The 2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 90th season overall. The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season and played in their fourth straight Grey Cup game. However, the team lost the 110th Grey Cup to the Montreal Alouettes.

The 2023 CFL season was the ninth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the ninth full season under general manager Kyle Walters.{{cite web|url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/12/13/canadian-mafia-sticking-together/ |title=Canadian Mafia sticking together |publisher=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |date=December 13, 2019}}

Offseason

=CFL Global Draft=

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/10/expanded-cfl-combine-presented-by-new-era-heading-to-edmonton-in-23/ |title=Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23 |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 10, 2022}} The Blue Bombers had the eighth selection in each round.{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023-global-draft-tracker/ |title=2023 Global draft tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 10, 2023}}

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! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};"| Round

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};"| Pick

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};"| Player

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};"| Position

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};"| Club/School

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};"| Nationality

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|align=center| 1

Jamieson Sheahan

California

{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia

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|align=center| 2

Karl Schmitz

Jacksonville

{{flagicon|BER}} Bermuda

=CFL National Draft=

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/08/chase-brown-headlines-scouting-bureaus-fall-edition/ |title=Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=September 8, 2022}} The Blue Bombers had eight selections in the eight-round draft and owned all of their own selections by virtue of not trading any picks. The team had the eighth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams) after losing the 109th Grey Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/ |title=Draft Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 10, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};"\| Round ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};"\| Pick ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};"\| Player ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};"\| Position ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};"\| University Team ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};"\| Hometown
align="center" \|align=center\| 1	8	Anthony Bennett	DL	Regina	Weston, FL
align="center" \|align=center\| 2	15	Jake Kelly	DB	Bishop's	Markham, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	26	Jeremy Murphy	WR	Concordia (QC)	Montreal, QC
align="center" \|align=center\| 4	35	Tanner Schmekel	DL	Regina	Regina, SK
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	44	Collin Kornelson	DL	Manitoba	Winnipeg, MB
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	53	Breton MacDougall	DB	Windsor	LaSalle, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 7	62	Jonathan Rosery	RB	Alberta	Edmonton, AB
align="center" \|align=center\| 8	71	Max Charbonneau	LB	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON

Preseason

=Schedule=

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scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Week ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Game ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Date ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Kickoff ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Opponent ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" colspan=2 \| Results ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| TV ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Venue ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Attendance ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Summary
scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" \| Score ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" \| Record
align="center"= bgcolor="ffffff" ! align="center" \| A \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| B ! align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| Sat, May 27 \| align="center" \| 3:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Edmonton Elks \| align="center" \| W 25–23 \| align="center" \| 1–0 \| align="center" \| None \| align="center" \| Commonwealth Stadium \| align="center" \| N/A \| align="center" \| [https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CFL_2023_Gm_4_EDM_vs_WPG_Final_Stats.pdf Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| C ! align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| Fri, Jun 2 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders \| align="center" \| L 16–28 \| align="center" \| 1–1 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 24,654 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6305/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ Recap]

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scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Week

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Kickoff

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | TV

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Summary

scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" | Score

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Winnipeg Blue Bombers|border=2}};" | Record

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! align="center" | A

| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" | Bye

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! align="center" | B

! align="center" | 1

| align="center" | Sat, May 27

| align="center" | 3:00 p.m. CDT

| align="center" | at Edmonton Elks

| align="center" | W 25–23

| align="center" | 1–0

| align="center" | None

| align="center" | Commonwealth Stadium

| align="center" | N/A

| align="center" | [https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CFL_2023_Gm_4_EDM_vs_WPG_Final_Stats.pdf Recap]

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! align="center" | C

! align="center" | 2

| align="center" | Fri, Jun 2

| align="center" | 7:30 p.m. CDT

| align="center" | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| align="center" | L 16–28

| align="center" | 1–1

| align="center" | TSN

| align="center" | IG Field

| align="center" | 24,654

| align="center" | [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6305/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ Recap]

{{cite web|url=https://www.bluebombers.com/schedule/2023/ |title=2023 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Schedule |publisher=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |access-date=December 13, 2022}}

Regular season

=Standings=

=Schedule=

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scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Week ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Game ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Date ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Kickoff ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Opponent ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" colspan=2 \| Results ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| TV ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Venue ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Attendance ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Summary
scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" \| Score ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Winnipeg Blue Bombers\|border=2}};" \| Record
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 1 ! align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| Fri, June 9 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| align="center" \| W 42–31 \| align="center" \| 1–0 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 29,057 \| align="center" \| [https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/hot-first-quarter-spurs-winnipeg-blue-bombers-to-win-over-hamilton-tiger-cats-1.1971518 Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 2 ! align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| Fri, June 16 \| align="center" \| 8:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Saskatchewan Roughriders \| align="center" \| W 45–27 \| align="center" \| 2–0 \| align="center" \| TSN/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Mosaic Stadium \| align="center" \| 28,299 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6311/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 3 ! align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| Thu, June 22 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. BC Lions \| align="center" \| L 6–30 \| align="center" \| 2–1 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 25,662 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6314/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-bc-lions/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 4 ! align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| Sat, July 1 \| align="center" \| 6:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Montreal Alouettes \| align="center" \| W 17–3 \| align="center" \| 3–1 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 15,088 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6319/montreal-alouettes-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 5 ! align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| Fri, July 7 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. Calgary Stampeders \| align="center" \| W 24–11 \| align="center" \| 4–1 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 30,561 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6322/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-calgary-stampeders/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 6 ! align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| Sat, July 15 \| align="center" \| 3:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Ottawa Redblacks \| align="center" \| L 28–31 {{small\|(OT)}} \| align="center" \| 4–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 18,144 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6327/ottawa-redblacks-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 7 ! align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| Thu, July 20 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. Edmonton Elks \| align="center" \| W 28–14 \| align="center" \| 5–2 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 28,512 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6329/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-edmonton-elks/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffffff" ! align="center" \| 8 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 9 ! align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| Thu, Aug 3 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. BC Lions \| align="center" \| W 50–14 \| align="center" \| 6–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 30,874 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6337/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-bc-lions/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 10 ! align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| Thu, Aug 10 \| align="center" \| 8:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Edmonton Elks \| align="center" \| W 38–29 \| align="center" \| 7–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Commonwealth Stadium \| align="center" \| 19,921 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6341/edmonton-elks-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 11 ! align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| Fri, Aug 18 \| align="center" \| 8:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Calgary Stampeders \| align="center" \| W 19–18 \| align="center" \| 8–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS2 \| align="center" \| McMahon Stadium \| align="center" \| 20,106 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6346/calgary-stampeders-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 12 ! align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| Thu, Aug 24 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. Montreal Alouettes \| align="center" \| W 47–17 \| align="center" \| 9–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 32,343 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6349/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 13 ! align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| Sun, Sept 3 \| align="center" \| 6:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Saskatchewan Roughriders \| align="center" \| L 30–32 {{small\|(OT)}} \| align="center" \| 9–3 \| align="center" \| TSN/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Mosaic Stadium \| align="center" \| 33,350 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6354/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 14 ! align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| Sat, Sept 9 \| align="center" \| 3:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders \| align="center" \| W 51–6 \| align="center" \| 10–3 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 32,343 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6359/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 15 ! align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| Sat, Sept 16 \| align="center" \| 3:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| align="center" \| L 23–29 \| align="center" \| 10–4 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| Tim Hortons Field \| align="center" \| 22,610 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6363/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffffff" ! align="center" \| 16 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 17 ! align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| Fri, Sept 29 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. Toronto Argonauts \| align="center" \| W 31–21 \| align="center" \| 11–4 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 32,343 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6369/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 18 ! align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| Fri, Oct 6 \| align="center" \| 9:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at BC Lions \| align="center" \| W 34–26 {{small\|(OT)}} \| align="center" \| 12–4 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| BC Place \| align="center" \| 23,512 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6374/bc-lions-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ffffff" ! align="center" \| 19 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 20 ! align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| Sat, Oct 21 \| align="center" \| 6:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| vs. Edmonton Elks \| align="center" \| W 45–25 \| align="center" \| 13–4 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| IG Field \| align="center" \| 32,343 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6383/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-edmonton-elks/ Recap]
align="center"= bgcolor="ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 21 ! align="center" \| 18 \| align="center" \| Fri, Oct 27 \| align="center" \| 8:00 p.m. CDT \| align="center" \| at Calgary Stampeders \| align="center" \| W 36–13 \| align="center" \| 14–4 \| align="center" \| TSN \| align="center" \| McMahon Stadium \| align="center" \| 18,691 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6384/calgary-stampeders-vs-winnipeg-blue%20bombers/ Recap]