The 2001

2001 CFL season

The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 2001:...

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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 3rd place in the West Division with a 8–10 record. They appeared in the West-Semi Final.

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	Darius Collins	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...	Grambling State
1	3	Lyle Green Lyle Green Lyle Green is a gridiron football fullback who is a free agent. He most recently played for the BC Lions.Green went to the University of Toledo. With the Lions he is number 28...	FB Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...	Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...
1	8	Leif Thorsen	G Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....	Montana

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Jamie Boreham

Jamie Boreham is a professional Canadian football punter/placekicker in the Canadian Football League who currently plays for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was acquired by the Bombers from the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 2, 2011...

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Placekicker

Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...

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Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

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University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...

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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...

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Kelly Bates

Kelly Bates is a former professional Canadian football guard and current assistant offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the BC Lions in fourth round of the 2001 CFL Draft...

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University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

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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...

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 21	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	19–14	Loss	0–1
B	June 26	vs. Calgary Stampeders	35–28	Loss	0–2

Season Standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
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	9	9	0	1	439	463	19
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	8	10	0	1	478	476	17
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	8	10	0	0	417	445	16
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	6	12	0	0	308	416	12

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 7	vs. Edmonton Eskimos 2001 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos finished 1st in the West division with a 9–9–0–1 record, but lost the East Final to the Calgary Stampeders. This season's Eskimos became the first West division team in CFL history to finish first in the division with only a .500 record....	35–28	Win	1–0
2	July 12	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 11–7–0 record but lost to the powerhouse Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings :-Schedule:-Postseason:...	26–5	Loss	1–1
3	July 21	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West division with a 6–12–0 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth year in a row.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-Roster:...	12–7	Loss	1–2
4	July 27	at Calgary Stampeders 2001 Calgary Stampeders season The 2001 Calgary Stampeders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 8–10–0 record and won the Grey Cup.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-West Semi-Final:-West Final:-Grey Cup:-References:...	35–28	Loss	1–3
5	August 4	vs. Montreal Alouettes 2001 Montreal Alouettes season The 2001 Montreal Alouettes finished in 3rd place in the East Division following a disastrous end to the season. After starting the season with a 9–2 record, the team lost its remaining seven games, as well as their playoff game, to finish the season with a 9–9 record...	44–31	Win	2–3
6	August 11	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	42–39	Win	3–3
7	August 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	35–17	Win	4–3
8	August 25	vs. Calgary Stampeders	27–13	Win	5–3
9	August 31	at Montreal Alouettes	23–19	Loss	5–4
10	Sept 8	at Toronto Argonauts 2001 Toronto Argonauts season The 2001 Toronto Argonauts finished in 4th place in the East Division of the 2001 CFL season with a 7–11–0–1 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Regular season:...	32–17	Loss	5–5
11	Sept 15	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Postponed
12	Sept 23	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	17–15	Win	6–5
13	Sept 28	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the East division with a 14–4 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Calgary Stampeders.-CFL Draft:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-East Final:-Grey Cup:...	23–22	Loss	6–6
14	Oct 6	vs. Toronto Argonauts	34–17	Loss	6–7
15	Oct 12	at Edmonton Eskimos	28–22	Loss	6–8
16	Oct 20	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–18	Loss	6–9
17	Oct 28	at Calgary Stampeders	34–16	Win	7–9
18	Nov 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	42–10	Loss	7–10
18	Nov 6	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	24–12	Win	8–10

Awards and records

• Barrin Simpson, Outstanding Rookie
• Barrin Simpson, Norm Fieldgate Trophy
  Norm Fieldgate Trophy
  The Norm Fieldgate Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, awarded to the outstanding defensive player in the West Division. Each team in the West division nominates a player, from which the winner is chosen. Either the winner of this trophy or the winner of the James P. McCaffrey Trophy will...
  
  

East Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
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...	?	?	?	?	28
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...	?	?	?	?	19