1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season

The 1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School
4 22 Garrett Sutherland LB Northern Illinois
4 23 Jean Daniel Roy DL Ottawa
4 26 Eddie Williams WR Southwest Minnesota State
6 37 John Baunemann K Manitoba
6 38 Chad Vath LB Manitoba

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 12 5 1 503 351 25
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 5 1 470 435 25
Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 452 410 18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 3 15 0 399 588 6

Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 July 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–27 0–1
2 July 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–33 0–2
3 July 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–29 0–3
4 July 24 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 25–44 0–4
5 July 30 at BC Lions L 13–20 0–5
6 Aug 6 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–29 0–6
7 Aug 14 vs. BC Lions L 22–24 0–7
8 Aug 21 at Edmonton Eskimos L 16–25 0–8
9 Aug 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–37 0–9
10 Sept 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–32 0–10
11 Sept 13 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–35 1–10
12 Sept 19 at Toronto Argonauts L 22–46 1–11
13 Sept 25 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 34–23 2–11
14 Oct 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–35 2–12
15 Oct 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 20–40 2–13
16 Oct 18 at Calgary Stampeders L 23–39 2–14
17 Oct 25 at Montreal Alouettes L 44–58 2–15
18 Oct 30 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–12 3–15

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Awards and records

1998 CFL All-Stars

  • ST – Eric Blount, CFL All-Star
  • DT – Joe Fleming, CFL All-Star

Eastern All-Star Selections

  • OT – Chris Perez, CFL Eastern All-Star
  • ST – Eric Blount, CFL Eastern All-Star
  • DT – Joe Fleming, CFL Eastern All-Star
  • DT – Doug Petersen, CFL Eastern All-Star
  • LB – Grant Carter, CFL Eastern All-Star

References

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