2016 Edmonton Eskimos season

2016 Edmonton Eskimos season
Head coach	Jason Maas
General manager	Ed Hervey
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
Team MOP	Mike Reilly
Team MOC	Sean Whyte
Team MOR	Brandon Zylstra
Uniform

The 2016 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Eskimos finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 10–8 record, and qualified for the playoffs via the "crossover" rule. The Eskimos will attempt to repeat as Grey Cup champions. This will be the first season under head coach Jason Maas and fourth under general manager Ed Hervey.

The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season following losses by the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes during their week 17 bye.^[1]

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	8	Tevaun Smith	WR	Iowa
2	17	Arjen Colquhoun	DB	Michigan
5	44	Josh Woodman	DB	Western Ontaio
6	53	Doug Corby	WR	Queen's
7	61	Doug Parrish	LB	Western Oregon
8	70	DJ Lalama	LB	Manitoba

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
May 2, 2016	Trade	Two negotiation list players	Thaddeus Coleman (OL)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
July 4, 2016	Trade	Alex Hoffman-Ellis (LB)	Conditional 8th round pick in 2018 CFL Draft	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
July 10, 2016	Trade	Robert Lester (LB) 8th round pick in 2018 CFL Draft	Cedric McKinley (DT) Vad Lee (QB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
August 8, 2016	Trade	Alex Ogbongbemiga (LB)	Gregory Alexandre (DT)	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Sat, June 11	7:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 23–13	1–0	None	McMahon Stadium	28,367	Recap
B	Sat, June 18	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 25–11	2–0	None	Commonwealth Stadium	29,416	Recap

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Y−Calgary Stampeders	18	15	2	1	31	586	369	9–1	L1	Details
X−BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	545	454	5–5	W3	Details
X−Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	22	497	454	5–5	W1	Details
X−Edmonton Eskimos	18	10	8	0	20	549	496	5–5	W2	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	10	350	530	1–9	L3	Details

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Y–Ottawa Redblacks	18	8	9	1	17	486	498	5–3	L1	Details
X–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

Season schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Sat, June 25	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 37–45 (OT)	0–1	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	27,846	Recap
2	Bye
3	Fri, July 8	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 39–36 (OT)	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	34,196	Recap
4	Thurs, July 14	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 20–16	2–1	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	24,007	Recap
5	Sat, July 23	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 31–37	2–2	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	32,083	Recap
6	Thurs, July 28	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 23–30	2–3	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	25,902	Recap
7	Sat, Aug 6	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 20–23	2–4	TSN	TD Place Stadium	24,560	Recap
8	Thurs, Aug 11	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 23–12	3–4	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	26,061	Recap
9	Sat, Aug 20	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 46–23	4–4	TSN	BMO Field	15,157	Recap
10	Fri, Aug 26	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 33–25	5–4	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	37,168	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 5	1:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 24–45	5–5	TSN	McMahon Stadium	31,440	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 10	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 28–34 (2OT)	5–6	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	35,278	Recap
13	Sun, Sept 18	2:30 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 23–26 (OT)	5–7	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	30,328	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 23	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 27–23	6–7	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	26,934	Recap
15	Fri, Sept 30	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 40–26	7–7	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	24,706	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 10	11:00 a.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 40–20	8–7	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,512	Recap
17	Bye
18	Sat, Oct 22	5:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 25–32	8–8	TSN	BC Place	22,831	Recap
19	Fri, Oct 28	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 29–26	9–8	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,031	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 5	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 41–17	10–8	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	33,514	Recap

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Total attendance: 278,982
Average attendance: 30,998 (55.1%)

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 13	11:00 a.m. MST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 24–21	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	24,182	Recap
East Final	Sun, Nov 20	11:00 a.m. MST	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 23–35	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	TD Place Stadium	24,248	Recap

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Team

Roster

2016 Edmonton Eskimos roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

3 Natey Adjei WR
81 Devon Bailey WR
4 Adarius Bowman SB
89 Chris Getzlaf SB
87 Derel Walker WR
18 Cory Watson SB
83 Brandon Zylstra WR

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

91 Marcus Howard DE
54 Phillip Hunt DE
93 Don Oramasionwu DT
90 Almondo Sewell DT
97 Eddie Steele DT
41 Odell Willis DE

Linebackers

10 Alex Hoffman-Ellis
38 Adam Konar
40 Deon Lacey
12 Alex Ogbongbemiga
47 J. C. Sherritt
48 Blair Smith

Defensive backs

27 Mike Dubuisson S
43 Neil King DB
37 Kenny Ladler DB
8 Cauchy Muamba S
29 Cord Parks DB
34 Garry Peters CB
24 Brandyn Thompson DB
42 Tyler Thornton DB
9 Patrick Watkins CB
23 Marcell Young DB

Special teams

Injured list

73 Anthony Barrett WR/KR
85 Nate Coehoorn WR
50 Danny Groulx OL
31 Calvin McCarty FB
55 Elie Ngoyi DE
17 Troy Stoudermire WR
92 Jason Vega DE
58 Tony Washington OL

Six-game injured list

39 Casey Chin LB
26 John Ojo DB
16 Doug Parrish LB

Practice roster

35 Donnie Baggs LB
99 Michael Buchanan DE
86 Kenzel Doe WR
15 Vidal Hazelton WR
76 Jabari Hunt DE
84 Andrew Johnson WR
80 Bryant Mitchell WR
64 Darius Morris OL
7 Josh Woodman DB
20 Demetrius Wright DB

Suspended

Italics indicate international player
Roster updated 2016-11-16
Depth chart • Transactions
46 active, 8 injured, 3 six-game injured,
10 practice roster

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Coaching staff

Edmonton Eskimos Staff

Front Office

President and CEO – Len Rhodes
Vice-President Football Operations & General manager – Ed Hervey
Executive director of player personnel – Paul Jones
Director of Canadian Scouting – Rob Ralph
Football Operations Coordinator - Kris Hagerman
Football Operations Coordinator - Nick Pelletier

Head coach

Head coach – Jason Maas
Assistant head coach – Mike Benevides

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Jason Maas
Offensive line and run game coordinator – Mike Gibson
Quarterback – Jordan Maksymic
Running backs – Tim Prinsen
Receivers – Carson Walch

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Mike Benevides
Linebackers – Demetrious Maxie
Defensive backs and player development – Barron Miles
Defensive line – Casey Creehan

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Cory McDiarmid

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References

2016 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	2016 CFL Draft 104th Grey Cup

Edmonton Eskimos

Founded in 1949 Based in Edmonton, Alberta

Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches

Stadiums	Clarke Stadium Commonwealth Stadium

Lore	Labour Day Classic Battle of Alberta Alberta Crude 70th Grey Cup Edmonton Eskimos Cheerleaders

Important figures	Danny Bass Leroy Blugh Johnny Bright Hugh Campbell Tommy Joe Coffey Rod Connop Dave Cutler Eck Duggan Ron "Swampdog" Estay Dave "Doctor Death" Fennell Brian Fryer Larry Highbaugh Brian Kelly Danny Kepley Norm Kimball Normie "The China Clipper" Kwong Moe Lieberman Neil Lumsden George McGowan Rollie Miles Ken Montgomery Warren Moon Frank Morris Roger Nelson Jackie "Ole Spaghetti Legs" Parker Willie "The Terminator" Pless Tom Scott Terry Vaughn Tom Wilkinson Henry "Gizmo" Williams

Key personnel	Owners: Community owned General Manager: Ed Hervey Head Coach: Jason Maas

Grey Cup championships (14)	1954 1955 1956 1975 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1987 1993 2003 2005 2015

Western Division championships (23)	1952 1954 1955 1956 1960 1973 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1986 1987 1990 1993 1996 2002 2003 2005 2015

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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