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1948 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)

3rd place • 3-9-0 .250

1948 WIFU • Previous Season • Next Season

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Head Coach: Jack West

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Result			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	8/14/1948	H	Toronto Beaches-Indians	9-12	L		Winnipeg, MB	Osborne Stadium	5000
Sat	8/21/1948	H	Saskatchewan Roughriders	6-17	L		Winnipeg, MB	Osborne Stadium	4000
Sat	8/28/1948	A	Saskatchewan Roughriders	14-13	W		Regina, SK	Taylor Field	5000
Mon	8/30/1948	A	Calgary Stampeders	0-30	L		Calgary, AB	Mewata Stadium	5000
Fri	9/3/1948	H	Calgary Stampeders	5-10	L		Winnipeg, MB	Osborne Stadium	6000
Sat	9/11/1948	A	Saskatchewan Roughriders	16-13	W		Regina, SK	Taylor Field	5000
Mon	9/13/1948	A	Calgary Stampeders	0-18	L		Calgary, AB	Mewata Stadium	7200
Sat	9/18/1948	H	Saskatchewan Roughriders	15-9	W		Winnipeg, MB	Osborne Stadium	5500
Mon	10/4/1948	H	Calgary Stampeders	6-26	L		Winnipeg, MB	Osborne Stadium	7000
Sat	10/9/1948	A	Calgary Stampeders	3-35	L		Calgary, AB	Mewata Stadium	7000
Mon	10/11/1948	A	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1-26	L		Regina, SK	Taylor Field	6000
Mon	10/18/1948	H	Calgary Stampeders	8-21	L		Winnipeg, MB	Osborne Stadium	4000
Sat	10/30/1948	H	Saskatchewan Roughriders	7-16	L		Winnipeg, MB	Osborne Stadium	5500

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Ernie Ahoff	36	G-T	5-10	230	25	none	7	4
Marv Bergson	24	HB			20	McGill	12	5
Rick Bergson	3	HB	6-0	185			10	0
Ed Bilski		T	6-0	200	25	none	3	0
Bill Ceretti	6	G	5-11	206	36	none	11	2
Bill Daniels	21	C				Southern University	12	12
Gerry DeLeeuw	51	G	5-11	207	22	none	11	2
Jack Doanes	5	C					10	0
Jack Evanoff	31	G	6-0	180		none	8	1
Harry Fitzgibbons		E-HB	5-11	192	27	none	12	3
Biff Fliss		HB	6-2	235	20		10	1
Jim Foubister	44	HB	5-11	200	24	none	12	5
Paul Fredrickson	60	T	6-2	218	23	Manitoba	12	9
Ken Freeman	25	E	5-11	183			3	0
Roy Gardiner		QB	6-0	187	23		11	0
Norm Geller	22	HB	5-11	180		none	11	10
George Gregory	10	HB-FW	5-7	156			6	0
Don Hiney	17	QB-HB	5-11	165		North Dakota	11	11
Elton Hobson	18	HB-QB	5-9	187	23		12	6
Bud Irving	42	G	5-11	178	22	none	9	9
Stan Kaluznick	16	HB	5-8	203	17	none	1	0
Marion Livingstone							2	0
Tiny Lucid	19	T	6-2	230	36		11	3
Bill MacQuarrie	7	G	5-11	210	24		4	0
Ian McTavish	17	B	6-1	220	20	none	7	0
Lew Miles	8	HB	5-11	200			10	0
Harold Millon		HB				Southern University	1	0
Ed Norvack	65	T-G	6-1	225	24		12	4
Al Passman	38	T-G	6-3	232	24	Manitoba	11	3
Torchy Pechet	43				19		1	0
Gord Perry	30	G-T	5-11	194	28	none	12	6
Bob Sandberg	40	HB-FB-QB	6-1	209	26	Minnesota	12	12
Don Smith	4	HB-FB	5-11	196	24		9	8
George Toman	33	E			23		2	0
Joe Turner		HB		195	29		7	1
Ron Vaccher	70	E	6-2	195	20	none	12	6
Johnny Westrum	50	E-T	6-4	235	25	Minnesota	12	11
Ernie Williams	12	HB	6-1	180	27	none	9	0
Frank Zajack	37	E	6-1	201			12	10
Gene Zakala	20		5-10	180	22	none	1	0

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	10	13	10	48	81
Opponents Totals	14	61	60	99	234

TEAM STATS	TOP	First Downs	Rush	Pass	Pen	2nd Down Efficiency	3rd Down Efficiency	PEN	PENY
Team Totals
Opponents Totals

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	S	SAF	PTS
Bob Sandberg	4	0			-	-	-	0			5	0	25
Don Hiney	0	3			-	-	-	4			3	0	18
Marv Bergson	1	0			-	-	-	0			0	0	5
Harry Fitzgibbons	1	0			-	-	-	0			0	0	5
Elton Hobson	1	0			-	-	-	0			0	0	5
Bud Irving	1	0			-	-	-	0			0	0	5
Don Smith	1	0			-	-	-	0			0	0	5
Joe Turner	1	0			-	-	-	0			0	0	5
Johnny Westrum	1	0			-	-	-	0			0	0	5
Norm Geller	0	0			-	-	-	1			0	0	3
Team Totals	11	3			5			8	0	81
Opponents Totals	34	30	34	88.2	4			17	0	234

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Bob Sandberg					4
Marv Bergson					1
Don Smith					1
Joe Turner					1
Team Totals					7
Opponents Totals

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Bob Sandberg									3
Team Totals									3
Opponents Totals

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Harry Fitzgibbons					1
Elton Hobson					1
Johnny Westrum					1
Team Totals					3
Opponents Totals

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals					0
Opponents Totals

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals					0
Opponents Totals

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals					0
Opponents Totals

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Bud Irving							1
Team Totals							1
Opponents Totals

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