1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head Coach	Ray Jauch
Home Field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd, West
Playoff Finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1977	1979

The 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 3rd place in the West division with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final but lost 38–4 to the Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–14	Win	1–0
B	June 22	at Toronto Argonauts	35–4	Loss	1–1
C	June 28	at Calgary Stampeders	21–10	Win	2–1
D	July 4	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	28–27	Win	3–1

Regular season

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

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 11	at BC Lions	30–14	Loss	0–1
2	July 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	29–28	Loss	0–2
3	Aug 2	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–13	Win	1–2
4	Aug 9	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	29–7	Win	2–2
5	Aug 16	vs. Calgary Stampeders	29–21	Loss	2–3
6	Aug 23	at Edmonton Eskimos	14–8	Loss	2–4
7	Aug 29	vs. Montreal Alouettes	36–10	Win	3–4
8	Sept 4	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	31–29	Win	4–4
9	Sept 9	at Ottawa Rough Riders	31–29	Win	5–4
10	Sept 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	19–14	Win	6–4
11	Sept 24	vs. BC Lions	32–25	Win	7–4
12	Sept 30	at BC Lions	38–27	Win	8–4
13	Oct 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	38–10	Loss	8–5
14	Oct 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	13–7	Win	9–5
15	Oct 29	vs. Calgary Stampeders	28–24	Loss	9–6
16	Nov 5	at Calgary Stampeders	22–14	Loss	9–7

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	?	?	?	?	4
Calgary Stampeders	?	?	?	?	38