1998 BC Lions season
Canadian football team season
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The 1998 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. After beginning the year 3-6, head coach and general manager Adam Rita stepped down as coach in order to focus on his GM duties. Greg Mohns replaced him and led the Lions to a 6-3 finish and a playoff berth. They appeared in the West semi-final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Steve Hardin | T | Oregon |
2 | 9 | Ryan Thelwell | SB | Minnesota |
3 | 14 | Matt Kellett | K | Saskatchewan |
5 | 30 | Bernard Gravel | DB | Laval |
5 | 31 | Francesco Pepe-Esposito | LB | Laval |
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | June 17 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 6–32 | 0–1 |
B | June 25 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 24–18 | 1–1 |
Regular season
Season standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 558 | 397 | 24 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 396 | 450 | 18 |
BC Lions | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 394 | 427 | 18 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 411 | 525 | 10 |
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Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | July 2 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 12–20 | 0–1 |
2 | July 10 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 10–15 | 0–2 |
3 | July 16 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 15–30 | 0–3 |
4 | July 24 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 25–20 | 1–3 |
5 | July 30 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 20–13 | 2–3 |
6 | Aug 6 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 16–22 | 2–4 |
7 | Aug 14 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 24–22 | 3–4 |
8 | Aug 20 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 9–55 | 3–5 |
9 | Aug 27 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 8–18 | 3–6 |
10 | Sept 5 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 15–26 | 3–7 |
11 | Sept 12 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 28–37 | 3–8 |
12 | Sept 19 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 21–27 | 3–9 |
13 | Sept 26 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 34–31 | 4–9 |
14 | Oct 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 22–11 | 5–9 |
15 | Oct 9 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31–14 | 6–9 |
16 | Oct 18 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 31–7 | 7–9 |
17 | Oct 25 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 42–37 | 8–9 |
18 | Oct 31 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 31–22 | 9–9 |
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Awards and records
1998 CFL All-Stars
- OT – Moe Elewonibi, CFL All-Star
- DT – Johnny Scott, CFL All-Star
- CB – Steve Muhammad, CFL All-Star
- DS – Dale Joseph, CFL All-Star
Western Division All-Star Selections
- RB – Juan Johnson, Western All-Star
- OT – Moe Elewonibi, Western All-Star
- DT – Dave Chaytors, Western All-Star
- DT – Johnny Scott, Western All-Star
- CB – Steve Muhammad, Western All-Star
- DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., Western All-Star
- DS – Dale Joseph, Western All-Star
- K – Lui Passaglia, Western All-Star
1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars
OG – Jamie Taras, Intergold CFLPA All-Star
Playoffs
West semi-final
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 40 |
BC Lions | 3 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
References
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
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