1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the West Division with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the West Final but lost 39–21 to the BC Lions.

1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Cal Murphy
Head coach	Cal Murphy
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Fri, June 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 4–26	0–1	Winnipeg Stadium	16,599
B	Fri, June 17	vs. BC Lions	L 23–24	0–2	Winnipeg Stadium	15,938
C	Wed, June 22	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 16–34	0–3	Commonwealth Stadium	38,951
D	Sun, June 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 10–33	0–4	Taylor Field	22,301

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Fri, July 8	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 25–26	0–1	Winnipeg Stadium	18,995
2	2	Fri, July 15	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 20–18	1–1	Commonwealth Stadium	39,472
3	3	Fri, July 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 29–18	2–1	Winnipeg Stadium	24,052
4	Bye
5	4	Sun, Aug 7	at Montreal Concordes	W 30–25	3–1	Olympic Stadium	20,774
6	5	Sat, Aug 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 32–16	4–1	Winnipeg Stadium	27,796
7	6	Sat, Aug 20	at BC Lions	L 6–44	4–2	BC Place	56,852
8	7	Sun, Aug 28	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 36–21	5–2	Winnipeg Stadium	23,032
9	8	Sun, Sept 4	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 30–32	5–3	Taylor Field	28,237
10	9	Sat, Sept 10	vs. Montreal Concordes	L 18–30	5–4	Winnipeg Stadium	21,189
11	10	Fri, Sept 16	at Calgary Stampeders	W 19–14	6–4	McMahon Stadium	26,198
12	11	Sat, Sept 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 50–19	7–4	Winnipeg Stadium	26,132
13	12	Sat, Oct 1	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 34–19	8–4	Ivor Wynne Stadium	19,266
14	13	Mon, Oct 10	vs. BC Lions	L 18–30	8–5	Winnipeg Stadium	31,508
15	14	Sun, Oct 16	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 23–42	8–6	Lansdowne Park	25,642
16	15	Sun, Oct 23	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 33–15	9–6	Winnipeg Stadium	24,206
17	Bye
18	16	Sat, Nov 5	at Toronto Argonauts	L 9–33	9–7	Exhibition Stadium	32,921

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	0	7	8	7	22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	7	21	15	6	49

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14	0	7	0	21
BC Lions	3	7	8	21	39

Awards