2009 BC Lions season

The 2009 BC Lions season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Lions finished the season in fourth place in the West Division with a disappointing 8–10 record after losing their last three regular season games. While it was their first losing record since 2001, they still managed to play in the East-Semi Final playoff game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after that same team eliminated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the last game of the season. The Lions would go on to play in the first East Final in franchise history, which they lost to the Montreal Alouettes. It was the sixth consecutive appearance for the Lions in a division final and the third consecutive season that their season was ended by the eventual Grey Cup champions.

2009 BC Lions season
Head coachWally Buono
General managerWally Buono
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record8–10
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishLost East Final
Team MOPGeroy Simon
Team MORMartell Mallett
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Lions traded their sixth and thirteenth overall picks for Hamilton's third overall pick in order to secure the chance to draft Bishop's running back Jamall Lee.[1]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
13Jamall LeeRBBishop's
14James YurichukLBBishop's
15Matt CarterWRAcadia
321Matt MorencieOLWindsor
429Tang BacheyieDBKansas
537Jonathan Pierre-EtienneDEMontreal

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A June 17 at Calgary Stampeders 37–30 Loss 25,463 0–1
B June 23 Edmonton Eskimos 31–19 Loss 23,217 0–2
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders18107151448421Details
Calgary Stampeders18107151444321Details
Edmonton Eskimos1899046950218Details
BC Lions18810043150216Details

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–24 Loss 30,062 0–1
2 July 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31–28 Loss 26,885 0–2
3 July 16 at Edmonton Eskimos 40–22 Win 33,661 1–2
4 July 24 Calgary Stampeders 48–10 Loss 27,191 1–3
5 July 31 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30–18 Loss 20,103 1–4
6 August 7 Saskatchewan Roughriders 35–20 Win 30,117 2–4
7 August 14 at Toronto Argonauts 36–28 Win 24,754 3–4
8 August 21 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37–10 Loss 27,983 3–5
9 Bye 3–5
10 Sept 4 Montreal Alouettes 19–12 Win 27,199 4–5
11 Sept 13 at Montreal Alouettes 28–24 Loss 20,202 4–6
12 Sept 19 Toronto Argonauts 23–17 Win 27,515 5–6
13 Sept 25 at Calgary Stampeders 27–18 Loss 36,702 5–7
14 Oct 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 19–16 Win 31,958 6–7
15 Oct 9 at Edmonton Eskimos 34–31 Win 30,120 7–7
16 Oct 18 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–21 Win 24,048 8–7
17 Oct 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–30 (OT) Loss 30,945 8–8
18 Oct 31 Calgary Stampeders 28–26 Loss 27,131 8–9
19 Nov 6 Edmonton Eskimos 45–13 Loss 31,515 8–10
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.
 #  Games played with retro uniforms.

Roster
2009 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

Slotbacks

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Inactive List

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2009-10-08
Depth Chart • Transactions
47 Active, 6 Inactive, 5 PR

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Coaching staff
2009 BC Lions staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

→ 2009 Coaching Staff
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Player stats

Passing
Player Att. Comp % Yards TD INT Rating
Buck Pierce31519963.2%2272101279.5
Jarious Jackson1559058.1%125212888.4
Casey Printers684363.2%6863299.3
Travis Lulay362261.1%3242285.9
Zac Champion28828.6%7004−23.2
Paul McCallum100.0%0002.1

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Rushing
Player Att. Yards Avg. TD Fumbles
Martell Mallett21412405.862
Buck Pierce392767.116
Jarious Jackson321434.525
A.J. Harris331414.310
Travis Lulay171337.800
Casey Printers10585.800
Ryan Grice-Mullen8425.323
Ian Smart5265.200

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Receiving
Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD
Geroy Simon79123915.7626
Paris Jackson76104213.7578
Emmanuel Arceneaux6385813.6607
O'Neil Wilson3540511.6331
Martell Mallett433428.0262
Ryan Grice-Mullen2021010.5271
Rufus Skillern1518212.1460

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Awards and records

2009 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star selections

Milestones
  • Barron Miles recorded his 13th career blocked kick, on a convert attempt by Saskatchewan, on Aug 7, 2009 to become the leader in that category.
  • On Sept 19, 2009, head coach Wally Buono became the all-time most winningest coach in CFL history after a victory over the Toronto Argonauts.
  • On Nov 6, 2009, Barron Miles recorded his 66th career interception, tying Larry Highbaugh for second all time, finishing the season 21 behind Less Browne.

Playoffs

Schedule
Week Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance
20 East Semi-Final Nov 15 10:00 AM PST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–27 (OT) Win 27,430
21 East Final Nov 22 10:00 AM PST at Montreal Alouettes 56–18 Loss 53,792
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Bracket
  November 15: Division Semifinals     November 22: Division Finals     November 29: 97th Grey Cup
McMahon Stadium – Calgary
                           
  East     W4 BC Lions 18  
  W4 BC Lions 34*     E1 Montreal Alouettes 56    
  E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27         E1 Montreal Alouettes 28
      W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27
  West     W2 Calgary Stampeders 17    
  W3 Edmonton Eskimos 21     W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27  
  W2 Calgary Stampeders 24  

*=Team won in Overtime.

East Semi-Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time
Venue: Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTTotal
BC Lions31374734
Hamilton Tiger-Cats331011027

East Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 22, 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions387018
Montreal Alouettes1714141156

References
  1. Beamish, Mike (2009-05-02). "B.C. Lions pick running back Jamall Lee in first round of CFL draft". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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