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1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

{{short description|Canadian football team season}}

{{Infobox NFL_season

| logo =

| team = Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| year = 1998

| record = 3–15

| division_place = 4th, East

| general_manager = Jeff Reinebold

| coach = Jeff Reinebold

| stadium = Winnipeg Stadium

| playoffs = did not qualify

| uniform = Image:CFL WPG Jersey 1998.png

| shortnavlink = Blue Bombers seasons

}}

The 1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

=CFL Draft=

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scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};"| Round

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};"| Pick

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};"| Player

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};"| Position

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};"| School

align=center| 422Garrett SutherlandLBNorthern Illinois
align=center| 423Jean Daniel RoyDLOttawa
align=center| 426Eddie WilliamsWRSouthwest Minnesota State
align=center| 637John BaunemannKManitoba
align=center| 638Chad VathLBManitoba

Regular season

=Season standings=

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|+ East Division

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

align="center"

| align="left" |Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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| align="left" | Montreal Alouettes

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| align="left" |Toronto Argonauts

1899045241018
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| align="left" |Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1831503995886

=Season schedule=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Week

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|year=1998|border=2}};" | Record

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! 1

| July 1

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| L 24–27

| 0–1

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! 2

| July 8

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 13–33

| 0–2

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! 3

| July 17

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 7–29

| 0–3

|

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! 4

| July 24

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 25–44

| 0–4

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! 5

| July 30

| at BC Lions

| L 13–20

| 0–5

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! 6

| Aug 6

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 14–29

| 0–6

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! 7

| Aug 14

| vs. BC Lions

| L 22–24

| 0–7

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! 8

| Aug 21

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 16–25

| 0–8

|

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! 9

| Aug 27

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| L 16–37

| 0–9

|

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! 10

| Sept 6

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 18–32

| 0–10

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! 11

| Sept 13

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 36–35

| 1–10

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! 12

| Sept 19

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 22–46

| 1–11

|

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! 13

| Sept 25

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| W 34–23

| 2–11

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! 14

| Oct 4

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 21–35

| 2–12

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! 15

| Oct 12

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| L 20–40

| 2–13

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! 16

| Oct 18

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 23–39

| 2–14

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! 17

| Oct 25

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 44–58

| 2–15

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! 18

| Oct 30

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 31–12

| 3–15

|

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{{Cite web |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-25 |archive-date=2009-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040717/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm |url-status=dead }}

Awards and records

=1998 CFL All-Stars=

=Eastern All-Star Selections=

References

{{reflist}}

{{1998 CFL season by team}}

{{Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons}}

{{Winnipeg Blue Bombers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season}}

Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons

Winn

Category:1998 in sports in Manitoba

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