| Team: | BC Lions |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Record: | 5–13 |
| Division Place: | 5th, West |
| General Manager: | George Chayka |
| Coach: | Joe Paopao |
| Stadium: | BC Place Stadium |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Uniform: | Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1995.png --> |
The 1996 BC Lions finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Washington State | ||
| 2 | 15 | British Columbia | ||
| 3 | 24 | British Columbia | ||
| 4 | 33 | RB | St. Francis Xavier | |
| 5 | 42 | Simon Fraser | ||
| 6 | 51 | British Columbia | ||
| 7 | 60 | DB | Queen's | |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | June 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 35–29 | 0–1 | |
| B | June 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 21–33 | 1–1 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 608 | 375 | 26 | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 459 | 354 | 22 | |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 421 | 495 | 18 | |
| 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 360 | 498 | 10 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 410 | 483 | 10 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | June 27 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 14–28 | 0–1 | BC Place | ||
| 2 | 2 | July 6 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 22–25 | 0–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | ||
| 3 | 3 | July 12 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 31–32 | 0–3 | Frank Clair Stadium | ||
| 4 | 4 | July 19 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 24–44 | 0–4 | BC Place | ||
| 5 | 5 | July 27 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 24–28 | 0–5 | BC Place | ||
| 6 | 6 | Aug 2 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 30–25 | 1–5 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| 7 | 7 | Aug 10 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 7–32 | 1–6 | BC Place | ||
| 8 | 8 | Aug 15 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 13–38 | 1–7 | BC Place | ||
| 9 | 9 | Aug 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 21–23 | 1–8 | McMahon Stadium | ||
| 10 | 10 | Aug 26 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 22–20 | 2–8 | Winnipeg Stadium | ||
| 11 | Bye | |||||||
| 12 | 11 | Sept 7 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 27–28 | 2–9 | Olympic Stadium | ||
| 13 | 12 | Sept 14 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 35–11 | 3–9 | BC Place | ||
| 14 | 13 | Sept 21 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 22–10 | 4–9 | BC Place | ||
| 15 | 14 | Sept 29 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 12–32 | 4–10 | Commonwealth Stadium | ||
| 16 | Bye | |||||||
| 17 | 15 | Oct 12 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 31–34 | 4–11 | BC Place | ||
| 18 | 16 | Oct 19 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 27–29 | 4–12 | Taylor Field | ||
| 19 | 17 | Oct 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 21–25 | 4–13 | SkyDome | ||
| 20 | 18 | Nov 2 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 35–24 | 5–13 | BC Place | ||