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Draft:1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coachBud Grant
Home fieldOsborne Stadium
Results
Record8–7–1
Division place2nd, WFC

The 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers was the 34th season of the franchise. It was the tenth and final season with Bud Grant as head coach, as he was hired by the Minnesota Vikings to coach the team for the 1967 season.[1]

Regular season

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Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 6 1 351 318 19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 7 1 264 230 17
Edmonton Eskimos 16 6 9 1 251 328 13
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 9 1 227 459 13
BC Lions 16 5 11 0 254 269 10

Playoffs

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Conference semi-finals

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Western Semi-Finals
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date Away Home
November 6 Edmonton Eskimos 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16

Conference finals

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Western Finals
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Game Date Away Home
1 November 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14
2 November 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders 21 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19
Saskatchewan wins the best of three series 2–0

References

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  1. ^ "Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1966 Season on CFLDB Statistics".