2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Chris Jones
General manager	Chris Jones
Home field	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Results
Record	5–13
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Naaman Roosevelt
Team MOC	Tyler Crapigna
Team MOR	Justin Cox
Uniform

The 2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 107th season overall. The Roughriders finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and missed the playoffs for the second straight year.

The Roughriders improved upon their 3–15 record from 2015, but were eliminated from the playoffs three days after recording their fourth win, making this the second straight season that the Roughriders missed the playoffs. For the fourth consecutive season, the club held their training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon with the main camp beginning on May 29.^[1] In week 16 on October 10, 2016, the Roughriders were officially eliminated from post-season contention, after the Montreal Alouettes lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.^[2]

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016. The Roughriders had seven selections in the eight-round draft, including the first overall selection following a league-worst 3-15 record in 2015.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Josiah St. John	OL	Oklahoma
3	24	Elie Bouka	DB	Calgary
3	26	Quinn van Glyswyk	K	UBC
4	35	David Onyemata	DL	Manitoba
5	36	Alex Ogbongbemiga	LB	Calgary
6	52	Alex McKay	OL	Manitoba
8	62	Joshua Stanford	WR	Kansas

On December 7, 2015, the Roughriders announced they had hired former Edmonton Eskimos head coach Chris Jones as new head coach and general manager after a 3-15 season in 2015. Jones had won the 103rd Grey Cup with the Eskimos a week before being hired by the Roughriders. On December 9, Jones hired John Murphy, assistant general manager of the Calgary Stampeders, as the Roughriders' new VP of player personnel. On December 15, the Roughriders cut 19 players, including veterans Tyron Brackenridge, Weldon Brown and Taj Smith. On December 18, the Roughriders traded defensive lineman Andre Monroe to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for offensive lineman Jarriel King. On December 21, the Roughriders released more veterans, this time Tristan Jackson and Paul McCallum.

In the new year, the Roughriders made more signings, including Caesar Rayford on January 8, and Derrius Brooks on January 11th. They would also acquire receiver Maurice Price from the Redblacks. On January 16, the Roughriders released veterans Weston Dressler and John Chick, a move that received backlash from fans despite the move freeing up cap space. Dressler had signed a 4-year contract extension less than a year prior. Dressler would go on to sign with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, while Chick moved east to sign with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. On January 17, the Roughriders signed veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon. On January 20, the Roughriders restructured the contract of Darian Durant, a move that freed up cap space.

In the days leading up to CFL Free Agency, the Roughriders re-signed Spencer Moore and Rob Bagg, and on free agency day, re-signed veteran offensive lineman Chris Best. Veteran linebacker Shea Emry would announce his retirement from the league. The Roughriders would be busy during free agency, signing receivers John Chiles, Jeremy Kelley and Shamawd Chambers, offensive lineman Andrew Jones, linebacker Greg Jones, running back Curtis Steele, returner Kendial Lawrence and defensive lineman Justin Capicciotti. They would also acquire defensive backs Graig Newman, Otha Foster and Ed Gainey. The team would make trades as well, acquiring Bruce Campbell from the Argonauts and Tevaughn Campbell from the Stampeders. There would be releases as well, such as Keenan MacDougall and Jake Doughty.

On March 23, 2016, the Roughriders released an updated version of their logo that has been used since 1985. That same day, the Roughriders signed former Stampeders national running back Matt Walter.

Pre-season

The 2016 season will be the Roughriders' final season at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, where they will have played for the last 107 years. The new Mosaic Stadium, currently under construction, is slated to be completed in late-2016, but the Roughriders will not move into the stadium until the 2017 season. In December 2015, the team launched its "Farewell Season" campaign, which will feature tributes leading up to and during the season, and branded merchandise featuring a commemorative logo.^[3]

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. CST	vs. BC Lions	L 16–28	0–1	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	16,141	Recap
B	Sat, June 18	2:00 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 11–25	0–2	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

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Bye
2	Thurs, June 30	8:00 p.m. CST	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 17–30	0–1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	29,896	Recap
3	Fri, July 8	8:00 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 36–39 (OT)	0–2	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	34,196	Recap
4	Sat, July 16	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. BC Lions	L 27–40	0–3	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	31,014	Recap
5	Fri, July 22	7:00 p.m. CST	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 30–29	1–3	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	30,172	Recap
6	Fri, July 29	5:00 p.m. CST	at Montreal Alouettes	L 3–41	1–4	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,018	Recap
7	Thurs, Aug 4	8:00 p.m. CST	at Calgary Stampeders	L 15–35	1–5	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	28,532	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 13	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 10–19	1–6	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
9	Sat, Aug 20	5:00 p.m. CST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 7–53	1–7	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,166	Recap
10	Fri, Aug 26	8:00 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 25–33	1–8	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	37,168	Recap
11	Sun, Sep 4	1:00 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 25–28	1–9	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 10	2:00 p.m. CST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 10–17	1–10	TSN	Investors Group Field	33,234	Recap
13	Sun, Sept 18	2:30 p.m. CST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–23 (OT)	2–10	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	30,328	Recap
14	Sat, Sept 24	7:30 p.m. CST	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 20–18	3–10	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	30,029	Recap
15	Bye
16	Fri, Oct 7	5:00 p.m. CST	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 30–32 (OT)	4–10	TSN	TD Place Stadium	24,668	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 15	2:00 p.m. CST	at Toronto Argonauts	W 29–11	5–10	TSN	BMO Field	15,023	Recap
18	Sat, Oct 22	2:00 p.m. CST	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 14–19	5–11	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	30,223	Recap
19	Sat, Oct 29	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. BC Lions	L 6–24	5–12	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,427	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 5	5:00 p.m. CST	at BC Lions	L 18–41	5–13	TSN	BC Place	26,481	Recap

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Team

Roster

Saskatchewan Roughriders roster

Quarterbacks

16 Brandon Bridge QB
8 Mitchell Gale QB
15 G.J. Kinne QB

Running backs

33 Joe McKnight RB
22 Greg Morris RB

Receivers

6 Rob Bagg WR
81 Phil Bates WR
85 Kadron Boone WR
84 Joe Craig WR
9 Nic Demski WR
88 Caleb Holley WR
86 Joshua Stanford WR

Offensive linemen

67 Dan Clark C
68 Thaddeus Coleman OL
69 Kennedy Estelle T
64 Andrew Jones OL
59 Josiah St. John OL
53 Matt Vonk OL

Special Teams

Defensive linemen

91 Gregory Alexandre DL
97 Ivan Brown DL
52 Kaelin Burnett DL
74 Makana Henry DL
95 Corvey Irvin DL
5 Willie Jefferson DE
99 A. C. Leonard DL
98 Ese Mrabure-Ajufo DL
0 Jonathan Newsome DE

Linebackers

20 Otha Foster LB
27 Kevin Francis LB
50 Marvin Golding LB
48 Dillon Grondin LB
41 Korey Jones LB
49 Jeff Knox Jr. LB
54 Henoc Muamba LB
37 Bryn Roy LB

Defensive Backs

28 Royce Adams DB
10 Fred Bennett DB
26 Tevaughn Campbell DB
11 Ed Gainey DB
30 Tyler Hunter DB
32 Andrew Lue DB
42 Graig Newman DB
45 Kacy Rodgers DB

Injured List

17 Shamawd Chambers WR
3 Ricky Collins WR
31 Justin Cox DB
4 Darian Durant QB
24 Jeff Hecht DB
35 Greg Jones LB
61 Jarriel King OL
96 Greg Milhouse DL
19 Jake Waters QB
25 Matt Webster DB

6-Game Injured List

90 Dylan Ainsworth DL
66 Chris Best G
12 Armanti Edwards WR
47 Samuel Eguavoen LB
83 Jeff Fuller WR
94 Linden Gaydosh DL
65 Dillon Guy OL
46 Jorgen Hus LS
1 Buddy Jackson DB
57 Brendon LaBatte G
80 Spencer Moore FB
38 Eric Norwood DL
82 Naaman Roosevelt WR
2 Curtis Steele RB
43 Levi Steinhauer FB
39 Quinn Van Gylswyk K
14 Matt Walter RB
75 Jonathan Williams DL

Practice Roster

89 Etauj Allen WR
7 Marshaun Coprich RB
51 Marcus Hall OL
72 Kenny Horsley WR
70 Kelvin Muamba WR
77 Jordan Reaves DB
70 Randy Roseway WR

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2016-11-08
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 10 Injured, 18 Six-Game Injured,
0 Suspended, 7 Practice

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Coaching staff

Saskatchewan Roughriders Staff

Front Office

President and CEO – Craig Reynolds
General Manager and Director of Football Operations – Chris Jones
U.S. Scout – Ron Selesky
Manager of Media Relations & Football Communications – Ryan Pollock
Director of Athletic Therapy – Ivan Gutfriend
Manager of Equipment – Gordon Gilroy
Manager of Football Research and Development – Chad Hudson
Manager of Football Administration – Aaron Thompson

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Chris Jones
Assistant Head Coach – Stephen McAdoo

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Stephen McAdoo
Quarterbacks & Passing Game Coordinator – Jarious Jackson
Offensive Line – Mike Scheper
Wide Receivers - Markus Howell
Running Backs – Craig Davoren

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Chris Jones
Defensive Line – Ed Philion
Linebackers – Phillip Lolley
Defensive Backs – Jason Shivers

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Dickenson
Special Teams Assistant – Craig Davoren

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Dan Farthing

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References

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Founded in 1910 Based in Regina, Saskatchewan

Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches

Stadiums	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium (2017)

Culture	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Gainer the Gopher

Important figures	Ron Atchison Roger Aldag Bill Baker Al Benecick "Gluey" Hugh Campbell Ken Charlton Bill Clarke Ray Elgaard Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James Bobby Jurasin Ron Lancaster Ed McQuarters George Reed Dave Ridgway Martin Ruby N. J. "Piffles" Taylor Ted Urness

Retired numbers	23 Ron Lancaster 34 George Reed 36 Dave Ridgway 40 Mel Becket 44 Roger Aldag 55 Mario DeMarco 56 Ray Syrnyk 73 Gordon Sturtridge

Key personnel	Owners: "Community" owned General Manager: Chris Jones Head Coach: Chris Jones

Grey Cup championships (4)	1966 1989 2007 2013

West Division championships (19)	1923 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1951 1966 1967 1969 1972 1976 1989 1997 2007 2009 2010 2013

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

2016 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	2016 CFL Draft 104th Grey Cup

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