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2008 BC Lions season

2008 BC Lions season

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The 2008 BC Lions season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 55th overall. The Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record and appeared in the West Final, losing to the eventual Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders.

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Offseason

CFL draft

In the 2008 CFL Draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players[1] from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black.

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Preseason

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Regular season

  • On September 13, Lions running back and former Blue Bomber, Charles Roberts reached over 10,000 rushing yards in his CFL career versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[3]
  • On July 6, Bobby Ackles, an integral member of the B.C. Lions for more than 50 years, died of a heart attack at his family's cabin on Bowen Island.[4] Ackles started with the team as a waterboy in 1954.[5] Ackles was sixty nine years old.[6] Under Ackles' leadership, the Lions captured the Grey Cup in 1985 and in 2006.
  • On September 20, an unsportsmanlike incident occurred during a game in Saskatchewan. It started in the fourth quarter when Saskatchewan fans became angry about a B.C. play they thought should have been a face mask penalty. Lions defensive back Dante Marsh fired the ball into the stands, and Saskatchewan fans responded by pelting the Lions with full cans of beer.[7] The incident occurred on the night when the Roughriders were honouring past CFL legend Ron Lancaster, who had recently died at the age of 69.
  • On November 1, B.C. Lions kick returner Ian Smart set a new CFL record for most kickoff return yardage.

Season standings

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Season schedule

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Roster

2008 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice Roster


Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2008-10-11
Depth ChartTransactions
46 Active, 2 Inactive, 7 PS

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Player stats

Passing

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Rushing

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Receiving

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Awards and records

2008 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections

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Playoffs

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West Semi-Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 8, 3:30 PM Central Standard Time
Venue: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan

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West Final

Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

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References

  1. "Draft List for Year 2008" (PDF). Canadian Football League. 2008-01-28.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Canadian football builder Ackles passes away". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  3. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.86, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  4. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.88, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  5. "CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - CFL - Saskatchewan: CFL fans behaving badly". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  7. "CFL.ca - 2008 East & West Division All-Stars". Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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