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2008 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season

Canadian football team season

FieldValue
logo
teamBC Lions
year2008
record11–7
division_place3rd, West
general managerWally Buono
coachWally Buono
stadiumBC Place Stadium
playoffsLost West Final
MOPCameron Wake
MORStefan Logan
uniformImage:CFL BCL Jersey 2008.png
presidentBob Ackles (until his death on July 6)owner=David Braley

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 West 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 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.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club team
15Justin SorensenOLSouth Carolina
29 (via Hamilton)Rolly LumbalaRBIdaho
318 (via Edmonton)Justin ShawDLManitoba
320 (via Saskatchewan via Montreal)Jason ArakgiLBMcMaster
322Mike McEachernLBWestern Illinois
538Brady BrowneDBManitoba
646Hubert BuydensOLSaskatchewan

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
AJune 13at Saskatchewan Roughridersurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207191328/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2008/time_zone/0date=2008-12-07 }}Loss28,8000–1
BJune 19Calgary Stampeders39–35Win26,2421–1

: 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.
  • 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. Ackles started with the team as a waterboy in 1954. Ackles was sixty nine years old. 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. 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

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1June 26at Calgary Stampeders28–18Loss30,1590–1
2July 4Saskatchewan Roughriders26–16Loss33,8130–2
3July 11at Winnipeg Blue Bombers42–24Win26,7351–2
4July 18Winnipeg Blue Bombers27–18Win37,1742–2
5July 25Montreal Alouettes36–34Win30,1323–2
6July 31at Edmonton Eskimos35–24Loss35,0083–3
7Aug 8Edmonton Eskimos40–34Win30,8634–3
8Bye4–3
9Aug 22Calgary Stampeders36–29Loss34,2214–4
10Aug 29at Montreal Alouettes30–25Loss20,2024–5
11Sept 6at Hamilton Tiger-Cats35–12Win18,7235–5
12Sept 13Saskatchewan Roughriders28–23Win38,6086–5
13Sept 20at Saskatchewan Roughriders27–21Win30,9457–5
14Sept 27Hamilton Tiger-Cats40–10Win31,1618–5
15Oct 3at Toronto Argonauts24–20Win28,2739–5
16Oct 10Edmonton Eskimos27–20Loss34,7789–6
17Oct 17at Edmonton Eskimos43–28Win34,34210–6
18Oct 25Toronto Argonauts55–32Win35,99411–6
19Nov 1at Calgary Stampeders41–30Loss30,27511–7

: Games played with colour uniforms. : Games played with white uniforms. : Games played with alternate uniforms.

Roster

2008 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Player stats

Passing

PlayerAtt.Comp%YardsTDINTRating
Buck Pierce36223264.1301819997.4
Jarious Jackson28815854.92164171084.3
Paul McCallum22100.05300158.3
Zac Champion3266.71110158.3
Charles Roberts100.00002.1
Stefan Logan100.00002.1

Rushing

PlayerAtt.YardsAvg.TDFumbles
Stefan Logan1228897.304
Jarious Jackson633625.724
Charles Roberts652984.651
Joe Smith552364.330
Buck Pierce291776.122

Receiving

PlayerNo.YardsAvg.LongTD
Geroy Simon82141817.37910
Paris Jackson76118015.5568
Jason Clermont5064012.8363
Stefan Logan524779.2313
Clarence Coleman3438911.4393

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

Western Division All-Star Selections

  • Korey Banks, Defensive Back
  • Javier Glatt, Linebacker
  • Aaron Hunt, Defensive Tackle
  • Paris Jackson, Receiver
  • Jason Jimenez, Offensive Tackle
  • Brent Johnson, Defensive Tackle
  • Dante Marsh, Cornerback
  • Paul McCallum, Punter
  • Barron Miles, Safety
  • Rob Murphy, Offensive Tackle
  • Geroy Simon, Receiver
  • Ian Smart, Special Teams
  • Cameron Wake, Defensive End

Playoffs

WeekGameDateOpponentScoreResultAttendance
20West Semi-FinalNov 8at Saskatchewan Roughriders33–12Win30,945
21West FinalNov 15at Calgary Stampeders22–18Loss35,650

: Games played with white uniforms.

[[Canadian Football League West Division|West]] Semi-Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 8, 3:30 PM Central Standard Time Venue: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions7910733
Saskatchewan Roughriders063312

West Final

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

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions663318
Calgary Stampeders096722

References

References

  1. (2008-01-28 }}{{dead link). "Draft List for Year 2008". Canadian Football League.
  2. [https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2008/time_zone/0 CFL.ca] {{webarchive. link. (2008-12-07)
  3. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/story/4225998p-4863965c.html {{Dead link. (February 2022)
  4. "Canadian football builder Ackles passes away".
  5. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.86, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
  6. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.88, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
  7. "CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - CFL - Saskatchewan: CFL fans behaving badly".
  8. "CFL.ca".
  9. "Rushing 2008 {{!}} Statistics {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  10. "Receiving 2008 {{!}} Statistics {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  11. "CFL.ca - 2008 East & West Division All-Stars".
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