1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
PresidentGordon Lawson
General managerJim Ausley
Head coachBud Grant
Home stadiumWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st, West
PlayoffsWon Grey Cup

The 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 13–3 record. Winnipeg met the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 49th Grey Cup.and played in what has been called one of the greatest Cups ever played, as Winnipeg rallied to send the game to overtime late to make it the first Grey Cup to be decided in overtime (and the only one for the entire 20th century). Ken Ploen gave the Blue Bombers the win with his 19-yard scramble to the endzone to end it in double overtime.[1]

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
A July 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 15–28 0–1
B July 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–18 1–1

Regular season

Standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 13 3 0 360 251 26
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 5 1 334 257 21
Calgary Stampeders 16 7 9 0 300 311 14
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 5 10 1 211 314 11
BC Lions 16 1 13 2 215 393 4

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Result Record
1 1 Aug 7 at Calgary Stampeders W 18–17 1–0
2 2 Aug 11 at Montreal Alouettes W 21–15 2–0
2 3 Aug 14 at Toronto Argonauts W 14–13 3–0
3 4 Aug 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 29–19 4–0
4 5 Aug 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 20–35 4–1
5 6 Aug 31 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 9–30 4–2
5 7 Sept 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–11 5–2
6 Bye
7 8 Sept 14 vs. BC Lions W 36–15 6–2
8 9 Sept 23 at Edmonton Eskimos W 33–10 7–2
9 10 Sept 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–6 8–2
10 11 Oct 7 vs. BC Lions W 24–20 9–2
11 12 Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders W 25–6 10–2
11 13 Oct 16 at BC Lions W 16–15 11–2
12 14 Oct 23 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 42–7 12–2
12 15 Oct 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–19 12–3
13 16 Nov 4 at Edmonton Eskimos W 14–13 13–3

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Record
West Final #1 Nov 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 14–1 1–0
West Final #2 Nov 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 43–14 2–0
49th Grey Cup Dec 2 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–14 (OT) 3–0

Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 0 7 0 7 21
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 7 0 7 0 14

References

  1. ^ https://www.bluebombers.com/2006/11/09/grey_cup_moments__1961/
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