The Alouettes finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record.

Although this was a slight improvement upon their 6–12 record from 2015, it was still not good enough to get them back into the playoffs, as they lost the season series to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (also 7–11) and thus, having to settle for 3rd place, behind the "crossover" team from the West, the Edmonton Eskimos (10–8).

It was the first time the team missed the playoffs in back-to-back years since their reactivation.

[2] Popp remained with the team as their general manager.

[3] [4] [4][5][6] Running backs Receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Special teams 6-Game Injured List Practice squad Italics indicate International players Roster updated 2016-11-29 Depth Chart • Transactions 45 Active, 1 Injured, 11 Six-Game Injured,5 Practice → More rosters Head coaches Offensive coaches Defensive coaches Special teams coaches → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs