1998 BC Lions season

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.

1998 BC Lions season
Head coachAdam Rita - 3-6-0
Greg Mohns - 6-3-0
General managerAdam Rita
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final

Offseason

CFL Draft
Rd Pick Player Position School
13Steve HardinTOregon
29Ryan ThelwellSBMinnesota
314Matt KellettKSaskatchewan
530Bernard GravelDBLaval
531Francesco Pepe-EspositoLBLaval

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

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders18126055839724
Edmonton Eskimos1899039645018
BC Lions1899039442718
Saskatchewan Roughriders18513041152510

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

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Awards and records

1998 CFL All-Stars
  • OT – Moe Elewonibi, CFL All-Star
  • DT – Johnny Scott, CFL All-Star
  • CB – Steve Muhammad, CFL All-Star
  • DS – Dale Joseph, CFL All-Star

Western Division All-Star Selections
  • RB – Juan Johnson, Western All-Star
  • OT – Moe Elewonibi, Western All-Star
  • DT – Dave Chaytors, Western All-Star
  • DT – Johnny Scott, Western All-Star
  • CB – Steve Muhammad, Western All-Star
  • DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., Western All-Star
  • DS – Dale Joseph, Western All-Star
  • K – Lui Passaglia, Western All-Star

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

OG – Jamie Taras, Intergold CFLPA All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos????40
BC Lions????33

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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