2016 BC Lions season

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

2016 BC Lions season - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2016 BC Lions season
General manager	Wally Buono
Head coach	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Jonathon Jennings
Team MOC	Shawn Gore
Team MOR	Antonio Johnson
Uniform

← 2015 BC Lions seasons 2017 →

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

Free agents

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

^[3]

CFL draft

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

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
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

Standings

West Division view talk edit
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

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
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

^[4]

# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
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

Roster

2016 BC Lions roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game injured list

55 Jaskaran Dhillon OL
35 Shaquille Murray-Lawrence RB

6-game injured list

29 Steven Clarke DB
6 T. J. Lee DB
17 Nick Moore WR
25 Ronnie Yell DB

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

→ More rosters

Coaching staff

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

Head coach – Wally Buono

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Khari Jones
Running backs – Adam Blasetti
Receivers – Marcel Bellefeuille
Offensive line – Dan Dorazio

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator and defensive backs – Mark Washington
Defensive line – Robin Ross
Linebackers – Chris Tormey

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Marcello Simmons

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko

→ Coaching Staff
→ More CFL staffs

References

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

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: Ryan Rigmaiden Head Coach: Buck Pierce
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

BC Lions seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

Categories:

Hidden categories:

v t e 2016 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	2016 CFL Draft 104th Grey Cup