# 2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 87th season overall. This was the sixth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the sixth full season under general manager Kyle Walters. The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season on September 21, 2019, following an Ottawa Redblacks loss. The club later would go on to win their 11th Grey Cup championship and their first since the 1990 Grey Cup championship game, ending what was the longest active Grey Cup drought.

## Offseason
### Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Blue Bombers held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019, where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.
| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| LFA | 1 | 8 | Sergio Schiaffino | RB | Dinos de Saltillo |
| LFA | 2 | 17 | Manuel Hernández | S | UDLAP |
| LFA | 3 | 26 | Gabriel Amavizca | K | BUAP |
| Euro | 1 | 2 | Thiadric Hansen | LB | Potsdam Royals |

### CFL draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Blue Bombers held nine selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring the BC Lions' first-round pick in a trade which included their own first-round pick from the 2018 CFL Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
| 1 | 4 | Drew Desjarlais | OL | Windsor | Belle River, ON |
| 1 | 5 | Jonathan Kongbo | DL | Tennessee | Surrey, BC |
| 2 | 14 | Brady Oliveira | RB | North Dakota | Winnipeg, MB |
| 3 | 25 | Connor Griffiths | DL | British Columbia | Langley, BC |
| 4 | 34 | Asotui Eli | OL | Hawai'i | Kailua-Kona, HI |
| 5 | 43 | Malik Richards | WR | Mount Allison | Brampton, ON |
| 6 | 52 | Tariq Lachance | DL | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB |
| 7 | 61 | Nick Hallett | DB | Toronto | London, ON |
| 8 | 70 | Kerfalla Exumé | DB | Montreal | Montreal, QC |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| B | Fri, May 31 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 20–3 | 1–0 | None | IG Field | 19,273 | Recap |
| C | Thu, June 6 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 35–29 | 2–0 | None | Mosaic Stadium | 28,706 | Recap |

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 487 | 386 | 7–3 | W3 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 482 | 407 | 8–2 | W1 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 508 | 409 | 7–3 | W1 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 406 | 400 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 411 | 452 | 0–10 | L3 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Sat, June 15 | 9:00 p.m. CDT | at BC Lions | W 33–23 | 1–0 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 18,058 | Recap |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | 2 | Thu, June 27 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 28–21 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | IG Field | 25,336 | Recap |
| 4 | 3 | Fri, July 5 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 29–14 | 3–0 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 20,429 | Recap |
| 5 | 4 | Fri, July 12 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 48–21 | 4–0 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 24,187 | Recap |
| 6 | 5 | Fri, July 19 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 31–1 | 5–0 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 25,350 | Recap |
| 7 | 6 | Fri, July 26 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 15–23 | 5–1 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,512 | Recap |
| 8 | 7 | Thu, Aug 1 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 27–28 | 5–2 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | BMO Field | 12,072 | Recap |
| 9 | 8 | Thu, Aug 8 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 26–24 | 6–2 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 25,354 | Recap |
| 10 | 9 | Thu, Aug 15 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. BC Lions | W 32–16 | 7–2 | TSN/RDS2 | IG Field | 24,914 | Recap |
| 11 | 10 | Fri, Aug 23 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 34–28 | 8–2 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 34,217 | Recap |
| 12 | 11 | Sun, Sept 1 | 2:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 17–19 | 8–3 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 33,356 | Recap |
| 13 | 12 | Sat, Sept 7 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 35–10 | 9–3 | TSN | IG Field | 33,134 | Recap |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | 13 | Sat, Sept 21 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 37–38 | 9–4 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 19,070 | Recap |
| 16 | 14 | Fri, Sept 27 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 13–33 | 9–5 | TSN/RDS2 | IG Field | 25,086 | Recap |
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 5 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 6–21 | 9–6 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 31,080 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Sat, Oct 12 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 35–24 | 10–6 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 20,907 | Recap |
| 19 | 17 | Sat, Oct 19 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 33–37 | 10–7 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 26,885 | Recap |
| 20 | 18 | Fri, Oct 25 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 29–28 | 11–7 | TSN | IG Field | 24,460 | Recap |
| 21 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |

## Post-season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| West Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 10 | 3:30 p.m. CST | at Calgary Stampeders | W 35–14 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | McMahon Stadium | 24,278 | Recap |
| West Final | Sun, Nov 17 | 3:30 p.m. CST | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 20–13 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Mosaic Stadium | 33,300 | Recap |
| 107th Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 24 | 5:00 p.m. CST | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 33–12 | 3–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | McMahon Stadium | 35,439 | Recap |