1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
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 1st 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.
1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season | |
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Head coach | Mike Riley |
General manager | Cal Murphy |
Home field | Winnipeg Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 12–6 |
Division place | 1st, East |
Playoff finish | Won Grey Cup |
Offseason
CFL Draft
Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 11 | Dave Boveil | CB/S | Colgate |
3 | 19 | Allan Boyko | WR | Western Michigan |
5 | 35 | Dave Vandersloot | OT | Henderson State |
6 | 43 | Steve Zatylny | WR | Bishop's |
7 | 51 | Lorne McCasin | DE/DT | North Dakota |
8 | 59 | Ray Wiens | OL | Saskatchewan |
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | June 24 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 41–40 | Win | 1–0 |
B | June 27 | at Calgary Stampeders | 29–10 | Loss | 1–1 |
C | July 3 | vs. BC Lions | 36–20 | Loss | 1–2 |
Regular season
Season standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 472 | 398 | 24 |
Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 689 | 538 | 20 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 540 | 602 | 14 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 476 | 628 | 12 |
Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | July 12 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | 31–26 | Win | 1–0 |
2 | July 20 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 34–17 | Win | 2–0 |
3 | July 27 | at BC Lions | 24–23 | Loss | 2–1 |
4 | Aug 2 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 23–20 | Win | 3–1 |
5 | Aug 8 | vs. BC Lions | 28–14 | Win | 4–1 |
6 | Aug 15 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20–10 | Loss | 4–2 |
7 | Aug 22 | at Toronto Argonauts | 27–24 | Win | 5–2 |
8 | Aug 28 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 39–37 | Win | 6–2 |
9 | Sept 2 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 55–11 | Loss | 6–3 |
10 | Sept 9 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 29–18 | Win | 7–3 |
11 | Sept 14 | at Calgary Stampeders | 27–18 | Loss | 7–4 |
12 | Sept 23 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 36–7 | Win | 8–4 |
13 | Sept 28 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 48–25 | Win | 9–4 |
14 | Oct 5 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 25–9 | Win | 10–4 |
15 | Oct 13 | at Toronto Argonauts | 21–15 | Win | 11–4 |
16 | Oct 21 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | 27–20 | Loss | 11–5 |
17 | Oct 28 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | 27–18 | Loss | 11–6 |
18 | Nov 4 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32–15 | Win | 12–6 |
Playoffs
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Bye | ||||||
21 | East Final | Nov 18 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 20–17 | Win | ||
22 | Grey Cup | Nov 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 50–11 | Win |
East Final
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 20 |
Grey Cup
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 50 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
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
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References
- [CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1990/reg]. Accessed 2009-08-03. Archived 2009-08-05.
- "Winnipeg Blue Bombers Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
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