2025 BC Lions season

2025 BC Lions season
President	Duane Vienneau
General manager	Ryan Rigmaiden
Head coach	Buck Pierce
Home stadium	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	5–6
Division place	4th, West
Playoffs	TBD
Uniform
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The 2025 BC Lions season is the 67th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 71st overall. The Lions will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight year and win their seventh Grey Cup championship.

The 2025 CFL season is the first season for Buck Pierce as the team's head coach after Rick Campbell was fired on November 20, 2024, following four seasons with the team. ^{[1] [2]} This is also the first season with Ryan Rigmaiden as the team's general manager with Neil McEvoy being promoted to vice-president of football operations. ^[1]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2025 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2025. ^[3] The Lions had two selections in the draft, holding the fourth pick in each round. ^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Nationality
1	4	Ross Bolger	K/P	Idaho State	Ireland
2	13	Mark McNamee	K	No college	Ireland

CFL National Draft

The 2025 CFL draft took place on April 29, 2025. ^[3] The Lions had seven selections in the eight-round draft. The team forfeited the highest of their first-round and second-round picks (third and ninth overall) after exceeding the salary cap by more than $200,000 ($347,889). ^[5] However, they received an additional second round pick (19th overall) after finishing the previous season with the second-highest national snaps. ^[5] Not including traded picks of forfeitures, the team selected fourth in each round of the draft after finishing sixth in the 2024 league standings. ^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
2	11	Hayden Harris	DL	Montana	Mill Creek, WA, USA
2	16	Jackson Findlay	DB	Western	North Vancouver, BC
4	37	Connor Klassen	OL	Regina	Regina, SK
5	41	Dre Doiron	OL	Kansas	London, ON
6	50	Chase Tataryn	LB	Alberta	Saskatoon, SK
7	59	Alex Berwick	OL	Western	Clarence Creek, ON
8	67	Luka Stoikos	RB	Toronto	Toronto, ON

Preseason

On February 6, 2025, it was announced that the Lions would host their preseason game in Langford, British Columbia at Starlight Stadium. ^[7]

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	1	Mon, May 19	1:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 16–26	0–1	CFL+	Starlight Stadium	N/A	Recap
B	Bye
C	2	Fri, May 30	6:30 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Elks	L 19–20	0–2	CFL+	Commonwealth Stadium	12,769	Recap

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 #  Games played with blackout uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Saskatchewan Roughriders	11	9	2	0	18	321	245	4–2	W1	Details
Calgary Stampeders	11	8	3	0	16	301	214	6–0	W3	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	11	6	5	0	12	303	299	3–4	L1	Details
BC Lions	11	5	6	0	10	307	324	2–4	L1	Details
Edmonton Elks	11	4	7	0	8	248	309	0–5	L1	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Sat, June 7	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 31–14	1–0	TSN/CBSSN	BC Place	52,837	Recap
2	2	Thu, June 12	5:30 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 20–34	1–1	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Princess Auto Stadium	32,343	Recap
3	3	Sat, June 21	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–27	1–2	TSN/CTV/CBSSN	BC Place	20,138	Recap
4	4	Sat, June 28	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 18–37	1–3	TSN/CTV/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	27,804	Recap
5	5	Sat, July 5	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 21–20	2–3	TSN/CTV/RDS/CBSSN	Molson Stadium	21,144	Recap
6	6	Sun, July 13	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Elks	W 32–14	3–3	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	17,559	Recap
7	7	Sat, July 19	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 27–33	3–4	TSN/CTV/CBSSN	BC Place	28,983	Recap
8	8	Sun, July 27	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 33–37	3–5	TSN	BC Place	22,348	Recap
9	Bye
10	9	Thu, Aug 7	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 41–38 (OT)	4–5	TSN/RDS2/CBSSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,102	Recap
11	10	Sat, Aug 16	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 36–18	5–5	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	BC Place	23,318	Recap
12	11	Sat, Aug 23	12:00 p.m. PDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 34–52	5–6	TSN/CTV	BMO Field	18,354	Recap
13	Bye
14	12	Fri, Sept 5	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Ottawa Redblacks			TSN/RDS2/CBSSN	TD Place Stadium
15	13	Fri, Sept 12	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks			TSN/RDS/CBSSN	BC Place
16	14	Fri, Sept 19	6:30 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders			TSN	McMahon Stadium
17	15	Fri, Sept 26	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts			TSN	BC Place
18	16	Sat, Oct 4	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders			TSN	BC Place
19	Bye
20	17	Fri, Oct 17	7:30 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Elks			TSN	BC Place
21	18	Sat, Oct 25	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	Mosaic Stadium

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 #  Games played with blackout uniforms.

 #  Games played with fog uniforms.

Team

Roster

BC Lions roster

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	Quarterbacks  7 Chase Brice 11 Jeremiah Masoli 12 Nathan Rourke Receivers 83 Stanley Berryhill III 86 Jevon Cottoy 19 Ayden Eberhardt  4 Keon Hatcher Sr. 77 Seven McGee 18 Justin McInnis 82 Kieren Poissant Running back 20 James Butler Fullbacks 36 Jacob Bond 45 Riley Pickett		Offensive linemen 69 Jarell Broxton 55 Ilm Manning 54 Andrew Peirson 57 Chris Schleuger 61 Anu "George" Una 64 Kory Woodruff Defensive linemen -- Levi Bell 93 Anthony Bennett 90 Mathieu Betts 91 Nathan Cherry 56 Christian Covington 14 Dewayne Hendrix 92 Tomasi Laulile 99 Jonah Tavai 58 Kemoko Turay		Linebackers  3 Micah Awe 43 Terrence Ganyi 46 Ben Hladik 31 Adam Konar 32 Maxime Rouyer  2 Josh Woods Defensive backs 29 Cristophe Beaulieu 26 Robert Carter Jr. 33 Jackson Findlay 27 Josh Hagerty 21 Ronald Kent Jr.  1 Garry Peters 24 Patrice Rene  9 Deontai Williams Sr. Special teams 17 Carl Meyer P 47 Kyle Nelson LS 10 Sean Whyte K				1-game injured 40 Tibo Debaillie DL  8 Jalon Edwards-Cooper DB 13 Jermaine Jackson KR/PR 95 Marcus Moore DL 6-game injured 50 Dejon Allen OL 25 Adam Auclair LB 51 Michael Couture OL  6 Tyler Coyle DB 68 David Foucault OL 44 Isaiah Guzylak-Messam LB 62 Tyler Packer OL  0 Sione Teuhema DL		Practice roster 66 Alex Berwick OL 16 Travian Blaylock DB 48 Ross Bolger K/P 41 Celestin Haba DL 34 Zander Horvath RB 65 Tyran Hunt OL 42 Jeremy Lewis LB 88 Hergy Mayala WR 53 Devin Richardson LB 23 Cam Stone DB 28 Jordan Terrell RB Suspended -- Derwin Gray OL 73 Demetrius Taylor DL
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 12 Injured, 11 Practice, 2 Suspended Roster updated 2025-08-28 • 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 Senior Vice President, Business – George Chayka Vice President, Football Operations – Neil McEvoy General Manager – Ryan Rigmaiden Assistant General Manager – Rob Ralph Director of US Scouting – Jim Jauch Manager, Football Operations – Tyler Gammon U. S. Scout – Will Ark Video Coordinator – Derek Oswalt Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Sandhu Equipment Manager – Aaron Yeung			Head Coaches Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator– Buck Pierce Offensive Coaches Receivers – Kevin Bourgoin Offensive Line – Paul Charbonneau Running Backs – Kristian Matte Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Benevides Defensive Line – Randy Melvin Linebackers – Glen Young Secondary and Pass Game Coordinator – Ryan Phillips Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Cory McDiarmid Special Teams Assistant – Derek Oswalt → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. "HC Rick Campbell relieved of duties in Lions front office shakeup". BC Lions. November 20, 2024.
2. "Buck Pierce Named The 28th Head Coach In Lions History". BC Lions. December 3, 2024.
3. "Key 2025 CFL off-season dates you need to know". Canadian Football League. January 21, 2025.
4. "2025 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League . Retrieved March 28, 2025.
5. "BC, Toronto, Saskatchewan and Ottawa exceeded 2024 salary expenditure cap". Canadian Football League. March 28, 2025.
6. "CFL standings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 2, 2024.
7. "Lions Announce Pre-season Tilt In Langford". BC Lions . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
8. "2025 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
9. "2025 CFL broadcast schedule". Canadian Football League . Retrieved May 24, 2025.

External links

• Official website