2013 BC Lions season
General managerWally Buono
Head coachMike Benevides
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Team MOPAdam Bighill
Team MOCAndrew Harris
Team MORSeydou Junior Haidara
Uniform

The 2013 BC Lions season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. On September 27, the Lions defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to clinch a playoff spot for the 17th straight season, tying the mark for the third longest playoff streak in CFL history. The Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record, but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Semi-Final.

Offseason

Free agents

Position Player 2013 team Date signed Notes
LB Solomon Elimimian BC Lions Feb. 15, 2013
SB Shawn Gore BC Lions Jan. 31, 2013
OL Jon Hameister-Ries
DB Cauchy Muamba Winnipeg Blue Bombers Feb. 19, 2013
OL Jesse Newman
OL Jovan Olafioye BC Lions Feb. 15, 2013
QB Mike Reilly Edmonton Eskimos Jan. 31, 2013 Traded to EDM
DB James Yurichuk Toronto Argonauts Feb. 15, 2013

CFL Draft

The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Lions had seven selections in the draft, including three positions higher in rounds two and three after completing trades with Edmonton.[1]

Round Pick Player Position School/club team
1 6 Hunter Steward OL Liberty
2 12 Seydou Junior Haidara WR Laval
3 21 Boseko Lokombo LB Oregon
4 33 Matt McGarva DB Windsor
5 42 Matthew Albright OL Saint Mary's
6 50 Matt Walker DB British Columbia
7 58 Cameron Thorn DL Guelph

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Fri, June 14 at Calgary Stampeders 29–27 Win 26,328 1–0
B Fri, June 21 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 27–22 Loss 26,733 1–1
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 14 4 0 549 413 28 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 11 7 0 519 398 22 Details
BC Lions 18 11 7 0 504 461 22 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18 4 14 0 421 519 8 Details

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Fri, June 28 at Calgary Stampeders 44–32 Loss 26,625 0–1
2 Thur, July 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts 24–16 Win 25,255 1–1
3 Sat, July 13 at Edmonton Eskimos 17–3 Win 31,310 2–1
4 Sat, July 20 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 31–21 Win 26,623 3–1
5 Tue, July 30 at Toronto Argonauts 38–12 Loss 20,064 3–2
6 Mon, Aug 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–20 Win 26,856 4–2
7 Bye 4–2
8 Sat, Aug 17 vs. Calgary Stampeders 26–22 Win 29,201 5–2
9 Thur, Aug 22 at Montreal Alouettes 39–38 Loss 22,456 5–3
10 Fri, Aug 30 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29–26 Win 30,564 6–3
11 Sat, Sept 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–29 Loss 13,101 6–4
12 Sun, Sept 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes 36–14 Win 27,213 7–4
13 Sun, Sept 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–22 Win 39,373 8–4
14 Fri, Sept 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 53–17 Win 29,457 9–4
15 Fri, Oct 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 31–17 Loss 37,312 9–5
16 Fri, Oct 11 at Calgary Stampeders 40–26 Loss 26,115 9–6
17 Sat, Oct 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 35–14 Loss 34,956 9–7
18 Fri, Oct 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 43–29 Win 24,545 10–7
19 Fri, Nov 1 vs. Calgary Stampeders 26–7 Win 27,228 11–7
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Team

Roster

2013 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured list

9-game injured list

Practice roster

Italics indicate import players.
Roster updated 2013-12-16
Depth chart • Transactions
46 active, 8 inactive, 8 practice roster

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Coaching staff

2013 BC Lions staff
Front office
  • Owner – David Braley
  • President and CEO – Dennis Skulsky
  • General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations – Wally Buono
  • Director of Player Personnel – Roy Shivers
  • Player Personnel Coordinator and Assistant to GM – Neil McEvoy

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko

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Playoffs

Schedule

Week Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance
20 West Semi-Final Nov 10 1:30 PM PST at Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–25 Loss 30,942
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

West Semi-Final

BC at Saskatchewan
1 234Total
Lions 0 1780 25
• Roughriders 3 13013 29

References

  1. ^ Draft tracker Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
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