1996 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1996 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Cal Murphy
Head coach	Cal Murphy
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1996 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	13	5	0	608	375	26
Edmonton Eskimos	18	11	7	0	459	354	22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	9	9	0	421	495	18
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	360	498	10
BC Lions	18	5	13	0	410	483	10

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	June 29	at Calgary Stampeders	L 12–39	0–1
2	July 6	vs. BC Lions	W 25–22	1–1
3	July 11	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 14–35	1–2
4	July 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 27–16	2–2
5	July 24	at Montreal Alouettes	L 10–36	2–3
6	July 29	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 38–36	3–3
7	Aug 9	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 31–27	4–3
8	Aug 15	at BC Lions	W 38–13	5–3
9	Aug 26	vs. BC Lions	L 20–22	5–4
10	Sept 1	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 23–41	5–5
11	Sept 8	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 33–15	6–5
12	Sept 20	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 12–41	6–6
13	Sept 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 37–15	7–6
14	Oct 5	at Toronto Argonauts	L 12–28	7–7
15	Oct 13	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 20–14	8–7
16	Oct 18	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 15–25	8–8
17	Oct 26	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 30–29	9–8
18	Nov 1	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 24–42	9–9

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	0	0	6	7
Edmonton Eskimos	10	21	15	22	68

Awards and records

1996 CFL All-Stars

• LB – K.D. Williams, CFL All-Star