the argonauts moved to the renovated bmo field, starting with the 2016 season. on october 1, 2015, bmo field was awarded the rights to host the 104th grey cup, which was played on november 27, 2016. on june 11, 2016, the argonauts played their first game at the stadium, a preseason (exhibition) game against the hamilton tiger-cats. the argos won that game 25–16. on june 23, the argos played their first regular season game at bmo field, where they lost 42–20 to the hamilton tiger-cats.