2016 Calgary Stampeders season
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.
Preseason
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Regular season
Standings
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
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
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) Western Division championships (17) Current league affiliations