# 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 4–12 record and failed to make the playoffs.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| T | T | Rick Chernoff | TE | Manitoba |
| T | T | Bill Yaworsky | DE | Manitoba |
| 1 | 5 | Rick House | TB | Simon Fraser |
| 2 | 14 | Jim Dziedzina | TE | Simon Fraser |
| 3 | 22 | Walt Passaglia | WR | Simon Fraser |
| 3 | 23 | Doug Biggerstaff | DE | British Columbia |
| 4 | 31 | Chris Brewer | DE | Acadia |
| 4 | 32 | Jim McHugh | LB | McMaster |
| 5 | 41 | Bob McEachern | LB | Weber State |
| 6 | 50 | Gerry Hatherly | LB | Manitoba |
| 7 | 59 | Barry Safinuik | TB | Manitoba |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Sun, June 10 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 13–35 | 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 21,584 |
| B | Mon, June 18 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 12–13 | 0–2 | Lansdowne Park | 18,870 |
| C | Tue, June 26 | at BC Lions | L 6–12 | 0–3 | Empire Stadium | 17,511 |
| D | Wed, July 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 16–10 | 1–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 21,501 |

## Regular season
### Standings

Western Football Conference :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 495 | 219 | 26 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 382 | 278 | 24 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 328 | 333 | 19 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 283 | 340 | 8 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 194 | 437 | 4 |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Tue, July 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 10–28 | 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 24,024 |
| 2 | 2 | Wed, July 18 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 7–35 | 0–2 | McMahon Stadium | 33,196 |
| 3 | 3 | Tue, July 24 | vs. BC Lions | L 18–19 | 0–3 | Empire Stadium | 24,727 |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | 4 | Tue, Aug 7 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 10–25 | 0–4 | Olympic Stadium | 41,232 |
| 6 | 5 | Tue, Aug 14 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 27–21 | 1–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 24,660 |
| 7 | 6 | Tue, Aug 21 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–41 | 1–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 42,778 |
| 8 | 7 | Tue, Aug 28 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 30–1 | 2–5 | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,159 |
| 8 | 8 | Mon, Sept 3 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 28–11 | 3–5 | Taylor Field | 22,190 |
| 9 | 9 | Sun, Sept 9 | vs. BC Lions | L 15–17 | 3–6 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,203 |
| 10 | 10 | Sat, Sept 15 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 19–22 | 3–7 | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,644 |
| 11 | 11 | Sun, Sept 23 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 23–28 | 3–8 | McMahon Stadium | 30,125 |
| 12 | 12 | Sat, Sept 29 | at BC Lions | L 21–22 | 3–9 | Empire Stadium | 23,964 |
| 13 | 13 | Mon, Oct 8 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 13–18 | 3–10 | Winnipeg Stadium | 22,429 |
| 14 | 14 | Sat, Oct 13 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 15–19 | 3–11 | Exhibition Stadium | 35,106 |
| 15 | 15 | Sun, Oct 21 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 23–14 | 4–11 | Winnipeg Stadium | 23,032 |
| 16 | 16 | Sun, Oct 28 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 11–19 | 4–12 | Commonwealth Stadium | 42,778 |

## Awards and honors

* CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – John Helton (DT)

### CFL All-Stars

* DT – John Helton