1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 13-3 26
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Bud Grant (13-3)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses for 26 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

Offensively, the Blue Bombers led the league with 360 points. Meanwhile, the stingy defense allowed 251 points. Leo Lewis rushed for a team-high 1,036 yards.

Hal Ledyard threw for 1,398 yards. Farrell Funston led pass catchers, catching 47 balls for 892 yards. Ernie Pitts contributed to the receiving game, too.

Norm Rauhaus picked off 3 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup.

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Regular Season Points For: 360
Regular Season Points Against: 251

Date Game Res Home Road Record
August 7, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 at Calgary Stampeders 17 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
August 11, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 at Montreal Alouettes 15 W 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0
August 14, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 at Toronto Argonauts 13 W 0-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0
August 17, 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29 W 1-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0
August 24, 1961 Edmonton Eskimos 35 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20 L 1-1-0 3-0-0 4-1-0
August 31, 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 L 1-2-0 3-0-0 4-2-0
September 4, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 W 1-2-0 4-0-0 5-2-0
September 14, 1961 BC Lions 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36 W 2-2-0 4-0-0 6-2-0
September 23, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33 at Edmonton Eskimos 10 W 2-2-0 5-0-0 7-2-0
September 30, 1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders 6 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29 W 3-2-0 5-0-0 8-2-0
October 7, 1961 BC Lions 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24 W 4-2-0 5-0-0 9-2-0
October 14, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25 at Calgary Stampeders 6 W 4-2-0 6-0-0 10-2-0
October 16, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 at BC Lions 15 W 4-2-0 7-0-0 11-2-0
October 23, 1961 Calgary Stampeders 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 42 W 5-2-0 7-0-0 12-2-0
October 30, 1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13 L 5-3-0 7-0-0 12-3-0
November 4, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 at Edmonton Eskimos 13 W 5-3-0 8-0-0 13-3-0
November 18, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 at Calgary Stampeders 1 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Western Final Game 1
November 22, 1961 Calgary Stampeders 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 Western Final Game 2
December 2, 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 OT Grey Cup #49 Toronto


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