The 2010

2010 CFL season

The 2010 CFL season is the 57th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it is the 53rd season of the league. Edmonton is scheduled to host the 98th Grey Cup on November 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...

 season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

 and their 57th overall. The Lions attempted to improve upon their 8–10 record from 2009 and win their 6th Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

 championship, but they lost in the West Semi-Final.

Due to renovations to BC Place, The Lions played at a temporary stadium

Empire Field

Empire Field was a temporary outdoor football and soccer stadium built at the former location of Empire Stadium at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. It served as the home of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League from the summer of 2010 until the fall of 2011 when the installation...

 located on the site of their old home field, Empire Stadium. Additionally, Head Coach and General Manager Wally Buono

Wally Buono

Pasquale "Wally" Buono is the head coach, general manager and alternate governor of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and one of the most successful coaches in league history. He is in his 19th year of coaching, previously as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders and currently with the...

 announced that training camp will be held in Kamloops for the next three seasons, beginning with 2010.

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Danny Watkins Danny Watkins Watkins invited five of his friends from the West Kelowna fire department to join him at the draft. On the morning of the draft, Watkins and his firefighter friends visited a New York City firehouse that lost several members during the September 11 attacks....	OT	Baylor Baylor Bears football The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.-History:...
2	10	Shawn Gore Shawn Gore Shawn Vere Gore is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted tenth overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft, but signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League on the day after the draft as a free agent...	WR	Bishop's
3	16	Joash Gesse Joash Gesse Joash Gesse is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted sixteenth overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 25, 2010. He played college football for the Montreal Carabins.-References:...	LB	Montréal
3	20	Hamid Mahmoudi Hamid Mahmoudi Hamid Mahmoudi is a professional Canadian football cornerback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 20th overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 25, 2010. He played college football for the Montreal Carabins.-References:...	DB	Montréal
4	24	Nate Binder Nate Binder Nate Binder is a professional Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He most recently attended training camp with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 24th overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 25, 2010...	WR	Tusculum College
4	25	Akeem Foster Akeem Foster Akeem Foster is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 25th overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 25, 2010. He played college football for the St. Francis Xavier...	WR	St. Francis Xavier
5	34	Cauchy Muamba Cauchy Muamba Cauchy Muamba is a professional Canadian football safety for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 34th overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 25, 2010. He played college football for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.-References:...	DB	St. Francis Xavier
6	41	Adam Baboulas Adam Baboulas Adam Baboulas is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 41st overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 25, 2010. He played college football for the Saint Mary's Huskies...	OL	Saint Mary's
6	42	Matthew Chapdelaine Matthew Chapdelaine Matthew Chapdelaine is a professional Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 42nd overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 25, 2010...	WR	Simon Fraser Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.SFU's teams formerly played in the United States National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA as a Division II...

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Sun, June 13	at 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...	19–17	Win	29,227	1–0
B	Sun, June 20	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...	36–32	Loss	24,763	1–1

Games played with white uniforms.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Sun, July 4	at Edmonton Eskimos 2010 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 62nd overall. After the Eskimos lost the final game of the season, they were eliminated from playoff contention, despite winning five of their last seven games.This is also the first time since...	25–10	Win	32,439	1–0
2	Sat, July 10	Saskatchewan Roughriders 2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders attempted to win their 4th Grey Cup championship, but they lost to the Montreal Alouettes...	37–18	Loss	27,528	1–1
3	Fri, July 16	Montreal Alouettes 2010 Montreal Alouettes season The 2010 Montreal Alouettes season is the 44th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Alouettes won their 7th Grey Cup championship, 21–18 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, becoming the first team to repeat as Grey Cup champions since the 1996 and 1997...	16–12	Loss	25,162	1–2
4	Fri, July 23	at Toronto Argonauts 2010 Toronto Argonauts season The 2010 Toronto Argonauts season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 138th overall. The Argonauts successfully improved upon their 3–15 record from 2009 and their 4–14 record from 2008 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2007...	24–20	Loss	19,709	1–3
5	Fri, July 30	at Edmonton Eskimos	28–25	Loss	32,281	1–4
6	Sat, Aug 7	Calgary Stampeders 2010 Calgary Stampeders season The 2010 Calgary Stampeders season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 76th overall. The Stampeders finished in 1st place in the West division with a 13–5 record...	27–22	Loss	24,876	1–5
7	Thurs, Aug 12	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	37–13	Loss	30,048	1–6
8	Bye					1–6
9	Fri, Aug 27	Calgary Stampeders	48–35	Loss	25,127	1–7
10	Fri, Sept 3	at Montreal Alouettes	38–17	Win	25,012	2–7
11	Sat, Sept 11	Toronto Argonauts	37–16	Win	22,703	3–7
12	Sat, Sept 18	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Tiger-Cats succeeded in making a second straight playoff appearance, as well as hosting a second straight playoff game, but lost the East Semi-Final to the Toronto...	35–31	Loss	21,481	3–8
13	Sat, Sept 25	at Calgary Stampeders	29–10	Win	29,637	4–8
14	Sat, Oct 2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2010 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2010 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 78th overall. The Blue Bombers finished the year in 4th place in the East division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs...	16–14	Win	23,186	5–8
15	Mon, Oct 11	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	47–35 (2OT)	Loss	25,016	5–9
16	Sat, Oct 16	Edmonton Eskimos	31–28 (OT)	Loss	21,414	5–10
17	Fri, Oct 22	at Calgary Stampeders	36–31	Win	28,054	6–10
18	Sun, Oct 31	Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–17	Win	25,479	7–10
19	Sat, Nov 6	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23–21	Win	23,913	8–10

Games played with colour uniforms.

Games played with white uniforms.

Games played with alternate uniforms.

Games played with retro uniforms.

Roster

Quarterbacks Running Backs FB FB Receivers Slotbacks		Offensive Linemen T G T OL OL OL C T Defensive Linemen DE DE DT DT DE		Linebackers Defensive Backs S S CB DB DB CB S DB DB Special Teams LS K K		Inactive List DL (9 Game) DT (1 Game) OL (9 Game) S (9 Game) FB (9 Game) DE (9 Game) CB (9 Game) C (9 Game) DT (9 Game) Practice Roster WR WR DE WR OL DE CB WR DL WR DB Italics indicate Import players Roster updated 2010-10-25 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 9 Inactive, 11 PR → More rosters

Coaching staff

	Front office Owner, President and CEO – David Braley David Braley David Braley is the owner of the B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts teams of the Canadian Football League. On May 20, 2010, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate where he sits as a Conservative.-Early life:... General Manager – Wally Buono Wally Buono Pasquale "Wally" Buono is the head coach, general manager and alternate governor of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and one of the most successful coaches in league history. He is in his 19th year of coaching, previously as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders and currently with the... Director of Player Personnel – Roy Shivers Roy Shivers Roy Shivers was the General Manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League from December 24, 1999 until August 21, 2006; the first Black general manager in professional football. He was also a former running back in the National Football League with the St. Louis... Player Personnel Coordinator and Assistant to GM – Neil McEvoy Player Personnel Assistant – Barron Miles Barron Miles Barron Miles is a retired professional Canadian football player for the Canadian Football League. He is now a Defensive and Player Personnel Assistant for the BC Lions... Northwest Regional Scout – Jeff Smith Head coaches Head Coach – Wally Buono Wally Buono Pasquale "Wally" Buono is the head coach, general manager and alternate governor of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and one of the most successful coaches in league history. He is in his 19th year of coaching, previously as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders and currently with the... Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Jacques Chapdelaine Jacques Chapdelaine Jacques Chapdelaine is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the BC Lions. He was formerly the Edmonton Eskimos offensive coordinator in 2007 and played as a slotback between 1983 and 1989 for four different Canadian Football League teams.Jacques was the head coach of the Université... Receivers – Travis Moore Travis Moore Travis Moore is a former professional Canadian football slotback and current receivers coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. As a player, Moore played 10 seasons for the Calgary Stampeders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, winning two Grey Cup championships with the Stampeders in... Offensive Line – Dan Dorazio Offensive Assistant – Chuck McMann Chuck McMann Chuck McMann is a former professional Canadian football running back and current special teams coordinator and running backs coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. McMann was formerly the head coach of the Waterloo Warriors and McGill Redmen of CIS football, while being named the...			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers – Mike Benevides Defensive Line – Rich Stubler Rich Stubler Richard Stubler is the defensive coordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.After graduating from the University of Northern Colorado, Stubler began his coaching career in 1971 at Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale, Colorado... Defensive Backs – Mark Washington Defensive Assistant – Barron Miles Barron Miles Barron Miles is a retired professional Canadian football player for the Canadian Football League. He is now a Defensive and Player Personnel Assistant for the BC Lions... Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Chuck McMann Chuck McMann Chuck McMann is a former professional Canadian football running back and current special teams coordinator and running backs coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. McMann was formerly the head coach of the Waterloo Warriors and McGill Redmen of CIS football, while being named the... Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

Passing

Player	Att.	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Casey Printers	237	129	54.4	1731	10	6	81.4
Travis Lulay	318	205	64.5	2602	9	11	84.9
Jarious Jackson	48	26	54.2	293	0	3	46.6
Geroy Simon	1	1	100.0	14	0	0	143.8

Rushing

Player	Att.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Fumbles
Jamal Robertson	154	953	6.2	8	3
Travis Lulay	62	396	6.4	3	8
Yonus Davis	34	213	6.3	3	4
Jerome Messam	23	92	4.0	2	2
Casey Printers	13	75	5.8	1	4
Emmanuel Arceneaux	8	29	3.6	0	0
Jarious Jackson	11	26	2.4	0	0
Robert Jordan	4	22	5.5	0	0
Paul McCallum	2	20	10.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Geroy Simon	78	1190	15.3	98	6
Emmanuel Arceneaux	67	1114	16.6	74	5
Paris Jackson	61	758	12.4	53	1
Jamal Robertson	54	387	7.2	26	1
Steven Black	22	370	16.8	65	5
Derick Armstrong	22	316	14.4	58	0
O'Neil Wilson	30	256	8.5	20	0

CFL Western All-Stars

• OG – Jovan Olafioye
  Jovan Olafioye
  Jovan Olafioye is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He signed with the Lions as a free agent on April 20, 2010 after going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for North Carolina Central University.-External...
  
  , Western All-Star
• DE – Brent Johnson, Western All-Star
• LB – Korey Banks
  Korey Banks
  Korey Banks is a defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.-NFL:...
  
  , Western All-Star
• DB – Ryan Phillips, Western All-Star
• K – Paul McCallum
  Paul McCallum
  Paul McCallum is a professional Canadian football player currently playing as a placekicker and punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League...
  
  , Western All-Star
• ST – Yonus Davis
  Yonus Davis
  Yonus Davis is a running back and kick returner formerly for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. A native of Oakland, California, he played college football in San Jose State University and signed as a free agent to the BC Lions in 2010.-High school and college:Born in Oakland,...
  
  , Western All-Star

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	West Semi-Final	Nov 14	1:30 PM PST	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	41–38 (2OT)	Loss	29,215

Games played with white uniforms.

West

Canadian Football League West Division

The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the West Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.-Pre-1936:...

 Semi-Final