2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach	Mike O'Shea
General manager	Kyle Walters
Home field	Investors Group Field
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Matt Nichols
Team MOC	Andrew Harris
Team MOR	Taylor Loffler
Uniform

The 2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 84th season overall. The Blue Bombers finished in 3rd place in the West Division and finished with an 11–7 record; their first winning season since 2011.

The Blue Bombers successfully improved upon their 5–13 record from 2015, after defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic on September 4. It was their first win in the Classic since 2004.

The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2011 with a week 16 victory over the BC Lions followed by losses by the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes two days afterward.^[1] In the Playoffs the Blue Bombers ended up losing 32–31, ending their season. ^[2]

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016. The Blue Bombers had eight selections in the eight-round draft. The team forfeited the second overall selection after selecting Garrett Waggoner in the 2015 Supplemental Draft.^[3] However, the Blue Bombers were able to get back into the top nine when they acquired the ninth overall selection after trading Chris Greaves to the Edmonton Eskimos.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	9	Trent Corney	DL	Virginia
2	10	Michael Couture	OL	Simon Fraser
3	19	Taylor Loffler	DB	British Columbia
4	28	Shane Gauthier	LB	Laval
5	37	Zachary Intzandt	OL	McMaster
6	46	Rupert Butcher	DL	Western Ontario
7	55	Alex Vitt	SB	Manitoba
8	63	Frank Renaud	LB	Windsor

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Wed, June 8	7:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 36–13	1–0	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	23,334	Recap
A	Mon, June 13	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 14–18	1–1	TSN	TD Place Stadium	17,947	Recap
B	Bye

^[5]

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Y−Calgary Stampeders	18	15	2	1	31	586	369	9–1	L1	Details
X−BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	545	454	5–5	W3	Details
X−Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	22	497	454	5–5	W1	Details
X−Edmonton Eskimos	18	10	8	0	20	549	496	5–5	W2	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	10	350	530	1–9	L3	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Fri, June 24	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 14–22	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	26,433	Recap
2	Fri, July 1	9:00 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 22–36	0–2	TSN/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	26,815	Recap
3	Thurs, July 7	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 28–24	1–2	TSN/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	23,846	Recap
4	Thurs, July 14	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 16–20	1–3	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	24,007	Recap
5	Thurs, July 21	6:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 18–33	1–4	TSN	Investors Group Field	24,677	Recap
6	Thurs, July 28	7:30 p.m. CDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 30–23	2–4	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	25,902	Recap
7	Wed, Aug 3	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 37–11	3–4	TSN	Investors Group Field	24,041	Recap
8	Fri, Aug 12	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 34–17	4–4	TSN	BMO Field	15,063	Recap
9	Bye
10	Fri, Aug 26	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 32–18	5–4	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	19,026	Recap
11	Sun, Sept 4	2:00 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 28–25	6–4	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 10	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 17–10	7–4	TSN	Investors Group Field	33,234	Recap
13	Sat, Sept 17	1:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 46–29	8–4	TSN	Investors Group Field	25,943	Recap
14	Sat, Sept 24	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 34–36	8–5	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	27,159	Recap
15	Fri, Sept 30	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 26–40	8–6	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	24,706	Recap
16	Sat, Oct 8	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. BC Lions	W 37–35	9–6	TSN	Investors Group Field	24,284	Recap
17	Fri, Oct 14	9:00 p.m. CDT	at BC Lions	W 35–32	10–6	TSN	BC Place	19,520	Recap
18	Bye
19	Sat, Oct 29	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 10–23	10–7	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	26,097	Recap
20	Fri, Nov 4	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 33–20	11–7	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,432	Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 13	3:30 p.m. CST	at BC Lions	L 31–32	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN3	BC Place	19,176	Recap

^[5]

Team

Roster

2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster

Quarterbacks

6 Dominique Davis QB
5 Kevin Glenn QB
15 Matt Nichols QB

Running Backs

33 Andrew Harris RB
37 Christophe Normand FB
41 James Tuck FB

Receivers

Offensive Linemen

60 Travis Bond OL
66 Stanley Bryant OL
69 Sukh Chungh OL
59 Michael Couture OL
61 Matthias Goossen C
51 Jermarcus Hardrick OL
53 Patrick Neufeld OL

Defensive Linemen

93 Justin Cole DL
43 Trent Corney DE
94 Euclid Cummings DL
99 Padric Scott DL
74 Keith Shologan DL
95 Jake Thomas DT
55 Jamaal Westerman DL

Linebackers

2 Khalil Bass LB
34 Jesse Briggs LB
26 Tony Burnett LB
44 Shayne Gauthier LB
10 Samuel Hurl LB
50 Kyle Knox LB
38 Ian Wild LB

Defensive Backs

35 Terrence Frederick DB
13 T. J. Heath DB/PR
25 Bruce Johnson DB
0 Derek Jones DB
31 Maurice Leggett DB
16 Taylor Loffler DB
8 Chris Randle DB
22 Garrett Waggoner DB
27 Teague Sherman S

Special Teams

9 Justin Medlock K
46 Chad Rempel LS

Injured List

32 Tim Flanders RB
23 Kevin Fogg DB
57 Manase Foketi OL
49 Shayon Green DE
81 Tori Gurley WR
21 Brendan Morgan DB

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

82 Kieran Duncan WR
42 Chris Greenwood DB
29 Julian Posey DB
91 Brandon Tennant DL
36 Justin Warden DB

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial Exemption

Italics indicate International players
Roster updated 2016-11-28
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 6 Injured, 5 Six-Game Injured,
5 Practice

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References

↑ Bombers clinch playoff berth
↑
↑ CFL.ca Staff (20 May 2015). "Bombers peg Waggoner in CFL Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca.
↑ CFL.ca Staff (9 September 2015). "Eskimos acquire offensive lineman Greaves from Bombers". CFL.ca.
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↑ Where to watch: 2016 Broadcast information

Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Founded in 1930 Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches
Stadiums	Osborne Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Investors Group Field
Culture	Buzz and Boomer Labatt Blue
Lore	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Swaggerville First team from Western Canada to win the Grey Cup
Important figures	Paul Bennett Ralph "Dieter" Brock Less Browne Tom "Citation" Casey Tom Clements Carl Cronin Andrew Currie Matt Dunigan Bill Frank Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Tommy Grant G. Sydney Halter Frank Hannibal Fritz Hanson John Helton Dick Huffman W.P. Billy Hughes Jack Jacobs Eddie James Gerry James Greg Kabat Les Lear Leo "Lincoln Locomotive" Lewis Earl Lunsford Chester "Ches" McCance Cal Murphy James Murphy Ken Ploen Joe Poplawski Russ "The Wisconsin Wraith" Reholz Frank Rigney Joseph Ryan Karl Slocomb Milt Stegall Art Stevenson Robert Porter "Buddy" Tinsley Troy Westwood Chris Walby Bert Warwick
Key personnel	CEO: Wade Miller General Manager: Kyle Walters Head Coach: Mike O'Shea
Grey Cup Championships (10)	1935 1939 1941 1958 1959 1961 1962 1984 1988 1990
Western Division Championships (16)	1935 1937 1938 1939 1937 1945 1946 1947 1950 1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1965 1984
Eastern Division Championships (7)	1988 1990 1992 1993 2001 2007 2011
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West Division

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2016 CFL season by team
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See also	2016 CFL Draft 104th Grey Cup

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