1998 BC Lions season

1998 BC Lions season
OwnerDavid Braley
General managerAdam Rita
Head coachAdam Rita
Greg Mohns
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West semi-final

The 1998 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. After beginning the year 3-6, head coach and general manager Adam Rita stepped down as coach in order to focus on his GM duties. Greg Mohns replaced him and led the Lions to a 6-3 finish and a playoff berth. They appeared in the West semi-final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
1 3 Steve Hardin T Oregon
2 9 Ryan Thelwell SB Minnesota
3 14 Matt Kellett K Saskatchewan
5 30 Bernard Gravel DB Laval
5 31 Francesco Pepe-Esposito LB Laval

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
A June 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–32 0–1
B June 25 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–18 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 12 6 0 558 397 24
Edmonton Eskimos 18 9 9 0 396 450 18
BC Lions 18 9 9 0 394 427 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 411 525 10

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Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–20 0–1
2 July 10 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–15 0–2
3 July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–30 0–3
4 July 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 25–20 1–3
5 July 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–13 2–3
6 Aug 6 at Montreal Alouettes L 16–22 2–4
7 Aug 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–22 3–4
8 Aug 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 9–55 3–5
9 Aug 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–18 3–6
10 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 15–26 3–7
11 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts L 28–37 3–8
12 Sept 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 21–27 3–9
13 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–31 4–9
14 Oct 4 at Calgary Stampeders W 22–11 5–9
15 Oct 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–14 6–9
16 Oct 18 at Edmonton Eskimos W 31–7 7–9
17 Oct 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 42–37 8–9
18 Oct 31 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 31–22 9–9

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Awards and records

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1998 CFL All-Stars

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Western Division All-Star Selections

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1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

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OG – Jamie Taras, Intergold CFLPA All-Star

Playoffs

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West semi-final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 4 20 2 14 40
BC Lions 3 7 15 8 33

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.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-15.