2018 BC Lions season

The 2018 BC Lions season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 65th overall. The Lions improved upon their 7–11 record from 2017 and clinched a playoff berth following a week 19 win over the Edmonton Eskimos.^[1] They returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence where they missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996. However, the team lost the East Semi-Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a 40-point margin, which is the largest in the Lions' playoff history.^[2]

2018 BC Lions season
General manager	Ed Hervey
Head coach	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Ty Long
Team MOC	Boseko Lokombo
Team MOR	Claudell Louis
Uniform
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On November 30, 2017, Wally Buono stepped down as general manager, being replaced by Ed Hervey in that role. Buono stayed on as head coach, which was his 12th and final season in that role.^[3] He finished his Lions coaching tenure with a record of 129–86–1, making the playoffs in 11 of his 12 seasons coached and winning two Grey Cup championships.

This was the ninth consecutive season that the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia.^[4] Main camp opened Sunday, May 20, 2018, with rookies reporting earlier.^[4]

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.^[5] The Lions had seven selections in the eight round draft, but have made several trades for positioning. They traded their fourth-round pick to Ottawa for Odell Willis, but got first and second-round picks from Winnipeg in exchange for the Lions' second-round pick this year and a first-round pick next year.^[6][7] The team acquired Saskatchewan's sixth-round pick in exchange for Mike Edem and the Lions' eighth-round pick.^[8][9]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	3	Peter Godber	OL	Rice	Toronto, ON
1	7	Julien Laurent	DL	Georgia State	Toronto, ON
2	16	David Mackie	RB	Western	Jackson's Point, ON
3	21	David Knevel	OL	Nebraska	Brantford, ON
5	34	Isaiah Guzylak-Messam	DB	Wilfrid Laurier	Hamilton, ON
6	47	Rashari Henry	DL	Wilfrid Laurier	Ottawa, ON
7	54	William Watson	WR	British Columbia	Surrey, BC

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Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Fri, June 1	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 36–23	1–0	None	McMahon Stadium	24,681	Recap
C	Fri, June 8	7:30 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 34–21	2–0	TSN	BC Place	15,237	Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Calgary Stampeders	18	13	5	0	26	522	363	5–5	W1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	12	6	0	24	450	444	7–3	W2	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	10	8	0	20	550	419	4–6	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	9	9	0	18	423	473	4–6	L2	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	0	18	482	471	5–5	W1	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Sat, June 16	7:00 p.m. PDT	Montreal Alouettes	W 22–10	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	BC Place	20,182	Recap
2	Bye
3	2	Fri, June 29	7:00 p.m. PDT	@ Edmonton Eskimos	L 22–41	1–1	TSN/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	29,940	Recap
4	3	Sat, July 7	5:30 p.m. PDT	@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–41	1–2	TSN	Investors Group Field	26,567	Recap
5	4	Sat, July 14	7:00 p.m. PDT	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 20–17	2–2	TSN	BC Place	19,541	Recap
6	5	Fri, July 20	4:30 p.m. PDT	@ Ottawa Redblacks	L 25–29	2–3	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	21,319	Recap
7	Bye
8	6	Sat, Aug 4	6:00 p.m. PDT	@ Calgary Stampeders	L 18–27	2–4	TSN	McMahon Stadium	25,075	Recap
9	7	Thurs, Aug 9	7:00 p.m. PDT	Edmonton Eskimos	W 31–23	3–4	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	17,745	Recap
10	8	Sat, Aug 18	1:00 p.m. PDT	@ Toronto Argonauts	L 23–24	3–5	TSN/RDS2	BMO Field	18,104	Recap
11	9	Sat, Aug 25	7:00 p.m. PDT	Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 21–24	3–6	TSN	BC Place	22,873	Recap
12	Bye
13	10	Fri, Sept 7	7:00 p.m. PDT	Ottawa Redblacks	W 26–14	4–6	TSN	BC Place	17,529	Recap
14	11	Fri, Sept 14	4:30 p.m. PDT	@ Montreal Alouettes	W 32–14	5–6	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	15,346	Recap
15	12	Sat, Sept 22	7:00 p.m. PDT	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 35–32 (2OT)	6–6	TSN	BC Place	18,794	Recap
16	13	Sat, Sept 29	1:00 p.m. PDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 10–40	6–7	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	23,623	Recap
17	14	Sat, Oct 6	4:00 p.m. PDT	Toronto Argonauts	W 26–23	7–7	TSN	BC Place	18,535	Recap
18	15	Sat, Oct 13	5:00 p.m. PDT	@ Calgary Stampeders	W 26–21	8–7	TSN	McMahon Stadium	23,563	Recap
19	16	Fri, Oct 19	7:00 p.m. PDT	Edmonton Eskimos	W 42–32	9–7	TSN	BC Place	20,463	Recap
20	17	Sat, Oct 27	4:00 p.m. PDT	@ Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 16–35	9–8	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	30,091	Recap
21	18	Sat, Nov 3	7:00 p.m. PDT	Calgary Stampeders	L 9–26	9–9	TSN	BC Place	24,114	Recap

^[10][11]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 11	10:00 a.m. PST	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 8–48	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Tim Hortons Field	23,911	Recap

^[10]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks 17 Cody Fajardo 10 Jonathon Jennings 14 Travis Lulay Running backs 24 Jeremiah Johnson 13 Tyrell Sutton Fullbacks 46 Rolly Lumbala 34 David Mackie 33 Wayne Moore Receivers 16 Bryan Burnham SB  3 Ricky Collins SB 85 DeVier Posey 88 Shaq Johnson 86 Anthony Parker 18 Cory Watson SB		Offensive linemen 65 Christopher Greaves 61 Joel Figueroa LT 68 David Foucault RG 66 David Knevel 63 Jovan Olafioye RT 54 Andrew Peirson C 67 Hunter Steward LG Defensive linemen 90 Davon Coleman DT 99 Julien Laurent  9 Shawn Lemon DE 94 Claudell Louis NT 91 Junior Luke 98 Ivan McLennan 11 Odell Willis QK		Linebackers 58 Micah Awe 35 Mitch Barnett 47 Frédéric Chagnon 36 Dyshawn Davis 56 Solomon Elimimian MLB 53 Jordan Herdman 20 Boseko Lokombo LB 41 Ron Omara Defensive backs 31 Otha Foster NKL 44 Isaiah Guzylak-Messam  6 T. J. Lee HB 26 Anthony Orange CB  4 Garry Peters HB 25 Winston Rose CB 43 Dominique Termansen 23 Anthony Thompson S Special teams 40 Mike Benson LS  1 Ty Long P/K		1-game injured list 28 Nathaniel Hamlin DB 57 Antonio Johnson OL 78 David Ménard DL  2 Chris Rainey RB/KR 83 Daniel Vandervoort WR 6-game injured list 84 Emmanuel Arceneaux SB 48 Maxx Forde DL 51 Peter Godber OL 62 Cody Husband OL 21 Brandon Rutley RB 69 Charles Vaillancourt OL Practice roster 76 Edward Godin DL 19 Ricky Lloyd QB 39 Keon Lyn DB 50 Phillip Norman OL 93 Ebenezer Ogundeko LB 95 Michael Ramsay DL  7 Shakeir Ryan KR/RB 29 Ronald Tyler DB 80 William Watson WR Italics indicate international players Roster updated 2018-11-11 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Roster, 5 one-game injured, 6 six-game injured, 9 practice → More rosters

Coaching staff

BC Lions Staff
	Front office and support staff Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Rick LeLacheur Vice president of football operations – Wally Buono General manager – Ed Hervey Director of player personnel and player development – Torey Hunter Director of football operations – Neil McEvoy Director of Canadian Scouting & CFL Draft Coordinator – Geroy Simon Southeast Regional Scout –Uzooma Okeke Video assistant – Andrew Millin Head athletic therapist – Tristan Sandhu Assistant athletic therapist – Chris Wong Equipment manager – Ken "Kato" Kasuya Equipment assistant – Aaron Yeung Equipment assistant – Brent Frid Director of communications – Jamie Cartmell			Head coaches Head coach – Wally Buono Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jarious Jackson Passing game coordinator and receivers – Markus Howell Running backs – Mike Lionello Offensive line – Dan Dorazio Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and defensive backs – Mark Washington Defensive line – Randy Melvin Linebackers – Chris Tormey Assistant defensive backs – Stanley Franks Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jeff Reinebold Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. Lions punch their ticket
2. Lion Tamers: 'Cats claw BC in dominant Eastern semi showing
3. BC Lions appoint Ed Hervey GM; Buono to coach final season in 2018
4. BC Lions 2018 training camp
5. CFL draft date announced
6. Lions acquire Willis after trade from Esks to Redblacks
7. BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
8. Riders acquire safety Mike Edem in trade with Lions
9. 2018 CFL Draft tracker
10. 2018 BC Lions Schedule
11. Just in time for the holidays: The 2018 CFL schedule