1998 BC Lions season explained

Team:BC Lions
Year:1998
Record:9–9
Division Place:3rd, West
Owner:David Braley
General Manager:Adam Rita
Coach:Adam Rita
Greg Mohns
Stadium:BC Place Stadium
Playoffs:Lost West semi-final
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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

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
1 3 Oregon
2 9 Minnesota
3 14 Saskatchewan
5 30 Laval
5 31 Laval

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
AJune 17at Calgary StampedersL 6–320–1
BJune 25vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 24–181–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division! 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
18 5 13 0 411 525 10
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Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1July 2vs. Edmonton EskimosL 12–200–1
2July 10at Edmonton EskimosL 10–150–2
3July 16vs. Toronto ArgonautsL 15–300–3
4July 24at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 25–201–3
5July 30vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 20–132–3
6Aug 6at Montreal AlouettesL 16–222–4
7Aug 14at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 24–223–4
8Aug 20vs. Calgary StampedersL 9–553–5
9Aug 27at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 8–183–6
10Sept 5vs. Montreal AlouettesL 15–263–7
11Sept 12at Toronto ArgonautsL 28–373–8
12Sept 19vs. Edmonton EskimosL 21–273–9
13Sept 26vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 34–314–9
14Oct 4at Calgary StampedersW 22–115–9
15Oct 9vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 31–146–9
16Oct 18at Edmonton EskimosW 31–77–9
17Oct 25at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 42–378–9
18Oct 31vs. Calgary StampedersW 31–229–9
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Awards and records

1998 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

OG – Jamie Taras, Intergold CFLPA All-Star

Playoffs

West semi-final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
4 20 2 14 40
3 7 15 8 33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090729132825/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1998/reg . 2009-07-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records . https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm . 2009-03-11 . live . 2009-03-08 .
  3. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2011-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110422013422/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook . 2011-04-22 .