2013 BC Lions season

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.

2013 BC Lions season
General manager	Wally Buono
Head coach	Mike Benevides
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Adam Bighill
Team MOC	Andrew Harris
Team MOR	Seydou Junior Haidara
Uniform

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.

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 14 Travis Lulay 11 Buck Pierce Running backs  7 Tim Brown RB/KR 40 Tim Cronk FB 33 Andrew Harris 10 Stefan Logan 46 Rolly Lumbala FB Wide receivers 84 Emmanuel Arceneaux 87 Marco Iannuzzi 80 Seydou Junior Haidara 19 Paris Jackson  8 Korey Williams Slotbacks 85 Shawn Gore 17 Nick Moore 86 Courtney Taylor		Offensive linemen 53 Matthew Albright G 65 Ben Archibald T 68 Patrick Kabongo G 58 Steve Myddelton OL 59 Matt Norman G 63 Jovan Olafioye T 54 Dean Valli G Defensive linemen 91 Brandon Jordan DE 98 Jermaine Reid DT 94 Khreem Smith DE 79 Eric Taylor DT 99 Jabar Westerman DE  9 Keron Williams DE 95 Chris Wilson DE		Linebackers 45 Jason Arakgi 44 Adam Bighill 56 Solomon Elimimian 28 Korey Jones 47 Kyle Jones 42 Anton McKenzie Defensive backs 24 Korey Banks DB  6 Josh Bell CB 27 J. R. LaRose S 31 Dante Marsh CB 20 Keynan Parker CB 26 Cord Parks CB 21 Ryan Phillips DB  2 Lin-J Shell DB Special teams 51 Jordan Matechuk LS  4 Paul McCallum P/K		Injured list 66 Adam Baboulas G 9-game injured list 12 Joey Elliott QB 50 Kirby Fabien G 25 Stu Foord RB  1 Chris Hart QB 82 Ernest Jackson WR  3 Matt McGarva DB 64 Angus Reid C Practice roster 96 Adrian Awasom DT 13 Cam Chism DB 49 Steven Doege DE 90 Andrew Marshall DT 60 Nyere Aumaitre OT 10 Steven Shott P/K 92 Myles Wade DT 37 Ronnie Yell DB Italics indicate import players. Roster updated 2013-12-16 Depth chart • Transactions 46 active, 8 inactive, 8 practice roster → More rosters

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 Head Coach – Mike Benevides Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator and Receivers – Jacques Chapdelaine Quarterbacks – Jarious Jackson Running backs – Kelly Bates Offensive line – Dan Dorazio			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Rich Stubler Defensive line – Carl Hairston Defensive backs – Mark Washington Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Chuck McMann Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

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 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 17 8 0 25 • Roughriders 3 13 0 13 29 Date: November 10 Location: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Regina, SK Game start: 1:30 PM PST Game attendance: 30,942 Game weather: Clear; –11°C; wind 19 km/h Referee: Andre Proulx TV announcers (TSN): Rod Black (play by play), Duane Forde (color), Farhan Lalji (sideline)