2000 BC Lions season

2000 BC Lions season
Head coach Greg Mohns
Steve Buratto (Interim)
Home field BC Place Stadium
Results
Record 8–10
Division place 3rd, West
Playoff finish Won Grey Cup

The 2000 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. After starting the season with a 5–9 record, the Lions won four of their last five regular season games and entered the post-season with heavy momentum. As such, they became the first team in CFL history with a losing record to win the Grey Cup. Long-time Lion Lui Passaglia retired following the championship, after a CFL record 25 seasons in the league.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 6 Adriano Belli DT Houston
3 20 Brent Johnson DE Ohio State
4 28 Loren Padelford OL Guelph
6 44 Fabian Rayne RB Western

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A June 21 Edmonton Eskimos 26–21 Win 1–0
B June 27 Calgary Stampeders 32–20 Loss 1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team GP W L T OTL PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 12 5 1 0 604 495 25
Edmonton Eskimos 18 10 8 0 1 527 520 21
BC Lions 18 8 10 0 1 513 529 17
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 12 1 0 516 626 11

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record Streak
1 July 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–26 Win 1–0 W1
2 July 13 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–28 Win 2–0 W2
3 July 20 at Calgary Stampeders 35–2 Loss 2–1 L1
4 July 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 29–13 Loss 2–2 L2
5 August 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31–16 Loss 2–3 L3
6 August 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders 47–26 Loss 2–4 L4
7 August 17 vs. Toronto Argonauts 36–26 Win 3–4 W1
8 August 24 at Toronto Argonauts 51–4 Win 4–4 W2
9 August 31 vs. Montreal Alouettes 35–25 Loss 4–5 L1
10 Sept 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–20 Loss 4–6 L2
11 Sept 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 26–14 Win 5–6 W1
12 Sept 24 at Montreal Alouettes 29–28 Loss 5–7 L1
13 Oct 1 at Edmonton Eskimos 49–42 Loss 5–8 L2
14 Oct 9 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 40–33 Loss 5–9 L3
15 Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 39–15 Win 6–9 W1
16 Oct 22 at Calgary Stampeders 45–38 Loss 6–10 L1
17 Oct 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28–20 Win 7–10 W1
18 Nov 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–26 Win 8–10 W2

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Awards and records

2000 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 3 8 3 18 32
BC Lions 14 3 14 3 34

West Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Calgary Stampeders 1 10 0 12 23
BC Lions 4 20 10 3 37

Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
BC Lions 8 4 0 16 28
Montreal Alouettes 3 0 7 16 26

References


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