2008 BC Lions season

2008 BC Lions season
Head coach	Wally Buono
General manager	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Cameron Wake
Team MOR	Stefan Logan
Uniform

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 CFL Western Final, losing to the eventual Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders.

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
1	5	Justin Sorensen	OL	South Carolina
2	9 (via Hamilton)	Rolly Lumbala	RB	Idaho
3	18 (via Edmonton)	Justin Shaw	DL	Manitoba
3	20 (via Saskatchewan via Montreal)	Jason Arakgi	LB	McMaster
3	22	Mike McEachern	LB	Western Illinois
5	38	Brady Browne	DB	Manitoba
6	46	Hubert Buydens	OL	Saskatchewan

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
Y-Calgary Stampeders	18	13	5	0	595	420	26	Details
X-Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	12	6	0	500	471	24	Details
X-BC Lions	18	11	7	0	559	479	22	Details
X-Edmonton Eskimos	18	10	8	0	512	536	20	Details

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

BC Lions roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

95 Ricky Foley DE
76 Jeremy Gibbs DT
90 Aaron Hunt DT
97 Brent Johnson DE
93 Matt Kirk DT
91 Cameron Wake DE
96 Tyrone Williams DT

Linebackers

35 Otis Floyd OLB
6 Javier Glatt ILB
39 Jamall Johnson OLB
51 Terna Nande OLB
11 Jason Pottinger ILB

Defensive Backs

45 Jason Arakgi S
24 Korey Banks DB
3 Tad Crawford S
25 Jerome Dennis DB
27 Lavar Glover CB
31 Dante Marsh CB
16 Barron Miles S
21 Ryan Phillips DB
32 B. J. Tucker DB

Special Teams

4 Paul McCallum K/P
70 Dan McCullough LS

Reserve Lists

67 Jon Hameister-Ries G
18 Cory Rodgers SB

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 Pierce	362	232	64.1	3018	19	9	97.4
Jarious Jackson	288	158	54.9	2164	17	10	84.3
Paul McCallum	2	2	100.0	53	0	0	158.3
Zac Champion	3	2	66.7	11	1	0	158.3
Charles Roberts	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	2.1
Stefan Logan	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	2.1

^[8]

Rushing

Player	Att.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Fumbles
Stefan Logan	122	889	7.3	0	4
Jarious Jackson	63	362	5.7	2	4
Charles Roberts	65	298	4.6	5	1
Joe Smith	55	236	4.3	3	0
Buck Pierce	29	177	6.1	2	2

^[9]

Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Geroy Simon	82	1418	17.3	79	10
Paris Jackson	76	1180	15.5	56	8
Jason Clermont	50	640	12.8	36	3
Stefan Logan	52	477	9.2	31	3
Clarence Coleman	34	389	11.4	39	3

^[10]

Awards and records

Cameron Wake (DE), British Columbia Lions – CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award
Cameron Wake, Norm Fieldgate Trophy

2008 CFL All-Stars

Brent Johnson, Defensive Tackle
Aaron Hunt, Defensive Tackle
Jason Jimenez, Offensive Tackle
Dante Marsh, Cornerback
Barron Miles, Safety
Geroy Simon, Receiver
Cameron Wake, Defensive End

^[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

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	7	9	10	7	33
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	6	3	3	12

West Final

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

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	6	6	3	3	18
Calgary Stampeders	0	9	6	7	22

References

↑ "Draft List for Year 2008" (PDF). Canadian Football League. 2008-01-28.
1 2 CFL.ca
↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/story/4225998p-4863965c.html
↑ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=242666
↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.86, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.88, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
↑ http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2008/
↑ http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2008/
↑ http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2008/
↑ http://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars

2008 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg

See also	2008 CFL Draft 96th Grey Cup

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

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

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2008 BC Lions season

Offseason

CFL Draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Roster

Player stats

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Awards and records

2008 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

West Final

References