1996 BC Lions season

1996 BC Lions season
General managerGeorge Chayka
Head coachJoe Paopao
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record5–13
Division place5th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1996 BC Lions finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
1 6 Mark Pimiskern LB Washington State
2 15 Andrew English SB British Columbia
3 24 Brad Yamaoka RB British Columbia
4 33 Kevin Ho-Young RB St. Francis Xavier
5 42 Victor Bryan DB Simon Fraser
6 51 Brian Bourne OL British Columbia
7 60 Paul Greenbow DB Queen's

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
A June 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–29 0–1
B June 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 21–33 1–1

Regular season

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Season standings

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West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 13 5 0 608 375 26
Edmonton Eskimos 18 11 7 0 459 354 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 9 9 0 421 495 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 360 498 10
BC Lions 18 5 13 0 410 483 10

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 1 June 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 14–28 0–1 BC Place
2 2 July 6 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 22–25 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium
3 3 July 12 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 31–32 0–3 Frank Clair Stadium
4 4 July 19 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–44 0–4 BC Place
5 5 July 27 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–28 0–5 BC Place
6 6 Aug 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–25 1–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium
7 7 Aug 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–32 1–6 BC Place
8 8 Aug 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–38 1–7 BC Place
9 9 Aug 21 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 1–8 McMahon Stadium
10 10 Aug 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–20 2–8 Winnipeg Stadium
11 Bye
12 11 Sept 7 at Montreal Alouettes L 27–28 2–9 Olympic Stadium
13 12 Sept 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 35–11 3–9 BC Place
14 13 Sept 21 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 22–10 4–9 BC Place
15 14 Sept 29 at Edmonton Eskimos L 12–32 4–10 Commonwealth Stadium
16 Bye
17 15 Oct 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 31–34 4–11 BC Place
18 16 Oct 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–29 4–12 Taylor Field
19 17 Oct 27 at Toronto Argonauts L 21–25 4–13 SkyDome
20 18 Nov 2 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 35–24 5–13 BC Place

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Awards and records

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1996 CFL All-Stars

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Western Division All-Star Selections

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1996 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.