1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final but lost 38–4 to the Calgary Stampeders.

1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Earl Lunsford
Head coach	Ray Jauch
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Semi-Final

Offseason

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T	Leo Ezerins	TE	Whitworth
T	T	Bernie Morrison	LB	Manitoba
T	T	Tim Allan	G	Toronto
1	4	Evan Jones	TE	British Columbia
2	13	Bob Stracina	WR	Acadia
3	22	Vaughn Wright	TB	Guelph
4	31	Julian Hanlon	G	Ottawa
5	40	Dave Neber	DE	British Columbia
6	49	Steve Davis	DT	Bishop's
7	58	Gord Bone	TE	Manitoba
8	67	Duane Hysop	QB	Manitoba

Roster

1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster
Quarterbacks 5 Ralph Brock 6 Harry Knight 7 Terry Luck Running backs 33 Richard Crump 35 John McCorquindale 32 Tom Walker 27 Jay Washington Wide receivers 28 Brian Gervais 70 Mike Holmes 71 Joe Poplawski 72 Leo Ezerins Slotbacks 34 Gord Paterson		Offensive linemen 43 John Bonk C 65 Buddy Brown G 67 Jeff Hart T 48 Gerry Inglis C 54 Greg Kindle T 66 Butch Norman G Defensive linemen 63 Elton Brown DE 73 Billy Howard DE 56 Leon Lyszkiewicz DT 78 Bob Toogood DT 75 Lyall Woznesensky DE		Linebackers 58 Jim Heighton 55 Duncan MacKinlay 62 Ron Southwick 52 Harry Walters Defensive backs 30 Brian Herosian 9 Vince Phason 8 Reggie Pierson 21 Gary Rozolowich 24 Merv Walker Special teams 10 Bernie Ruoff K/P		Injured List 6-Game Injured List Practice Roster Active, Injured, 6-Game Injured, Practice

Standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	4	2	452	301	22
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	4	3	381	311	21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	371	351	18
BC Lions	16	7	7	2	359	308	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	4	11	1	330	459	9

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	June 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 23–14	1–0	Winnipeg Stadium	22,527
B	June 22	at Toronto Argonauts	L 4–35	1–1	Exhibition Stadium	37,207
C	June 28	at Calgary Stampeders	W 21–10	2–1	McMahon Stadium	23,196
D	July 4	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–27	3–1	Winnipeg Stadium	22,795

Regular season

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Tue, July 11	at BC Lions	L 14–30	0–1	Empire Stadium	25,808
2	2	Tue, July 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 28–29	0–2	Winnipeg Stadium	25,973
3	Bye
4	3	Wed, Aug 2	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 23–13	1–2	Winnipeg Stadium	26,619
5	4	Wed, Aug 9	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 29–7	2–2	Ivor Wynne Stadium	22,647
6	5	Wed, Aug 16	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 21–29	2–3	Winnipeg Stadium	26,259
7	6	Wed, Aug 23	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 8–14	2–4	Clarke Stadium	24,962
8	7	Tue, Aug 29	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 36–10	3–4	Winnipeg Stadium	27,201
8	8	Mon, Sept 4	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 31–29	4–4	Taylor Field	22,451
9	9	Sat, Sept 9	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 31–29	5–4	Lansdowne Park	26,282
10	10	Sat, Sept 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 19–14	6–4	Winnipeg Stadium	27,201
11	11	Sun, Sept 24	vs. BC Lions	W 32–25	7–4	Winnipeg Stadium	27,201
12	12	Sat, Sept 30	at BC Lions	W 38–27	8–4	Empire Stadium	23,345
13	Bye
14	13	Sun, Oct 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 10–38	8–5	Winnipeg Stadium	28,080
15	14	Sun, Oct 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 13–7	9–5	Taylor Field	19,614
16	15	Sun, Oct 29	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 24–28	9–6	Winnipeg Stadium	26,781
17	16	Sun, Nov 5	at Calgary Stampeders	L 14–22	9–7	McMahon Stadium	26,868

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	4	0	0	4
Calgary Stampeders	10	7	7	14	38

Awards and honors