2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach	Dave Ritchie
Home field	Canad Inns Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Uniform

The 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. Due to the Ottawa Renegades entering the league, the Blue Bombers moved back to the West Division. They appeared in the West Final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/club team
3	26	Michael Shaver	FB	Ottawa
4	35	Mike Faisthuber	SB	Manitoba
5	40	Lloyd Orris	RB	Simon Fraser
5	44	Joey Mikawoz	LB	Manitoba

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	13	5	0	0	516	450	26	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	12	6	0	0	566	421	24	Details
BC Lions	18	10	8	0	0	480	399	20	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	2	435	393	18	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	6	12	0	2	438	509	14	Details

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	June 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	39–15	Win	1–0
2	July 5	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	24–15	Win	2–0
3	July 11	at Ottawa Renegades	25–24	Loss	2–1
4	July 17	vs. Ottawa Renegades	55–7	Win	3–1
5	July 23	at Toronto Argonauts	42–15	Win	4–1
5	July 27	at Montreal Alouettes	31–22	Loss	4–2
6	Bye
7	Aug 9	vs. BC Lions	29–21	Loss	4–3
8	Aug 15	at Edmonton Eskimos	35–32	Loss	4–4
9	Aug 23	vs. Calgary Stampeders	51–48	Win	5–4
10	Sept 1	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	33–19	Loss	5–5
11	Sept 8	vs. BC Lions	44–28	Win	6–5
12	Bye
13	Sept 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	37–24	Win	7–5
14	Sept 27	at BC Lions	38–28	Loss	7–6
15	Oct 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	35–32	Win	8–6
16	Oct 12	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–11	Win	9–6
17	Oct 18	at Calgary Stampeders	35–20	Win	10–6
18	Oct 27	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–7	Win	11–6
19	Nov 2	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	20–8	Win	12–6

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Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	10	0	10	10	30
BC Lions	3	0	0	0	3

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	11	11	10	1	33
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	6	7	17	30

Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Milt Stegall (SB)

2002 CFL All-Stars

• RB – Charles Roberts, CFL All-Star
• SB – Milt Stegall, CFL All-Star
• OT – Dave Mudge, CFL All-Star
• DT – Doug Brown, CFL All-Star
• DT – Denny Fortney, CFL All-Star

Western All-Star selections

• QB – Khari Jones, CFL Western All-Star
• RB – Charles Roberts, CFL Western All-Star
• SB – Milt Stegall, CFL Western All-Star
• OT – Dave Mudge, CFL Western All-Star
• DT – Doug Brown, CFL Western All-Star
• DT – Denny Fortney, CFL Western All-Star
• DB – Harold Nash, CFL Western All-Star
• DS – Tom Europe, CFL Western All-Star

References

1. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
2. "Winnipeg Blue Bombers Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Michigan-football.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2017.