| Team: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Record: | 7–11 |
| Division Place: | 3rd, East |
| Coach: | Mike Kelly |
| Stadium: | Canad Inns Stadium |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Uniform: | File:CFL WPG Jersey 2009.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Blue Bombers seasons |
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.
On February 18, Milt Stegall announced his retirement from the Blue Bombers.
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.[1]
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.[2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 19 | OL | UBC | |
| 4 | 27 | OL | Wilfrid Laurier | |
| 5 | 35 | FB | Wilfrid Laurier | |
| 6 | 45 | LB | Queen's | |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32–22 | Win |
| June 24 | @ Montreal Alouettes | 31–27 | Loss |
| 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 |
| Player | Att | Comp | % | Yards | TD | INT | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | 204 | 50.5 | 3035 | 15 | 19 | 68.3 | |
| 88 | 41 | 46.6 | 459 | 2 | 2 | 60.8 | |
| 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 58 | 0 | 4 | (−44.2) | |
| 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 39.6 | |
| 14 | 2 | 14.3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | (−70.0) | |
| Player | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | 1371 | 5.8 | 7 | 2 | |
| 53 | 336 | 6.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 22 | 135 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | 84 | 4.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | No. | Yards | Avg. | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 925 | 16.8 | 55 | 6 | |
| 52 | 816 | 15.7 | 57 | 5 | |
| 43 | 559 | 13.0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 8 | 285 | 35.6 | 65 | 3 | |
| 20 | 232 | 11.6 | 36 | 0 | |
| 18 | 188 | 10.4 | 47 | 0 | |
| 21 | 157 | 7.5 | 24 | 1 | |
| 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 17 | 0 | |
| 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 18 | 0 | |
| 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
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.