2015 BC Lions season

2015 BC Lions season
Head coach	Jeff Tedford
General manager	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Adam Bighill
Team MOC	Andrew Harris
Team MOR	Jonathon Jennings
Uniform

The 2015 BC Lions season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 62nd overall. The Lions qualified for the playoffs for the 19th straight year, but lost the West Semi-Final game to the Calgary Stampeders. This was the team's first season under new head coach, Jeff Tedford, and the 13th under general manager Wally Buono.

For the sixth consecutive season, the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia with rookie camp beginning Wednesday, May 27 and main camp beginning on Sunday, May 31.^[1] Due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Lions' home pre-season game was played at Thunderbird Stadium on the main campus of the University of British Columbia.^[2]

Offseason

Free Agents

Position	Player	2015 Team	Date Signed	Notes
LB	Jason Arakgi	BC Lions	Jan. 8, 2015	Three-year contract
QB	Kevin Glenn	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Feb. 19, 2015
WR	Ernest Jackson	Ottawa Redblacks	Feb. 10, 2015
DB	J.R. LaRose
LS/LB	Jordan Matechuk			Released Jan. 28, 2015

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CFL Draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Lions had eight selections in the seven-round draft, gaining another fifth-round pick following the trade of Seydou Junior Haidara to Hamilton.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	5	Ese Mrabure-Ajufo	DL	Wilfrid Laurier
2	14	Brett Boyko	OL	Nevada, Las Vegas
3	23	Shaquille Murray-Lawrence	RB	Nevada, Las Vegas
4	32	Adrian Clarke	LB	Bishop's
5	41	Campbell Allison	OL	Eastern Michigan
5	43	Christian Covington	DL	Rice
6	49	Joshua Brinkworth	DB	Pacific
7	58	Maxx Forde	DE	Idaho

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Bye
B	Fri, June 12	6:30 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 6–20	0–1	TSN2	McMahon Stadium	28,557	Recap
C	Fri, June 19	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–18	0–2	None	Thunderbird Stadium	6,117	Recap

# Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Y–Edmonton Eskimos	18	14	4	466	341	28	Details
X–Calgary Stampeders	18	14	4	478	346	28	Details
X–BC Lions	18	7	11	437	486	14	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	5	13	353	502	10	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	3	15	430	563	6	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Bye
2	Sat, July 4	3:00 p.m. PDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 16–27	0–1	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,376	Recap
3	Fri, July 10	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 35–32 (OT)	1–1	TSN/RDS	BC Place	23,062	Recap
4	Fri, July 17	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 27–24	2–1	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	26,159	Recap
5	Fri, July 24	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 27–30	2–2	TSN/RDS2	BC Place	20,085	Recap
6	Thurs, July 30	5:30 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 13–23	2–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	27,214	Recap
7	Thurs, Aug 6	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–23	3–3	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	BC Place	20,316	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 15	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 22–52	3–4	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,110	Recap
9	Thurs, Aug 20	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 13–23	3–5	TSN/RDS	BC Place	20,977	Recap
10	Bye
11	Thurs, Sept 3	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 25–16	4–5	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	21,885	Recap
12	Sun, Sept 13	1:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 18–31	4–6	TSN	BC Place	19,833	Recap
13	Fri, Sept 18	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 23–35	4–7	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	31,586	Recap
14	Sat, Sept 26	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 23–29	4–8	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	29,148	Recap
15	Sat, Oct 3	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 46–20	5–8	TSN	BC Place	24,554	Recap
16	Sat, Oct 10	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 26–29	5–9	TSN	BC Place	19,826	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 17	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 23–26 (2OT)	5–10	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,517	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 23	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 40–13	6–10	TSN	BC Place	20,058	Recap
19	Sat, Oct 30	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 27–25	7–10	TSN	Rogers Centre	14,236	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 7	4:00 p.m. PST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 7–28	7–11	TSN	BC Place	22,900	Recap

# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 15	1:30 p.m. PST	at Calgary Stampeders	L 9–35	0–1	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	26,306	Recap

# Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

BC Lions roster

Quarterbacks

10 Jonathon Jennings QB
14 Travis Lulay QB
2 Greg McGhee QB

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

53 Alex Bazzie DT
90 Michael Brooks DL
78 David Ménard DL
92 Jamarkus McFarland DT
91 Zach Minter DT
93 Craig Roh DL
94 Khreem Smith DE
99 Jabar Westerman DE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

29 Steven Clarke DB
37 Eric Fraser DB
23 Josh Johnson DB
27 Darious Lane DB
6 T. J. Lee DB
20 Keynan Parker S
26 Cord Parks CB
21 Ryan Phillips DB
9 Chris Rwabukamba DB
25 Ronnie Yell DB

Special teams

40 Mike Benson LS
3 Richie Leone P/K

1-game injured list

6-game injured list

Practice roster

69 Josh Aladenoye OL
51 Campbell Allison OL
32 Casey Chin LB
55 Jas Dhillon OL
19 Anthony Fera P/K
48 Maxx Forde DL
13 Terence Jeffers-Harris WR
27 Darious Lane DB
92 Lazarius Levingston DL

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial exemption

Italics indicate international players
Roster updated 2015-11-17
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 4 Injured, 3 Six-Game Injured,
9 Practice

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Coaching staff

BC Lions Staff

Front Office and Support Staff

Owner – David Braley
President and CEO – Dennis Skulsky
General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations – Wally Buono
Director of Football Operations & Player Personnel – Neil McEvoy
Director of US Scouting - Ryan Rigmaiden
Player-Business Developmental Advisor - Geroy Simon
Football Operations Consultant, Scout - Roy Shivers
Area Scout - Mike McCarthy
Video Assistant - Andrew Millin
Head Trainer - Bill Reichelt
Assistant Athletic Therapist - Tristan Sandhu
Strength and Conditioning Trainer - Chris Boyko
Equipment Manager - Ken "Kato" Kasuya
Equipment Assistant - Andrew Dubiellak
Equipment Assistant - Stu Mitchell
Director of Communications - Jamie Cartmell

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Jeff Tedford

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – George Cortez
Running Backs – Chuck McMann
Receivers – Khari Jones
Offensive Line – Doug Malone
Offensive Quality Control – Quinn Tedford

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs – Mark Washington
Defensive Line – Robin Ross
Linebackers – Johnny Holland
Defensive Quality Control and Assistant Defensive Backs – Willie Fields

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Chuck McMann

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko

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References

BC Lions

Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

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/Head Coach: Wally Buono

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

2015 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	2015 CFL Draft 103rd Grey Cup

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