2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 77th overall. The Blue Bombers were in the playoff hunt until the last game of the season, at home, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but lost the game and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2005, finishing the season with a disappointing 7–11 record.

2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coachMike Kelly
Home fieldCanad Inns Stadium
Results
Record7–11
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

Off-season

On February 18, Milt Stegall announced his retirement from the Blue Bombers.[1]

New coach Mike Kelly made many roster moves to re-shape the team that lost the 95th Grey Cup in 2007 and slid to an 8 win and 10 loss record in the 2008 season.[2]

CFL draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Blue Bombers did not have a selection until the third round, when they chose lineman Mike Morris from UBC.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
319Mike MorrisOLUBC
427Adam BestardOLWilfrid Laurier
535Peter QuinneyFBWilfrid Laurier
645Thaine CarterLBQueen's

Notable transactions
  • On February 18, Riall Johnson was acquired by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, from the Toronto Argonauts for import middle linebacker Zeke Moreno and a conditional draft pick.[4]

Pre-season
Date Opponent Score Result
June 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32–22 Win
June 24 @ Montreal Alouettes 31–27 Loss

Regular season

Division standings
East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes18153060032430Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1899044942818Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers18711038650814Details
Toronto Argonauts1831503285026Details

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 2 at Edmonton Eskimos 19–17 Loss 30,650 0–1
2 July 10 Calgary Stampeders 42–30 Win 29,533 1–1
3 July 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25–13 Loss 24,292 1–2
4 July 24 Toronto Argonauts 19–5 Loss 28,466 1–3
5 August 1 at Toronto Argonauts 13–12 Win 23,821 2–3
6 August 8 at Calgary Stampeders 31–23 Loss 35,650 2–4
7 August 15 Montreal Alouettes 39–12 Loss 25,053 2–5
8 August 21 at BC Lions 37–10 Win 27,983 3–5
9 Bye
10 Sept 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–14 Loss 30,945 3–6
11 Sept 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders 55–10 Loss 29,533 3–7
12 Sept 20 at Montreal Alouettes 33–14 Loss 20,202 3–8
13 Sept 26 Toronto Argonauts 29–24 Win 22,446 4–8
14 Oct 2 Edmonton Eskimos 27–17 Win 21,965 5–8
15 Oct 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 38–28 Win 19,562 6–8
16 Oct 18 BC Lions 24–21 Loss 24,048 6–9
17 Oct 24 Montreal Alouettes 41–24 Win 21,378 7–9
18 Nov 1 at Montreal Alouettes 48–13 Loss 20,202 7–10
19 Nov 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39–17 Loss 29,038 7–11

Roster
2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Inactive List

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2009-10-08
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 8 Inactive, 8 PR

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Statistics

Passing
Player Att Comp  % Yards TD INT Rating
Michael Bishop40420450.53035151968.3
Stefan LeFors884146.64592260.8
Bryan Randall20630.05804(−44.2)
Richie Williams10330.0300139.6
Casey Bramlet14214.31803(−70.0)

[5]

Rushing
Player Att Yards Avg. TD Fumbles
Fred Reid23813715.872
Yvenson Bernard533366.304
Brock Ralph221356.102
Michael Bishop19844.406
Stefan LeFors15684.502
Lavarus Giles14543.920
Mike Renaud1252500
Ricky Santos7243.410
Bryan Randall4235.800
Romby Bryant4123.001
Richie Williams294.500
Gavin Walls199.000
Jon Oosterhuis100.000

[6]

Receiving
Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD
Adarius Bowman5592516.8556
Terrence Edwards5281615.7575
Brock Ralph4355913.0322
Titus Ryan828535.6653
Romby Bryant2023211.6360
Otis Amey1818810.4470
Fred Reid211577.5241
Yvenson Bernard171539.0290
Aaron Hargreaves1414210.1170
Dudley Guice, Jr.67612.7330
Arjei Franklin55310.6180
Jon Oosterhuis44110.3190
Craphonso Thorpe22713.5140
Steve Morley188.080
Riall Johnson188.080
Daryl Stephenson111.010

[7]

Awards and records

Playoffs

The Blue Bombers finished third in the East Division with a record of 7 wins and 11 losses. The BC Lions, who finished fourth in the West, had a better record of 8 wins and 10 losses, and under the cross-over rule eliminated Winnipeg from the playoffs. The Lions went on to play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East semi-final at Ivor Wynne Stadium, winning 34-27 in overtime before losing to the Montreal Alouettes in Montreal in the East Final.

References
  1. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2009/02/19/8447736-sun.html
  2. Owen, Judy (2009-06-09). "New Bombers coach Mike Kelly has wasted no time putting stamp on CFL club". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  3. Penton, Kirk (2009-05-02). "Bombers draft four Canucks". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  4. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2009/02/20/8464726-sun.html
  5. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  6. "Rushing 2009 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  7. "Receiving 2009 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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