2013 BC Lions season

2013 BC Lions season
Head coach	Mike Benevides
General manager	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Adam Bighill
Team MOC	Andrew Harris
Team MOR	Seydou Junior Haidara
Uniform

The 2013 BC Lions season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. On September 27, the Lions defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to clinch a playoff spot for the 17th straight season, tying the mark for the third longest playoff streak in CFL history. The Lions finished the season in 3rd place in the West Division with an 11-7 record, but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Semi-Final.

Offseason

Free agents

Position	Player	2013 Team	Date Signed	Notes
LB	Solomon Elimimian	BC Lions	Feb. 15, 2013
SB	Shawn Gore	BC Lions	Jan. 31, 2013
OL	Jon Hameister-Ries
DB	Cauchy Muamba	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Feb. 19, 2013
OL	Jesse Newman
OL	Jovan Olafioye	BC Lions	Feb. 15, 2013
QB	Mike Reilly	Edmonton Eskimos	Jan. 31, 2013	Traded to EDM
DB	James Yurichuk	Toronto Argonauts	Feb. 15, 2013

CFL Draft

The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Lions had seven selections in the draft, including three positions higher in rounds two and three after completing trades with Edmonton.^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	6	Hunter Steward	OL	Liberty
2	12	Seydou Junior Haidara	WR	Laval
3	21	Boseko Lokombo	LB	Oregon
4	33	Matt McGarva	DB	Windsor
5	42	Matthew Albright	OL	Saint Mary's
6	50	Matt Walker	DB	British Columbia
7	58	Cameron Thorn	DL	Guelph

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Fri, June 14	at Calgary Stampeders	29–27	Win	26,328	1–0
B	Fri, June 21	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–22	Loss	26,733	1–1

# Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y-Calgary Stampeders	18	14	4	0	549	413	28	Details
X-Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	11	7	0	519	398	22	Details
X-BC Lions	18	11	7	0	504	461	22	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	4	14	0	421	519	8	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 28	at Calgary Stampeders	44–32	Loss	26,625	0–1
2	Thur, July 4	vs. Toronto Argonauts	24–16	Win	25,255	1–1
3	Sat, July 13	at Edmonton Eskimos	17–3	Win	31,310	2–1
4	Sat, July 20	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	31–21	Win	26,623	3–1
5	Tue, July 30	at Toronto Argonauts	38–12	Loss	20,064	3–2
6	Mon, Aug 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–20	Win	26,856	4–2
7	Bye					4–2
8	Sat, Aug 17	vs. Calgary Stampeders	26–22	Win	29,201	5–2
9	Thur, Aug 22	at Montreal Alouettes	39–38	Loss	22,456	5–3
10	Fri, Aug 30	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	29–26	Win	30,564	6–3
11	Sat, Sept 7	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	37–29	Loss	13,101	6–4
12	Sun, Sept 15	vs. Montreal Alouettes	36–14	Win	27,213	7–4
13	Sun, Sept 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–22	Win	39,373	8–4
14	Fri, Sept 27	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	53–17	Win	29,457	9–4
15	Fri, Oct 4	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	31–17	Loss	37,312	9–5
16	Fri, Oct 11	at Calgary Stampeders	40–26	Loss	26,115	9–6
17	Sat, Oct 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	35–14	Loss	34,956	9–7
18	Fri, Oct 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	43–29	Win	24,545	10–7
19	Fri, Nov 1	vs. Calgary Stampeders	26–7	Win	27,228	11–7

# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

# Games played with alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

BC Lions roster

Quarterbacks

14 Travis Lulay
11 Buck Pierce

Running Backs

7 Tim Brown RB/KR
40 Tim Cronk FB
33 Andrew Harris
10 Stefan Logan
46 Rolly Lumbala FB

Wide Receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

91 Brandon Jordan DE
98 Jermaine Reid DT
94 Khreem Smith DE
79 Eric Taylor DT
99 Jabar Westerman DE
9 Keron Williams DE
95 Chris Wilson DE

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

24 Korey Banks DB
6 Josh Bell CB
27 J.R. LaRose S
31 Dante Marsh CB
20 Keynan Parker CB
26 Cord Parks CB
21 Ryan Phillips DB
2 Lin-J Shell DB

Special Teams

51 Jordan Matechuk LS
4 Paul McCallum P/K

Injured List

66 Adam Baboulas G

9-Game Injured List

12 Joey Elliott QB
50 Kirby Fabien G
25 Stu Foord RB
1 Chris Hart QB
82 Ernest Jackson WR
3 Matt McGarva DB
64 Angus Reid C

Practice Roster

96 Adrian Awasom DT
13 Cam Chism DB
49 Steven Doege DE
90 Andrew Marshall DT
60 Nyere Aumaitre OT
10 Steven Shott P/K
92 Myles Wade DT
37 Ronnie Yell DB

Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2013-12-16
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 8 Inactive, 8 Practice Roster

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Coaching staff

BC Lions Staff

Front Office

Owner – David Braley
President and CEO – Dennis Skulsky
General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations – Wally Buono
Director of Player Personnel – Roy Shivers
Player Personnel Coordinator and Assistant to GM – Neil McEvoy

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Mike Benevides

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator and Receivers – Jacques Chapdelaine
Quarterbacks – Jarious Jackson
Running Backs – Kelly Bates
Offensive Line – Dan Dorazio

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Rich Stubler
Defensive Line – Carl Hairston
Defensive Backs – Mark Washington

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Chuck McMann

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko

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Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	West Semi-Final	Nov 10	1:30 PM PST	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–25	Loss	30,942

# Games played with white uniforms.

West Semi-Final

BC at Saskatchewan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	17	8	0	25
• Roughriders	3	13	0	13	29

Date: November 10
Location: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Regina, SK
Game start: 1:30 PM PST
Game attendance: 30,942
Game weather: Clear; –11°C; wind 19 km/h
Referee: Andre Proulx
TV announcers (TSN): Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Farhan Lalji (Sideline)

References

↑ Draft tracker

2013 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg

See also	2013 CFL Draft 101st Grey Cup

BC Lions

Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place

Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra

Lore	Annis Stukus Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic Kapp becomes first Lion to win MVP of West Division Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker

Important Figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Clem Crowe Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Jackie Parker Al Wilson Cal Murphy Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Mark Gastineau Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon

Retired Numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97

Key Personnel	Owner: David Braley General Manager: Wally Buono Head Coach: Jeff Tedford

Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011

Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

BC Lions seasons

1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

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