1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach	Ray Jauch
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 4th place in the West division with a 4–12 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	35–13	Loss	0–1
B	June 18	at Ottawa Rough Riders	13–12	Loss	0–2
C	June 26	at BC Lions	12–6	Loss	0–3
D	July 4	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	16–10	Win	1–3

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	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	28–10	Loss	0–1
2	July 18	at Calgary Stampeders	35–7	Loss	0–2
3	July 24	vs. BC Lions	19–18	Loss	0–3
4	Aug 7	at Montreal Alouettes	25–10	Loss	0–4
5	Aug 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	27–21	Win	1–4
6	Aug 21	at Edmonton Eskimos	41–13	Loss	1–5
7	Aug 28	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–1	Win	2–5
8	Sept 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–11	Win	3–5
9	Sept 9	vs. BC Lions	17–15	Loss	3–6
10	Sept 15	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	22–19	Loss	3–7
11	Sept 23	at Calgary Stampeders	28–23	Loss	3–8
12	Sept 29	at BC Lions	22–21	Loss	3–9
13	Oct 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	18–13	Loss	3–10
14	Oct 13	at Toronto Argonauts	19–15	Loss	3–11
15	Oct 21	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–14	Win	4–11
16	Oct 28	at Edmonton Eskimos	19–11	Loss	4–12

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Awards and honors

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

CFL All-Stars

• DT – John Helton

References

1. http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm