# 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final but lost 38–4 to the Calgary Stampeders.

## Offseason

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| T | T | Leo Ezerins | TE | Whitworth |
| T | T | Bernie Morrison | LB | Manitoba |
| T | T | Tim Allan | G | Toronto |
| 1 | 4 | Evan Jones | TE | British Columbia |
| 2 | 13 | Bob Stracina | WR | Acadia |
| 3 | 22 | Vaughn Wright | TB | Guelph |
| 4 | 31 | Julian Hanlon | G | Ottawa |
| 5 | 40 | Dave Neber | DE | British Columbia |
| 6 | 49 | Steve Davis | DT | Bishop's |
| 7 | 58 | Gord Bone | TE | Manitoba |
| 8 | 67 | Duane Hysop | QB | Manitoba |

## Roster
### Standings

Western Football Conference :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 452 | 301 | 22 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 381 | 311 | 21 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 371 | 351 | 18 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 359 | 308 | 16 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 330 | 459 | 9 |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | June 14 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 23–14 | 1–0 | Winnipeg Stadium | 22,527 |
| B | June 22 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 4–35 | 1–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 37,207 |
| C | June 28 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 21–10 | 2–1 | McMahon Stadium | 23,196 |
| D | July 4 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 28–27 | 3–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 22,795 |

## Regular season

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Tue, July 11 | at BC Lions | L 14–30 | 0–1 | Empire Stadium | 25,808 |
| 2 | 2 | Tue, July 18 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 28–29 | 0–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,973 |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | 3 | Wed, Aug 2 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 23–13 | 1–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,619 |
| 5 | 4 | Wed, Aug 9 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–7 | 2–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 22,647 |
| 6 | 5 | Wed, Aug 16 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 21–29 | 2–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,259 |
| 7 | 6 | Wed, Aug 23 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 8–14 | 2–4 | Clarke Stadium | 24,962 |
| 8 | 7 | Tue, Aug 29 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 36–10 | 3–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,201 |
| 8 | 8 | Mon, Sept 4 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31–29 | 4–4 | Taylor Field | 22,451 |
| 9 | 9 | Sat, Sept 9 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 31–29 | 5–4 | Lansdowne Park | 26,282 |
| 10 | 10 | Sat, Sept 16 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 19–14 | 6–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,201 |
| 11 | 11 | Sun, Sept 24 | vs. BC Lions | W 32–25 | 7–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,201 |
| 12 | 12 | Sat, Sept 30 | at BC Lions | W 38–27 | 8–4 | Empire Stadium | 23,345 |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 14 | 13 | Sun, Oct 15 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 10–38 | 8–5 | Winnipeg Stadium | 28,080 |
| 15 | 14 | Sun, Oct 22 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 13–7 | 9–5 | Taylor Field | 19,614 |
| 16 | 15 | Sun, Oct 29 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 24–28 | 9–6 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,781 |
| 17 | 16 | Sun, Nov 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 14–22 | 9–7 | McMahon Stadium | 26,868 |

## Playoffs
### West Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |