2010_BC_Lions_season
The 2010 BC Lions season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 57th overall. The Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with a second consecutive 8–10 record and qualified for the playoffs by winning their last game of the season. If they had lost, the Edmonton Eskimos would have qualified instead. The team had a dismal start, posting a 1–7 record to start the season, but won seven of their last 10 games to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season. The Lions played the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Semi-Final, but lost the game in double overtime 41–38.
Quick Facts BC Lions season, General manager ...
| 2010 BC Lions season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Wally Buono |
| Head coach | Wally Buono |
| Home field | Empire Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–10 |
| Division place | 3rd, West |
| Playoff finish | Lost West Semi-Final |
| Team MOP | Paul McCallum |
| Team MOR | Solomon Elimimian |
| Uniform | |
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Due to renovations to BC Place, the Lions played at a temporary stadium located on the site of their old home field, Empire Stadium. Additionally, Head Coach and General Manager Wally Buono announced that training camp would be held in Kamloops for the next three seasons, beginning with 2010.[1][2]
CFL draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Danny Watkins | OT | Baylor |
| 2 | 10 | Shawn Gore | WR | Bishop's |
| 3 | 16 | Joash Gesse | LB | Montréal |
| 3 | 20 | Hamid Mahmoudi | DB | Montréal |
| 4 | 24 | Nate Binder | WR | Tusculum College |
| 4 | 25 | Akeem Foster | WR | St. Francis Xavier |
| 5 | 34 | Cauchy Muamba | DB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 6 | 41 | Adam Baboulas | OL | Saint Mary's |
| 6 | 42 | Matthew Chapdelaine | WR | Simon Fraser |
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More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Sun, June 13 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 19–17 | Win | 29,227 | 1–0 |
| B | Sun, June 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36–32 | Loss | 24,763 | 1–1 |
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- # Games played with white uniforms.
Season standings
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 626 | 459 | 26 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 497 | 488 | 20 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 466 | 466 | 16 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 382 | 545 | 14 | Details |
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Season schedule
More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, July 4 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 25–10 | Win | 32,439 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sat, July 10 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 37–18 | Loss | 27,528 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Fri, July 16 | Montreal Alouettes | 16–12 | Loss | 25,162 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Fri, July 23 | at Toronto Argonauts | 24–20 | Loss | 19,709 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Fri, July 30 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 28–25 | Loss | 32,281 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Sat, Aug 7 | Calgary Stampeders | 27–22 | Loss | 24,876 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Thurs, Aug 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 37–13 | Loss | 30,048 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Bye | 1–6 | ||||
| 9 | Fri, Aug 27 | Calgary Stampeders | 48–35 | Loss | 25,127 | 1–7 |
| 10 | Fri, Sept 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | 38–17 | Win | 25,012 | 2–7 |
| 11 | Sat, Sept 11 | Toronto Argonauts | 37–16 | Win | 22,703 | 3–7 |
| 12 | Sat, Sept 18 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–31 | Loss | 21,481 | 3–8 |
| 13 | Sat, Sept 25 | at Calgary Stampeders | 29–10 | Win | 29,637 | 4–8 |
| 14 | Sat, Oct 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16–14 | Win | 23,186 | 5–8 |
| 15 | Mon, Oct 11 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 47–35 (2OT) | Loss | 25,016 | 5–9 |
| 16 | Sat, Oct 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 31–28 (OT) | Loss | 21,414 | 5–10 |
| 17 | Fri, Oct 22 | at Calgary Stampeders | 36–31 | Win | 28,054 | 6–10 |
| 18 | Sun, Oct 31 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 23–17 | Win | 25,479 | 7–10 |
| 19 | Sat, Nov 6 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 23–21 | Win | 23,913 | 8–10 |
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- # Games played with colour uniforms.
- # Games played with white uniforms.
- # Games played with alternate uniforms.
- # Games played with retro uniforms.
Roster
Coaching staff
| 2010 BC Lions staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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As of the end of Week 13 (Game 12):
Passing
More information Player, Att. ...
| Player | Att. | Comp | % | Yards | TD | INT | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Printers | 237 | 129 | 54.4 | 1731 | 10 | 6 | 81.4 |
| Travis Lulay | 318 | 205 | 64.5 | 2602 | 9 | 11 | 84.9 |
| Jarious Jackson | 48 | 26 | 54.2 | 293 | 0 | 3 | 46.6 |
| Geroy Simon | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 143.8 |
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Rushing
More information Player, Att. ...
| Player | Att. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Robertson | 154 | 953 | 6.2 | 8 | 3 |
| Travis Lulay | 62 | 396 | 6.4 | 3 | 8 |
| Yonus Davis | 34 | 213 | 6.3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jerome Messam | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Casey Printers | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 1 | 4 |
| Emmanuel Arceneaux | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarious Jackson | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jordan | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul McCallum | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving
More information Player, No. ...
| Player | No. | Yards | Avg. | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geroy Simon | 78 | 1190 | 15.3 | 98 | 6 |
| Emmanuel Arceneaux | 67 | 1114 | 16.6 | 74 | 5 |
| Paris Jackson | 61 | 758 | 12.4 | 53 | 1 |
| Jamal Robertson | 54 | 387 | 7.2 | 26 | 1 |
| Steven Black | 22 | 370 | 16.8 | 65 | 5 |
| Derick Armstrong | 22 | 316 | 14.4 | 58 | 0 |
| O'Neil Wilson | 30 | 256 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 |
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2010 CFL All-Stars
- DB – Ryan Phillips, CFL All-Star
- K – Paul McCallum, CFL All-Star
CFL Western All-Stars
- OG – Jovan Olafioye, Western All-Star
- DE – Brent Johnson, Western All-Star
- LB – Korey Banks, Western All-Star
- DB – Ryan Phillips, Western All-Star
- K – Paul McCallum, Western All-Star
- ST – Yonus Davis, Western All-Star
Milestones
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Schedule
More information Week, Game ...
| Week | Game | Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
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| 20 | West Semi-Final | Nov 14 | 1:30 PM PST | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 41–38 (2OT) | Loss | 29,215 |
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- # Games played with white uniforms.
Bracket
| November 14: Division Semi-Finals | November 21: Division Finals | November 28: 98th Grey Cup Commonwealth Stadium – Edmonton | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto Argonauts | 17 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 48 | |||||||||
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13 | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 21 | |||||||||
| W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 20 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | BC Lions | 38 | W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |||||||||
| W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 41* | ||||||||||||
*-Team won in Overtime.
West Semi-Final
More information OT, 2OT ...
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- "Buono adds coaches, seeks clarity". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- "Training Camp". B.C. Lions. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- "Passing 2010 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- "Rushing 2010 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- "Receiving 2010 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2013-04-22.