1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach	Cal Murphy
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final

The 1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 3rd place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They played in the West Semi-Final but lost to the BC Lions.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 7	vs. Montreal Alouettes †	35–10	Win	1–0
B	June 9	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	22–7	Win	2–0
C	June 13	at Calgary Stampeders	17–15	Win	3–0
D	June 21	at BC Lions	28–18	Win	4–0

† June 7, 1986 game against Montreal was played at Canada Games Stadium in St. John, NB.

Regular season

Standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	13	4	1	540	365	27
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	441	410	24
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	545	387	22
Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	484	380	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	11	1	382	517	13

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	June 26	at BC Lions	28–17	Loss	0–1
2	July 5	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	56–0	Win	1–1
3	July 12	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–11	Loss	1–2
4	July 24	vs. Calgary Stampeders	25–20	Win	2–2
5	Aug 1	at Montreal Alouettes	37–10	Win	3–2
6	Aug 7	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	36–30	Win	4–2
7	Aug 15	at Edmonton Eskimos	33–5	Loss	4–3
8	Aug 22	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	46–14	Win	5–3
9	Aug 31	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	34–30	Loss	5–4
10	Sept 5	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	38–14	Win	6–4
11	Sept 11	at Calgary Stampeders	38–27	Loss	6–5
12	Sept 18	vs. Montreal Alouettes	39–14	Win	7–5
13	Sept 28	at Toronto Argonauts	26–16	Win	8–5
14	Oct 5	vs. Toronto Argonauts	48–20	Win	9–5
15	Oct 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	18–16	Win	10–5
16	Oct 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	42–20	Win	11–5
17	Nov 2	vs. BC Lions	26–20	Loss	11–6
18	Nov 8	at BC Lions	36–24	Loss	11–7

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	0	0	14	14
BC Lions	11	10	0	0	21

References