2008 BC Lions season

The 2008 BC Lions season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 55th overall. The Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record and appeared in the West Final, losing to the eventual Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders.

2008 BC Lions season
General managerWally Buono
Head coachWally Buono
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Final
Team MOPCameron Wake
Team MORStefan Logan
Uniform

Offseason

CFL draft

In the 2008 CFL Draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players[1] from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
15Justin SorensenOLSouth Carolina
29 (via Hamilton)Rolly LumbalaRBIdaho
318 (via Edmonton)Justin ShawDLManitoba
320 (via Saskatchewan via Montreal)Jason ArakgiLBMcMaster
322Mike McEachernLBWestern Illinois
538Brady BrowneDBManitoba
646Hubert BuydensOLSaskatchewan

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A June 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–13 [2] Loss 28,800 0–1
B June 19 Calgary Stampeders 39–35 [2] Win 26,242 1–1
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season
  • On September 13, Lions running back and former Blue Bomber, Charles Roberts reached over 10,000 rushing yards in his CFL career versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[3]
  • On July 6, Bobby Ackles, an integral member of the B.C. Lions for more than 50 years, died of a heart attack at his family's cabin on Bowen Island.[4] Ackles started with the team as a waterboy in 1954.[5] Ackles was sixty nine years old.[6] Under Ackles' leadership, the Lions captured the Grey Cup in 1985 and in 2006.
  • On September 20, an unsportsmanlike incident occurred during a game in Saskatchewan. It started in the fourth quarter when Saskatchewan fans became angry about a B.C. play they thought should have been a face mask penalty. Lions defensive back Dante Marsh fired the ball into the stands, and Saskatchewan fans responded by pelting the Lions with full cans of beer.[7] The incident occurred on the night when the Roughriders were honouring past CFL legend Ron Lancaster, who had recently died at the age of 69.
  • On November 1, B.C. Lions kick returner Ian Smart set a new CFL record for most kickoff return yardage.

Season standings
West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders18135059542026Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders18126050047124Details
BC Lions18117055947922Details
Edmonton Eskimos18108051253620Details

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 June 26 at Calgary Stampeders 28–18 Loss 30,159 0–1
2 July 4 Saskatchewan Roughriders 26–16 Loss 33,813 0–2
3 July 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 42–24 Win 26,735 1–2
4 July 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–18 Win 37,174 2–2
5 July 25 Montreal Alouettes 36–34 Win 30,132 3–2
6 July 31 at Edmonton Eskimos 35–24 Loss 35,008 3–3
7 Aug 8 Edmonton Eskimos 40–34 Win 30,863 4–3
8 Bye 4–3
9 Aug 22 Calgary Stampeders 36–29 Loss 34,221 4–4
10 Aug 29 at Montreal Alouettes 30–25 Loss 20,202 4–5
11 Sept 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–12 Win 18,723 5–5
12 Sept 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–23 Win 38,608 6–5
13 Sept 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–21 Win 30,945 7–5
14 Sept 27 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40–10 Win 31,161 8–5
15 Oct 3 at Toronto Argonauts 24–20 Win 28,273 9–5
16 Oct 10 Edmonton Eskimos 27–20 Loss 34,778 9–6
17 Oct 17 at Edmonton Eskimos 43–28 Win 34,342 10–6
18 Oct 25 Toronto Argonauts 55–32 Win 35,994 11–6
19 Nov 1 at Calgary Stampeders 41–30 Loss 30,275 11–7
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Roster
2008 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2008-10-11
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 2 Inactive, 7 PS

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Player stats

Passing
Player Att. Comp  % Yards TD INT Rating
Buck Pierce36223264.1301819997.4
Jarious Jackson28815854.92164171084.3
Paul McCallum22100.05300158.3
Zac Champion3266.71110158.3
Charles Roberts100.00002.1
Stefan Logan100.00002.1

[8]

Rushing
Player Att. Yards Avg. TD Fumbles
Stefan Logan1228897.304
Jarious Jackson633625.724
Charles Roberts652984.651
Joe Smith552364.330
Buck Pierce291776.122

[9]

Receiving
Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD
Geroy Simon82141817.37910
Paris Jackson76118015.5568
Jason Clermont5064012.8363
Stefan Logan524779.2313
Clarence Coleman3438911.4393

[10]

Awards and records

2008 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections

[11]

Playoffs
Week Game Date Opponent Score Result Attendance
20 West Semi-Final Nov 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–12 Win 30,945
21 West Final Nov 15 at Calgary Stampeders 22–18 Loss 35,650
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

West Semi-Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 8, 3:30 PM Central Standard Time
Venue: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions7910733
Saskatchewan Roughriders063312

West Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions663318
Calgary Stampeders096722

References
  1. "Draft List for Year 2008" (PDF). Canadian Football League. 2008-01-28.
  2. CFL.ca Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/story/4225998p-4863965c.html
  4. "Canadian football builder Ackles passes away". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  5. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.86, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  6. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.88, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  7. "CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - CFL - Saskatchewan: CFL fans behaving badly". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  8. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  9. "Rushing 2008 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  10. "Receiving 2008 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  11. "CFL.ca - 2008 East & West Division All-Stars". Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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