2016 Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton finished the season with a 10-8 record under first year Head Coach Jason Maas.
A crossover team in the 104th Grey Cup playoffs, they defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-21 in the East-Semi Final at Tim Horton’s Field. The following week, they fell to the eventual Grey Cup champion Ottawa RedBlacks 35-23 in a snow-filled affair at TD Place Stadium.
Adarius Bowman recorded a team-record setting 120 receptions for a league-leading 1,759 yards and nine touchdowns. The receiving duo of Bowman and Derel Walker set two records in 2016, in Week 18 it marked the first time in team history there were two 100+ catch receivers in the same season. In Week 19, the pair broke the CFL record for most receiving yards by teammates with a combined 3,318 yards.
Derrell “Mookie” Mitchell is inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
2016 (68th season) |
Record: 10-8 (4th West) |
Home: 5-4 | Away: 5-4 |
Playoffs: 1-1 | Lost Division Final |
Head coach: Jason Maas (1st season) |
CFL All-Stars: Adarius Bowman, Almondo Sewell, Derel Walker |
West All-Stars: Adarius Bowman, Almondo Sewell, Justin Sorensen, Derel Walker |
Hall of Fame: Derrell “Mookie” Mitchell |
Major award winners: |
Wall of Honour: |
Date | Opponent | Result (record) |
June 25 | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 37–45 (0-1) |
July 8 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 39–36 (1-1) |
July 14 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 20–16 (2-1) |
July 23 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 31–37 (2-2) |
July 28 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 23–30 (2-3) |
August 6 | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 20–23 (2-4) |
August 11 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 23–12 (3-4) |
August 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 46–23 (4-4) |
August 26 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 33–25 (5-4) |
September 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 24–45 (5-5) |
September 10 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 28–34 (5-6) |
September 18 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 23–26 (5-7) |
September 23 | vs. BC Lions | W 27–23 (6-7) |
September 30 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 40–26 (7-7) |
October 10 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 40–20 (8-7) |
October 22 | at BC Lions | L 25–32 (8-8) |
October 28 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–26 (9-8) |
November 5 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 41–17 (10-8) |
November 13 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 24–21 Division Semifinal |
November 20 | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 23–35 Division Final |