2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
{{short description|Canadian football team season}}
{{Infobox NFL_season
| logo =
| team = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| year = 2004
| record = 7–11
| division_place = 4th, West
| coach = Dave Ritchie
Jim Daley (Interim)
| stadium = Canad Inns Stadium
| playoffs = did not qualify
| uniform = Image:CFL WPG Jersey 2002.png
| shortnavlink = Blue Bombers seasons
}}
The 2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and failed to make the playoffs.
Offseason
=CFL Draft=
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! style="background:#13264B;color:#C9AF74;" width="8%"| Round ! style="background:#13264B;color:#C9AF74;" width="8%"| Pick ! style="background:#13264B;color:#C9AF74;" width="20%"| Player ! style="background:#13264B;color:#C9AF74;" width="15%"| Position ! style="background:#13264B;color:#C9AF74;" width="20%"| School/Club Team | ||||
align=center| 3 | 24 | Jon Ryan | WR/K | Regina |
align=center| 4 | 33 | Neil McKinlay | LB | Simon Fraser |
align=center| 5 | 43 | Ryan Folk | LB | Calgary |
align=center| 6 | 51 | John Sullivan | S | Waterloo |
Regular season
=Season standings=
{{2004 CFL West Division Standings}}
=Season schedule=
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| 1 | June 17 | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 37–25 | Loss | 22,059 | 0–1 |
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| 2 | June 25 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32–22 | Loss | 25,712 | 0–2 |
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| 3 | colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye | 0–2 |
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| 4 | July 8 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 32–15 | Win | 22,059 | 1–2 |
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| 5 | July 16 | at Ottawa Renegades | 29–1 | Win | 21,411 | 2–2 |
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| 6 | July 22 | vs. BC Lions | 48–17 | Loss | 25,567 | 2–3 |
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| 7 | July 30 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 41–24 | Loss | 38,363 | 2–4 |
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| 8 | August 7 | at Calgary Stampeders | 49–27 | Loss | 30,144 | 2–5 |
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| 9 | August 12 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 25–14 | Win | 23,998 | 3–5 |
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| 10 | August 17 | at Toronto Argonauts | 14–6 | Loss | 24,246 | 3–6 |
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| 11 | August 26 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 29–13 | Loss | 22,826 | 3–7 |
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| 12 | Sept 5 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 17–4 | Win | 30,220 | 4–7 |
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| 13 | Sept 12 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27–24 | Win | 27,160 | 5–7 |
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| 14 | Sept 18 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 44–34 | Win | 27,983 | 6–7 |
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| 15 | Sept 25 | at Montreal Alouettes | 47–25 | Loss | 20,202 | 6–8 |
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| 16 | Oct 2 | at BC Lions | 42–31 | Loss | 29,170 | 6–9 |
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| 17 | Oct 8 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20–13 | Loss | 26,323 | 6–10 |
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| 18 | colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye | 6–10 |
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| 19 | Oct 24 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 40–34 | Loss | 33,131 | 6–11 |
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| 20 | Oct 29 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 37–16 | Win | 23,119 | 7–11 |
Awards and records
=2004 CFL All-Stars=
- RB – Charles Roberts, CFL All-Star
- ST – Keith Stokes, CFL All-Star
=Western All-Star selections=
- RB – Charles Roberts, CFL Western All-Star
- ST – Keith Stokes, CFL Western All-Star
- DE – Tom Canada, CFL Western All-Star
- DB – Wes Lysack, CFL Western All-Star
References
{{reflist}}
{{2004 CFL season by team}}
{{Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season}}
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons
Category:2004 in sports in Manitoba
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