2016 Calgary Stampeders season
General managerJohn Hufnagel
Head coachDave Dickenson
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record15–2–1
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPBo Levi Mitchell
Team MOCJerome Messam
Team MORDaVaris Daniels
Uniform

The 2016 Calgary Stampeders season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 82nd overall. The Stampeders finished in first place in the West Division and finished with a 15–2–1 record. The Stampeders qualified for the playoffs for the 12th straight year and advanced to the Grey Cup game where they lost to the Ottawa Redblacks. This season was Dave Dickenson's first year as head coach after John Hufnagel moved into a strict general manager role.

In the early morning hours of September 25, 2016, Stampeders defensive back Mylan Hicks was shot and killed at a Calgary nightclub. Fellow defensive back and teammate Jamar Wall changed his jersey number from 29 to no. 31 for the rest of the season in honour of Hicks. Each game played in week 15 across the league had a moment of silence in honour of Mylan Hicks. As a gesture to his memorial, the pistols that adorned the shoulders of the black alternate jersey were covered up.[1]

With their week 16 win over the Toronto Argonauts, the Stampeders clinched first place in the West Division, a first-round bye in the 2016 playoffs, and hosted the 2016 West Final game.[2] A win in that game over the BC Lions gave them a berth into the 104th Grey Cup.[3] The Stampeders lost the Grey Cup game 39–33 to the Ottawa Redblacks in overtime.

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Sat, June 11 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–23 0–1 None McMahon Stadium 28,367 Recap
B Fri, June 17 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 31–21 1–1 None BC Place 17,630 Recap

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Regular season

Standings

West Division
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 Sat, June 25 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 18–20 0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BC Place 21,386 Recap
2 Fri, July 1 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–22 1–1 TSN/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 26,815 Recap
3 Fri, July 8 5:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks T 26–26 (2OT) 1–1–1 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,621 Recap
4 Bye
5 Thurs, July 21 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–18 2–1–1 TSN Investors Group Field 24,677 Recap
6 Fri, July 29 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 44–41 (OT) 3–1–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 27,651 Recap
7 Thurs, Aug 4 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–15 4–1–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 28,532 Recap
8 Sat, Aug 13 5:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–10 5–1–1 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,427 Recap
9 Fri, Aug 19 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 37–9 6–1–1 TSN BC Place 21,341 Recap
10 Sun, Aug 28 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–24 7–1–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 26,271 Recap
11 Mon, Sept 5 1:00 p.m. MDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 45–24 8–1–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 31,440 Recap
12 Sat, Sept 10 5:00 p.m. MDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 34–28 (2OT) 9–1–1 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 35,278 Recap
13 Sat, Sept 17 3:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 48–23 10–1–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 26,529 Recap
14 Sat, Sept 24 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–34 11–1–1 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 27,159 Recap
15 Sat, Oct 1 2:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–17 12–1–1 TSN Tim Hortons Field 23,741 Recap
16 Mon, Oct 10 2:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts W 48–20 13–1–1 TSN BMO Field 14,224 Recap
17 Sat, Oct 15 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 22–8 14–1–1 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 25,351 Recap
18 Fri, Oct 21 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–13 15–1–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 27,520 Recap
19 Sun, Oct 30 11:00 a.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 8–17 15–2–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,562 Recap
20 Bye

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Post season

Schedule

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
West Semi-Final Bye
West Final Sun, Nov 20 2:30 p.m. MST vs. BC Lions W 42–15 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 32,115 Recap
104th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 27 4:00 p.m. MST at Ottawa Redblacks L 33–39 (OT) 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BMO Field 33,421 Recap

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Team

Roster

2016 Calgary Stampeders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured List

6-Game Injured List

  • 68 Roman Grozman OL
  • 57 Karl Lavoie OL
  • 84 Greg Wilson WR

Practice Roster

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial Exemption

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2016-11-28
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 11 Injured, 3 Six-Game Injured,
10 Practice

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Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "Stampeders to cover up pistol patches on shoulders of third jersey".
  2. ^ "Mitchell leads Stampeders to win over Argos". TSN. The Canadian Press. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Too much horsepower: Stamps handle Lions in Western Final". CFL.ca. November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c 2016 Schedule
  5. ^ "Where to watch: 2016 Broadcast information". Archived from the original on 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  6. ^ "Sunday's CFL Contest Between the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa REDBLACKS Now on ESPN2". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
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