The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 2016 Season

Season Summary

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2016 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2016 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 1 1 0 2 50 31 L1 1-1-0
Regular Season 18 11 7 0 22 497 454 W1 3-3-0
    Home 9 4 5 0 8 221 223 L1 4-2-0
    Visitor 9 7 2 0 14 276 231 W2 5-1-0
   Divisional opponent 10 5 5 0 10 263 290 W2 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 6 2 0 12 234 164 W1 5-1-0

Full 2016 League Standings

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2016 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.614 2-3-0 (5) 3-2-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.382 2-2-0 (4) 4-0-0 (4)
BC Lions (2) 0.667
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.861
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.556
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.278
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.389
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.389
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.278
Ottawa RedBlacks (2) 0.472

Team Scoring

20162015 +/-
Average Combined Score 52.83 +5.33
Average Winning Score 32.45 +6.65
Average Losing Score 20.00 +2.77
Average Home Score 24.56 +3.44
Average Visitor Score 30.67 +12.56
Average Margin of Victory 10.27 +3.47
Average Margin of Loss 10.00 -4.08

2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Attendance

  • Capacity: 33,422
  • Total: 233,422
  • High: 33,234
  • Avg: 25,935 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2015 Avg: -810
  • Low: 24,007
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 77.60
  • Diff from League Avg: +1,244

More 2016 Attendance Numbers

Coaches

Head Coach

More Head Coaches

Assistant Coaches
  • Paul LaPolice – Offensive Coordinator
  • Avon Cobourne – Running backs (until 2017-04-01)
  • Bob Wylie – Offensive line
  • Buck Pierce – Quarterbacks
  • Marty Costello – Offensive line assistant
  • Richie Hall – Defensive Coordinator
  • Greg Knox – Defensive backs (until 2016-05-16)
  • Glen Young – Linebackers
  • Todd Howard – Defensive line
  • Tony Missick – Defensive backs
  • Paul Boudreau – Special teams assistant

Stadium

  • 2016 home stadium: Investors Group Field
  • Capacity: 33,422
  • Playing surface: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 2013 – Opened 2013

More Stadiums

Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

454 (25.2)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Winnipeg 514798 6579144 276087 7890168 221 (24.6)276 (30.7)497 (27.6)
Opponent 434588 8567152 4772119 484795 231 (25.7)223 (24.8)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 3 (2-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (2-3-0) 4 (4-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 7 (6-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 9 (4-5-0)
After 2nd 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 11 (10-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0)
After 3rd 2 (1-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 6 (6-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 8 (7-1-0) 3 (3-0-0) 7 (1-6-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 11 (11-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2016 Top Performers of the Week

Top Performer of the Week

  • 2 – Justin Medlock
  • 1 – Taylor Loffler
  • 1 – Clarence Denmark
  • 1 – Kevin Fogg
  • 1 – Quincy McDuffie

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2016 Player Awards and Nominations

2016 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Matt Nichols (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Maurice Leggett (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Travis Bond (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Andrew Harris (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Taylor Loffler (Team Nominee)
  • Special Teams Player — Jason Medlock (Winner)
2016 Other Awards
  • Tom Pate Memorial Award — Andrew Harris (Team Nominee)
  • Jake Gaudaur Veteran's Award — Andrew Harris (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2016 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–2   Forfeited pick for 2015 Supplemental Draft Pick Garrett Waggoner
2–1 (9) [EDM, SSK] Trent Corney (DL) Virginia
2–2 (10)   Michael Couture (OL) Simon Fraser
3–2 (19)   Taylor Loffler (DB) British Columbia (UBC)
4–2 (28)   Shayne Gauthier (LB) Laval
5–2 (37)   Zachary Intzandt (OL) McMaster
6–2 (46)   Rupert Butcher (DL) Western Ontario
7–2 (55)   Alex Vitt (SB) Manitoba
8–2 (63)   Frank Renaud (LB) Windsor

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2016 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections
RB Andrew Harris
G Travis Bond
DHB T.J. Heath, Jr.
S Taylor Loffler
K Justin Medlock
6 All-Division Selections
RB Andrew Harris
G Travis Bond
LB Maurice Leggett
DHB T.J. Heath, Jr.
S Taylor Loffler
K Justin Medlock

* – indicates unanimous selection

See an error? Please send corrections.

Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Wed. June 8 8:00 PM
 MTL 13 @ WPG 36 W 23,334 TSN, RDS
A
Mon. June 13 7:00 PM
 WPG 14 @ OTT 18 L 17,947 TSN
1
Fri. June 24 8:30 PM
 MTL 22 @ WPG 14 L 26,433 TSN, RDS, ESPN2
2
Fri. July 1 10:00 PM
 WPG 22 @ CGY 36 L 26,815 TSN, ESPN2
3
Thu. July 7 7:00 PM
 WPG 28 @ HAM 24 W 23,846 TSN, ESPN2
4
Thu. July 14 8:30 PM
 EDM 20 @ WPG 16 L 24,007 TSN, RDS
5
Thu. July 21 8:30 PM
 CGY 33 @ WPG 18 L 24,677 TSN
6
Thu. July 28 9:00 PM
 WPG 30 @ EDM 23 W 25,902 TSN, RDS, ESPN2
7
Wed. Aug. 3 8:30 PM
 HAM 11 @ WPG 37 W 24,041 TSN
8
Fri. Aug. 12 7:30 PM
 WPG 34 @ TOR 17 W 15,063 TSN
10
Fri. Aug. 26 7:00 PM
 WPG 32 @ MTL 18 W 19,026 TSN, RDS
11
Sun. Sept. 4 3:00 PM
 WPG 28 @ SSK 25 W 33,427 TSN
12
Sat. Sept. 10 4:00 PM
 SSK 10 @ WPG 17 W 33,234 TSN
13
Sat. Sept. 17 2:00 PM
 TOR 29 @ WPG 46 W 25,943 TSN3
14
Sat. Sept. 24 4:00 PM
 WPG 34 @ CGY 36 L 27,159 TSN, RDS
15
Fri. Sept. 30 8:30 PM
 EDM 40 @ WPG 26 L 24,706 TSN, RDS
16
Sat. Oct. 8 4:00 PM
 BC 35 @ WPG 37 W 24,284 TSN
17
Fri. Oct. 14 10:00 PM
 WPG 35 @ BC 32 W 19,520 TSN
19
Sat. Oct. 29 4:00 PM
 OTT 23 @ WPG 10 L 26,097 TSN, RDS
20
Fri. Nov. 4 7:00 PM
 WPG 33 @ OTT 20 W 24,432 TSN, RDS
P1
Sun. Nov. 13 4:30 PM
 WPG 31 @ BC 32 L 19,176 TSN, RDS