1996 BC Lions season
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The 1996
BC Lions
finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.
1996 CFL season
The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1996:...
BC Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...
finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.
CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mark Pimiskern | LB Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Washington State Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... |
| 2 | 15 | Andrew English | SB Slotback Slotback is a position in Gridiron football . The slotback is similar to the wide receiver but also has many of the same traits as a running back, lines up closer to the offensive line and often farther back... |
British Columbia University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley... |
| 3 | 24 | Brad Yamaoka | RB Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
British Columbia |
| 4 | 33 | Kevin Ho-Young | RB | St. Francis Xavier St. Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier University is a post-secondary institution located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The school was founded in 1853, but did not offer degrees until 1868. The university has approximately 5000 students.-History:... |
| 5 | 42 | Victor Bryan | DB Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
Simon Fraser Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000... |
| 6 | 51 | Brian Bourne | OL | British Columbia |
| 7 | 60 | Paul Greenbow | DB | Queen's Queen's University Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England... |
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | June 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
35–29 | Win | 0–1 |
| B | June 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
33–21 | Loss | 1–1 |
Season Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 608 | 375 | 26 |
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 459 | 354 | 22 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 421 | 495 | 18 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 360 | 498 | 10 |
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 410 | 483 | 10 |
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 27 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 28–14 | Loss | 0–1 |
| 2 | July 6 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 25–22 | Loss | 0–2 |
| 3 | July 12 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | 32–31 | Loss | 0–3 |
| 4 | July 19 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 44–24 | Loss | 0–4 |
| 5 | July 27 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28–24 | Loss | 0–5 |
| 6 | Aug 2 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30–25 | Win | 1–5 |
| 7 | Aug 10 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 32–7 | Loss | 1–6 |
| 8 | Aug 15 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 38–13 | Loss | 1–7 |
| 9 | Aug 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | 23–21 | Loss | 1–8 |
| 10 | Aug 26 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22–20 | Win | 2–8 |
| 11 | Bye | 2–8 | |||
| 12 | Sept 7 | at Montreal Alouettes | 28–27 | Loss | 2–9 |
| 13 | Sept 14 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 35–11 | Win | 3–9 |
| 14 | Sept 21 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 22–10 | Win | 4–9 |
| 15 | Sept 29 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 32–12 | Loss | 4–10 |
| 16 | Bye | 4–10 | |||
| 17 | Oct 12 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 34–31 | Loss | 4–11 |
| 18 | Oct 19 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29–27 | Loss | 4–12 |
| 19 | Oct 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | 25–21 | Loss | 4–13 |
| 20 | Nov 2 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | 35–24 | Win | 5–13 |
Western Division All-Star Selections
- FB – Sean MillingtonSean MillingtonSean Millington is a former Canadian Football League fullback and currently does colour commentary for cfl.ca and the CBC. He is also an actor in several movies and television shows.-Before the CFL:...
, Western All-Star - DB – Andre Strode, Western All-Star