1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach	Bud Grant
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st, West Division
Playoff finish	Won 50th Grey Cup

The 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the West division with an 11–5 record. In a rematch of the previous season's Grey Cup Final, the Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to win the 50th Grey Cup. The win cemented the Bombers' status as a dynasty, having won four Grey Cups in five years.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	July 23	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	15–14	Win	1–0
B	July 26	at Montreal Alouettes	53–0	Loss	1–1
C	Aug 1	at Toronto Argonauts	17–14	Win	2–1

Regular season

Standings

**Western Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	11	5	0	385	291	22
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	6	1	352	335	19
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	8	7	1	268	336	17
BC Lions	16	7	9	0	346	342	14
Edmonton Eskimos	16	6	9	1	310	346	13

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 9	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	20–16	Loss	0–1
2	Aug 13	at Calgary Stampeders	45–27	Win	1–1
3	Aug 23	at Toronto Argonauts	33–13	Win	2–1
4	Aug 30	vs. Calgary Stampeders	26–1	Win	3–1
5	Sept 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–7	Win	4–1
5	Sept 7	at Ottawa Rough Riders	31–28	Win	5–1
6	Sept 10	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16–10	Win	6–1
7	Sept 17	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–18	Win	7–1
8	Sept 24	at BC Lions	27–22	Loss	7–2
8	Sept 27	vs. Montreal Alouettes	31–23	Win	8–2
9	Oct 6	vs. BC Lions	18–6	Loss	8–3
10	Oct 13	vs. Calgary Stampeders	19–15	Loss	8–4
11	Oct 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	30–20	Win	9–4
12	Oct 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	17–8	Win	10–4
12	Oct 27	at BC Lions	35–24	Win	11–4
13	Nov 3	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	18–12	Loss	11–5

Playoffs

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
West Final #1	Nov 17	at Calgary Stampeders	20–14	Loss
West Final #2	Nov 21	vs. Calgary Stampeders	19–11	Win
West Final #3	Nov 24	vs. Calgary Stampeders	12–7	Win
46th Grey Cup	Dec 1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–27	Win

Grey Cup

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	7	7	7	7	28
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	7	6	14	0	27

References

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Founded in 1930 Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Osborne Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Investors Group Field

Culture	Buzz and Boomer Labatt Blue

Lore	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Swaggerville First team from Western Canada to win the Grey Cup

Important Figures	Paul Bennett Ralph "Dieter" Brock Less Browne Tom "Citation" Casey Tom Clements Carl Cronin Andrew Currie Matt Dunigan Bill Frank Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Tommy Grant G. Sydney Halter Frank Hannibal Fritz Hanson John Helton Dick Huffman W.P. Billy Hughes Jack Jacobs Eddie James Gerry James Greg Kabat Les Lear Leo "Lincoln Locomotive" Lewis Earl Lunsford Chester "Ches" McCance Cal Murphy James Murphy Ken Ploen Joe Poplawski Russ "The Wisconsin Wraith" Reholz Frank Rigney Joseph Ryan Karl Slocomb Milt Stegall Art Stevenson Robert Porter "Buddy" Tinsley Troy Westwood Chris Walby Bert Warwick

Key personnel	CEO: Wade Miller General Manager: Kyle Walters Head Coach: Mike O'Shea

Grey Cup Championships (10)	1935 1939 1941 1958 1959 1961 1962 1984 1988 1990

Western Division Championships (16)	1935 1937 1938 1939 1937 1945 1946 1947 1950 1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1965 1984

Eastern Division Championships (7)	1988 1990 1992 1993 2001 2007 2011

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West Division

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Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

1962 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1962 CFL Draft 50th Grey Cup

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50th Grey Cup Champions

Head coach: Bud Grant

Assistant coaches: John Michels
Joe Zaleski

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