 By that time the quarterback shuffle had taken its toll on the team and they finished the year with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since both 1986 and their 1996 re-activation, their last year before folding on the eve of the 1987 season.The following season on September 19, 2016, Popp was relieved of his coaching duties, while remaining as the team's general manager.Jacques Chapdelaine was named Interim Head Coach, becoming the first Quebec-born head coach in Alouettes' history.