2011 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
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The 2011
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
season will be the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League
and their 79th overall. The Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the East division with a 10–8 record. The team clinched their first playoff berth since 2008
on October 7th, 2011 after a 33–17 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
. On November 20, 2011, The Blue Bombers defeated the Tiger-Cats 19–3 in the East Final, advancing to the 99th Grey Cup
. However, the Bombers lost the Grey Cup game 34–23 to the BC Lions
, extending their drought to 21 years without a Grey Cup championship.
took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Blue Bombers had six selections in the draft, and, for the first time since 1975, had the first overall selection in the draft. Winnipeg selected linebacker
Henoc Muamba
with the pick, making him the first St. Francis Xavier X-Men
player to be drafted first overall. The Bombers also had the fourth overall pick after trading Steven Jyles
to the Toronto Argonauts
, in which they selected Jade Etienne
from the University of Saskatchewan
. Winnipeg also selected Kito Poblah
in the 2011 supplemental draft, and must forfeit a first-round 2012 draft
pick.
2011 CFL season
The 2011 CFL season was the 58th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 54th season of the league. The complete schedule was released on February 18 and featured the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes opening the season against the visiting BC Lions on...
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 will be the 54th 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 79th overall. The Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the East division with a 10–8 record. The team clinched their first playoff berth since 2008
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:...
on October 7th, 2011 after a 33–17 win over 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...
. On November 20, 2011, The Blue Bombers defeated the Tiger-Cats 19–3 in the East Final, advancing to the 99th Grey Cup
99th Grey Cup
The 99th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game between the East Division champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the West Division champion BC Lions to decide the champion of the Canadian Football League in the 2011 season. The Lions defeated the Blue Bombers, 34–23, and became the first team in CFL...
. However, the Bombers lost the Grey Cup game 34–23 to the 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...
, extending their drought to 21 years without a Grey Cup championship.
CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft2011 CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011 live at 12:30 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats had...
took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Blue Bombers had six selections in the draft, and, for the first time since 1975, had the first overall selection in the draft. Winnipeg selected linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Henoc Muamba
Henoc Muamba
Henoc Muamba is a Canadian football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was selected first overall by the Blue Bombers in the 2011 CFL Draft, becoming the first player from St. Francis Xavier University to be chosen first overall in the draft. He played CIS...
with the pick, making him the first St. Francis Xavier X-Men
St. Francis Xavier X-Men
The St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Oland Stadium located at the University's campus.-History:...
player to be drafted first overall. The Bombers also had the fourth overall pick after trading Steven Jyles
Steven Jyles
Steven Jyles is a professional Canadian football quarterback currently playing for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Edmonton Eskimos in 2006...
to the 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...
, in which they selected Jade Etienne
Jade Etienne
Jade Etienne is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. In the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau December rankings, he was ranked as the 15th best player for players eligible in the 2011 CFL Draft...
from the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
. Winnipeg also selected Kito Poblah
Kito Poblah
Kito Poblah is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Poblah didn't qualify for non-import status until after the 2011 CFL Draft, and, as such, was only eligible to be taken in the 2011 supplemental draft...
in the 2011 supplemental draft, and must forfeit a first-round 2012 draft
2012 CFL Draft
The 2012 CFL Draft will take place in the Spring of 2012. 49 players will be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
pick.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Henoc Muamba Henoc Muamba Henoc Muamba is a Canadian football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was selected first overall by the Blue Bombers in the 2011 CFL Draft, becoming the first player from St. Francis Xavier University to be chosen first overall in the draft. He played CIS... |
LB | St. Francis Xavier St. Francis Xavier X-Men The St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Oland Stadium located at the University's campus.-History:... |
| 1 | 4 | Jade Etienne Jade Etienne Jade Etienne is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. In the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau December rankings, he was ranked as the 15th best player for players eligible in the 2011 CFL Draft... |
WR | Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies The University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity... |
| 3 | 17 | Brendan Dunn | DL/OL | Western Ontario Western Ontario Mustangs The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada... |
| 4 | 24 | Paul Swiston Paul Swiston Paul Swiston is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. In the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked as the 15th best player for players eligible in the 2011 CFL Draft, and 10th by players in... |
OL | Calgary Calgary Dinos The Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or... |
| 5 | 32 | Carl Volny Carl Volny Carl Volny is a Canadian football running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Volny was drafted 32nd overall in the draft by the Bombers and signed a contract with the team on May 18, 2011. He played college football with the Central Michigan Chippewas.-References:... |
RB | Central Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas football The Central Michigan Chippewas football team is a college football program in Division I FBS, representing Central Michigan University. They are a top 25 program in terms of all-time winning percentage and top five amongst all teams from non-BCS automatic qualifying conferences... |
| 6 | 41 | Liam Mahoney Liam Mahoney Liam Mahoney is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 41st overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2011 CFL Draft, but was released during training camp. He subsequently signed with the Tiger-Cats on July 25,... |
WR | Concordia Concordia Stingers The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically, in the Quebec Student Sports Federation and the Quebec University Football League... |
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Thurs, June 16 | at 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... |
27–15 | Loss | 21,223 | 0–1 |
| B | Thurs, June 23 | vs. 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... |
30–23 | Loss | 29,117 | 0–2 |
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, July 1 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 62nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished 3rd place in the East division with a 8–10 record. After hosting the East Semi-Final in 2009 and 2010 with no success, the Tiger-Cats had to go on the... |
24–16 | Win | 23,852 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Fri, July 8 | vs. Toronto Argonauts 2011 Toronto Argonauts season The 2011 Toronto Argonauts season is the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 139th season overall. The Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention on October 10, 2011 and failed to make a second straight playoff appearance, finishing 4th place in the East... |
22–16 | Win | 27,638 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Thurs, July 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders 2011 Calgary Stampeders season The 2011 Calgary Stampeders season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 77th overall. The Stampeders finished in 3rd place in the West division with a 11–7 record and lost the West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.... |
21–20 | Loss | 27,890 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sat, July 23 | at Toronto Argonauts | 33–24 | Win | 21,189 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Thurs, July 28 | vs. BC Lions 2011 BC Lions season The 2011 BC Lions season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 58th overall. The Lions finished in 1st place in the West division with an 11–7 record. The Lions won their 6th Grey Cup championship over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by a score of 34–23. The Lions... |
25–20 | Win | 29,533 | 4–1 |
| 6 | Fri, Aug 5 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos 2011 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Eskimos improved upon their 7–11 record from 2010, after winning their eighth game on October 10, 2011, while also securing a berth in the playoffs in that same game... |
28–16 | Win | 29,533 | 5–1 |
| 7 | Sat, Aug 13 | at BC Lions | 30–17 | Win | 24,131 | 6–1 |
| 8 | Bye | 6–1 | ||||
| 9 | Fri, Aug 26 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30–27 | Win | 30,338 | 7–1 |
| 10 | Sun, Sept 4 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season is the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders finished 4th place in the West division with a 5–13 record and were eliminated from the playoffs after a loss to the BC Lions on October 16, 2011... |
27–7 | Loss | 30,048 | 7–2 |
| 11 | Sun, Sept 11 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 45–23 | Loss | 30,518 | 7–3 |
| 12 | Sun, Sept 18 | at Montreal Alouettes 2011 Montreal Alouettes season The 2011 Montreal Alouettes season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 57th overall. The Alouettes finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 10–8 record. The Alouettes attempted to three-peat as Grey Cup champions, after winning back-to-back... |
25–23 | Win | 24,642 | 8–3 |
| 13 | Sat, Sept 24 | at Toronto Argonauts | 25–24 | Loss | 19,108 | 8–4 |
| 14 | Fri, Sept 30 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 32–26 | Loss | 30,447 | 8–5 |
| 15 | Fri, Oct 7 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 33–17 | Win | 23,268 | 9–5 |
| 16 | Sat, Oct 15 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 24–10 | Loss | 30,734 | 9–6 |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 22 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 26–25 | Win | 30,360 | 10–6 |
| 18 | Fri, Oct 28 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 27–22 | Loss | 29,751 | 10–7 |
| 19 | Sat, Nov 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | 30–24 | Loss | 29,076 | 10–8 |
Roster
| Quarterbacks Running Backs FB FB Wide Receivers Slotbacks |
Offensive Linemen OT OT OL/DL T C G OL Defensive Linemen DT DL DL/LB DE DT DL DL DL DE |
Linebackers WLB LB SLB MLB LB Defensive Backs CB S HB CB S DB DB HB Special Teams P LS K P |
Injured List QB  (9 Game) (1 Game) DB (1 Game) OL (9 Game) MLB (9 Game) (9 Game) QB (1 Game) OL (9 Game) DB (1 Game) (9 Game)Practice Roster WR LB RB WR LB DL OL Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2011-06-26 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active → More rosters |
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