1998 BC Lions season
OwnerDavid Braley
General managerAdam Rita
Head coachAdam Rita
Greg Mohns
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West semi-final

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

Round Pick Player Position School
1 3 Steve Hardin T Oregon
2 9 Ryan Thelwell SB Minnesota
3 14 Matt Kellett K Saskatchewan
5 30 Bernard Gravel DB Laval
5 31 Francesco Pepe-Esposito LB Laval

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
A June 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–32 0–1
B June 25 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–18 1–1

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
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 411 525 10

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–20 0–1
2 July 10 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–15 0–2
3 July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–30 0–3
4 July 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 25–20 1–3
5 July 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–13 2–3
6 Aug 6 at Montreal Alouettes L 16–22 2–4
7 Aug 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–22 3–4
8 Aug 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 9–55 3–5
9 Aug 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–18 3–6
10 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 15–26 3–7
11 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts L 28–37 3–8
12 Sept 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 21–27 3–9
13 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–31 4–9
14 Oct 4 at Calgary Stampeders W 22–11 5–9
15 Oct 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–14 6–9
16 Oct 18 at Edmonton Eskimos W 31–7 7–9
17 Oct 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 42–37 8–9
18 Oct 31 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 31–22 9–9

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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
Edmonton Eskimos 4 20 2 14 40
BC Lions 3 7 15 8 33

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-15.


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