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2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerJoe Mack
Head coachPaul LaPolice (2–6)
Tim Burke
Home fieldCanad Inns Stadium
Results
Record2–9
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishTBA
Uniform

The 2012 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season will be the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 80th overall. The Blue Bombers will attempt to return to the Grey Cup game and win their 11th Grey Cup championship. The team was supposed to play their first season in their new stadium, Investors Group Field, but ongoing construction delays have moved its opening to the beginning of the 2013 season.[1][2][3] The Blue Bombers started the season with four straight road games, which was due to speculation that the stadium would be opened in time for a home opener in week 5 at the earliest. The Blue Bombers started the season 0–4 for the first time since 2008, which was also, coincidently, a year after they had an appearance in the Grey Cup game.

After a 2–6 start, head coach Paul LaPolice was fired on August 25, 2012 after three years of employment. He was replaced by defensive coordinator Tim Burke.

As of Week 10, the low point of the season occured on September 2, 2012, in which the team suffered a 52–0 shutout loss to their biggest rivals the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic. It was the Bombers first shutout loss since they were blanked 33–0 by the Edmonton Eskimos on July 29, 1969. It was also their first shutout loss to Saskatchewan since October 15, 1949.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 2:00 PM CDT. The Blue Bombers had five selections in the six-round draft, including the loss of their first-round pick after selecting Kito Poblah in the 2011 Supplemental draft. The traded back into the first round by trading two of their second round picks for the third overall selection.[4]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 3 Tyson Pencer OL Washington State
3 16 Johnny Aprile WR Queen's
3 21 Christo Bilukidi DE Georgia State
4 23 Rene Stephan LB Harding
4 29 Jake Thomas DL Acadia

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Thurs, June 14 at Montreal Alouettes 22–10 Win 20,005 1–0
B Wed, June 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26–25 Loss 28,300 1–1

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 18 11 7 0 478 489 22 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 445 491 18 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 6 12 0 376 531 12 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 6 12 0 538 576 12 Details

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Fri, June 29 at BC Lions 33–16 Loss 29,351 0–1
2 Fri, July 6 at Montreal Alouettes 41–30 Loss 21,016 0–2
3 Fri, July 13 at Edmonton Eskimos 42–10 Loss 32,067 0–3
4 Wed, July 18 at Toronto Argonauts 25–22 Loss 22,485 0–4
5 Thurs, July 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 23–22 Win 29,533 1–4
6 Fri, Aug 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes 36–26 Loss 29,533 1–5
7 Bye 1–5
8 Thurs, Aug 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32–25 Win 27,039 2–5
9 Fri, Aug 24 vs. BC Lions 20–17 Loss 29,533 2–6
10 Sun, Sept 2 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 52–0 Loss 33,427 2–7
11 Sun, Sept 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 25–24 Loss 30,077 2–8
12 Fri, Sept 14 at Calgary Stampeders 44–3 Loss 28,247 2–9
13 Fri, Sept 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26-12 Win 3-9
14 Sat, Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts
15 Mon, Oct 8 at Montreal Alouettes
16 Sat, Oct 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders
17 Fri, Oct 19 at Toronto Argonauts
18 Sat, Oct 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
19 Sat, Nov 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes

Roster

Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game injured

6-game injured

Practice roster

Futures

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 18 Injured, 8 Practice, 1 Futures
Roster updated 2024-11-17 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Winnipeg Football Club
  • Chairperson of the Board of Governors – Dayna Spiring
  • President/CEO – Wade Miller
  • General Manager of Football Operations – Kyle Walters
  • Senior Assistant General Manager / Director of Player Personnel – Ted Goveia
  • Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus
  • Assistant Director of Player Personnel — Cyril Penn
  • Director of Football Operations – Matt Gulakow

Equipment Staff

  • Head Equipment Manager – Brad Fotty
  • Assistant Equipment Manager – Kevin Todd


  

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Video Coaches

  • Video Coordinator – Evan Best

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References

  1. ^ http://www.bluebombers.com/page/stadium-faq
  2. ^ Bombers announce update on Investors Group Field
  3. ^ Bombers to play entire 2012 season at Canad Inns
  4. ^ http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2012

References

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