2002 BC Lions season
OwnerDavid Braley
PresidentBob Ackles
General managerAdam Rita
Head coachSteve Buratto
Adam Rita (Interim)
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record10–8
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Uniform

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

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 4 Jason Clermont SB Regina
1 6 Paul Cheng DE SFU
2 17 Brett Romberg OL Miami
3 22 Chris Gayton LB Kentucky
4 31 John Williams RB Edinboro
5 41 Atnas Maeko WR St. Mary's
6 53 Joel Orel WR Manitoba

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
B June 12 at Calgary Stampeders 24–8 Loss 0–1
C June 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–4 Win 1–1

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
Calgary Stampeders 18 6 12 0 2 438 509 14 Details

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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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Player stats

Passing

Player Att. Comp % Yards TD INT Rating
Damon Allen 474 268 56.5 3987 22 10 90.9
Rickey Foggie 36 13 36.1 235 1 3 –
Geroy Simon 1 1 100.0 71 1 0 158.3
Ortege Jenkins 5 1 20.0 42 0 1 –
Gus Ornstein 2 1 50.0 12 0 0 –

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Rushing

Player Att. Yards Avg. Longest TD
Sean Millington 170 740 4.4 37 14
Damon Allen 70 479 6.8 22 4
Lyle Green 60 343 5.7 29 3
Willie Hurst 55 288 5.2 31 1
Chris Wright 25 82 3.3 12 0

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Receiving

Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD
Ryan Thelwell 48 815 17.0 53 5
Alfred Jackson 39 785 20.1 109 7
Geroy Simon 50 754 15.1 42 2
Jason Clermont 46 735 16.0 41 6
Bret Anderson 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
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10 0 10 10 30
BC Lions 3 0 0 0 3

References

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  2. ^ "Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central".
  3. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  4. ^ "CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  5. ^ "Rushing 2005 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  6. ^ "Receiving 2005 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  7. ^ "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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