The BC Lions’ 2005 Season

Season Summary

BC Lions 2005 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

BC Lions 2005 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 2 0 0 4 69 39 W2 2-0-0
Regular Season 18 12 6 0 24 550 444 L2 1-5-0
    Home 9 7 2 0 14 270 180 L1 4-2-0
    Visitor 9 5 4 0 10 280 264 L4 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 10 5 5 0 10 257 237 L2 1-5-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 7 1 0 14 293 207 L1 5-1-0

Full 2005 League Standings

BC Lions 2005 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.511 3-2-0 (5) 2-3-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.458 4-0-0 (4) 3-1-0 (4)
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.611
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.611
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.500
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.278
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.278
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.556
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.611
Ottawa Renegades (2) 0.389

Team Scoring

20052004 +/-
Average Combined Score 55.22 -1.44
Average Winning Score 34.42 -1.97
Average Losing Score 22.83 +0.63
Average Home Score 30.00 -2.44
Average Visitor Score 31.11 -1.33
Average Margin of Victory 13.25 -1.06
Average Margin of Loss 8.83 +1.23

2005 BC Lions Attendance

  • Capacity: 59,196
  • Total: 293,528
  • High: 38,847
  • Avg: 32,614 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2004 Avg: +7,379
  • Low: 27,506
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 55.10
  • Diff from League Avg: +4,165

More 2005 Attendance Numbers

Coaches

Head Coach

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Assistant Coaches
  • Jacques Chapdelaine – Offensive Coordinator
  • Dan Dorazio – Offensive line
  • Steff Kruck – Quarterbacks
  • Dave Ritchie – Defensive Coordinator
  • Mike Benevides – Linebackers
  • Mike Roach – Defensive line

Stadium

  • 2005 home stadium: BC Place Stadium
  • Capacity: 59,196
  • Playing surface: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 2005 – Reconfiguration/artificial turf replacement

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
BC 384381 118102220 6349112 5186137 270 (30.0)280 (31.1)550 (30.6)
Opponent 304676 257297 5862120 6784151 264 (29.3)180 (20.0)444 (24.7)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 5 (4-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 3 (3-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 4 (2-2-0) 8 (7-1-0) 4 (2-2-0) 6 (3-3-0)
After 2nd 7 (5-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (2-3-0) 11 (8-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 6 (3-3-0)
After 3rd 7 (6-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 11 (10-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 6 (1-5-0)
After 4th 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 12 (12-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0)

BC Lions 2005 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 3 – Dave Dickenson
  • 1 – Ryan Thelwell
  • 1 – Antonio Warren

Defensive Star

  • 1 – Barron Miles

Lineman Star

  • 1 – Tyrone Williams
  • 1 – Brent Johnson

Special Teams Star

  • 2 – Aaron Lockett

BC Lions 2005 Player Awards and Nominations

2005 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Antonio Warren (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Otis Floyd (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Bobby Singh (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Brent Johnson (Winner)
  • Rookie — Ryan Phillips (Team Nominee)

BC Lions 2005 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–8 (8)   Alexis Bwenge (RB) Kentucky
2–8 (17)   Pierre Tremblay (OL) Laval
3–8 (25)   David Lowry (LB) Alberta
3–9 (26) [TOR] Patrick Pierre-Louis (LB) California-Los Angeles (UCLA)
4–8 (34)   Sebastian Clovis (DB) Saint Mary's
5–8 (43)   Nuvraj Bassi (DT) Oregon
6–8 (52)   Karl Ortmanns (OL) Acadia

BC Lions 2005 All-Star Selections

1 All-Canadian Selections
DE Brent Johnson
4 All-Division Selections
WR Ryan Thelwell
DE Brent Johnson
LB Otis Floyd
S Barron Miles

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Sun. June 12 5:00 PM
 BC 37 @ SSK 23 W 25,771  
B
Thu. June 16 10:00 PM
 CGY 16 @ BC 32 W 25,753  
1
Sat. June 25 7:00 PM
 BC 27 @ TOR 20 W 30,712 CBC
3
Fri. July 8 10:00 PM
 OTT 29 @ BC 37 W 27,506 TSN
4
Fri. July 15 10:00 PM
 TOR 22 @ BC 30 W 29,217  
5
Sat. July 23 7:00 PM
 BC 28 @ HAM 22 W 27,692 CBC
6
Fri. July 29 10:00 PM
 CGY 27 @ BC 40 W 28,714 TSN
7
Fri. Aug. 5 10:00 PM
 EDM 19 @ BC 25 W 35,568 TSN
8
Fri. Aug. 12 10:00 PM
 BC 39 @ CGY 31 W 31,847 TSN
9
Fri. Aug. 19 10:00 PM
 HAM 15 @ BC 39 W 33,119 TSN
10
Sat. Aug. 27 7:00 PM
 BC 19 @ SSK 15 W 25,899 CBC
12
Thu. Sept. 8 7:00 PM
 BC 61 @ OTT 27 W 19,013 TSN
13
Sat. Sept. 17 10:00 PM
 MTL 26 @ BC 27 W 36,066 RDS
14
Sat. Sept. 24 7:00 PM
 BC 20 @ EDM 37 L 48,048 CBC
15
Sat. Oct. 1 10:00 PM
 SSK 28 @ BC 19 L 34,711 TSN
16
Mon. Oct. 10 4:00 PM
 BC 23 @ WPG 44 L 22,630 CBC
17
Sun. Oct. 16 1:00 PM
 BC 44 @ MTL 46 L 20,202 RDS, TSN
18
Sat. Oct. 22 10:00 PM
 WPG 1 @ BC 41 W 29,780 TSN
19
Fri. Oct. 28 9:00 PM
 BC 19 @ EDM 22 L 37,544 TSN
20
Sat. Nov. 5 10:00 PM
 SSK 13 @ BC 12 L 38,847 TSN
P2
Sun. Nov. 20 6:00 PM
 EDM 28 @ BC 23 L 37,337 RDS, CBC