1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Cal Murphy
Head coach	Mike Riley
Home stadium	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	1st, East
Playoffs	Won Grey Cup
	← 1989; Blue Bombers seasons; 1991 →;

The 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 33rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 58th overall. The Blue Bombers finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record, which was also the best record in the league that year. The Blue Bombers defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final and then defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the championship game to win the 78th Grey Cup in the first ever Grey Cup match-up of prairie teams.

General managerCal Murphy

Head coachMike Riley

Home stadiumWinnipeg Stadium

Record12–6

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
2	11	Dave Boveil	CB/S	Colgate
3	19	Allan Boyko	WR	Western Michigan
5	35	Dave Vandersloot	OT	Henderson State
6	43	Steve Zatylny	WR	Bishop's
7	51	Lorne McCasin	DE/DT	North Dakota
8	59	Ray Wiens	OL	Saskatchewan

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	Sun, June 24	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 41–40	1–0	Gordie Howe Bowl	4,000
B	Wed, June 27	at Calgary Stampeders	L 10–29	1–1	McMahon Stadium	23,233
C	Tue, July 3	vs. BC Lions	L 20–36	1–2	Winnipeg Stadium	32,111

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Div	Stk
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (C, Q)	18	12	6	472	398	74	24	7–3	W1
2	Toronto Argonauts (Q)	18	10	8	689	538	151	20	6–4	W1
3	Ottawa Rough Riders (Q)	18	7	11	540	602	−62	14	3–7	L1
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	6	12	476	628	−152	12	4–6	L3

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	July 12	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 31–26	1–0
2	July 20	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 34–17	2–0
3	July 27	at BC Lions	L 23–24	2–1
4	Aug 2	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 23–20	3–1
5	Aug 8	vs. BC Lions	W 28–14	4–1
6	Aug 15	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 10–20	4–2
7	Aug 22	at Toronto Argonauts	W 27–24	5–2
8	Aug 28	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 39–37	6–2
9	Sept 2	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 11–55	6–3
10	Sept 9	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 29–18	7–3
11	Sept 14	at Calgary Stampeders	L 18–27	7–4
12	Sept 23	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 36–7	8–4
13	Sept 28	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 48–25	9–4
14	Oct 5	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 25–9	10–4
15	Oct 13	at Toronto Argonauts	W 21–15	11–4
16	Oct 21	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 20–27	11–5
17	Oct 28	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 18–27	11–6
18	Nov 4	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 32–15	12–6

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
East Semi-final	Bye
East Final	Nov 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 20–17	1–0
Grey Cup	Nov 25	Edmonton Eskimos	W 50–11	2–0

1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Offseason

CFL draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Playoffs

Schedule

East Final

Grey Cup

Roster

Awards and records

1990 CFL All-Stars

References

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