2015 BC Lions season

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2015 BC Lions season
General manager Wally Buono
Head coach Jeff Tedford
Home field BC Place Stadium
Results
Record7–11
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Team MOP Adam Bighill
Team MOC Andrew Harris
Team MOR Jonathon Jennings
Uniform
CFL BCL Jersey 2012.png

The 2015 BC Lions season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 62nd overall. The Lions qualified for the playoffs for the 19th straight year, but lost the West Semi-Final game to the Calgary Stampeders. This was the team's first and only season under new head coach, Jeff Tedford, former head coach at California, and the 13th under general manager Wally Buono.

Contents

For the sixth consecutive season, the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia, with rookie camp beginning Wednesday, May 27, and main camp beginning on Sunday, May 31. [1] Due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Lions' home pre-season game was played at Thunderbird Stadium on the main campus of the University of British Columbia. [2]

Offseason

Free agents

PositionPlayer2015 teamDate signedNotes
LB Jason Arakgi BC Lions Jan. 8, 2015Three-year contract
QB Kevin Glenn Saskatchewan Roughriders Feb. 19, 2015
WR Ernest Jackson Ottawa Redblacks Feb. 10, 2015
DB J. R. LaRose
LS/LB Jordan Matechuk Released Jan. 28, 2015

[3]

CFL draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Lions had eight selections in the seven-round draft, gaining another fifth-round pick following the trade of Seydou Junior Haidara to Hamilton. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team
15 Ese Mrabure-Ajufo DL Wilfrid Laurier
214 Brett Boyko OL Nevada, Las Vegas
323 Shaquille Murray-Lawrence RB Nevada, Las Vegas
432 Adrian Clarke LB Bishop's
541 Campbell Allison OL Eastern Michigan
543 Christian Covington DL Rice
649 Joshua Brinkworth DB Pacific
758 Maxx Forde DE Idaho

Preseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
BFri, June 126:30 p.m. PDTat Calgary Stampeders L 6–200–1 TSN2 McMahon Stadium 28,557 Recap
CFri, June 197:00 p.m. PDTvs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–180–2None Thunderbird Stadium 6,117 Recap
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

West Division
TeamGPWLPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos 1814446634128 Details
Calgary Stampeders 1814447834628 Details
BC Lions 1871143748614 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1851335350210 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 183154305636 Details

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
1Bye
2Sat, July 43:00 p.m. PDTat Ottawa Redblacks L 16–270–1 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,376 Recap
3Fri, July 107:00 p.m. PDTvs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–32 (OT)1–1TSN/RDS BC Place 23,062 Recap
4Fri, July 177:00 p.m. PDTat Saskatchewan RoughridersW 27–242–1TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 26,159 Recap
5Fri, July 247:00 p.m. PDTvs. Toronto Argonauts L 27–302–2TSN/RDS2BC Place20,085 Recap
6Thurs, July 305:30 p.m. PDTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–232–3TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,214 Recap
7Thurs, Aug 67:00 p.m. PDTvs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–233–3TSN/RDS2/ESPN2BC Place20,316 Recap
8Sat, Aug 154:00 p.m. PDTat Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 22–523–4TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,110 Recap
9Thurs, Aug 207:00 p.m. PDTvs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–233–5TSN/RDSBC Place20,977 Recap
10Bye
11Thurs, Sept 34:30 p.m. PDTat Montreal AlouettesW 25–164–5TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 21,885 Recap
12Sun, Sept 131:00 p.m. PDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksL 18–314–6TSNBC Place19,833 Recap
13Fri, Sept 186:00 p.m. PDTat Calgary Stampeders L 23–354–7TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 31,586 Recap
14Sat, Sept 261:00 p.m. PDTat Edmonton EskimosL 23–294–8TSN Commonwealth Stadium 29,148 Recap
15Sat, Oct 34:00 p.m. PDTvs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 46–205–8TSNBC Place24,554 Recap
16Sat, Oct 107:00 p.m. PDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 26–295–9TSNBC Place19,826 Recap
17Sat, Oct 174:00 p.m. PDTat Edmonton EskimosL 23–26 (2OT)5–10TSNCommonwealth Stadium28,517 Recap [ permanent dead link ]
18Fri, Oct 237:00 p.m. PDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 40–136–10TSNBC Place20,058 Recap
19Fri, Oct 304:00 p.m. PDTat Toronto ArgonautsW 27–257–10TSN Rogers Centre 14,236 Recap
20Sat, Nov 74:00 p.m. PSTvs. Calgary StampedersL 7–287–11TSNBC Place22,900 Recap
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
West Semi-FinalSun, Nov 151:30 p.m. PSTat Calgary Stampeders L 9–350–1TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 26,306 Recap
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

2015 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game injured list

6-game injured list

Practice roster

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial exemption

Italics indicate international players
Roster updated 2015-11-17
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 4 Injured, 3 Six-Game Injured,
9 Practice

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Coaching staff

2015 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

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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  2. ↑ "Lions announce pre-season game". Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  3. ↑ "2015 Free Agent Tracker". Archived from the original on 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Ticats send pick to BC to acquire Seydou Junior Haidara". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
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