receivers 88 Rasheed Bailey 10 Nic Demski 80 Janarion Grant KR/WR 89 Kenny Lawler 84 Brendan O'Leary-Orange 83 Dalton Schoen 82 Drew Wolitarsky Running Backs 27 Johnny Augustine 20 Brady Oliveira Fullbacks 48 Damian Jackson		Offensive Linemen 66 Stanley Bryant LT 64 Liam Dobson 65 Asotui Eli 68 Geoff Gray LG 51 Jermarcus Hardrick RT 67 Chris Kolankowski C 53 Patrick Neufeld RG Defensive Linemen 98 Anthony Bennett  3 Thiadric Hansen 94 Jackson Jeffcoat  5 Willie Jefferson 99 Cameron Lawson 95 Jake Thomas  9 Ricky Walker		Linebackers  4 Adam Bighill 34 Jesse Briggs 47 Tanner Cadwallader 33 Malik Clements 41 Brian Cole II 44 Shayne Gauthier 19 Kyrie Wilson Defensive Backs 37 Brandon Alexander S 39 Kerfalla Exumé 21 Nick Hallett 31 Evan Holm HB 35 Demerio Houston CB 17 Redha Kramdi CLB  1 Deatrick Nichols HB  7 Jamal Parker CB Special Teams 40 Mike Benson LS 14 Sergio Castillo K 18 Jamieson Sheahan P				1-Game Injured 81 Ravi Alston WR 90 Miles Fox DT 49 TyJuan Garbutt DE 45 Celestin Haba DL 42 Souleymane Karamoko DB 16 Jake Kelly DB 29 Greg McCrae SB/RB 38 Tyrique McGhee DB 87 Jeremy Murphy WR 60 Drew Richmond OL 30 Winston Rose DB 96 Tanner Schmekel DT 6-Game Injured 43 Jared Beeksma LB  2 Alden Darby DB 24 Mike Miller FB		Practice roster 13 Markeith Ambles WR 15 Ronnie Blackmon WR 23 Noah Hallett DB 22 Desmond Lawrence DB 69 Tomoya Machino OL 00 Les Maruo LB Suspended 73 Will Allen DB 90 O'Bryan Goodson DL
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Coaching staff

Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff

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	Front Office Owner – Winnipeg Football Club Chairperson of the Board of Governors – Dayna Spiring President/CEO – Wade Miller General Manager of Football Operations – Kyle Walters Senior Assistant General Manager / Director of Player Personnel – Ted Goveia Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus Director of Football Operations – Matt Gulakow U.S. Scout — Cyril Penn Equipment Staff Head Equipment Manager – Brad Fotty Assistant Equipment Manager – Kevin Todd			Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike O'Shea Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce Receivers – Kevin Bourgoin Running Backs – Jason Hogan Offensive Line – Marty Costello Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Richie Hall Defensive Line – Darrell Patterson Defensive Backs – Jordan Younger Pass Game Analyst and Linebackers – James Stanley Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Paul Boudreau, Jr. Video Coaches Video Coordinator – Josh Burton → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs