2002 BC Lions season explained

Team:BC Lions
Year:2002
Record:10–8
Division Place:3rd, West
Coach:Steve Buratto
Adam Rita (Interim)
General Manager:Adam Rita
Stadium:BC Place Stadium
Playoffs:Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform:Image:CFL BCL Jersey 2002.png
President:Bob Ackles
Owner:David Braley

The 2002 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. After beginning the season with a 1–5 record, general manager Adam Rita fired head coach Steve Buratto and coached the team on an interim basis for the rest of the year. He guided the group to a 9–3 turnaround which led to an appearance in the West-Semi Final. Despite the turnaround, Rita was fired as general manager/coach after the playoff loss.

Offseason

CFL Draft

RdPickPlayerPositionSchool
1 4 Regina
1 6 SFU
2 17 Miami
3 22 Kentucky
4 31 Edinboro
5 41 St. Mary's
6 53 WR Manitoba

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
BJune 12at Calgary Stampeders24–8Loss0–1
CJune 18vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers27–4Win1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 13 5 0 0 516 450 26 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 12 6 0 0 566 421 24 Details
BC Lions 18 10 8 0 0 480 399 20 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 8 10 0 2 435 393 18 Details
18 6 12 0 2 438 509 14 Details
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Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
1June 25at Montreal Alouettes27–21Loss0–1
1June 29at Hamilton Tiger-Cats27–15Loss0–2
2Bye0–2
3July 9vs. Toronto Argonauts30–22Loss0–3
4July 18vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats51–21Win1–3
5July 26at Edmonton Eskimos37–27Loss1–4
6August 1vs. Calgary Stampeders23–15Loss1–5
7August 9at Winnipeg Blue Bombers29–21Win2–5
8August 15vs. Ottawa Renegades22–18Win3–5
9August 21vs. Montreal Alouettes48–37Win4–5
10August 30at Ottawa Renegades28–4Win5–5
11Sept 8at Winnipeg Blue Bombers44–28Loss5–6
12Sept 13vs. Edmonton Eskimos23–18Win6–6
13Bye6–6
14Sept 27Winnipeg Blue Bombers38–28Win7–6
15Oct 5at Toronto Argonauts23–18Win8–6
16Oct 11vs. Calgary Stampeders37–14Win9–6
17Oct 20at Saskatchewan Roughriders13–11Loss9–7
18Oct 26at Calgary Stampeders16–15Loss9–8
19Nov 1vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders28–3Win10–8
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Player stats

Passing

PlayerAtt.Comp%YardsTDINTRating
474 268 56.5 3987 22 10 90.9
36 13 36.1 235 1 3
1 1 100.0 71 1 0 158.3
5 1 20.0 42 0 1
2 1 50.0 12 0 0
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Rushing

PlayerAtt.YardsAvg.LongestTD
170 740 4.4 37 14
70 479 6.8 22 4
60 343 5.7 29 3
55 288 5.2 31 1
25 82 3.3 12 0
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Receiving

PlayerNo.YardsAvg.LongTD
48 815 17.0 53 5
39 785 20.1 109 7
50 754 15.1 42 2
46 735 16.0 41 6
28 406 14.6 33 1
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Awards and records

2002 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
10 0 10 10 30
3 0 0 0 3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFL.ca . 2009-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629041011/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2002/reg . 2009-06-29 .
  2. Web site: Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central.
  3. 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 .
  4. Web site: CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League . https://web.archive.org/web/20091023071033/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2005 . 2009-10-23 . dead . 2009-09-24 .
  5. Web site: Rushing 2005 Statistics CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192200/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2005 . 2015-09-24 . dead .
  6. Web site: Receiving 2005 Statistics CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319085952/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2005 . 2015-03-19 . dead .
  7. 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 .