2016 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 2016 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 22nd in the National Football League (NFL), and their fourth and final season under head coach Gus Bradley, who was fired after the Week 15 game against the Houston Texans. The Jaguars missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

2016 Jacksonville Jaguars season
OwnerShahid Khan
General managerDavid Caldwell
Head coachGus Bradley (weeks 1–15)
Doug Marrone (interim, weeks 16–17)
Home fieldEverBank Field
Results
Record3–13
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
AP All-ProsNone
Uniform

Roster changes

Acquisitions

Departures

Draft
Main article: 2016 NFL Draft
2016 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Jalen Ramsey *  Cornerback Florida State
2 36 Myles Jack  Linebacker UCLA
3 69 Yannick Ngakoue *  Defensive end Maryland
4 103 Sheldon Day  Defensive tackle Notre Dame
6 181 Tyrone Holmes  Linebacker Montana
6 201 Brandon Allen  Quarterback Arkansas
7 226 Jonathan Woodard  Defensive end Central Arkansas
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

  • The Jaguars acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent placekicker Josh Scobee to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • The Jaguars traded their second- and fifth-round selections (38th and 146th) to Baltimore for its second-round selection (36th).

Staff
2016 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
Front office
  • Owner – Shahid Khan
  • President – Mark Lamping
  • General Manager – David Caldwell
  • Senior Vice President, Football Technology & Analytics – Tony Khan
  • Special Assistant to the General Manager – John Idzik Jr.
  • Director of Football Administration – Tim Walsh
  • Director of Football Operations – Hamzah Ahmad
  • Director of Player Personnel – Chris Polian
  • Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Andy Dengler
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Chris Driggers
  • Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – DeJuan Polk
  • Director of College Scouting – Mark Ellenz
  • Assistant Director of College Scouting – Paul Roell
  • Director of Player Development and Youth Football – Marcus Pollard
  • Assistant to the Head Coach and Administrator of Coaching Operations – ElizaBeth Mayers

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Gus Bradley
  • Interim head coach/assistant head coach/offensive line – Doug Marrone
  • Head coach's associate – Tyler Wolf

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Myslinski
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Scott
  • Strength and conditioning associate – Alex Hampton
  • Strength and conditioning associate – Jess Langvardt

Final roster
2016 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 16 inactive, 8 practice squad

Schedule

On November 25, 2015, the NFL announced that the Jaguars would play host to the Indianapolis Colts in the International Series at Wembley Stadium in London, England, in the fourth consecutive home game for the Jaguars in the International Series. The game occurred during Week 4 on Sunday, October 2, and was aired by CBS in the United States. The kickoff time was announced on April 14, with the Jaguars having their bye the following week.[7] The remainder of the Jaguars' 2016 schedule, with exact dates and times, was finalized and announced on April 14.

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at New York Jets L 13–17 0–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
2 August 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21–27 0–2 EverBank Field Recap
3 August 28 Cincinnati Bengals W 26–21 1–2 EverBank Field Recap
4 September 1 at Atlanta Falcons L 15–17 1–3 Georgia Dome Recap

Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 Green Bay Packers L 23–27 0–1 EverBank Field Recap
2 September 18 at San Diego Chargers L 14–38 0–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
3 September 25 Baltimore Ravens L 17–19 0–3 EverBank Field Recap
4 October 2 Indianapolis Colts W 30–27 1–3 Wembley Stadium (London, England) Recap
5 Bye
6 October 16 at Chicago Bears W 17–16 2–3 Soldier Field Recap
7 October 23 Oakland Raiders L 16–33 2–4 EverBank Field Recap
8 October 27 at Tennessee Titans L 22–36 2–5 Nissan Stadium Recap
9 November 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–19 2–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10 November 13 Houston Texans L 21–24 2–7 EverBank Field Recap
11 November 20 at Detroit Lions L 19–26 2–8 Ford Field Recap
12 November 27 at Buffalo Bills L 21–28 2–9 New Era Field Recap
13 December 4 Denver Broncos L 10–20 2–10 EverBank Field Recap
14 December 11 Minnesota Vikings L 16–25 2–11 EverBank Field Recap
15 December 18 at Houston Texans L 20–21 2–12 NRG Stadium Recap
16 December 24 Tennessee Titans W 38–17 3–12 EverBank Field Recap
17 January 1 at Indianapolis Colts L 20–24 3–13 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
 #  Blue/Red indicates the International Series game in London.

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week One: Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 14 3327
Jaguars 7 10 3323

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers
Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 01414
Chargers 7 14 14338

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week Three: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 7 6 3319
Jaguars 0 7 7317

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 60,127
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta and Chris Fischer
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts

NFL International Series

Week Four: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 3 3 02127
Jaguars 7 10 6730

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 6: at Chicago Bears
Week Six: Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 01717
Bears 0 10 3316

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Seven: Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 17 31033
Jaguars 0 6 3716

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 62,614
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, GameBook
Game information

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 81422
Titans 3 24 6336

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 0714
Chiefs 7 3 6319

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 73,294
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
Week Ten: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 14 0 7324
Jaguars 7 3 01121

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 11: at Detroit Lions
Week Eleven: Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 6 10019
Lions 0 9 71026

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 61,486
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: at Buffalo Bills
Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 0 7721
Bills 0 6 14828

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 67,849
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Thirteen: Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 10 7320
Jaguars 0 3 0710

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 63,075
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Fourteen: Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 6 3 31325
Jaguars 0 9 7016

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 15: at Houston Texans
Week Fifteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 13 7020
Texans 0 5 61021

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,803
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week Sixteen: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 7 3717
Jaguars 10 9 61338

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 59,621
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker and Chris Fischer
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts
Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 10 7 0320
Colts 0 3 14724

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: January 1, 2017
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,160
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

Division
AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Houston Texans 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 279 328 L1
Tennessee Titans 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 381 378 W1
Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 411 392 W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 13 0 .188 2–4 2–10 318 400 L1

Conference
AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 New England Patriots East 14 2 0 .875 5–1 11–1 .439 .424 W7
2[lower-alpha 1] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 4 0 .750 6–0 9–3 .508 .479 W2
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .494 .423 W7
4[lower-alpha 2] Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .502 .427 L1
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 1] Oakland Raiders West 12 4 0 .750 3–3 9–3 .504 .443 L1
6 Miami Dolphins East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 .455 .341 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .465 .458 W1
8[lower-alpha 3] Denver Broncos West 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .549 .455 W1
9[lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .498 .363 L2
10[lower-alpha 4] Indianapolis Colts South 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .492 .406 W1
11 Buffalo Bills East 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 .482 .339 L2
12 Cincinnati Bengals North 6 9 1 .406 3–3 5–7 .521 .333 W1
13[lower-alpha 5] New York Jets East 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .518 .313 W1
14[lower-alpha 5] San Diego Chargers West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .543 .513 L5
15 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 13 0 .188 2–4 2–10 .527 .417 L1
16 Cleveland Browns North 1 15 0 .063 0–6 1–11 .549 .313 L1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
  1. Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.
  3. Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  4. Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.
  5. The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis,
    Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.
  6. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References
  1. Oehser, John. "Tashaun Gipson: A mutual feeling". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. Oehser, John. "Chris Ivory: "The place for me"". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. Oehser, John. "Malik Jackson: "A true blessing"". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  4. Oehser, John. "P Brad Nortman: Ideal fit". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  5. Oehser, John. "Clemons, Beadles released". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  6. Oehser, John. "Jaguars release RB Toby Gerhart". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. "2016 UK International Series schedule announced". NFL.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
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