2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
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The 2001
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
finished in 1st place in the East division with a 14–4 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup
but lost to the Calgary Stampeders
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2001 CFL season
The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 2001:...
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
finished in 1st place in the East division with a 14–4 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup
89th Grey Cup
The 89th Grey Cup was held in 2001 in Montreal. The Calgary Stampeders claimed their fifth championship in team history with a 27-19 win over the East Division champions and heavily favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers....
but lost to the Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
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CFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 19 | Ben Wearing Ben Wearing Ben Wearing is an Australian football player currently playing for Victorian Premier League outfit Heidelberg United on loan from A-League club Gold Coast United.-Club career:... |
WR | McGill |
| 4 | 27 | Nick Tsatsaronis | RB | Memphis |
| 5 | 35 | Howie Dryden | DB | Manitoba |
| 6 | 43 | Darryl Fabiani | DB | Western Ontario |
Season standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 383 | 28 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 420 | 22 |
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 419 | 18 |
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 432 | 455 | 15 |
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 4 | at Calgary Stampeders 2001 Calgary Stampeders season The 2001 Calgary Stampeders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 8–10–0 record and won the Grey Cup.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-West Semi-Final:-West Final:-Grey Cup:-References:... |
48–20 | Win | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 13 | at Toronto Argonauts 2001 Toronto Argonauts season The 2001 Toronto Argonauts finished in 4th place in the East Division of the 2001 CFL season with a 7–11–0–1 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Regular season:... |
30–16 | Win | 2–0 |
| 3 | July 20 | vs. Montreal Alouettes 2001 Montreal Alouettes season The 2001 Montreal Alouettes finished in 3rd place in the East Division following a disastrous end to the season. After starting the season with a 9–2 record, the team lost its remaining seven games, as well as their playoff game, to finish the season with a 9–9 record... |
37–34 | Loss | 2–1 |
| 4 | July 26 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 11–7–0 record but lost to the powerhouse Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings :-Schedule:-Postseason:... |
24–19 | Loss | 2–2 |
| 5 | Aug 3 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West division with a 6–12–0 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-Roster:... |
32–14 | Win | 3–2 |
| 6 | Aug 10 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 36–16 | Win | 4–2 |
| 7 | Aug 16 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20–17 | Win | 5–2 |
| 8 | Aug 24 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 24–19 | Win | 6–2 |
| 9 | Sept 2 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 20–18 | Win | 7–2 |
| 10 | Sept 8 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 63–31 | Win | 8–2 |
| 11 | Sept 17 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos 2001 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos finished 1st in the West division with a 9–9–0–1 record, but lost the East Final to the Calgary Stampeders. This season's Eskimos became the first West division team in CFL history to finish first in the division with only a .500 record.... |
23–22 | Win | 9–2 |
| 12 | Sept 23 | at Montreal Alouettes | 28–25 | Win | 10–2 |
| 13 | Sept 28 | vs. BC Lions | 23–22 | Win | 11–2 |
| 14 | Oct 5 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 37–33 | Win | 12–2 |
| 15 | Oct 14 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24–17 | Win | 13–2 |
| 16 | Oct 20 | at BC Lions | 26–18 | Win | 14–2 |
| 17 | Oct 26 | at Toronto Argonauts | 12–7 | Loss | 14–3 |
| 18 | Nov 2 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 22–15 | Loss | 14–4 |
East Final
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
? | ? | ? | ? | 28 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
? | ? | ? | ? | 13 |
Grey Cup
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Awards and records
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Player AwardThe Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The Most Outstanding Player award can be compared to the National Football League's Most Valuable Player, otherwise known as the "MVP" award...
– Khari JonesKhari JonesKhari Okang Jones [ke-HAR-ee] is a retired professional Canadian football player and former television sports reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jones played quarterback in the Canadian Football League, where he enjoyed his most success with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
(QB) - CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Canadian AwardThe Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually rewarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. This is the second-last award to be given during the CFL Awards banquet, which takes place the week before Grey Cup weekend in the same city where it is hosted. The two nominees...
– Doug Brown (DT) - CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman AwardThe Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually rewarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. This is the fourth-last award to be given during the CFL Awards banquet, which takes place the week before Grey Cup weekend in the same city where it is hosted...
– Dave MudgeDave MudgeDave Mudge is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who has played in the Canadian Football League since 1999 for the Toronto Argonauts, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 2001 while playing for the Blue...
(OT) - CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams AwardJohn Agro Special Teams AwardThe John Agro Special Teams Award is awarded to the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams player that is voted by his peers .-John Agro Special Teams Award winners:*2011 - Paul McCallum , BC Lions...
– Charles Roberts (RB) - CFL's Coach of the Year AwardAnnis Stukus TrophyThe Annis Stukus Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, which is presented annually by the Edmonton Eskimos Alumni Association to the Coach of the Year, as determined by the members of the Football Reporters of Canada...
– Dave RitchieDave Ritchie (football coach)Dave Ritchie is a former coach in the Canadian Football League. He is best known for his days as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Head Coach from 1999 to 2004...
2001 CFL All-Stars
- QB – Khari JonesKhari JonesKhari Okang Jones [ke-HAR-ee] is a retired professional Canadian football player and former television sports reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jones played quarterback in the Canadian Football League, where he enjoyed his most success with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
, CFL All-Star - SB – Milt StegallMilt StegallMilton Eugene Stegall is a retired professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football, three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Stegall was an All-Star...
, CFL All-Star - OG – Brett MacNeilBrett MacNeilBrett MacNeil is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played twelve seasons in the Canadian Football League.- References :**...
, CFL All-Star - OT – Dave MudgeDave MudgeDave Mudge is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who has played in the Canadian Football League since 1999 for the Toronto Argonauts, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 2001 while playing for the Blue...
, CFL All-Star - ST – Charles Roberts, CFL All-Star
- DT – Doug Brown, CFL All-Star
- DB – Juran BoldenJuran BoldenJuran T. Bolden is a former American cornerback of American and Canadian football. He last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 2007. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft...
, CFL All-Star - DB – Harold NashHarold NashHarold Nash, Jr. is a current American football strength and conditioning coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He is also a former defensive back in the Canadian Football League....
, CFL All-Star
Eastern All-Star Selections
- QB – Khari JonesKhari JonesKhari Okang Jones [ke-HAR-ee] is a retired professional Canadian football player and former television sports reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jones played quarterback in the Canadian Football League, where he enjoyed his most success with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - SB – Milt StegallMilt StegallMilton Eugene Stegall is a retired professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football, three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Stegall was an All-Star...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - OG – Brett MacNeilBrett MacNeilBrett MacNeil is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played twelve seasons in the Canadian Football League.- References :**...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - OT – Dave MudgeDave MudgeDave Mudge is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who has played in the Canadian Football League since 1999 for the Toronto Argonauts, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 2001 while playing for the Blue...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - ST – Charles Roberts, CFL Eastern All-Star
- DT – Doug Brown, CFL Eastern All-Star
- CB – Marvin ColemanMarvin ColemanMarvin Coleman was a football player in the Canadian Football League for ten years years. Coleman played cornerback for the Calgary Stampeders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1994-2003. He was a CFL All-Star three times.-References:...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - DB – Juran BoldenJuran BoldenJuran T. Bolden is a former American cornerback of American and Canadian football. He last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 2007. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - DB – Harold NashHarold NashHarold Nash, Jr. is a current American football strength and conditioning coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He is also a former defensive back in the Canadian Football League....
, CFL Eastern All-Star