1982 BC Lions season

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1982 BC Lions season - Wikipedia

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1982 BC Lions season
General manager	Bob Ackles
President	Paul Higgins
Head coach	Vic Rapp
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
← 1981 BC Lions seasons 1983 →

The 1982 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 9–7 record. Despite the winning record, they still failed to make the playoffs.

Vic Rapp and the coaching staff were fired at the end of the season.

Rookie receiver Merv Fernandez had a great season and was the runner-up in the Schenley Rookie of the Year award voting.

The final game at Empire Stadium was played on November 6 against Montreal.

Willie Fleming was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T	Dennis Guevin	Tackle	Simon Fraser
T	T	Gerald Roper	Guard	Arizona
1	5	Bernie Glier	Defensive back	UBC
1	8	Troy Ciochetti	Wide receiver	Alberta
2	14	Don Moen	Defensive back	UBC
3	23	Ryan Potter	Running back	Western Ontario
3	25	Bernie Jolette	Linebacker	Ottawa
4	28	David Singh	Running back	UBC
4	32	Dave Leuty	Wide receiver	Western Ontario
5	41	Tony Prencipe	Linebacker	Manitoba
6	50	Matt Kavanaugh	Centre	Simon Fraser

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	Thu, June 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 19–22	0–1	Empire Stadium	19,392
B	Wed, June 16	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 11–25	0–2	Winnipeg Stadium	19,613
C	Tue, June 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 43–39	1–2	Empire Stadium	19,488
D	Tue, June 29	at Calgary Stampeders	L 22–23	1–3	McMahon Stadium	24,053

Regular season

Season standings

West Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Edmonton Eskimos	16	11	5	0	22	544	323	5–3	W1	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	11	5	0	22	444	352	5–3	L2	Details
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	6	1	19	403	440	4–4	W1	Details
BC Lions	16	9	7	0	18	449	390	3–5	W1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	6	9	1	13	427	436	3–5	L2	Details

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	Sat, July 10	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 51–34	1–0	Empire Stadium	23,389
2	2	Sun, July 18	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 26–24	2–0	Taylor Field	27,534
3	3	Sun, July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 38–28	3–0	Empire Stadium	28,329
4	Bye
5	4	Sun, Aug 8	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–29	3–1	Winnipeg Stadium	32,946
6	5	Sat, Aug 14	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 8–30	3–2	Empire Stadium	26,184
7	6	Sun, Aug 22	at Montreal Concordes	W 45–9	4–2	Olympic Stadium	15,208
8	7	Sat, Aug 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	19–20	4–3	Empire Stadium	27,285
9	8	Fri, Sept 3	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 45–13	5–3	Lansdowne Park	20,609
10	Bye
11	9	Sat, Sept 18	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 36–32	6–3	Empire Stadium	28,523
12	10	Sun, Sept 26	at Toronto Argonauts	W 46–14	7–3	Exhibition Stadium	40,250
13	11	Sat, Oct 2	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–29	7–4	Empire Stadium	31,867
14	12	Sun, Oct 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 1–30	7–5	Commonwealth Stadium	59,979
15	13	Sat, Oct 16	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–22	8–5	Empire Stadium	20,068
16	14	Sun, Oct 24	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 22–35	8–6	Ivor Wynne Stadium	16,275
17	15	Sun, Oct 31	at Calgary Stampeders	L 19–25	8–7	McMahon Stadium	31,980
18	16	Sat, Nov 6	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 32–16	9–7	Empire Stadium	15,071

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Awards and records

1982 CFL All-Stars

DE – Nick Hebeler, CFL All-Star

1982 CFL Western All-Stars

WR – Mervyn Fernandez, CFL Western All-Star
DE – Nick Hebeler, CFL Western All-Star
LB – Glen Jackson, CFL Western All-Star

References

^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.

BC Lions seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

v t e BC Lions
Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place
Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra
Lore	Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic
Important figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Al Wilson Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon
Retired numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97
Key personnel	Owner: Amar Doman General Manager: Neil McEvoy and Rick Campbell Head Coach: Rick Campbell
Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011
Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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See also	1982 CFL Draft 70th Grey Cup