2013 BC Lions season

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2013 BC Lions season
General manager Wally Buono
Head coach Mike Benevides
Home field BC Place Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Team MOP Adam Bighill
Team MOC Andrew Harris
Team MOR Seydou Junior Haidara
Uniform
CFL BCL Jersey 2013.png

The 2013 BC Lions season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. On September 27, the Lions defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to clinch a playoff spot for the 17th straight season, tying the mark for the third longest playoff streak in CFL history. The Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record, but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Semi-Final.

Contents

Offseason

Free agents

PositionPlayer2013 teamDate signedNotes
LB Solomon Elimimian BC Lions Feb. 15, 2013
SB Shawn Gore BC LionsJan. 31, 2013
OL Jon Hameister-Ries
DB Cauchy Muamba Winnipeg Blue Bombers Feb. 19, 2013
OL Jesse Newman
OL Jovan Olafioye BC LionsFeb. 15, 2013
QB Mike Reilly Edmonton Eskimos Jan. 31, 2013Traded to EDM
DB James Yurichuk Toronto Argonauts Feb. 15, 2013

CFL Draft

The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Lions had seven selections in the draft, including three positions higher in rounds two and three after completing trades with Edmonton. [1]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team
16 Hunter Steward OL Liberty
212 Seydou Junior Haidara WR Laval
321 Boseko Lokombo LB Oregon
433 Matt McGarva DB Windsor
542 Matthew Albright OL Saint Mary's
650 Matt Walker DB British Columbia
758 Cameron Thorn DL Guelph

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
AFri, June 14at Calgary Stampeders 29–27Win26,3281–0
BFri, June 21vs. Edmonton Eskimos 27–22Loss26,7331–1
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders 18144054941328 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18117051939822 Details
BC Lions 18117050446122 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 1841404215198 Details

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
1Fri, June 28at Calgary Stampeders 44–32Loss26,6250–1
2Thur, July 4vs. Toronto Argonauts 24–16Win25,2551–1
3Sat, July 13at Edmonton Eskimos 17–3Win31,3102–1
4Sat, July 20vs. Edmonton Eskimos31–21Win26,6233–1
5Tue, July 30at Toronto Argonauts38–12Loss20,0643–2
6Mon, Aug 5vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–20Win26,8564–2
7Bye4–2
8Sat, Aug 17vs. Calgary Stampeders26–22Win29,2015–2
9Thur, Aug 22at Montreal Alouettes 39–38Loss22,4565–3
10Fri, Aug 30vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29–26Win30,5646–3
11Sat, Sept 7at Hamilton Tiger-Cats37–29Loss13,1016–4
12Sun, Sept 15vs. Montreal Alouettes36–14Win27,2137–4
13Sun, Sept 22at Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–22Win39,3738–4
14Fri, Sept 27at Winnipeg Blue Bombers53–17Win29,4579–4
15Fri, Oct 4vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders31–17Loss37,3129–5
16Fri, Oct 11at Calgary Stampeders40–26Loss26,1159–6
17Sat, Oct 19at Saskatchewan Roughriders35–14Loss34,9569–7
18Fri, Oct 25vs. Edmonton Eskimos43–29Win24,54510–7
19Fri, Nov 1vs. Calgary Stampeders26–7Win27,22811–7
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

2013 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured list

9-game injured list

Practice roster


Italics indicate import players.
Roster updated 2013-12-16
Depth chart Transactions
46 active, 8 inactive, 8 practice roster

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Coaching staff

2013 BC Lions staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Coaching Staff
More CFL staffs

Playoffs

Schedule

WeekGameDateTimeOpponentScoreResultAttendance
20West Semi-FinalNov 101:30 PM PSTat Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–25Loss30,942
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

West Semi-Final

BC at Saskatchewan
1234Total
Lions0178025
Roughriders31301329

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