CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Fast facts: Winnipeg at Toronto

Published on August 17, 2004 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers News Release


WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS @ TORONTO ARGONAUTS

7:00 P.M. EDT – TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2004 – SKYDOME

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RECORD vs. TORONTO (since 1961): 41 wins, 37 losses and 2 ties...

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RECORD @ TORONTO (since 1961): 13 wins, 26 losses and 2 ties...

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RECORD @ SKYDOME (since 1989): 5 wins, 15 losses and 1 tie...

LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING: 34-30 win, Sept. 7, 2003, Winnipeg vs. Toronto @ Canad Inns Stadium... the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won their 5th-straight game, amassing big rushing yardage on offence and scoring a touchdown on defence to improve their record to 9-3 on the season... the Blue Bombers ran very effectively against the Boatmen, pounding the Argo defensive line 38 times for 264 yards and two scores on the ground... runningback Charles Roberts led the way with 136 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries... fullback Mike Sellers ran well in this game, totaling 70 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, with seven of those carries producing first downs... quarterback Khari Jones also got in on the run parade, gaining his season high of 58 yards on seven carries – three for first downs... kicker Troy Westwood launched seven punts for 319 yards and a 45.6-yard average, was perfect on field goals (2-for-2) and converts (4-for-4)... his biggest contribution of the game came on a kickoff, when he drilled a low liner off the noodle of an unsuspecting Ray Mariuz... Brian Clark recovered the fumble for Winnipeg in front of a stunned Mariuz... on the very next play, Jones connected with LaDaris Vann for a 65-yard score that put the game out of reach...

LAST MEETING AT SITE: 24-14 loss, July 15, 2003, Winnipeg @ Toronto @ SkyDome... the Winnipeg Blue Bombers failed to become the third Blue & Gold side to start a season 5-0 in the club's 73-year history, thanks to an extremely disappointing performance against an injured, subpar Toronto Argonauts squad... the Argos – a very talented side when healthy – were missing six starters because of injury, five of which were at key offensive positions... the Boatmen were also playing on a short schedule with little rest between games... quarterback Khari Jones easily had the most disappointing game of his stellar career, throwing five interceptions... the Blue Bombers defence, with the exception of two blown coverages, was superb... they held Toronto to only six first downs – the lowest total in the Dave Ritchie Era... the Argonauts only held the ball for 21:20 – again, the lowest for any opponent in the Dave Ritchie Era...

BROADCAST: Radio – CJOB 680, Canadian Football Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Irving – play-by-play and former Blue Bomber Mitch Zalnasky – color commentary...

GAME SCENARIO: The Blue Bombers are 1-0 with new head coach Jim Daley at the helm... Daley took over the head coaching chores a week ago after Dave Ritchie was relieved of his duties... the Bombers are playing the 3rd game of a three- games-in-10-days stint... like Winnipeg, Toronto is also in the midst of a compressed schedule, as they are playing their 2nd game in only five days... future Hall of Fame quarterback Damon Allen is out with an undisplaced fracture of the tibia...

ROAD WARRIORS: tonight's game will be the 500th regular-season road game in Blue Bomber History... the team owns a 217-275-7 mark, which represents a 44.2 winning percentage...

INJURIES: defensive back JAYSON BRAY (groin), defensive back ERIC CARTER (triceps), defensive back TIM CARTER (elbow), defensive tackle DENNY FORTNEY (ankle & elbow), offensive tackle DAN GYETVAI (knee), fullback CORY OLYNICK (thumb) and slotback MILT STEGALL (back spasms) will not play...

ROSTER MOVES: defensive back JAYSON BRAY is moved to the injured roster and defensive back JUSTIN COLEMAN moves from the practice roster to the active roster to take his place...

NOTES: wide receiver ROBERT GORDON needs three (3) receptions to tie JEFF BOYD for 8th spot in the Blue Bomber record books with 283 catches... quarterback KHARI JONES needs 31 passing attempts to reach 2,500 for CFL career... he needs 10 rushing yards to reach 1,500 for his Blue Bombers career... linebacker MAURICE KELLY is on the verge of several milestones... he needs one (1) fumble return to tie Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame member STAN MIKAWOS for 2nd all-time in the Bomber record books... with five (5) defensive tackles he would tie MICHAEL GRAY for 5th place in the Blue Bombers record books with 5th... one (1) special teams tackle will tie him with DONALD SMITH for 8th place with 47... two (2) special teams tackles will bring him even with DAVE DONALDSON for 7th with 48... one (1) tackle for a loss would tie him with BRIAN CLARK for 3rd place in that category in the club's record books with 18... runningback CHARLES ROBERTS needs 76 yards to reach 4,000 for his career... slotback JAMIE STODDARD needs eight (8) receiving yards to reach 1,500 for his career... kicker TROY WESTWOOD needs six (6) points to reach 2,300 for his career... he needs 26 field goal yards to reach 17,000 for his career...

OLD FRIENDS/NEW ENEMIES: Winnipeg special teams coach URBAN BOWMAN coached special teams for Toronto in 2000 and added the defensive line to his task list in 2001... offensive coordinator RON LANCASTER was the offensive backfield coach for the Argos in 1991 & 1992... centre CORY ANNETT played 36 games for the Boatmen from 2002-2003... fullback RANDY BOWLES was an Argo in 2003... wide receiver ROBERT GORDON was with the Argos from 1993-1994... defensive end ELFRID PAYTON was an East Division and CFLPA All-Star with Toronto in 2001... quarterback STANLEY JACKSON was with the Argonauts from 2001-2003...linebacker MAURICE KELLY was with Toronto in 1995... offensive lineman DAVE MUDGE was a member of the Argonauts in 1999... Toronto offensive lineman SANDY ANNUZIATA was with the Blue Bombers from 1995-1998... cornerback RAPHAOL BALL was a Bomber from 2001-2002... offensive lineman MIKE MIHELIC suited up for the Blue & Gold from 1997-1999...

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