1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Earl Lunsford
Head coach	Ray Jauch
Home stadium	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoffs	Lost Western Final
Uniform
	← 1979; Blue Bombers seasons; 1981 →;

The 1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 10–6 record. They appeared in the Western Final but lost 34–24 to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T	George Siedel	OT	Montana
1	3	Ken Ciancone	LB	Utah State
3	19	Rob Bunce	DE	Saskatchewan
3	21	Vernon Pahl	G	Prince Edward Island
4	30	Brian Perkins	OT	Saskatchewan
5	39	Peter Mamer	DE	Saskatchewan
6	48	Mike Danese	LB	Toronto
7	57	Mike Topolovec	DE	Ottawa

Roster

1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Eugene Goodlow

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

John Helton DE
Jeff Henry DT

Linebackers

James Reed

Defensive backs

Ricky Wesson

Special teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster

Active, Inactive Practice Roster

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	Tue, June 10	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 20–26	0–1	Winnipeg Stadium	20,133
B	Sun, June 15	at Calgary Stampeders	L 23–25	0–2	McMahon Stadium	27,698
C	Wed, June 25	at Toronto Argonauts	W 20–16	1–2	Exhibition Stadium	28,101
D	Tue, July 1	vs. BC Lions	W 26–22	2–2	Winnipeg Stadium	17,806

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	Wed, July 9	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–36	0–1	Commonwealth Stadium	42,778
2	2	Wed, July 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 17–20	0–2	Winnipeg Stadium	20,980
3	3	Tue, July 22	at BC Lions	L 6–26	0–3	Empire Stadium	23,214
4	4	Tue, July 29	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 35–18	1–3	Winnipeg Stadium	20,774
5	Bye
6	5	Wed, Aug 13	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 17–30	1–4	Winnipeg Stadium	26,422
7	6	Wed, Aug 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 34–13	2–4	Ivor Wynne Stadium	24,152
8	7	Wed, Aug 27	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 32–29	3–4	Winnipeg Stadium	22,154
8	8	Mon, Sept 1	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 32–29	4–4	Winnipeg Stadium	25,699
9	9	Sun, Sept 7	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 30–29	5–4	Winnipeg Stadium	25,784
10	10	Sun, Sept 14	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 20–19	6–4	Lansdowne Park	21,241
11	Bye
12	11	Sun, Sept 28	vs. BC Lions	W 28–22	7–4	Winnipeg Stadium	29,622
13	12	Sun, Oct 5	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 28–14	8–4	Winnipeg Stadium	28,238
14	13	Sun, Oct 12	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 39–16	9–4	Taylor Field	23,938
15	14	Sun, Oct 19	at Calgary Stampeders	L 28–31	9–5	McMahon Stadium	31,132
16	15	Sun, Oct 26	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 26–25	10–5	Winnipeg Stadium	26,352
16	16	Sun, Nov 2	at BC Lions	L 17–43	10–6	Empire Stadium	16,676