2016 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2016 Montreal Alouettes season was the 50th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 62nd overall. The Alouettes finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record. Although this was a slight improvement upon their 6–12 record from 2015, it was still not good enough to get them back into the playoffs, as they lost the season series to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (also 7–11) and thus, having to settle for 3rd place, behind the "crossover" team from the West, the Edmonton Eskimos (10–8). It was the first time the team missed the playoffs in back-to-back years since their reactivation.

2016 Montreal Alouettes season
General managerJim Popp
Head coachJim Popp (3–9)
Jacques Chapdelaine (4–2)
Home fieldPercival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record7–11
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOPBear Woods
Team MOCSamuel Giguere
Team MORJonathon Mincy
Uniform

Jim Popp returned as head coach for his second full season as head coach (his first being the 2007 season) and again led the Alouettes to another non-winning season.[1] Popp also remained the team's general manager, a position he had held for the last 21 seasons since the team returned to Montreal in 1996. During the team's week 14 bye, Popp stepped down as head coach, and named receivers coach Jacques Chapdelaine as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[2] Popp remained with the team as their general manager.

Offseason

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CFL draft

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The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016. The Alouettes had eight selections in the eight-round draft, including the second overall pick, which was their highest pick since returning to the league in 1996.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 2 Philippe Gagnon OL Laval
2 11 Wayne Moore RB McMaster
3 20 Sean Jamieson OL Western Ontario
4 29 George Johnson WR Western Ontario
6 47 A'dre Fraser WR Guelph
6 50 Emmitt Tims WR Saskatchewan
7 56 Maiko Zepeda DB Montreal
8 64 Matthew Toppan OL Guelph

Preseason

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Wed, June 8 8:00 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–36 0–1 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 23,334 Recap
B Fri, June 17 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 22–15 1–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 14,882 Recap

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Regular season

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Standings

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Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Ottawa Redblacks 18 8 9 1 17 486 498 5–3 L1 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 7 11 0 14 507 502 5–3 L2 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 7 11 0 14 383 416 3–5 W3 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 5 13 0 10 383 568 3–5 L7 Details

Schedule

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Fri, June 24 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–14 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 26,433 Recap
2 Thurs, June 30 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 13–28 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 21,522 Recap
3 Bye
4 Fri, July 15 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–31 1–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,098 Recap
5 Mon, July 25 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 17–30 1–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BMO Field 16,048 Recap
6 Fri, July 29 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–3 2–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,018 Recap
7 Thurs, Aug 4 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 18–38 2–4 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 19,125 Recap
8 Thurs, Aug 11 9:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 12–23 2–5 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 26,061 Recap
9 Fri, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 43–19 3–5 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,907 Recap
10 Fri, Aug 26 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–32 3–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 19,026 Recap
11 Thurs, Sept 1 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 14–19 3–7 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 19,117 Recap
12 Fri, Sept 9 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 27–38 3–8 TSN/RDS BC Place 18,107 Recap
13 Fri, Sept 16 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–20 3–9 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,612 Recap
14 Bye
15 Sun, Oct 2 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 38–11 4–9 TSN2/RDS Molson Stadium 23,420 Recap
16 Mon, Oct 10 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 20–40 4–10 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,512 Recap
17 Sat, Oct 15 7:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 8–22 4–11 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 25,351 Recap
18 Sat, Oct 22 4:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–14 5–11 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 30,223 Recap
19 Sun, Oct 30 1:00 p.m. EST vs. Calgary Stampeders W 17–8 6–11 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,562 Recap
20 Sat, Nov 5 1:00 p.m. EST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–25 7–11 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,113 Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
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Team

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Roster

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2016 Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice squad


Italics indicate International players
Roster updated 2016-11-29
Depth ChartTransactions
45 Active, 1 Injured, 11 Six-Game Injured,
5 Practice

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Coaching staff

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2016 Montreal Alouettes staff
Front office
  • Owner – Bob Wetenhall
  • President/CEO – Mark Weightman
  • VP, General Manager and Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel – Jim Popp
  • Assistant general manager – Joey Abrams
  • Assistant director of pro/college scouting – Uzooma Okeke
  • Senior Player Personnel Executive/Salary Cap Analyst - Justin Casey
  • Director of us college scouting – Russ Lande
  • Football Operations Assistant/Scout –Eric Deslauriers
  • Coordinator of Football Administration - Catherine Raiche
  • Football operations/scouting assistant – Philippe Moreau

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Anthony Calvillo
  • Offensive line – Kris Sweet
  • Receivers – Jacques Chapdelaine
  • Running backs – Paul Charbonneau
  • Offensive quality control – Jason Hogan
 

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Special teams coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "Als announce Popp to return as head coach next season". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  2. ^ Als' Popp relinquishes coaching duties; Chapdelaine named interim head coach
  3. ^ "ALOUETTES SELECT PHILIPPE GAGNON WITH THEIR FIRST PICK". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. ^ a b 2016 Schedule
  5. ^ "Where to watch: 2016 Broadcast information". Archived from the original on 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  6. ^ CFL on TSN Broadcast Schedule