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2012 BC Lions season
Head Coach Mike Benevides
General Manager Wally Buono
Home Field BC Place Stadium
Results
Record 13–5
Place 1st, West
Playoff Finish Lost West Final
Uniform
CFL BCL Jersey
Timeline
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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 1st 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.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5] The Lions further traded up in the draft to select Jabar Westerman with the second overall pick.[6] 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.[7]

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[]

West Divisionview · talk · edit
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Y-BC Lions 18 13 5 0 481 354 26 Details
X-Calgary Stampeders 18 12 6 0 534 431 24 Details
X-Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 8 10 0 457 409 16 Details
X-Edmonton Eskimos 18 7 11 0 422 450 14 Details

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[]

BC Lions Rosterv · d · e
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster


Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2012-11-18
Depth ChartTransactions
46 Active

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Coaching staff[]

BC Lions Staffv · d · e
Front Office
  • Owner – David Braley
  • President & CEO – Dennis Skulsky
  • General Manager – Wally Buono
  • Director of Player Personnel – Roy Shivers
  • Player Personnel Coordinator and Assistant to GM – Neil McEvoy
  • Northwest Regional Scout – Jeff Smith
  • Canadian College Draft Coordinator – Kelly Bates

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko


Coaching Staff
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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[]

Calgary at BC
by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
• Stampeders 14 3 14 3 34
Lions 7 9 0 13 29


References[]

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