2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season | |
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General manager | Kyle Walters |
Head coach | Mike O'Shea |
Home field | Investors Group Field |
Results | |
Record | 11–7 |
Division place | 3rd, West |
Playoff finish | Lost West Semi-Final |
Team MOP | Matt Nichols |
Team MOC | Andrew Harris |
Team MOR | Taylor Loffler |
Uniform | |
The 2016 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 84th season overall. The Blue Bombers finished in third place in the West Division and finished with an 11–7 record; their first winning season since 2011.
The Blue Bombers successfully improved upon their 5–13 record from 2015, after defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic on September 4. It was their first win in the Classic since 2004.
The Blue Bombers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2011 with a week 16 victory over the BC Lions followed by losses by the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes two days afterward.[1] In the Playoffs the Blue Bombers ended up losing 32–31, ending their season.[2]