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1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerEarl Lunsford
Head coachRay Jauch
Home fieldWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost Western Final
Uniform

The 1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 10–6 record. They appeared in the Western Final but lost 34–24 to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

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CFL draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
T T George Siedel OT Montana
1 3 Ken Ciancone LB Utah State
3 19 Rob Bunce DE Saskatchewan
3 21 Vernon Pahl G Prince Edward Island
4 30 Brian Perkins OT Saskatchewan
5 39 Peter Mamer DE Saskatchewan
6 48 Mike Danese LB Toronto
7 57 Mike Topolovec DE Ottawa

Roster

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1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster

Active, Inactive Practice Roster

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Tue, June 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 20–26 0–1 Winnipeg Stadium 20,133
B Sun, June 15 at Calgary Stampeders L 23–25 0–2 McMahon Stadium 27,698
C Wed, June 25 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–16 1–2 Exhibition Stadium 28,101
D Tue, July 1 vs. BC Lions W 26–22 2–2 Winnipeg Stadium 17,806

Regular season

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Standings

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Wed, July 9 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–36 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 42,778
2 2 Wed, July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–20 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium 20,980
3 3 Tue, July 22 at BC Lions L 6–26 0–3 Empire Stadium 23,214
4 4 Tue, July 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 35–18 1–3 Winnipeg Stadium 20,774
5 Bye
6 5 Wed, Aug 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 17–30 1–4 Winnipeg Stadium 26,422
7 6 Wed, Aug 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–13 2–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,152
8 7 Wed, Aug 27 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–29 3–4 Winnipeg Stadium 22,154
8 8 Mon, Sept 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–29 4–4 Winnipeg Stadium 25,699
9 9 Sun, Sept 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–29 5–4 Winnipeg Stadium 25,784
10 10 Sun, Sept 14 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–19 6–4 Lansdowne Park 21,241
11 Bye
12 11 Sun, Sept 28 vs. BC Lions W 28–22 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 29,622
13 12 Sun, Oct 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 28–14 8–4 Winnipeg Stadium 28,238
14 13 Sun, Oct 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–16 9–4 Taylor Field 23,938
15 14 Sun, Oct 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 28–31 9–5 McMahon Stadium 31,132
16 15 Sun, Oct 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–25 10–5 Winnipeg Stadium 26,352
16 16 Sun, Nov 2 at BC Lions L 17–43 10–6 Empire Stadium 16,676

Playoffs

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West Semi-Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Calgary Stampeders ? ? ? ? 14
Winnipeg Blue Bombers ? ? ? ? 32

West Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers ? ? ? ? 24
Edmonton Eskimos ? ? ? ? 34

Awards

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1980 CFL All-Stars

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References

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