2000 BC Lions season explained

Team:	BC Lions
Year:	2000
Record:	8–10
Division Place:	3rd, West
Coach:	Greg Mohns Steve Buratto (Interim)
General Manager:	Adam Rita
Stadium:	BC Place Stadium
Playoffs:	Won Grey Cup
Uniform:	Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1995.png -->

The 2000 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. With the team sitting at 3–4, head coach Greg Mohns resigned allowing for receivers coach Steve Buratto to take over the team on an interim basis. The Lions won four of their last five regular season games and entered the post-season with heavy momentum. As such, they became the first team in CFL history with a losing record to win the Grey Cup. Long-time Lion Lui Passaglia retired following the championship, after a CFL record 25 seasons in the league.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	School
1	6	Houston
3	20	Ohio State
4	28	Guelph
6	44	Western

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 21	Edmonton Eskimos	26–21	Win	1–0
B	June 27	Calgary Stampeders	32–20	Loss	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

**West Division**! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	5	1	0	604	495	25
Edmonton Eskimos	18	10	8	0	1	527	520	21
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	1	513	529	17
	18	5	12	1	0	516	626	11

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record	Streak
1	July 7	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	33–26	Win	1–0	W1
2	July 13	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–28	Win	2–0	W2
3	July 20	at Calgary Stampeders	35–2	Loss	2–1	L1
4	July 26	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	29–13	Loss	2–2	L2
5	August 4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31–16	Loss	2–3	L3
6	August 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	47–26	Loss	2–4	L4
7	August 17	vs. Toronto Argonauts	36–26	Win	3–4	W1
8	August 24	at Toronto Argonauts	51–4	Win	4–4	W2
9	August 31	vs. Montreal Alouettes	35–25	Loss	4–5	L1
10	Sept 9	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–20	Loss	4–6	L2
11	Sept 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	26–14	Win	5–6	W1
12	Sept 24	at Montreal Alouettes	29–28	Loss	5–7	L1
13	Oct 1	at Edmonton Eskimos	49–42	Loss	5–8	L2
14	Oct 9	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	40–33	Loss	5–9	L3
15	Oct 14	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	39–15	Win	6–9	W1
16	Oct 22	at Calgary Stampeders	45–38	Loss	6–10	L1
17	Oct 28	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–20	Win	7–10	W1
18	Nov 4	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–26	Win	8–10	W2

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Awards and records

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Sean Millington (RB)

2000 CFL All-Stars

RB – Sean Millington, CFL All-Star
OT – Chris Perez, CFL All-Star
K – Lui Passaglia, CFL All-Star

Western Division All-Star Selections

RB – Sean Millington, CFL Western All-Star
SB – Alfred Jackson, CFL Western All-Star
OT – Chris Perez, CFL Western All-Star
K – Lui Passaglia, CFL Western All-Star
DE – Herman Smith, CFL Western All-Star
CB – Eric Carter, CFL Western All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	3	8	3	18	32
	14	3	14	3	34

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	1	10	0	12	23
	4	20	10	3	37

Grey Cup

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	8	4	0	16	28
	3	0	7	16	26

Notes and References

Web site: CFL.ca . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629040855/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2000/reg . 2009-06-29 . dead .
Web site: Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central.
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 .