The 2009

2009 CFL season

The 2009 CFL season was the 56th season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it was the 52nd season of the Canadian Football League. The Montreal Alouettes won the 97th Grey Cup on November 29 with a last second 28–27 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders...

 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...

 season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

 and their 77th overall. The Blue Bombers were in the playoff hunt until the last game of the season, at home, against the 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...

, but lost the game and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2005

2005 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 2005 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 5th place in the West division with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.-CFL Draft:-Season schedule:-References:...

, finishing the season with a disappointing 7–11 record.

Off-season

On February 18, Milt Stegall

Milt Stegall

Milton 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...

 announced his retirement from the Blue Bombers.

New coach Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly (Canadian football)

Mike Kelly is a professional football coach who most notably served as head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League for one season in 2009.-Playing Career:...

 made many roster moves to re-shape the team that lost the 95th Grey Cup

95th Grey Cup

The 95th Grey Cup was held in Toronto at the Rogers Centre on November 25, 2007. The Grey Cup, first awarded in 1909, is the championship game of the Canadian Football League. It was played between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, with the Roughriders winning 23-19...

 in 2007 and slid to an 8 win and 10 loss record in the 2008 season

2008 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers attempted to win their 11th Grey Cup championship, but they lost in the Eastern Semi-Final game against the Edmonton Eskimos, who crossed over from the West.-CFL Draft:...

.

CFL Draft

The 2009 CFL Draft

2009 CFL Draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA...

 took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Blue Bombers did not have a selection until the third round, when they chose lineman Mike Morris from UBC.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
3	19	Mike Morris	OL	UBC
4	27	Adam Bestard	OL	Wilfrid Laurier
5	35	Peter Quinney Peter Quinney Peter Quinney is a professional Canadian football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.On January 1, 2010, Peter was signed by the Toronto Argonauts...	FB	Wilfrid Laurier
6	45	Thaine Carter Thaine Carter Thaine Carter is a professional Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Blue Bombers in the sixth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Queen's...	LB	Queen's

Notable transactions

• On February 18, Riall Johnson
  Riall Johnson
  Riall Salud Johnson is a professional Canadian football player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.- Early years :...
  
   was acquired by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, from the Toronto Argonauts for import middle linebacker Zeke Moreno
  Zeke Moreno
  Ezekiel Aaron Moreno is a professional American football linebacker.-Early years:Moreno attended Castle Park High School in Chula Vista and was a letterman in football and baseball. In football, as a senior, he led his team to a state championship in 1996...
  
   and a conditional draft pick.

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Result
June 17	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32–22	Win
June 24	@ Montreal Alouettes	31–27	Loss

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	July 2	at Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...	19–17	Loss	30,650	0–1
2	July 10	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...	42–30	Win	29,533	1–1
3	July 18	at 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...	25–13	Loss	24,292	1–2
4	July 24	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...	19–5	Loss	28,466	1–3
5	August 1	at Toronto Argonauts	13–12	Win	23,821	2–3
6	August 8	at 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...	31–23	Loss	35,650	2–4
7	August 15	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...	39–12	Loss	25,053	2–5
8	August 21	at BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...	37–10	Win	27,983	3–5
9	Bye
10	Sept 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...	29–14	Loss	30,945	3–6
11	Sept 13	Saskatchewan Roughriders	55–10	Loss	29,533	3–7
12	Sept 20	at Montreal Alouettes	33–14	Loss	20,202	3–8
13	Sept 26	Toronto Argonauts	29–24	Win	22,446	4–8
14	Oct 2	Edmonton Eskimos	27–17	Win	21,965	5–8
15	Oct 12	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	38–28	Win	19,562	6–8
16	Oct 18	BC Lions	24–21	Loss	24,048	6–9
17	Oct 24	Montreal Alouettes	41–24	Win	21,378	7–9
18	Nov 1	at Montreal Alouettes	48–13	Loss	20,202	7–10
19	Nov 8	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	39–17	Loss	29,038	7–11

Roster

Quarterbacks Running Backs FB FB Wide Receivers Slotbacks		Offensive Linemen G OL C G T T Defensive Linemen DT DE DT DT DL DL DE		Linebackers OLB LB MLB LB OLB OLB ILB Defensive Backs S CB S CB DB S CB HB HB Special Teams LS K P		Inactive List RG DB CB QB DE P DE Practice Roster OL QB OL DL RB WR DL Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2009-10-08 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 8 Inactive, 7 PR → More rosters

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Michael Bishop	404	204	50.5	3035	15	19	68.3
Stefan LeFors Stefan LeFors Stefan Wayne LeFors is a former quarterback in American and Canadian football who is currently a high school coach. He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...	88	41	46.6	459	2	2	60.8
Bryan Randall Bryan Randall Bryan Randall is a professional gridiron football quarterback who currently plays for the Richmond Raiders of the Southern Indoor Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2005...	20	6	30.0	58	0	4	(−44.2)
Richie Williams Richie Williams Richie Williams is an American former professional soccer player and coach.Known for his diminutive height and his dogged tackling, Williams spent the vast majority of his playing career in the United States, playing one season in the National Professional Soccer League, two in USISL, two in the...	10	3	30.0	30	0	1	39.6
Casey Bramlet Casey Bramlet Casey Bramlet was a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft...	14	2	14.3	18	0	3	(−70.0)

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD	Fumbles
Fred Reid	238	1371	5.8	7	2
Yvenson Bernard Yvenson Bernard Yvenson Bernard [EVAN-son] is a professional Canadian football running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2008...	53	336	6.3	0	4
Brock Ralph Brock Ralph Brock Ralph is a professional Canadian football slotback and wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He has previously played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.- Early years :...	22	135	6.1	0	2
Michael Bishop	19	84	4.4	0	6
Stefan LeFors Stefan LeFors Stefan Wayne LeFors is a former quarterback in American and Canadian football who is currently a high school coach. He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...	15	68	4.5	0	2
Lavarus Giles Lavarus Giles Lavarus Lakeith Giles is a professional American and Canadian football running back who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Jackson...	14	54	3.9	2	0
Mike Renaud Mike Renaud Mike Renaud is a professional Canadian football punter for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Montreal Alouettes as an undrafted free agent in 2006...	1	25	25	0	0
Ricky Santos Ricky Santos Ricky Santos is an American Canadian football quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008...	7	24	3.4	1	0
Bryan Randall Bryan Randall Bryan Randall is a professional gridiron football quarterback who currently plays for the Richmond Raiders of the Southern Indoor Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2005...	4	23	5.8	0	0
Romby Bryant Romby Bryant Romby Bryant is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Tulsa...	4	12	3.0	0	1
Richie Williams Richie Williams Richie Williams is an American former professional soccer player and coach.Known for his diminutive height and his dogged tackling, Williams spent the vast majority of his playing career in the United States, playing one season in the National Professional Soccer League, two in USISL, two in the...	2	9	4.5	0	0
Gavin Walls Gavin Walls Gavin Walls is a professional American football player, who most recently played with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League . He has also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers....	1	9	9.0	0	0
Jon Oosterhuis Jon Oosterhuis Jon Oosterhuis is a former Canadian football fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders with the eighth overall pick in the 2002 CFL Draft...	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Adarius Bowman Adarius Bowman Adarius Bowman is an Canadian football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Bowman was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 1, 2009...	55	925	16.8	55	6
Terrence Edwards Terrence Edwards Terrence Edwards is a Canadian football wide receiver who currently plays for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2003...	52	816	15.7	57	5
Brock Ralph Brock Ralph Brock Ralph is a professional Canadian football slotback and wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He has previously played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.- Early years :...	43	559	13.0	32	2
Titus Ryan Titus Ryan Titus LeMoyne Ryan is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2007...	8	285	35.6	65	3
Romby Bryant Romby Bryant Romby Bryant is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Tulsa...	20	232	11.6	36	0
Otis Amey Otis Amey Fred Otis Holmes Amey is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2005...	18	188	10.4	47	0
Fred Reid	21	157	7.5	24	1
Yvenson Bernard Yvenson Bernard Yvenson Bernard [EVAN-son] is a professional Canadian football running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2008...	17	153	9.0	29	0
Aaron Hargreaves Aaron Hargreaves Aaron Hargreaves is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the second round with the 15th pick in the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football for the Simon Fraser Clan.-External links:*...	14	142	10.1	17	0
Dudley Guice, Jr. Dudley Guice, Jr. Dudley Guice, Jr. is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2009...	6	76	12.7	33	0
Arjei Franklin Arjei Franklin Arjei Franklin is a Canadian professional football slotback in the Canadian Football League who has plays for the Calgary Stampeders.Franklin is an alumnus of Agincourt Collegiate Institute....	5	53	10.6	18	0
Jon Oosterhuis Jon Oosterhuis Jon Oosterhuis is a former Canadian football fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders with the eighth overall pick in the 2002 CFL Draft...	4	41	10.3	19	0
Craphonso Thorpe Craphonso Thorpe Craphonso Ja'won "Cro" Thorpe is an American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...	2	27	13.5	14	0
Steve Morley Steve Morley Steven Joseph Morley is a offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2003 CFL Draft by the Calgary Stampeders...	1	8	8.0	8	0
Riall Johnson Riall Johnson Riall Salud Johnson is a professional Canadian football player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.- Early years :...	1	8	8.0	8	0
Daryl Stephenson Daryl Stephenson Daryl Stephenson is a professional Canadian football running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was originally drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2008 and played with that franchise for three seasons...	1	1	1.0	1	0

Playoffs

The Blue Bombers finished third in the East Division with a record of 7 wins and 11 losses. The BC Lions, who finished fourth in the West, had a better record of 8 wins and 10 losses, and under the cross-over rule eliminated Winnipeg from the playoffs. The Lions will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East semi-final.