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2016 BC Lions season
General managerWally Buono
Head coachWally Buono
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost West Final
Team MOPJonathon Jennings
Team MOCShawn Gore
Team MORAntonio Johnson
Uniform

The 2016 BC Lions season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Lions finished in second place in the West Division and finished with a 12–6 record. It was only the third time in franchise history that the Lions had finished in second place, and the first time they have done so since 1986. In each of those three years, the Lions hosted and defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final.

This was the team's second stint under now tenth-year head coach, Wally Buono, and his 14th season as the general manager. Buono took over the position following Jeff Tedford's resignation on December 2, 2015. The Lions improved upon their 7–11 record from 2015 and qualified for the playoffs for the 20th straight year, which is the second-longest streak in CFL history.[1] After winning the West Semi-Final against the Blue Bombers, the Lions lost to the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final.

For the seventh consecutive season, the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia with rookie camp beginning Wednesday, May 25 and main camp beginning on Sunday, May 29.[2]

Offseason[edit]

Free agents[edit]

Position Player 2016 Team Date Signed Notes
WR Emmanuel Arceneaux BC Lions December 17, 2015 Two-year contract
DB Steven Clarke BC Lions May 24, 2016 Signed with Titans before being released.
LB Rennie Curran
OL Kirby Fabien BC Lions December 15, 2015 Two-year contract
DB Eric Fraser BC Lions December 18, 2015 Two-year contract
RB Andrew Harris Winnipeg Blue Bombers February 9, 2016
LB Alex Hoffman-Ellis Hamilton Tiger-Cats February 9, 2016
DB Josh Johnson Jacksonville Jaguars February 12, 2016
RB Pascal Lochard Winnipeg Blue Bombers February 9, 2016
QB Travis Lulay BC Lions February 8, 2016 Two-year contract
OL Matt Norman Retired
OL Jovan Olafioye BC Lions January 14, 2016 Three-year contract
DB Cord Parks Edmonton Eskimos May 26, 2016
RB Chris Rainey BC Lions February 9, 2016
DT Khreem Smith
WR Courtney Taylor BC Lions August 9, 2016
OL Dean Valli Retired

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CFL draft[edit]

The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016. The Lions had eight picks in the draft, including two fourth round selections from Hamilton and the loss of their fifth round pick in a trade for Tim O'Neill.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 5 Charles Vaillancourt OL Laval
2 12 Anthony Thompson DB Southern Illinois
3 23 Brett Blaszko WR Calgary Dinos
4 30 Dillon Guy OL Buffalo
4 32 Shaquille Johnson WR Western Ontario
6 48 Brennan Van Nistelrooy DB Alberta
7 57 Nathan O'Halloran FB Windsor
8 65 Boyd Richardson DL British Columbia

Preseason[edit]

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Sat, June 11 6:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–16 1–0 TSN Mosaic Stadium 16,141 Recap
B Fri, June 17 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 21–31 1–1 None BC Place 17,630 Recap
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

West Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Calgary Stampeders 18 15 2 1 31 586 369 9–1 L1 Details
BC Lions 18 12 6 0 24 545 454 5–5 W3 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 11 7 0 22 497 454 5–5 W1 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18 10 8 0 20 549 496 5–5 W2 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 10 350 530 1–9 L3 Details

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Sat, June 25 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 20–18 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BC Place 21,386 Recap
2 Fri, July 1 4:00 p.m. PDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 28–3 2–0 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,123 Recap
3 Thurs, July 7 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 14–25 2–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 BC Place 18,921 Recap
4 Sat, July 16 4:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40–27 3–1 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 31,014 Recap
5 Bye
6 Fri, July 29 7:00 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders L 41–44 (OT) 3–2 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 27,651 Recap
7 Thurs, Aug 4 4:00 p.m. PDT at Montreal Alouettes W 38–18 4–2 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 19,125 Recap
8 Sat, Aug 13 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 45–38 5–2 TSN BC Place 21,213 Recap
9 Fri, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 9–37 5–3 TSN BC Place 21,341 Recap
10 Thurs, Aug 25 4:30 p.m. PDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 29–23 6–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 24,677 Recap
11 Wed, Aug 31 4:30 p.m. PDT at Toronto Argonauts W 16–13 7–3 TSN BMO Field 17,509 Recap
12 Fri, Sept 9 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 38–27 8–3 TSN/RDS BC Place 18,107 Recap
13 Bye
14 Fri, Sept 23 7:00 p.m. PDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 23–27 8–4 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 26,934 Recap
15 Sat, Oct 1 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 40–33 9–4 TSN/RDS BC Place 19,703 Recap
16 Sat, Oct 8 1:00 p.m. PDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 35–37 9–5 TSN Investors Group Field 24,284 Recap
17 Fri, Oct 14 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 32–35 9–6 TSN BC Place 19,520 Recap
18 Sat, Oct 22 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–25 10–6 TSN BC Place 22,831 Recap
19 Sat, Oct 29 4:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–6 11–6 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,427 Recap
20 Sat, Nov 5 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–18 12–6 TSN BC Place 26,481 Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
West Semi-Final Sun, Nov 13 1:30 p.m. PST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 32–31 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN3 BC Place 19,176 Recap
West Final Sun, Nov 20 1:30 p.m. PST at Calgary Stampeders L 15–42 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 32,115 Recap
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team[edit]

Roster[edit]

2016 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game injured list

6-game injured list

Practice roster

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial exemption

Italics indicate international players
Roster updated 2016-11-20
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 2 Injured, 4 six-game injured
10 Practice

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Coaching staff[edit]

2016 BC Lions staff
Front office and support staff
  • Owner – David Braley
  • President and ceo – Dennis Skulsky
  • General manager and vice president of football operations – Wally Buono
  • Director of football operations & player personnel – Neil McEvoy
  • Director of us scouting – Ryan Rigmaiden
  • Player-Business Developmental Advisor – Geroy Simon
  • Football Operations Consultant, Scout –Roy Shivers
  • Area Scout –Mike McCarthy
  • Video assistant – Andrew Millin
  • Head Trainer – Bill Reichelt
  • Assistant athletic therapist – Tristan Sandhu
  • Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko
  • Equipment manager – Ken "Kato" Kasuya
  • Equipment assistant – Andrew Dubiellak
  • Equipment assistant – Stu Mitchell
  • Director of communications – Jamie Cartmell
  

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Lions clinch playoff berth
  2. ^ "B.C. Lions to Train in Kamloops!". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  3. ^ 2016 Free Agent Tracker
  4. ^ "Where to watch: 2016 Broadcast information". Archived from the original on 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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