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1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerCal Murphy
Head coachCal Murphy
Home fieldWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record11–4–1
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the 1984 CFL season West Division with an 11–4–1 record. They closed out the season by winning the Grey Cup 47–17 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. This is their first Grey Cup victory since 1962.[1]

Roster

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1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster

Active, Inactive Practice Roster

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sun, June 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–14 1–0 Taylor Field 20,918
B Sun, June 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 29–13 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 22,500
C Fri, June 15 at Edmonton Eskimos W 25–11 3–0 Commonwealth Stadium 31,382
D Thu, June 21 vs. BC Lions L 4–13 3–1 Winnipeg Stadium 24,809

Regular season

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Standings

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West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions 16 12 3 1 445 281 25
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 11 4 1 523 309 23
Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 7 0 464 443 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 6 9 1 348 479 13
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 314 425 12

Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Fri, June 29 at Calgary Stampeders L 17–24 0–1 McMahon Stadium 21,812
2 2 Sun, July 8 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 28–26 1–1 Winnipeg Stadium 25,235
3 Bye
4 3 Sun, July 22 vs. BC Lions W 25–3 2–1 Winnipeg Stadium 31,113
5 4 Sat, July 28 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 42–20 3–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,301
6 5 Fri, Aug 3 at Edmonton Eskimos W 22–21 4–1 Commonwealth Stadium 40,470
7 6 Fri, Aug 10 vs. Montreal Concordes W 45–15 5–1 Winnipeg Stadium 26,716
8 7 Fri, Aug 17 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 46–17 6–1 Lansdowne Park 24,204
9 8 Sun, Aug 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 48–28 7–1 Winnipeg Stadium 27,213
10 9 Sun, Sept 2 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 25–30 7–2 Taylor Field 25,204
11 10 Fri, Sept 7 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 65–25 8–2 Winnipeg Stadium 26,187
12 11 Sat, Sept 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 48–16 9–2 Winnipeg Stadium 32,946
13 12 Sat, Sept 22 at Montreal Concordes T 14–14 9–2–1 Olympic Stadium 17,854
14 13 Sun, Sept 30 at Toronto Argonauts L 19–31 9–3–1 Exhibition Stadium 35,401
15 14 Mon, Oct 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 46–8 10–3–1 Winnipeg Stadium 28,025
16 Bye
17 15 Sun, Oct 21 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 30–11 11–3–1 Winnipeg Stadium 29,135
18 16 Sat, Oct 27 at BC Lions L 3–20 11–4–1 BC Place 59,421

Playoffs

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West Semi-Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 0 7 7 6 20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15 8 10 22 55

West Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 14 8 6 31
BC Lions 1 6 7 0 14

Grey Cup

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Source:

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 3 0 0 17
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 27 3 14 47

Awards

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1984 CFL All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "Winnipeg Wins Grey Cup". The New York Times. Nov 19, 1984. p. 3.