1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Introduction The '''1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season''' was the 33rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 58th overall. The Blue Bombers finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record, which was also the best record in the league that year. The Blue Bombers defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final and then defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the championship game to win the 78th Grey Cup in the first ever Grey Cup match-up of prairie teams.
Offseason === CFL Draft=== Round Pick Player Position School 2  11  Dave Boveil  CB/S  Colgate 3  19  Allan Boyko  WR  Western Michigan 5  35  Dave Vandersloot  OT  Henderson State 6  43  Steve Zatylny  WR  Bishop's 7  51  Lorne McCasin  DE/DT  North Dakota 8  59  Ray Wiens  OL  Saskatchewan
Preseason  Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sun, June 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–40 1–0 Gordie Howe Bowl 4,000 B Wed, June 27 at Calgary Stampeders L 10–29 1–1 McMahon Stadium 23,233 C Tue, July 3 vs. BC Lions L 20–36 1–2 Winnipeg Stadium 32,111
Regular season ===Season standings======Season schedule=== Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 July 12 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–26 1–0 2 July 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 34–17 2–0 3 July 27 at BC Lions L 23–24 2–1 4 Aug 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–20 3–1 5 Aug 8 vs. BC Lions W 28–14 4–1 6 Aug 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–20 4–2 7 Aug 22 at Toronto Argonauts W 27–24 5–2 8 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 39–37 6–2 9 Sept 2 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 11–55 6–3 10 Sept 9 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–18 7–3 11 Sept 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–27 7–4 12 Sept 23 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–7 8–4 13 Sept 28 at Edmonton Eskimos W 48–25 9–4 14 Oct 5 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–9 10–4 15 Oct 13 at Toronto Argonauts W 21–15 11–4 16 Oct 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 20–27 11–5 17 Oct 28 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 18–27 11–6 18 Nov 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–15 12–6
Playoffs ===Schedule=== Round Date Opponent Result Record East Semi-final ''Bye'' East Final Nov 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–17 1–0 Grey Cup Nov 25 Edmonton Eskimos W 50–11 2–0===East Final=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalToronto Argonauts  3  0  7  7  17Winnipeg Blue Bombers  3  6  0  11  20===Grey Cup=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers  10  0  28  12  50Edmonton Eskimos  0  4  0  7  11
Awards and records *CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Battle (LB)*CFL's Coach of the Year – Mike Riley===1990 CFL All-Stars===*RB – Robert Mimbs*OT – Chris Walby*LB – Greg Battle*CB – Less Browne*CB – Rod Hill*P – Bob Cameron
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