2002 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season

2002 BC Lions season

Owner| David Braley
President| Bob Ackles
General manager| Adam Rita
Head coach| Steve Buratto
Adam Rita (Interim)
Home field| BC Place Stadium
Results
Record| 10–8
Division place| 3rd, West
Playoff finish| Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

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* BC Lions seasons
* 2003 ->

The 2002 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. After beginning the season with a 1–5 record, general manager Adam Rita fired head coach Steve Buratto and coached the team on an interim basis for the rest of the year. He guided the group to a 9–3 turnaround which led to an appearance in the West-Semi Final. Despite the turnaround, Rita was fired as general manager/coach after the playoff loss.

## Offseason

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### CFL Draft

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Rd  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School

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1 | 4 | Jason Clermont | SB | Regina
1 | 6 | Paul Cheng | DE | SFU
2 | 17 | Brett Romberg | OL | Miami
3 | 22 | Chris Gayton | LB | Kentucky
4 | 31 | John Williams | RB | Edinboro
5 | 41 | Atnas Maeko | WR | St. Mary's
6 | 53 | Joel Orel | WR | Manitoba

## Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Record

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B  | June 12  | at Calgary Stampeders | 24–8  | Loss  | 0–1
C  | June 18  | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27–4  | Win  | 1–1

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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West Division Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts

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Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 450 | 26 | Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 566 | 421 | 24 | Details
BC Lions | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 480 | 399 | 20 | Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 435 | 393 | 18 | Details
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 438 | 509 | 14 | Details

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### Season schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Record

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1  | June 25  | at Montreal Alouettes | 27–21  | Loss  | 0–1
1  | June 29  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27–15  | Loss  | 0–2
2  | Bye | 0–2
3  | July 9  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 30–22  | Loss  | 0–3
4  | July 18  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | 51–21  | Win  | 1–3
5  | July 26  | at Edmonton Eskimos | 37–27  | Loss  | 1–4
6  | August 1  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 23–15  | Loss  | 1–5
7  | August 9  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29–21  | Win  | 2–5
8  | August 15  | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 22–18  | Win  | 3–5
9  | August 21  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | 48–37  | Win  | 4–5
10  | August 30  | at Ottawa Renegades  | 28–4  | Win  | 5–5
11  | Sept 8  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | 44–28  | Loss  | 5–6
12  | Sept 13  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos  | 23–18  | Win  | 6–6
13  | Bye | 6–6
14  | Sept 27  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | 38–28  | Win  | 7–6
15  | Oct 5  | at Toronto Argonauts  | 23–18  | Win  | 8–6
16  | Oct 11  | vs. Calgary Stampeders  | 37–14  | Win  | 9–6
17  | Oct 20  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13–11  | Loss  | 9–7
18  | Oct 26  | at Calgary Stampeders  | 16–15  | Loss  | 9–8
19  | Nov 1  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders  | 28–3  | Win  | 10–8

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## Player stats

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### Passing

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Player  | Att.  | Comp  | %  | Yards  | TD  | INT  | Rating

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Damon Allen | 474 | 268 | 56.5 | 3987 | 22 | 10 | 90.9
Rickey Foggie | 36 | 13 | 36.1 | 235 | 1 | 3 | –
Geroy Simon | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 158.3
Ortege Jenkins | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | –
Gus Ornstein | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | –

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### Rushing

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Player  | Att.  | Yards  | Avg.  | Longest  | TD

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Sean Millington | 170 | 740 | 4.4 | 37 | 14
Damon Allen | 70 | 479 | 6.8 | 22 | 4
Lyle Green | 60 | 343 | 5.7 | 29 | 3
Willie Hurst | 55 | 288 | 5.2 | 31 | 1
Chris Wright | 25 | 82 | 3.3 | 12 | 0

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### Receiving

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Player  | No.  | Yards  | Avg.  | Long  | TD

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Ryan Thelwell | 48 | 815 | 17.0 | 53 | 5
Alfred Jackson | 39 | 785 | 20.1 | 109 | 7
Geroy Simon | 50 | 754 | 15.1 | 42 | 2
Jason Clermont | 46 | 735 | 16.0 | 41 | 6
Bret Anderson | 28 | 406 | 14.6 | 33 | 1

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## Awards and records

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* Jason Clermont, Outstanding Rookie[7]

### 2002 CFL All-Stars

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* Brendan Ayanbadejo, Linebacker
* Eric Carter, Cornerback
* Barrin Simpson, Linebacker

### Western Division All-Star Selections

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* Brendan Ayanbadejo, Linebacker
* Eric Carter, Cornerback
* Steve Hardin, Offensive Guard
* Carl Kidd, Linebacker
* Derick (Bo) Lewis, Defensive Back
* Herman Smith, Defensive End
* Barrin Simpson, Linebacker
* Jamie Taras, Centre

## Playoffs

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### West Semi-Final

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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 30
BC Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3

## References

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1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
2. ^ "Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central".
3. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
4. ^ "CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
5. ^ "Rushing 2005 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
6. ^ "Receiving 2005 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
7. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

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See also|

* 2002 CFL Draft
* 90th Grey Cup
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BC Lions

* Founded in 1954
* Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* First-round draft picks

Stadiums|

* Empire Stadium
* Empire Field
* BC Place

Culture|

* The Lions
* Leo the Lion
* Nickname: The Leos
* Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra

Lore|

* Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup
* First Grey Cup of New Millennium
* Labour Day Classic

Important figures|

* David Braley
* Wally Buono
* Annis Stukus
* Bob Ackles
* By Bailey
* Herb Capozzi
* Tom Hinton
* Tom Brown
* Joe Kapp
* Willie "The Wisp" Fleming
* Dave Skrien
* Lonnie Dennis
* Ted Gerela
* Jim Evenson
* Al Wilson
* Lui Passaglia
* Jerry Tagge
* Roy Dewalt
* Matt Dunigan
* Doug Flutie
* Mervyn Fernandez
* Don Matthews
* Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan
* James "Quick" Parker
* Danny McManus
* Darren Flutie
* Damon Allen
* Robert Drummond
* Sean Millington
* Casey Printers
* Dave Dickenson
* Geroy Simon

Retired numbers|

* 5
* 15
* 22
* 30
* 38
* 52
* 60
* 75
* 81
* 97

Key personnel|

* Owner: Amar Doman
* General Manager: Neil McEvoy and Rick Campbell
* Head Coach: Rick Campbell

Grey Cup
Championships (6)|

* 1964
* 1985
* 1994
* 2000
* 2006
* 2011

Western Division
Championships (10)|

* 1963
* 1964
* 1983
* 1985
* 1988
* 1994
* 2000
* 2004
* 2006
* 2011

Current league
affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West

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