The 2017 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 85th season overall. This was the fourth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the fourth full season under general manager Kyle Walters.

The Blue Bombers clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive season with a win over the BC Lions on October 14, 2017.Bombers edge past Lions to clinch playoff spot The team hosted a CFL playoff game for the first time since 2011 (and a West Division playoff game for the first time since 2003) after finishing in second place with a 12–6 record. However, they lost that West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason CFL draft The 2017 CFL draft took place on May 7, 2017.Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year The Blue Bombers had eight selections in the eight-round draft after trading former starting quarterback Drew Willy for the first overall pick.Blue Bombers ship Willy to Argos; acquire Glenn in trade with Als They lost fourth and fifth round picks in trades for quarterbacks Kevin Glenn and Matt Nichols, respectively. The Bombers obtained another fourth round pick after trading down in the draft with the Stampeders.Round 1 Recap: Surprises, star receivers headline eventful first 9 picks

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team Hometown 1 1 Faith Ekakitie DL Iowa Brampton, ON 1 8 Geoff Gray OL Manitoba Winnipeg, MB 2 15 Qadr Spooner OL McGill Brossard, QC 3 23 Abubakar Conteh DB Grambling State Winnipeg, MB 4 34 Felix Menard-Briere K Montreal Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC 6 50 Ian Marouf DL Guelph Fort Erie, ON 7 59 Brendon Thera-Plamondon WR Calgary St. Albert, AB 8 68 Tylor Henry WR Alberta Camrose, AB

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Sat, June 10 8:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 25–25 0–0–1 None Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap B Thurs, June 15 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos T 38–38 0–0–2 None Investors Group Field 24,934 Recap 2017 Schedule

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Bye 2 Sat, July 1 8:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–40 (2OT) 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap 3 Fri, July 7 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 10–29 1–1 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 30,165 Recap 4 Thurs, July 13 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 33–25 2–1 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 25,085 Recap 5 Fri, July 21 9:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions L 42–45 2–2 TSN BC Place 21,017 Recap 6 Thurs, July 27 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 41–40 3–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 25,931 Recap 7 Fri, Aug 4 6:00 p.m. CDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 33–30 4–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,725 Recap 8 Sat, Aug 12 6:30 p.m. CDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 39–12 5–2 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,517 Recap 9 Thurs, Aug 17 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 33–26 6–2 TSN Investors Group Field 30,554 Recap 10 Thurs, Aug 24 6:30 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes W 34–31 (2OT) 7–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,564 Recap 11 Sun, Sept 3 3:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–38 7–3 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap 12 Sat, Sept 9 2:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 48–28 8–3 TSN Investors Group Field 33,134 Recap 13 Bye 14 Fri, Sept 22 7:00 p.m. CDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 29–9 9–3 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 26,588 Recap 15 Sat, Sept 30 8:30 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 28–19 10–3 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 30,524 Recap 16 Fri, Oct 6 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–30 10–4 TSN Investors Group Field 26,204 Recap 17 Sat, Oct 14 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions W 26–20 11–4 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 26,434 Recap 18 Sat, Oct 21 3:00 p.m. CDT at Toronto Argonauts L 28–29 11–5 TSN/RDS BMO Field 15,532 Recap 19 Sat, Oct 28 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions L 27–36 11–6 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 25,034 Recap 20 Fri, Nov 3 8:30 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders W 23–5 12–6 TSN McMahon Stadium 24,281 Recap 2017 RDS CFL ScheduleCFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 12 3:30 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 32–39 0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,244 Recap

Roster 2017 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T G C T C T/G G/T

Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DE DT

Special teams K/P LS Linebackers

Defensive backs

Practice roster RB DE DT DB LB G DB LB

Injured list WR G DT LB DB DE WR

Suspended DB Italics indicate International players

Coaching staff Winnipeg Blue Bombers Staff Front office Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members) Chairperson of the board of governors – Brock Bulbuck President/CEO – Wade Miller General manager of football operations – Kyle Walters Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus Assistant general manager / director of player personnel – Ted Goveia National scout – Craig Smith Director of football operations – Dave Siddall Head equipment manager – Brad Fotty Assistant equipment manager – Kevin Todd Assistant equipment manager – Jared Cronk Video coordinator – Kent Anderson Assistant video coordinator – Colin Thurston Head coaches Head coach – Mike O'Shea

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers – Paul LaPolice Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce Running backs – Kevin Bourgoin Offensive line – Bob Wylie Assistant offensive line – Marty Costello

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Richie Hall Linebackers – Glen Young Defensive line – Todd Howard Defensive backs – Tony Missick

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Paul Boudreau

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