1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season explained

The 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final but lost 38–4 to the Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T		TE	Whitworth
T	T		LB	Manitoba
T	T		G	Toronto
1	4	Evan Jones	TE	British Columbia
2	13	Bob Stracina	WR	Acadia
3	22	Vaughn Wright	TB	Guelph
4	31	Julian Hanlon	G	Ottawa
5	40	Dave Neber	DE	British Columbia
6	49	Steve Davis	DT	Bishop's
7	58	Gord Bone	TE	Manitoba
8	67	Duane Hysop	QB	Manitoba

Roster

Standings

Western Football Conference! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	4	2	452	301	22
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	4	3	381	311	21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	371	351	18
	16	7	7	2	359	308	16
	16	4	11	1	330	459	9

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
A	June 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 23–14	1–0	Winnipeg Stadium	22,527
B	June 22	at Toronto Argonauts	L 4–35	1–1	Exhibition Stadium	37,207
C	June 28	at Calgary Stampeders	W 21–10	2–1	McMahon Stadium	23,196
D	July 4	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–27	3–1	Winnipeg Stadium	22,795

Regular season

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	1	Tue, July 11	at BC Lions	L 14–30	0–1	Empire Stadium	25,808
2	2	Tue, July 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 28–29	0–2	Winnipeg Stadium	25,973
3	Bye
4	3	Wed, Aug 2	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 23–13	1–2	Winnipeg Stadium	26,619
5	4	Wed, Aug 9	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 29–7	2–2	Ivor Wynne Stadium	22,647
6	5	Wed, Aug 16	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 21–29	2–3	Winnipeg Stadium	26,259
7	6	Wed, Aug 23	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 8–14	2–4	Clarke Stadium	24,962
8	7	Tue, Aug 29	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 36–10	3–4	Winnipeg Stadium	27,201
8	8	Mon, Sept 4	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 31–29	4–4	Taylor Field	22,451
9	9	Sat, Sept 9	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 31–29	5–4	Lansdowne Park	26,282
10	10	Sat, Sept 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 19–14	6–4	Winnipeg Stadium	27,201
11	11	Sun, Sept 24	vs. BC Lions	W 32–25	7–4	Winnipeg Stadium	27,201
12	12	Sat, Sept 30	at BC Lions	W 38–27	8–4	Empire Stadium	23,345
13	Bye
14	13	Sun, Oct 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 10–38	8–5	Winnipeg Stadium	28,080
15	14	Sun, Oct 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 13–7	9–5	Taylor Field	19,614
16	15	Sun, Oct 29	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 24–28	9–6	Winnipeg Stadium	26,781
17	16	Sun, Nov 5	at Calgary Stampeders	L 14–22	9–7	McMahon Stadium	26,868

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

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Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	0	4	0	0	4
	10	7	7	14	38