2014 BC Lions season explained

Team:BC Lions
Year:2014
Record:9–9
Division Place:4th, West
Coach:Mike Benevides
General Manager:Wally Buono
Stadium:BC Place Stadium
Playoffs:Lost East Semi-Final
Mop:Solomon Elimimian
Moc:Rolly Lumbala
Mor:Josh Johnson
Uniform:File:CFL BCL Jersey 2014.png

The 2014 BC Lions season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Lions qualified for the playoffs for the 18th straight year. However, the team lost the East Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes by a score of 50–17.

Offseason

Free agents

PositionPlayer2014 TeamDate SignedNotes
DB Feb. 12, 2014
RB
WR Feb. 11, 2014
OL Feb. 11, 2014
DE
[1]

CFL draft

The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Lions had seven selections in the draft, losing their first round selection after they traded for Kevin Glenn.[2] They also had another second round selection following last season's trade with Edmonton for Mike Reilly.[3] [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
2 12 Northwestern State
2 14 Laval
3 27 Simon Fraser
4 32 Montreal
5 41 Bishop's
6 50 Simon Fraser
7 59 Laval

Preseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
BFri, June 136:00 p.m. PDTat Edmonton EskimosW 14–111–0TSNCommonwealth Stadium25,963Recap
CFri, June 207:00 p.m. PDTvs. Calgary StampedersW 37–132–0TSNBC Place26,445Recap

Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
1Sat, June 283:00 p.m. PDTvs. Edmonton EskimosL 20–270–1TSN/RDS2BC Place24,524Recap
2Fri, July 44:00 p.m. PDTat Montreal AlouettesL 9–240–2TSN/RDSMolson Stadium20,018Recap
3Sat, July 126:30 p.m. PDTat Saskatchewan RoughridersW 26–131–2TSN/RDS2Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field32,864Recap
4Sat, July 194:00 p.m. PDTvs. Montreal AlouettesW 41–52–2TSN/RDSBC Place25,063Recap
5Fri, July 257:00 p.m. PDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 6–232–3TSNBC Place25,321Recap
6Fri, Aug 17:00 p.m. PDTat Calgary StampedersW 25–243–3TSN/ESPNewsMcMahon Stadium27,266Recap
7Fri, Aug 87:00 p.m. PDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 36–294–3TSNBC Place24,236Recap
8Sun, Aug 174:30 p.m. PDTat Toronto ArgonautsW 33–175–3TSN/RDS2Rogers Centre18,283Recap
9Sun, Aug 244:00 p.m. PDTvs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 16–205–4TSN/RDS2BC Place33,196Recap
10Bye
11Fri, Sept 54:30 p.m. PDTat Ottawa RedblacksW 7–56–4TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium24,287Recap
12Sat, Sept 137:00 p.m. PDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 26–97–4TSNBC Place27,754Recap
13Fri, Sept 197:00 p.m. PDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsL 23–407–5TSNBC Place27,038Recap
14Sat, Sept 276:30 p.m. PDTat Calgary StampedersL 7–147–6TSN/RDS2McMahon Stadium30,214Recap
15Sat, Oct 44:00 p.m. PDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 17–197–7TSNTim Hortons Field20,125Recap
16Sat, Oct 117:00 p.m. PDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksW 41–38–7TSNBC Place31,217Recap
17Bye
18Sat, Oct 254:00 p.m. PDTat Winnipeg Blue BombersW 28–239–7TSNInvestors Group Field24,223Recap
19Sat, Nov 14:00 p.m. PDTat Edmonton EskimosL 3–379–8TSN/RDS2Commonwealth Stadium26,388Recap
20Fri, Nov 77:00 p.m. PSTvs. Calgary StampedersL 16–339–9TSNBC Place33,752Recap

Games played with colour uniforms.

Games played with white uniforms.

Games played with alternate uniforms.

Post-season

The Lions clinched their 18th straight playoff berth with a week 18 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[5] Their final position in the standings, however, wasn't decided until the final game of the regular season when the Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched third place with a win over the Edmonton Eskimos, keeping the Lions in fourth place. Qualifying with the crossover rule, the Lions played in the CFL East Division playoffs for the fourth time in franchise history and the most of any western club in CFL history.

Schedule

Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Coaching staff

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Free Agent Tracker . 2014-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209073307/http://cfl.ca/page/2014-free-agent-tracker . 2014-02-09 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ottawa trades Glenn to BC for 5th overall pick . 2014-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140514121327/http://cfl.ca/article/ottawa-trades-glenn-to-bc-for-5th-overall-pick . 2014-05-14 . dead .
  3. Web site: Eskimos acquire QB Reilly from Lions . 2014-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203110950/http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-acquire-qb-reilly-from-lions . 2013-02-03 . dead .
  4. Web site: Draft tracker . 2014-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140521070435/http://cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2014&team=1 . 2014-05-21 . dead .
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20141030041009/http://cfl.ca/article/bc-lions-make-it-18-consecutive-years-in-the-playoffs BC Lions make it 18 consecutive years in the Playoffs