Canadian football team season
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.
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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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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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2016 Calgary Stampeders roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Injured List 6-Game Injured List
Practice Roster
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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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