The 2015 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 83rd overall. The Blue Bombers finished the season in fourth place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, as well as the sixth time in seven seasons. This was also the first time since 2010 that a Grey Cup host city has failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason CFL draft The 2015 CFL draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Blue Bombers had six selections in the seven-round draft, including three of the first 15 picks. The team traded their third-round pick for Saskatchewan's second after sending Cory Watson and receiving Kris Bastien. The team also lost their seventh-round pick after trading for Josh Portis.Blue Bombers pick up backup QB Portis in trade with Argos
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 2 Sukh Chungh OL Calgary 2 11 Addison Richards WR Regina 2 15 Brendan Morgan DB Queen's 4 33 Christophe Normand RB Laval 5 38 Ettore Lattanzio DL Ottawa 6 46 Justin Warden LB Bishop's
Preseason
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B Tues, June 9 6:30 p.m. CDT at Toronto Argonauts W 34–27 1–0 None Varsity Stadium 5,000 Recap C Fri, June 19 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–26 1–1 None Investors Group Field 24,344 Recap
Regular season Standings
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Sat, June 27 7:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–26 1–0 TSN Mosaic Stadium 32,228 Recap 2 Thur, July 2 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 26–52 1–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,279 Recap 3 Fri, July 10 6:00 p.m. CDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–23 2–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 25,605 Recap 4 Sat, July 18 6:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders L 25–26 2–2 TSN McMahon Stadium 29,255 Recap 5 Sat, July 25 6:00 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 3–32 2–3 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 27,895 Recap 6 Thur, July 30 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions W 23–13 3–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,214 Recap 7 Sun, Aug 9 4:00 p.m. CDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–38 3–4 TSN/RDS2/ESPNews Tim Hortons Field 24,068 Recap 8 Fri, Aug 14 7:00 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–27 3–5 TSN Investors Group Field 27,246 Recap 9 Bye 10 Sat, Aug 29 5:00 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 8–36 3–6 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 27,148 Recap 11 Sun, Sep 6 3:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–37 3–7 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,427 Recap 12 Sat, Sept 12 5:30 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 22–7 4–7 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 35,156 Recap 13 Sun, Sept 20 12:00 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes L 14–35 4–8 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 23,262 Recap 14 Fri, Sept 25 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 23–25 4–9 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 23,113 Recap 15 Sat, Oct 3 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 23–24 4–10 TSN Investors Group Field 24,179 Recap 16 Sat, Oct 10 9:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions W 29–26 5–10 TSN BC Place 19,826 Recap 17 Fri, Oct 16 6:30 p.m. CDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 24–27 5–11 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 22,867 Recap 18 Sat, Oct 24 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 20–27 5–12 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 23,773 Recap 19 Bye 20 Fri, Nov 6 6:30 p.m. CST at Toronto Argonauts L 11–21 5–13 TSN/RDS2 Rogers Centre 17,511 Recap
Roster 2015 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T G/T G G/C G/C T/G
Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE DT DE DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P P/K LS
Reserve roster DT FB
Practice roster DE T G G DB SB Injured list DT WR RB T WR DE DE DT QB DB DE C DB WR RB WR/DB DT T SB RB DB QB Italics indicate International player
Coaching staff 2015 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 - Drew Morris Director of Football Operations - Dave Siddall Assistant Director of Football Operations - Maddie Norwell 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 – Marcel Bellefeuille Quarterbacks – Gene Dahlquist Wide receivers – Markus Howell Running backs – Buck Pierce Offensive line – Bob Wylie Assistant offensive line – Paul Charbonneau Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Richie Hall Linebackers – Greg Knox Defensive line – Todd Howard Defensive backs – Barron Miles
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mike O'Shea
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