The 2025 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the team's 67th season in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 92nd season overall. The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season following an Edmonton Elks loss to the BC Lions in week 20. However, the Blue Bombers were unable to play in the Grey Cup that was being hosted by Winnipeg as the team lost the East Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes by a score of 42–33.
The 2025 CFL season was the 11th season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the 11th full season under general manager Kyle Walters.
This was the first sold-out regular season in franchise history, with attendances of 32,343 at each of the 9 home games.
Offseason CFL global draft The 2025 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Blue Bombers had two selections in the draft, including the second overall pick after trading Kyle Samson to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Round Pick Player Position School Nationality 1 2 Kemari Munier-Bailey DL Weber State 2 17 James Evans P Indiana
CFL national draft The 2025 CFL draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Blue Bombers had nine selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team selected eighth in each round of the draft by virtue of losing the 111th Grey Cup game.
Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 6 Connor Shay LB Wyoming Danville, CA, USA 2 15 Jaylen Smith DB North Texas Hamilton, ON 2 18 Taylor Elgersma QB Wilfrid Laurier London, ON 3 27 Ethan Vibert OL South Dakota State Regina, SK 5 39 Joey Corcoran WR New Hampshire Pierrefonds, QC 5 45 Lane Novak LB Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK 6 54 Ethan Ball DB Calgary Regina, SK 7 63 Trey Laing DL Eastern Michigan Tallahassee, FL, USA 8 71 Iwinosa Uwubanmwen OL Alberta Calgary, AB
Preseason Schedule
Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B 1 Sat, May 24 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 15–9 1–0 CFL+ Princess Auto Stadium 27,913 Recap C 2 Fri, May 30 8:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–20 2–0 CFL+ Mosaic Stadium 26,293 Recap
Regular season Standings
Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Bye 2 1 Thu, June 12 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. BC Lions W 34–20 1–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 3 2 Sat, June 21 6:00 p.m. CDT at BC Lions W 27–14 2–0 TSN/CTV/CBSSN BC Place 20,138 Recap 4 3 Thu, June 26 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 36–23 3–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 5 4 Thu, July 3 8:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders L 16–37 3–1 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 22,485 Recap 6 Bye 7 5 Fri, July 18 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 20–41 3–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 8 6 Sat, July 26 6:00 p.m. CDT at Toronto Argonauts L 17–31 3–3 TSN/CTV/CBSSN BMO Field 13,266 Recap 9 7 Fri, Aug 1 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 40–31 4–3 TSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 10 8 Sat, Aug 9 6:00 p.m. CDT at Calgary Stampeders L 27–28 4–4 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 20,902 Recap 11 9 Thu, Aug 14 7:30 p.m. CDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 30–27 5–4 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 12 10 Thu, Aug 21 6:30 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes W 26–13 6–4 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,310 Recap 13 11 Sun, Aug 31 6:00 p.m. CDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 30–34 6–5 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 34,243 Recap 14 12 Sat, Sept 6 3:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–21 6–6 TSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 15 13 Fri, Sep 12 6:00 p.m. CDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–32 6–7 TSN/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 22,913 Recap 16 14 Sat, Sept 20 2:00 p.m. CDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 26–18 7–7 TSN/CTV/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,033 Recap 17 15 Sat, Sept 27 2:00 p.m. CDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 40–3 8–7 TSN/CTV Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 18 Bye 19 16 Sat, Oct 11 6:00 p.m. CDT at Edmonton Elks L 20–25 8–8 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 15,013 Recap 20 17 Fri, Oct 17 7:00 p.m. CDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–16 9–8 TSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 21 18 Sat, Oct 25 2:00 p.m. CDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 19–10 10–8 TSN/CTV/RDS Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap
Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record East Semi-Final Sat, Nov 1 1:00 p.m. CDT at Montreal Alouettes L 33–42 0–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 19,785 Recap
Roster 2025 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T G/C C G T G
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DT DE DT
Special teams K LS P Linebackers
Defensive backs
Practice roster DT DE G WR DB DT G DE T LB
Suspended list WR DB DB T DB DT Injured list DB SB SB WR DB DE DE DB T RB DB SB LB RB DT SB QB DB G G DB Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player
Coaching staff Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff Front office Owner – Winnipeg Football Club Chairperson of the Board of Governors – Dayna Spiring President/CEO – Wade Miller General Manager of Football Operations – Kyle Walters Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus Senior Director of Player Personnel — Jim Jauch Senior Director of Player Personnel — Eric Deslauriers Senior Director of Player Personnel — Brock Sunderland Director of Football Operations – Matt Gulakow
Equipment Staff Head Equipment Manager – Brad Fotty Assistant Equipment Manager – Kevin Todd Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike O'Shea
Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jason Hogan Quarterbacks – Jarious Jackson Receivers – Billy Jean Running Backs – André Bolduc Offensive Line – Marty Costello
Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jordan Younger Defensive Line – Darrell Patterson Pass Game Analyst and Linebackers – James Stanley Defensive Assistant – Richie Hall
Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mike Miller
Video Coaches Video Coordinator – Evan Best
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