The BC Lions’ 2018 Season

Season Summary

  • Finished 4th in the West Division and won a playoff position in the crossover
  • East Division Semi-final

BC Lions 2018 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

BC Lions 2018 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 2 0 0 4 70 44 W2 2-0-0
Regular Season 18 9 9 0 18 423 473 L2 3-3-0
    Home 9 7 2 0 14 232 201 L1 4-2-0
    Visitor 9 2 7 0 4 191 272 L1 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 10 4 6 0 8 224 287 L2 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 5 3 0 10 199 186 W1 4-2-0

Full 2018 League Standings

BC Lions 2018 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win % GR
Divisional 0.611 10 3-2-0 (5) 1-4-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.389 8 4-0-0 (4) 1-3-0 (4)
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.722 0
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.500 0
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.667 0
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.556 0
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.444 0
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.278 0
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.222 0
Ottawa RedBlacks (2) 0.611 0

Coaches

Head Coach

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Assistant Coaches
  • Jarious Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
  • Markus Howell – Passing Coordinator, Receivers
  • Mark Washington – Defensive Coordinator, Defensive backs
  • Randy Melvin – Defensive line
  • Jeff Reinebold – Special Teams Coordinator

2018 BC Lions Attendance

  • Capacity: 27,500
  • Total: 179,776
  • High: 24,114
  • Avg: 19,975 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2017 YTD Avg: +19,975
  • Low: 17,529
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 72.64
  • Diff from League Avg: -3,880

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Team Scoring

20182017 +/-
Average Combined Score 49.78 4.11 -
Average Winning Score 28.89 5.97 -
Average Losing Score 18.11 2.34 -
Average Home Score 25.78 2.00 -
Average Visitor Score 21.22 3.11 -
Average Margin of Victory 8.22 3.92 -
Average Margin of Loss 13.78 3.14 +

Stadium

  • 2018 home stadium: BC Place Stadium
  • Capacity: 27,500
  • Playing surface: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 2015 – Reconfiguration closed upper bowl

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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 484088 395392 583492 8164145 232 (25.8)191 (21.2)423 (23.5)
Opponent 5554109 8497181 146579 4556101 272 (30.2)201 (22.3)473 (26.3)

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 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (3-2-0) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 7 (6-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (3-8-0)
After 2nd 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (5-2-0) 4 (2-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 6 (4-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 12 (5-7-0)
After 3rd 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 3 (1-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 8 (6-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (3-7-0)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 8 (8-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 9 (0-9-0)
After OT1 0 (0-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0)
After OT2 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0)

BC Lions 2018 Top Performers of the Week

Top Performer of the Week

  • 1 – Chris Rainey
  • 1 – Jonathon Jennings
  • 1 – Anthony Orange (A.J. Jefferson)
  • 1 – Travis Lulay
  • 1 – DeVier Posey

BC Lions 2018 Player Awards and Nominations

2018 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Ty Long (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Davon Coleman (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Joel Figueroa (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Bo Lokombo (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Claudell Louis (Team Nominee)
  • Special Teams Player — Ty Long (Division Finalist)
2018 Other Awards
  • Jake Gaudaur Veteran's Award — Rolly Lumbala (Team Nominee)

BC Lions 2018 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–3 (3) Peter Godber (OL) Rice
1–7 (7) [WPG] Julien Laurent (DL) Georgia State
2–7 (16) [WPG] David Mackie (RB) Western Ontario
3–3 (21) David Knevel (OL) Nebraska
4–8 (34) [CGY] Isaiah Guzylak-Messam (DB) Wilfrid Laurier
6–5 (47) [SSK] Rashari Henry (DL) Wilfrid Laurier
7–3 (54) [BC] William Watson (WR) British Columbia (UBC)

BC Lions 2018 All-Star Selections

7 All-Division Selections
R Bryan Burnham
DT Davon Coleman
CoLB Otha Foster, III
DHB T.J. Lee, III
CB Anthony Orange
P Ty Long
ST Chris Rainey

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Game Details (EDT
B 5
Fri. June 1
9:00 PM
 BC 36 @ CGY 23 W 24,681
C 8
Fri. June 8
10:30 PM
 WPG 21 @ BC 34 W 15,237 TSN
1 13
Sat. June 16
10:00 PM
 MTL 10 @ BC 22 W 20,182 TSN, RDS, ESPN2
3 20
Fri. June 29
10:00 PM
 BC 22 @ EDM 41 L 29,940 TSN, ESPN2
4 25
Sat. July 7
8:30 PM
 BC 19 @ WPG 41 L 26,567 TSN
5 28
Sat. July 14
10:00 PM
 WPG 17 @ BC 20 W 19,541 TSN
6 30
Fri. July 20
7:30 PM
 BC 25 @ OTT 29 L 21,319 TSN, RDS2
8 40
Sat. Aug. 4
9:00 PM
 BC 18 @ CGY 27 L 25,075 TSN
9 41
Thu. Aug. 9
10:00 PM
 EDM 23 @ BC 31 W 17,745 TSN, ESPN2
10 45
Sat. Aug. 18
4:00 PM
 BC 23 @ TOR 24 L 18,104 TSN, RDS2
11 51
Sat. Aug. 25
10:00 PM
 SSK 24 @ BC 21 L 22,873 TSN
13 56
Fri. Sept. 7
10:00 PM
 OTT 14 @ BC 26 W 17,529 TSN
14 60
Fri. Sept. 14
7:30 PM
 BC 32 @ MTL 14 W 15,346 TSN, RDS
15 66
Sat. Sept. 22
10:00 PM
 HAM 32 @ BC 35 OT W 18,794 TSN
16 68
Sat. Sept. 29
4:00 PM
 BC 10 @ HAM 40 L 23,623 TSN
17 72
Sat. Oct. 6
7:00 PM
 TOR 23 @ BC 26 W 18,535 TSN
18 78
Sat. Oct. 13
8:00 PM
 BC 26 @ CGY 21 W 23,563 TSN
19 80
Fri. Oct. 19
10:00 PM
 EDM 32 @ BC 42 W 20,463 TSN
20 85
Sat. Oct. 27
7:00 PM
 BC 16 @ SSK 35 L 30,091 TSN
21 90
Sat. Nov. 3
10:00 PM
 CGY 26 @ BC 9 L 24,114 TSN
P1 91
Sun. Nov. 11
1:00 PM
 BC 8 @ HAM 48 L 23,911 TSN, RDS, ESPNN