2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Kyle Walters
Head coach	Mike O'Shea
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
	← 2015; Blue Bombers seasons; 2017 →;

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 third 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	Shayne 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

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	2	1	31	586	369	9–1	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	545	454	5–5	W3	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	22	497	454	5–5	W1	Details
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

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Team

Roster

2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

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

Special teams

9 Justin Medlock K
46 Chad Rempel LS

Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

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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Coaching staff

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Staff

Front office

Owner – Community owned (non-profit corporation owned by members)
Chairperson of the board of governors – Brock Bulbuck
President/CEO – Wade Miller
General manager of football operations – Kyle Walters
Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus
Assistant general manager / director of player personnel – Ted Goveia
National Scout –Craig Smith
Director of Football Operations - Dave Siddall
Head equipment manager – Brad Fotty
Assistant equipment manager – Kevin Todd
Assistant equipment manager – Jared Cronk

Head coaches

Head coach – Mike O'Shea

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Paul LaPolice
Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce
Wide receivers – Paul LaPolice
Running backs – Avon Cobourne
Offensive line – Bob Wylie
Assistant Offensive Line - Marty Costello

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Richie Hall
Linebackers – Glen Young
Defensive line – Todd Howard
Defensive backs – Tony Missick

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Mike O'Shea
Special teams assistant – Paul Boudreau

→ Coaching Staff Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
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References

^ Bombers clinch playoff berth
^ "Lions edge Bombers, advance to Western Final - TSN.ca". 13 November 2016.
^ CFL.ca Staff (20 May 2015). "Bombers peg Waggoner in CFL Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ CFL.ca Staff (9 September 2015). "Eskimos acquire offensive lineman Greaves from Bombers". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2016 Schedule
^ "Where to watch: 2016 Broadcast information". Archived from the original on 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[1] Bombers clinch playoff berth

[2] "Lions edge Bombers, advance to Western Final - TSN.ca". 13 November 2016.

[Waggoner-3] CFL.ca Staff (20 May 2015). "Bombers peg Waggoner in CFL Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

[Greaves-4] CFL.ca Staff (9 September 2015). "Eskimos acquire offensive lineman Greaves from Bombers". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

[schedule-5] 2016 Schedule

[6] "Where to watch: 2016 Broadcast information". Archived from the original on 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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