Canadian football team season
The 1941 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in first place in the WIFU with a 6–2 record. The Blue Bombers won their third Grey Cup championship by defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders 18–16.
Exhibition games[edit]
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Sat, May 24 | vs. University of North Dakota Sioux | 25–5 | Loss | 0–1 |
Tues, Aug 26 | vs. Columbus Bullies | 19–12 | Win | 1–1 |
Mon, Sept 1 | vs. Columbus Bullies | 6–0 | Loss | 1–2 |
Wed, Sept 10 | vs. Columbus Bullies | 31–1 | Loss | 1–3 |
Sat, Oct 4 | vs. Kenosha Cardinals | 18–16 | Loss | 1–4 |
Sun, Nov 2 | at. Kenosha Cardinals | 35–6 | Loss | 1–5 |
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Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
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Schedule[edit]
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
1 | Sat, Sept 6 | vs. Regina Roughriders | 11–0[7] | Win | 1–0 |
2 | Bye |
3 | Mon, Sept 22 | vs. Vancouver Grizzlies | 18–0[8] | Win | 2–0 |
4 | Thurs, Sept 25 | vs. Vancouver Grizzlies | 12–5[9] | Win | 3–0 |
| League Bye |
5 | Sat, Oct 11 | at Regina Roughriders | 9–0[10] | Loss | 3–1 |
5 | Mon, Oct 13 | at Vancouver Grizzlies | 17–0[11] | Win | 4–1 |
6 | Wed, Oct 15 | at Vancouver Grizzlies | 12–0[12] | Win | 5–1 |
6 | Sat, Oct 18 | at Regina Roughriders | 15–1[13] | Win[A] | 5–2 |
7 | Sat, Oct 25 | vs. Regina Roughriders | 7–4[14] | Win | 6–2 |
^ A. Winnipeg forfeited this game for using an ineligible player, Ken Preston.[15]
Playoffs[edit]
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
WIFU Final #1 | Nov 8 | at Regina Roughriders | 8–6 | Loss |
WIFU Final #2 | Nov 11 | vs. Regina Roughriders | 18–12 | Win |
WIFU Final #3 | Nov 15 | vs. Regina Roughriders | 8–2 | Win |
29th Grey Cup | Nov 29 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 18–16 | Win |
Grey Cup[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "The Winnipeg Evening Tribune - 26/05/1941 - Page 17 : Digital Resources on Manitoba History". manitobia.ca. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jbpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1513%2C5986162 The Leader-Post – Aug 27, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-K1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1512%2C93963 The Leader-Post – Sep 2, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_61TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1609%2C1072212 The Leader-Post – Sep 11, 1941
- ^ "The Winnipeg Evening Tribune 03-NOV-1941 : Digital Resources on Manitoba History". manitobia.ca. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "1941 Regular Season Standings | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_K1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1752%2C711284 The Leader-Post – Sep 8, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CK5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1827%2C2326759 The Leader-Post – Sep 23, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cq5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2298%2C2730162 The Leader-Post – Sep 25, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F65TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2045%2C4538606 The Leader-Post – Oct 14, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F65TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1451%2C4541228 The Leader-Post – Oct 14, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ga5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1494%2C4797048 The Leader-Post – Oct 16, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HK5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2223%2C5216079 The Leader-Post – Oct 20, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IK5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1377%2C5958255 The Leader-Post – Oct 27, 1941
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H65TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cjgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1515%2C5818872 The Leader-Post – Oct 25, 1941
- ^ https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1941 Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine 1941 Grey Cup
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