2022 BC Lions season

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2022 BC Lions season - Wikipedia

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2022 BC Lions season
General manager	Rick Campbell Neil McEvoy
President	Rick LeLacheur
Head coach	Rick Campbell
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Nathan Rourke
Team MODP	Garry Peters
Team MOC	Nathan Rourke
Team MOOL	Joel Figueroa
Team MOST	Sean Whyte
Team MOR	Emmanuel Rugamba
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The 2022 BC Lions season was the 64th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 68th overall. The Lions improved upon their 5–9 record from 2021, with their sixth win in their seventh game. The team then qualified for the playoffs following losses by both the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Redblacks, in week 16, on September 24, 2022.^[1] The Lions clinched a home playoff game on October 22, 2022, for the first time since the 2016 season, following their Week 20 win over the Edmonton Elks.^[2] However, after defeating the Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Final, the team lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Final.

The 2022 season was the second season with Rick Campbell as the team's head coach and the second season with Campbell and Neil McEvoy as co-general managers.^[3]^[4]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3, 2022.^[5] With the format being a snake draft, the Lions selected third in the odd-numbered rounds and seventh in the even-numbered rounds.^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University/Club Team	Nationality
1	3	Karlis Brauns	DL	Panthers Wrocław	Latvia
2	16	Marcel Dabo	DB	Stuttgart Surge	Germany
3	21	John-Levi Kruse	FB	Hamburg Sea Devils	Germany

CFL National Draft

The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2022.^[5]^[7] The Lions had the third selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after recording the third-worst record in 2021.^[8] The Lions obtained another third-round pick after trading the rights for Sergio Castillo to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.^[9]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	3	Nathan Cherry	DL	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
2	12	Noah Zerr	OL	Saskatchewan	Langenburg, SK
3	23	Joshua Archibald	DL	McGill	Montreal, QC
3	29	Ryder Varga	LB	Regina	Regina, SK
4	32	Adrian Greene	DB	Saint Mary's	Toronto, ON
5	41	Riley Pickett	DL	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
6	50	Fredenick Eveillard	WR	Ottawa	Gatineau, QC
7	59	John Metchie III	WR	Alabama	Brampton, ON
8	68	Adam Wallace	DL	Ottawa	North Bay, ON

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	1	Sat, May 28	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 6–41	0–1	None	McMahon Stadium	18,440	Recap
B	2	Fri, June 3	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 20–18	1–1	TSN	BC Place		Recap

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# Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	15	3	0	30	538	370	10–1	W1	Details
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	525	405	8–4	L1	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	6	0	24	533	373	7–5	W2	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	12	370	440	3–8	L7	Details
Edmonton Elks	18	4	14	0	8	354	599	1–11	L4	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	1	Sat, June 11	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 59–15	1–0	TSN	BC Place	34,082	Recap
2	Bye
3	2	Sat, June 25	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 44–3	2–0	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	14,006	Recap
4	3	Thu, June 30	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 34–31	3–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	TD Place Stadium	20,132	Recap
5	4	Sat, July 9	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 22–43	3–1	TSN/ESPNews	BC Place	17,603	Recap
6	Bye
7	5	Thu, July 21	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 17–12	4–1	TSN	BC Place	16,155	Recap
8	6	Fri, Jul 29	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 32–17	5–1	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	27,283	Recap
9	7	Sat, Aug 6	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 46–14	6–1	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	16,342	Recap
10	8	Sat, Aug 13	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 41–40	7–1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	22,229	Recap
11	9	Fri, Aug 19	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 28–10	8–1	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	28,442	Recap
12	10	Fri, Aug 26	7:30 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 16–23	8–2	TSN/ESPNews	BC Place	23,129	Recap
13	Bye
14	11	Fri, Sept 9	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 10–31	8–3	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	15,511	Recap
15	12	Sat, Sept 17	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 31–29 (OT)	9–3	TSN	McMahon Stadium	22,319	Recap
16	13	Sat, Sept 24	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 11–25	9–4	TSN	BC Place	19,323	Recap
17	14	Fri, Sep 30	7:30 p.m. PDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 34–19	10–4	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	17,069	Recap
18	15	Sat, Oct 8	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 20–23	10–5	TSN	BMO Field	11,089	Recap
19	16	Sat, Oct 15	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 40–32	11–5	TSN	BC Place	24,280	Recap
20	17	Fri, Oct 21	6:30 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Elks	W 31–14	12–5	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	25,723	Recap
21	18	Fri, Oct 28	5:30 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 9–24	12–6	TSN	IG Field	23,685	Recap

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# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

# Games played with alternate 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 6	1:30 p.m. PST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 30–16	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	BC Place	30,114	Recap
West Final	Sun, Nov 13	1:30 p.m. PST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 20–28	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	IG Field	30,319	Recap

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# Games played with white uniforms.

# Games played with alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

**BC Lions roster**
	Quarterbacks 8 Vernon Adams 17 Antonio Pipkin 12 Nathan Rourke Receivers 16 Bryan Burnham 86 Jevon Cottoy 4 Keon Hatcher 13 Alexander Hollins 88 Daniel Petermann 19 Dominique Rhymes 82 Jacob Scarfone 87 Terry Williams Running backs 24 James Butler Fullbacks 34 David Mackie 35 Mario Villamizar		Offensive linemen 69 Jarell Broxton 65 Sukh Chungh 61 Joel Figueroa 51 Peter Godber 54 Andrew Peirson 59 Kent Perkins Defensive linemen 94 Joshua Archibald 92 Josh Banks 58 Woody Baron 90 Mathieu Betts 91 Nathan Cherry 49 Tibo Debaillie 56 David Ménard 47 Sione Teuhema		Linebackers 44 Isaiah Guzylak-Messam 2 Kevin Francis 53 Ben Hladik 20 Boseko Lokombo 32 Maxime Rouyer 21 Jordan Williams 3 Josh Woods Defensive backs 29 Jalon Edwards-Cooper 39 Adrian Greene 6 T. J. Lee 1 Garry Peters 0 Loucheiz Purifoy 33 Emmanuel Rugamba 14 Marcus Sayles Special teams 40 Tanner Doll LS 41 Stefan Flintoft P 10 Sean Whyte K				1-Game Injured list 23 Delvin Breaux DB 99 Miles Fox DL 98 Obum Gwacham DL 18 Hakeem Johnson DB 50 Phillip Norman OL 11 Michael O'Connor QB 8 Steven Richardson DL 80 Shai Ross WR 7 Lucky Whitehead WR 55 Noah Zerr OL 6-Game Injured list 66 David Knevel OL 89 Josh Pearson WR		Practice roster 25 Bruce Anderson RB 26 Tyneil Cooper DB 42 Jacob Firlotte LB 36 Quincy Mauger DB 66 Tyler Packer OL 96 Riley Pickett DL 57 Tristen Taylor OL 84 Jamarius Way WR Suspended 99 Cam Kitchen DT 68 Boqiao Li LB 33 Taquan Mizzell RB -- De'Anthony Thomas WR 3 Michael Warren II RB 96 Tim Williams DL
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 12 Injured, 8 Practice, 6 Suspended Roster updated 2022-11-12 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

**BC Lions staff**
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	Front Office and Support Staff Owner – Amar Doman President and CEO – Duane Vienneau Vice President, Football Operations – Neil McEvoy General Manager – Ryan Rigmaiden Director of Canadian Scouting & CFL Draft Coordinator – Rob Ralph Director of US Scouting – Jim Jauch Manager, Football Operations – Tyler Gammon Video Coordinator – Derek Oswalt Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Sandhu Equipment Manager – Aaron Yeung			Head Coaches Head Coach – Buck Pierce Offensive Coaches TBD Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ryan Phillips Special Teams Coaches TBD → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

^ "109th Grey Cup playoff scenarios – week 16". Canadian Football League. September 19, 2022.
^ "Lions clinch home field for semifinals, hand Elks 17th straight home loss". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 22, 2022.
^ "Lions officially name Rick Campbell head coach". Canadian Football League. December 2, 2019.
^ "B.C. Lions coach Rick Campbell, football ops director Neil McEvoy to share GM role". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022.
^ "2022 Global Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "CFL Scouting Bureau: Bull, Richards, Sow headline fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 1, 2021.
^ "2021 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ "Winnipeg acquires kicker Castillo in trade with Lions". Canadian Football League. October 19, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2022 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
^ "2022 CFL on TSN Broadcast Schedule". TSN. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "Nos Émissions" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "Horaire" (in French). RDS. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

External links

Official website

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See also	2022 CFL National Draft 2022 CFL Global Draft 109th Grey Cup

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