2000 BC Lions season

The 2000 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. With the team sitting at 3–4, head coach Greg Mohns resigned allowing for receivers coach Steve Buratto to take over the team on an interim basis. The Lions won four of their last five regular season games and entered the post-season with heavy momentum. As such, they became the first team in CFL history with a losing record to win the Grey Cup. Long-time Lion Lui Passaglia retired following the championship, after a CFL record 25 seasons in the league.

2000 BC Lions season
Head coachGreg Mohns
Steve Buratto (Interim)
General managerAdam Rita
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record8–10
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Offseason

CFL Draft
Rd Pick Player Position School
16Adriano BelliDTHouston
320Brent JohnsonDEOhio State
428Loren PadelfordOLGuelph
644Fabian RayneRBWestern

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A June 21 Edmonton Eskimos 26–21 Win 1–0
B June 27 Calgary Stampeders 32–20 Loss 1–1

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
TeamGPWLTOTLPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders181251060449525
Edmonton Eskimos181080152752021
BC Lions188100151352917
Saskatchewan Roughriders185121051662611

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record Streak
1 July 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–26 Win 1–0 W1
2 July 13 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–28 Win 2–0 W2
3 July 20 at Calgary Stampeders 35–2 Loss 2–1 L1
4 July 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 29–13 Loss 2–2 L2
5 August 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31–16 Loss 2–3 L3
6 August 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders 47–26 Loss 2–4 L4
7 August 17 vs. Toronto Argonauts 36–26 Win 3–4 W1
8 August 24 at Toronto Argonauts 51–4 Win 4–4 W2
9 August 31 vs. Montreal Alouettes 35–25 Loss 4–5 L1
10 Sept 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–20 Loss 4–6 L2
11 Sept 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 26–14 Win 5–6 W1
12 Sept 24 at Montreal Alouettes 29–28 Loss 5–7 L1
13 Oct 1 at Edmonton Eskimos 49–42 Loss 5–8 L2
14 Oct 9 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 40–33 Loss 5–9 L3
15 Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 39–15 Win 6–9 W1
16 Oct 22 at Calgary Stampeders 45–38 Loss 6–10 L1
17 Oct 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28–20 Win 7–10 W1
18 Nov 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–26 Win 8–10 W2

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Awards and records

2000 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections
  • RB – Sean Millington, CFL Western All-Star
  • SB – Alfred Jackson, CFL Western All-Star
  • OT – Chris Perez, CFL Western All-Star
  • K – Lui Passaglia, CFL Western All-Star
  • DE – Herman Smith, CFL Western All-Star
  • CB – Eric Carter, CFL Western All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos3831832
BC Lions14314334

West Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Calgary Stampeders11001223
BC Lions42010337

Grey Cup
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions8401628
Montreal Alouettes3071626

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/
  3. "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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