2024 BC Lions season

2024 BC Lions season
General manager	Rick Campbell Neil McEvoy
President	Duane Vienneau
Head coach	Rick Campbell
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Justin McInnis
Team MODP	Garry Peters
Team MOC	Justin McInnis
Team MOOL	Jarell Broxton
Team MOST	Sean Whyte
Team MOR	Ayinde Eley
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The 2024 BC Lions season was the 66th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 70th overall. The Lions qualified for the playoffs for the third straight year in week 18 following their win over the Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan's the next day. However, the team lost the West Semi-Final to the Roughriders.

The 2024 CFL season was the fourth season with Rick Campbell as the team's head coach and the third season with Campbell and Neil McEvoy as co-general managers. ^{[1] [2]}

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2024 CFL Global Draft took place on April 30, 2024. ^[3] The Lions had two picks in the draft, selecting sixth in each round. ^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Club/School	Nationality
1	6	Carl Meyer	K	Jacksonville Sharks	South Africa
2	15	Tory Taylor	P	Iowa	Australia

CFL National Draft

The 2024 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2024. ^[3] The Lions had nine selections in the eight-round draft. ^[5] Not including traded picks, the team selected sixth in each round of the draft after finishing second in the 2023 league standings of teams that did not qualify for the 110th Grey Cup game. ^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	6	George Una	OL	Windsor	Toronto, ON
2	15	Theo Benedet	OL	British Columbia	North Vancouver, BC
2	19	Ezechiel Tieide	WR	Concordia	Lachine, QC
3	26	Cristophe Beaulieu	DB	Laval	Blainville, QC
5	44	Kail Dava	DL	Tennessee Tech	Mississauga, ON
6	53	Terrence Ganyi	LB	Maine	Montreal, QC
7	62	Dawson Marchant	DB	Northwestern Oklahoma State	Vancouver, BC
8	71	Theo Johnson	TE	Pennsylvania State	Windsor, ON

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	Bye
B	1	Sat, May 25	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 6–30	0–1	CFL+	McMahon Stadium	17,060	Recap
C	2	Fri, May 31	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 26–9	1–1	TSN	BC Place	N/A	Recap

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	22	447	365	7–3	W1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	8	1	19	478	434	5–5	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	9	9	0	18	448	439	5–5	W1	Details
Edmonton Elks	18	7	11	0	14	494	500	5–5	W2	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	5	12	1	11	427	510	3–7	W1	Details

Schedule

On November 29, 2023, the Lions announced that they would be the host team for a neutral site game that was played at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria on August 31, 2024, against the Ottawa Redblacks. ^[9]

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Sun, June 9	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 27–35	0–1	TSN/CBSSN	BMO Field	12,767	Recap
2	2	Sat, June 15	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 26–17	1–1	TSN/RDS2/CBSSN	BC Place	53,788	Recap
3	3	Fri, June 21	5:30 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–24	2–1	TSN/RDS	Princess Auto Stadium	31,210	Recap
4	4	Thu, June 27	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 24–21	3–1	TSN	BC Place	19,016	Recap
5	5	Sun, July 7	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 44–28	4–1	TSN/CBSSN	Tim Hortons Field	20,210	Recap
6	6	Sat, July 13	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 35–20	5–1	TSN/CBSSN	BC Place	30,803	Recap
7	7	Sun, July 21	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 24–25	5–2	TSN/CBSSN	McMahon Stadium	20,057	Recap
8	Bye
9	8	Thu, Aug 1	5:30 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 0–25	5–3	TSN/RDS	Princess Auto Stadium	31,859	Recap
10	9	Sun, Aug 11	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Elks	L 16–33	5–4	TSN/CBSSN	Commonwealth Stadium	18,447	Recap
11	10	Sun, Aug 18	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 11–20	5–5	TSN/RDS2/CBSSN	BC Place	30,803	Recap
12	11	Sat, Aug 24	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 27–34	5–6	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	19,761	Recap
13	12	Sat, Aug 31	4:00 p.m. PDT	Ottawa Redblacks	W 38–12	6–6	TSN/RDS2	Royal Athletic Park	14,727	Recap
14	13	Fri, Sept 6	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 37–23	7–6	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Molson Stadium	23,035	Recap
15	14	Fri, Sept 13	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 17–33	7–7	TSN/CBSSN	BC Place	20,683	Recap
16	Bye
17	15	Fri, Sept 27	7:30 p.m. PDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 29–32 (2OT)	7–8	TSN	BC Place	22,583	Recap
18	16	Fri, Oct 4	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 32–15	8–8	TSN	BC Place	21,108	Recap
19	17	Sat, Oct 12	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 8–39	8–9	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	28,683	Recap
20	18	Sat, Oct 19	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 27–3	9–9	TSN/RDS	BC Place	28,436	Recap
21	Bye

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sat, Nov 2	3:30 p.m. PST	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 19–28	0–1	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	26,125	Recap

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Team

Roster

BC Lions roster

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	Quarterbacks  3 Vernon Adams Jr.  7 Chase Brice 12 Nathan Rourke Receivers 83 Stanley Berryhill III 86 Jevon Cottoy 19 Ayden Eberhardt  4 Keon Hatcher Sr. 13 Alexander Hollins 18 Justin McInnis Running backs 31 William Stanback 25 Jeshrun Antwi Fullbacks 34 David Mackie 45 Riley Pickett		Offensive linemen 69 Jarell Broxton 65 Sukh Chungh 51 Michael Couture 59 Kent Perkins 54 Andrew Peirson 64 Kory Woodruff Defensive linemen 94 Joshua Archibald 92 Josh Banks 90 Mathieu Betts 56 Christian Covington 49 Tibo Debaillie 40 Pete Robertson 99 Jonah Tavai  0 Sione Teuhema		Linebackers 41 Ayinde Eley 43 Terrence Ganyi 44 Isaiah Guzylak-Messam 46 Ben Hladik 32 Maxime Rouyer 48 Ryder Varga Defensive backs 29 Cristophe Beaulieu  8 Jalon Edwards-Cooper 23 Adrian Greene  6 T. J. Lee III 21 Ronald Kent Jr.  1 Garry Peters 24 Patrice Rene 33 Emmanuel Rugamba Special teams 11 Stefan Flintoft P 47 Kyle Nelson LS 10 Sean Whyte K 87 Terry Williams KR/PR				1-game injured 98 Francis Bemiy DL 17 Ciante Evans DB 95 Marcus Moore DL 62 Tyler Packer OL 57 Chris Schleuger OL 6-game injured 91 Nathan Cherry DL 66 David Knevel OL 20 Boseko Lokombo LB 61 George Una OL  2 Josh Woods LB		Practice roster 88 Jared Bernhardt WR 36 Tyler Coyle DB 79 Juliano Falaniko DL 71 Carl Meyer P/K 27 Jordan Perryman DB 74 Kieren Poissant WR 26 Charlie Ringland DB 42 Mike Smith Jr. LB 28 Jordan Terrell RB 80 Ezechiel Tieide WR 35 Amechi Uzodinma II DL Suspended 27 Damarea Crockett RB 19 Jake Harty WR
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 10 Injured, 11 Practice, 1 Disabled, 2 Suspended Roster updated 2024-11-01 • 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 – Rick LeLacheur Vice President, Business – George Chayka Chief Operating Officer – Duane Vienneau General Manager – Neil McEvoy Director of Football Operations – Neil McEvoy Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel – Ryan Rigmaiden Director of Canadian Scouting & CFL Draft Coordinator – Rob Ralph Video Coordinator – Derek Oswalt Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Sandhu Equipment Manager – Aaron Yeung			Head Coaches Head Coach/Co-General Manager – Rick Campbell Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Ryan Phillips Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jordan Maksymic Receivers – Jason Tucker Offensive Line – Kelly Bates Running Backs – Trysten Dyce Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – John Bowman Linebackers – Travis Brown Assistant Defensive Backs – Tanya Henderson Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mike Benevides Special Teams Assistant – Derek Oswalt → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. "Lions officially name Rick Campbell head coach". Canadian Football League. December 2, 2019.
2. "B.C. Lions coach Rick Campbell, football ops director Neil McEvoy to share GM role". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 7, 2020.
3. "CFL Combine in Winnipeg and April 30 drafts highlight 2024 offseason". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2024.
4. "2024 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League . Retrieved February 5, 2024.
5. "Draft tracker". Canadian Football League . Retrieved February 5, 2024.
6. "CFL standings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 12, 2023.
7. "2024 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League . Retrieved December 13, 2022.
8. "2024 CFL Broadcast Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved May 25, 2024.
9. "West Coast Vibes: Touchdown Series heads to Victoria in 2024". Canadian Football League. November 29, 2023.

External links

• Official website