2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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.

2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Kyle Walters
Head coach	Mike O'Shea
Home stadium	Investors Group Field
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Matt Nichols
Team MOC	Andrew Harris
Team MOR	Taylor Loffler
Uniform
← 2015 Blue Bombers seasons 2017 →

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
				Score	Record
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
				Score	Record
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
				Score	Record
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  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  4 Darvin Adams WR 89 Clarence Denmark WR  7 Weston Dressler WR 83 Julian Feoli-Gudino WR 87 Rory Kohlert WR 14 Quincy McDuffie WR/KR 86 Addison Richards WR 12 Ryan Smith WR	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  3 Macho Harris DB 67 Jeff Keeping C 24 Pascal Lochard RB 17 C.J. Roberts DB 88 Gerrard Sheppard WR 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 → More rosters

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 Video coordinator – Kent Anderson Assistant video coordinator – Colin Thurston 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 → More CFL staffs