2002 BC Lions season explained
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
Preseason
Regular season
Season standings
[1] Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|
| 1 | June 25 | at Montreal Alouettes | 27–21 | Loss | 0–1 |
| 1 | June 29 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27–15 | Loss | 0–2 |
| 2 | Bye | 0–2 |
| 3 | July 9 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 30–22 | Loss | 0–3 |
| 4 | July 18 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 51–21 | Win | 1–3 |
| 5 | July 26 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 37–27 | Loss | 1–4 |
| 6 | August 1 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 23–15 | Loss | 1–5 |
| 7 | August 9 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29–21 | Win | 2–5 |
| 8 | August 15 | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 22–18 | Win | 3–5 |
| 9 | August 21 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 48–37 | Win | 4–5 |
| 10 | August 30 | at Ottawa Renegades | 28–4 | Win | 5–5 |
| 11 | Sept 8 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44–28 | Loss | 5–6 |
| 12 | Sept 13 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 23–18 | Win | 6–6 |
| 13 | Bye | 6–6 |
| 14 | Sept 27 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 38–28 | Win | 7–6 |
| 15 | Oct 5 | at Toronto Argonauts | 23–18 | Win | 8–6 |
| 16 | Oct 11 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 37–14 | Win | 9–6 |
| 17 | Oct 20 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13–11 | Loss | 9–7 |
| 18 | Oct 26 | at Calgary Stampeders | 16–15 | Loss | 9–8 |
| 19 | Nov 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 28–3 | Win | 10–8 |
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[2] [3] Player stats
Passing
| Player | Att. | Comp | % | Yards | TD | INT | Rating |
|---|
| 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 | – | |
[4] Rushing
| Player | Att. | Yards | Avg. | Longest | TD |
|---|
| 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 | |
[5] Receiving
| Player | No. | Yards | Avg. | Long | TD |
|---|
| 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 | |
[6] 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
- Web site: CFL.ca . 2009-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629041011/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2002/reg . 2009-06-29 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
