CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Week 16 Blue Bombers Achievements

Published on October 20, 2002 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers News Release


WINNIPEG, MB – The following is a list of Blue Bombers achievements from their Week 16 game against the Calgary Stampeders, Oct. 18:

BLUE BOMBERS – CLINCHED A PLAYOFF BERTH

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Calgary Stampeders 35-20 at McMahon Stadium Friday night to clinch a playoff berth in the 2002 CFL post-season. This marked the third straight year that Dave Ritchie's Big Blue has qualified for the playoffs.

BLUE BOMBERS – 10 WINS – 26TH TIME

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers improved their record to 10-6 with the win over Calgary. The win represented the 26th time the club has totaled 10 or more wins in a season.

BLUE BOMBERS – "MEN IN WHITE" DEFEAT THE "MEN IN BLACK"

For years now, the Calgary Stampeders have trumpeted the record their team has posted wearing their special black jersey. Calgary had a perfect 6-0 record in the regular season wearing the jerseys until the Blue Bombers victory Friday.

DAVE RITCHIE – 10 WINS – SEVEN TIMES IN NINE YEARS

Dave Ritchie notched his 10th win of the season to reach the 10-win plateau for the 7th time in his nine-year CFL coaching career. Ritchie, who sits in 10th place in CFL All-Time regular-season victories with 93, has 100 total CFL victories when his six playoff wins and one Grey Cup championship are factored in.

DAVE RITCHIE – 4TH PLACE – WBB 10-WIN SEASONS (TIE)

Dave Ritchie reached 10 victories for the second time as head coach of the Blue Bombers. That total tied Ritchie with Bud Riley (1976 & 1977) and Mike Riley (1987 & 1990) for the 4th most seasons with 10 or more coaching wins. Here is the list:

MOST 10-WIN SEASONS – BLUE BOMBERS COACHES

7 Bud Grant – 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 & 1965
5 Cal Murphy – 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993 & 1994
3 Ray Jauch – 1980, 1981 & 1982
2 Bud Riley – 1976 & 1977
Mike Riley – 1987 & 1990
Dave Ritchie – 2001 & 2002

DAVE RITCHIE – 4TH PLACE – WBB CONSECUTIVE 10-WIN SEASONS (TIE)

Dave Ritchie became only the 6th Winnipeg coach to notch back-to-back 10-win seasons. His two straight seasons with 10 or more wins tied him with Bud Riley (1976-1977) and Cal Murphy (1993-1994) for 4th place in the football club's record books.

MOST CONSECUTIVE 10-WIN SEASONS – BLUE BOMBERS COACHES

6 Bud Grant – 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 & 1962
3 Ray Jauch – 1980, 1981 & 1982
Cal Murphy – 1984, 1985 & 1986
2 Bud Riley – 1976 & 1977
Cal Murphy – 1993 & 1994
Dave Ritchie – 2001 & 2002

BOB CAMERON – CFL ALL-TIME PUNTING YARDS LEADER

What more can be said about the legendary career of future hall of famer Bob Cameron? The Blue Bombers punter set yet another CFL record and this one was a biggie. Cameron surpassed Lui Passaglia for the most punting yards by an individual player in the history of the great Canadian game. The venerable Cameron reached 133,852 yards – 26 yards better than Passaglia's career total of 133,826. The time-honored Cameron – playing in his 23rd CFL campaign – set the record having made fewer punts than Passaglia and having played two fewer seasons than the former British Columbia Lions great.

BRIAN CLARK – 50TH WBB GAME

Defender Brian Clark has played some great football for Winnipeg since joining the team in 2000. Witness his performance against Calgary. Clark made four defensive tackles, two pass knockdowns and one forced fumble in the game, which was his 50th as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

DAVE DONALDSON – 100TH CFL GAME

Dave Donaldson has had an interesting career. Playing the first three-and-a-half seasons as a receiver, "Double-D" made the switch to defensive back midway through the 2000 CFL season and has stayed there ever since. Donaldson, who had a lone tackle against Calgary, played in his 100th CFL contest Friday night.

TOM EUROPE – 13TH PLACE – CFL ALL-TIME DEFENSIVE TACKLES (TIE)

Winnipeg safety Tom Europe continues to make big hits and timely tackles. With two tackles against Calgary, Europe moved into a tie with Reggie Pleasant in CFL All-Time defensive tackles with 469.

KHARI JONES – 116.2 PASSER RATING

Chalk up another elite-level performance for Winnipeg quarterback Khari Jones. Jones completed 20 of 34 pass attempts for 311 yards, four touchdowns and one interception against Calgary to record a passer efficiency rating of 116.2. The 100-plus rating is Jones' 6th of the 2002 CFL season and the 16th of his Blue Bombers career.

KHARI JONES – FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES

My, oh my, this has been a great season for quarterback Khari Jones. The Cal-Davis grad threw four touchdown passes to lead his Blue Bombers squad to victory over the Calgary Stampeders. Jones now has 44 touchdown passes on the season and, more importantly, has lead the Blue Bombers to five wins in their past six games.

KHARI JONES – 3RD-PLACE CFL SINGLE-SEASON TD PASSES (TIE)

Khari Jones has joined some very elite company. After throwing four touchdown strikes against Calgary Friday night, Jones moved into a tie with Doug Flutie for 3rd place in the CFL record books for touchdown passes in a season with 44. In fact, Flutie is the only CFL player to have ever performed better than Jones when it comes to TD passes. Jones needs four more touchdown tosses to equal the league record of 48, also held by Flutie. The Top-5 list follows:

CFL TOP-5 SINGLE-SEASON PASSING TD TOTALS

TDs PLAYER TEAM YEAR
48 Doug Flutie Calgary 1994
47 Doug Flutie Toronto 1997
44 Doug Flutie Calgary 1993
Khari Jones Winnipeg 2002
40 Peter Liske Calgary 1967

KHARI JONES – 17 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD PASS

Quarterback Khari Jones continued his torrid pace for throwing touchdowns and in the process, extended his consecutive games streak with a TD toss to 17 games. Jones maintains the 3rd-longest streak in CFL History.

KHARI JONES – 3RD PLACE – WBB CAREER TOUCHDOWNS

Khari Jones passed not one, but two Blue Bomber greats in career touchdown passes Friday night. First off, Jones moved ahead of Tom Clements into 4th place on the football club's list with his second TD throw of the night. Then two TD passes later, Jones surpassed the career total of Canadian Football Hall of Fame member Jack Jacobs to take sole possession of 3rd place in the Winnipeg record books. Jones now has 105 career touchdown passes.

KHARI JONES – 3RD-PLACE WBB SINGLE-SEASON COMPLETIONS

Khari Jones moved two places closer to the Winnipeg Football Club record for pass completions in a year, jumping from 5th to 3rd spot on the list with 20 completions against the Calgary Stampeders. Jones now has 352 completions for the season. Here is the football club's Top-10 list:

BLUE BOMBERS TOP-10 SINGLE-SEASON COMPLETIONS

C PLAYER YEAR
374 Kerwin Bell 1999
354 Dieter Brock 1981
352 Khari Jones 2002
336 Tom Clements 1987
334 Matt Dunigan 1993
331 Tom Burgess 1990
329 Khari Jones 2001
314 Dieter Brock 1982
304 Dieter Brock 1980
294 Dieter Brock 1977

KHARI JONES – 7TH-PLACE WBB SINGLE-SEASON ATTEMPTS

Jones also moved up two spots on the football club's pass attempts list for a single-season. Jones now has attempted 564 passes in the 2002 season, good enough for 7th place in single-season attempts. Here is the new Top-10 list:

BLUE BOMBERS TOP-10 SINGLE-SEASON ATTEMPTS

A PLAYER YEAR
630 Kerwin Bell 1999
600 Matt Dunigan 1993
596 Sean Salisbury 1989
592 Tom Clements 1987
574 Tom Burgess 1990
566 Dieter Brock 1981
564 Khari Jones 2002
546 Khari Jones 2001
543 Dieter Brock 1982
525 Tom Burgess 1991

KHARI JONES – PERSONAL BEST IN PASS ATTEMPTS

The 564 pass attempts by Jones gave him a new personal high in pass attempts for a season, breaking his previous of 546 attempts in his MVP season of 2001.

KHARI JONES – 311 PASSING YARDS

Khari Jones tore apart the Stampeders secondary Friday night on his way to 311 passing yards. The performance gave Jones his 9th 300-yard game of the season and the 23rd of his three-year Blue Bombers career.

KHARI JONES – NEW WBB PASSING YARDS RECORD

There is no doubt about it, when it comes to passing yards, Khari Jones is "The Man." With 311 yards against Calgary, Khari Jones set a new Winnipeg Football Club record for passing yards in a season with 4,829. Here is the football club's Top-10 list:

WINNIPEG'S TOP-10 SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDS

YDS PLAYER YEAR
4,829 Khari Jones 2002
4,796 Dieter Brock 1981
4,686 Tom Clements 1987
4,682 Matt Dunigan 1993
4,647 Kerwin Bell 1999
4,545 Khari Jones 2001
4,294 Dieter Brock 1982
4,252 Dieter Brock 1980
4,212 Tom Burgess 1991
4,142 Khari Jones 2000

KHARI JONES – PERSONAL BEST IN PASSING YARDS

Jones also reached a personal best in passing yards with his total of 4,829 yards. That total beats Jones previous best of 4,545 yards, set in his MVP season of 2001.

KHARI JONES – MOST 300-YARDS GAMES – WBB SINGLE-SEASON (TIE)

Jones' 9th 300-yard effort of the season tied him with the phenomenal Matt Dunigan for the Winnipeg Football Club record for most 300-yard performances in a year. Dunigan achieved his mark in the 1994 season.

CHARLES ROBERTS – 141 YARDS RUSHING

Runningback Charles Roberts proved to one and all that he is healthy and back to full strength with his outstanding rushing performance against Calgary Friday night at McMahon Stadium. The speedy "Blink" amassed 141 yards on the ground on only 18 carries (7.8 yard average).

CHARLES ROBERTS – 5TH 100-YARD GAME OF THE SEASON

Roberts 100-yard effort was the 5th of the season for the player out of Sacramento State. It was also the 6th of his young CFL career. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are 6-0 in games in which Roberts has totaled 100 or more rushing yards.

CHARLES ROBERTS – 1,000 YARDS RUSHING FOR THE SEASON

Roberts became the first Winnipeg Blue Bombers player to rush for 1,000 or more yards in a year in five years. The last member of the Blue & Gold to do so was Ronald Williams, who totaled 1,120 yards in 1997.

CHARLES ROBERTS – 241 COMBINED YARDS

Charles Roberts can kill teams in more ways than just simply rushing the ball. Against the Calgary Stampeders, Roberts hurt the Ponies on the ground, through the air and via kick returns. Roberts totaled 141 yards rushing, 48 yards on missed field goal returns, 42 yards receiving and 10 yards on kickoff returns for a total of 241 combined yards. His 200-plus performance is his 8th of the season and the 13th of his career.

CHARLES ROBERTS – 10TH PLACE – WBB KICKOFF RETURNS

Charles Roberts only had one kickoff return against Calgary but it was enough to tie him with former Blue Bomber All-Star Vince Phason for 10th place in the football club's record books for kickoff returns with 72.

MILT STEGALL – CFL RECORD FOR TOTAL TDs IN A SEASON (TIE)

Winnipeg slotback Milt Stegall achieved further CFL greatness in Friday night's game against the Calgary Stampeders. With three touchdowns, "Turtle Man" jacked up his TD total to 22 for the season, which tied former British Columbia Lions runningback Cory Philpot for the CFL record for most TDs in a season. Philpot made his mark in the 1995 season.

MOST TOUCHDOWNS IN A CFL SEASON

TDs PLAYER/TEAM YEAR
22 Cory Philpot, British Columbia 1995
Milt Stegall, Winnipeg 2002
21 Allen Pitts, Calgary 1994
20 Pat Abbruzzi, Montreal 1956
Darrell K. Smith, Toronto 1990
Blake Marshall, Edmonton 1991
Jon Volpe, British Columbia 1991

MILT STEGALL – CFL RECORD FOR SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING TDs

Milt Stegall set a CFL record for most receiving touchdowns in a season with 22. Stegall surpassed the previous best mark of 21, held by former Calgary Stampeders great Allen Pitts.

MOST PASS RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN A CFL SEASON

TDs PLAYER/TEAM YEARS
22 Milt Stegall, Winnipeg 2002
21 Allen Pitts, Calgary 1994
20 Darrell K. Smith, Toronto 1990
18 Brian Kelly, Edmonton 1984
David Williams, British Columbia 1988
Gerald Alphin, Winnipeg 1994
Chris Armstrong, Baltimore 1994

MILT STEGALL – WBB RECORD – MOST TOTAL TDs IN A SEASON

Milt Stegall took a 45-year-old Winnipeg Football Club record and simply shredded it with his performance against the Stampeders Friday. Stegall, who entered the game tied with Canadian Football Hall of Fame member Gerry James for the club record of 19 scores, added three more to his total to reach 22 majors on the season.

MILT STEGALL – 7TH PLACE CFL ALL-TIME TOUCHDOWNS

How good is Milt Stegall? How amazing has his performance been this season? Well, think about this: in just one game, Stegall moved from 10th place to 7th place in the CFL record books for all-time touchdowns. Stegall – who now has 89 career scores – passed two Canadian Football Hall of Fame members (Willie Fleming & Jackie Parker) and two other CFL greats (Earl Winfield and Craig Ellis) in the Calgary Stampeders game alone. Stegall is now in 7th place after entering the 2002 CFL season tied for 35th place. A gain of 28 places in only 16 games? Incredible.

MILT STEGALL – 20TH MULTIPLE TOUCHDOWN GAME OF HIS CAREER

With three touchdowns Friday, Milt Stegall recorded the 20th multiple touchdown game of his career. It was also the 6th multiple TD game of the season for "Turtle Man", which is a new career high for the slotback out of Miami of Ohio.

MILT STEGALL – 106 RECEIVING YARDS

Stegall totaled 106 yards on seven receptions Friday to push his league-leading receiving totals to 1,734 yards and 99 catches. The 100-yard game was Stegall's 9th of the year and the 35th of his remarkable career.

MILT STEGALL – 19TH PLACE CFL ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDS

Slotback Milt Stegall started the 2002 CFL season exactly 1,340 yards behind "Downtown" Eddie Brown of the Ottawa Renegades. Well, Stegall pushed "Downtown" to the suburbs by surpassing the big playmaker in career receiving yards. Stegall's 8,741 career receiving yards is the 19th highest total in CFL History, 78 yards better than Brown's 8,663 career yards.

MILT STEGALL – 9TH 100-YARD GAME – WBB RECORD

Milt Stegall tallied his 9th 100-yard game of the season to set a new Winnipeg Football Club record, breaking a tie he held with Jeff Boyd (1985) and James Murphy (1986).

MILT STEGALL – 9TH 100-YARD GAME – 5TH PLACE CFL SINGLE-SEASON

Stegall's nine 100-yard games in 2002 tied five players for the 5th-best single-season total in CFL History. Stegall equaled totals set by Brian Kelly (Edmonton – 1981), Joey Walters (Saskatchewan – 1982), Darrell K. Smith (Toronto – 1990), Matt Clark (British Columbia – 1991) and Allen Pitts (Calgary – 1991).

MILT STEGALL – 35TH 100-YARD GAME – 6TH PLACE CFL ALL-TIME

The 100-yard performance by Stegall was the 35th of his career. That total gave Stegall sole possession of 6th place in CFL All-Time 100-yard receiving games.

Check out the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Canadian Football League Stories from October 20, 2002


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central