The 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. Due to the Ottawa Renegades entering the league, the Blue Bombers moved back to the West Division. They appeared in the West Final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/club team 3 26 Michael Shaver FB Ottawa 4 35 Mike Faisthuber SB Manitoba 5 40 Lloyd Orris RB Simon Fraser 5 44 Joey Mikawoz LB Manitoba

Regular season Season standings

Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Record 1 June 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts 39–15 Win 1–0 2 July 5 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24–15 Win 2–0 3 July 11 at Ottawa Renegades 25–24 Loss 2–1 4 July 17 vs. Ottawa Renegades 55–7 Win 3–1 5 July 23 at Toronto Argonauts 42–15 Win 4–1 5 July 27 at Montreal Alouettes 31–22 Loss 4–2 6 Bye 7 Aug 9 vs. BC Lions 29–21 Loss 4–3 8 Aug 15 at Edmonton Eskimos 35–32 Loss 4–4 9 Aug 23 vs. Calgary Stampeders 51–48 Win 5–4 10 Sept 1 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–19 Loss 5–5 11 Sept 8 vs. BC Lions 44–28 Win 6–5 12 Bye 13 Sept 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes 37–24 Win 7–5 14 Sept 27 at BC Lions 38–28 Loss 7–6 15 Oct 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 35–32 Win 8–6 16 Oct 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 20–11 Win 9–6 17 Oct 18 at Calgary Stampeders 35–20 Win 10–6 18 Oct 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28–7 Win 11–6 19 Nov 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 20–8 Win 12–6

Playoffs West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 10 0 10 10 30BC Lions 3 0 0 0 3

West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 11 11 10 1 33Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 6 7 17 30 Roster 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

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

Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DE

Special teams P K Linebackers

Defensive backs

Injured list WR T DE G T SB C LB

Suspended T DB G G

Italics indicate International player

Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Milt Stegall (SB)

2002 CFL All-Stars RB – Charles Roberts, CFL All-Star SB – Milt Stegall, CFL All-Star OT – Dave Mudge, CFL All-Star DT – Doug Brown, CFL All-Star DT – Denny Fortney, CFL All-Star

Western All-Star selections QB – Khari Jones, CFL Western All-Star RB – Charles Roberts, CFL Western All-Star SB – Milt Stegall, CFL Western All-Star OT – Dave Mudge, CFL Western All-Star DT – Doug Brown, CFL Western All-Star DT – Denny Fortney, CFL Western All-Star DB – Harold Nash, CFL Western All-Star DS – Tom Europe, CFL Western All-Star

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