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2012 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season

Field	Value
team	BC Lions
year	2012
record	13–5
division_place	1st, West
coach	Mike Benevides
general manager	Wally Buono
stadium	BC Place Stadium
playoffs	Lost West Final
MOP	Travis Lulay
MOC	Andrew Harris
MOR	Jabar Westerman
uniform	File:CFL BCL Jersey 2012.png

The 2012 BC Lions season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 59th overall. The Lions finished the season in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive year with a 13–5 record. The Lions attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions for the first time in franchise history, but lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders. The Lions also began the season with a new head coach for the first time since 2003, after long-time head coach Wally Buono resigned to focus on his duties as general manager.

Offseason

Free agents

Position	Player	2012 team	Date signed	Notes
DT	Aaron Hunt	Montreal Alouettes	Feb. 21, 2012
OL	Andrew Jones	Toronto Argonauts	Mar. 2, 2012
RB	Jamall Lee	None		Retired
CB	Dante Marsh	BC Lions	Feb. 15, 2012
P/K	Paul McCallum	BC Lions	Feb. 2, 2012
LB	Anton McKenzie	BC Lions	Jan. 30, 2012
DT	Khalif Mitchell	BC Lions	Jan. 16, 2012
DB	Ryan Phillips	BC Lions	Feb. 15, 2012

CFL draft

The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012, live at 12:00 PM PDT.The Lions had four selections in the draft, after trading for another first round pick, trading away their second and fourth round picks, and forfeiting their sixth round pick. The Lions further traded up in the draft to select Jabar Westerman with the second overall pick. BC followed that with two offensive linemen (Kirby Fabien and Matt Norman) with their first and third round picks, before selecting linebacker Jordan Verdone in the fifth round.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/club team
1	2	Jabar Westerman	DL	Eastern Michigan
1	7	Kirby Fabien	OL	Calgary
3	22	Matt Norman	OL	Western Ontario
5	37	Jordan Verdone	LB	Calgary

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Wed, June 13	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	44–10	Win	24,871	1–0
B	Thurs, June 21	at Edmonton Eskimos	24–16	Win	30,891	2–0

: Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 29	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	33–16	Win	29,351	1–0
2	Fri, July 6	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	39–36	Win	25,109	2–0
3	Sat, July 14	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–20	Loss	32,080	2–1
4	Fri, July 20	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–14	Loss	28,335	2–2
5	Sat, July 28	at Calgary Stampeders	34–8	Win	27,968	3–2
6	Mon, Aug 6	at Toronto Argonauts	18–9	Win	22,841	4–2
7	Bye	4–2
8	Sun, Aug 19	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–5	Win	34,343	5–2
9	Fri, Aug 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20–17	Win	29,533	6–2
10	Fri, Aug 31	at Montreal Alouettes	30–25	Loss	22,239	6–3
11	Sat, Sept 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	43–10	Win	29,734	7–3
12	Sat, Sept 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	28–23	Win	28,526	8–3
13	Sat, Sept 22	at Edmonton Eskimos	19–18	Win	35,578	9–3
14	Sat, Sept 29	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–21	Loss	32,360	9–4
15	Sat, Oct 6	vs. Calgary Stampeders	27–22	Win	31,347	10–4
16	Fri, Oct 12	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	37–17	Win	26,842	11–4
17	Fri, Oct 19	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	39–19	Win	30,102	12–4
18	Fri, Oct 26	at Calgary Stampeders	41–21	Loss	27,014	12–5
19	Sat, Nov 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	17–6	Win	36,357	13–5

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

Team

Roster

2012 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Coaching staff

2012 BC Lions staff

Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	Bye
21	West Final	Nov 18	1:30 PM PST	Calgary Stampeders	34–29	Loss	43,216

: Games played with colour uniforms.

West Final

Vancouver, BC

References

https://www.cfl.ca/article/buono-steps-aside-as-head-coach-remains-gm {{Webarchive. link. (2012-01-08 Buono steps aside as head coach, remains GM)
"Lions deal kicker Sean Whyte to Montreal".
"Ticats trade receiver Bruce to Lions".
"Lions deal for Stamps Newman".
"Ellis picked by Lions in Supplemental Draft".
"Lions trade up, draft Westerman second overall".
"Lions wrap up Canadian draft with two selections".

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