1982 BC Lions season

1982 BC Lions season
1982 BC Lions season
General manager	Bob Ackles
President	Paul Higgins
Head coach	Vic Rapp
Home stadium	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	4th, West
Playoffs	did not qualify
	← 1981; BC Lions seasons; 1983 →;

The 1982 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 9–7 record. Despite the winning record, they still failed to make the playoffs.

General managerBob Ackles

PresidentPaul Higgins

Head coachVic Rapp

Home stadiumEmpire Stadium

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Vic Rapp and the coaching staff were fired at the end of the season.

Rookie receiver Merv Fernandez was the runner-up in the Schenley Rookie of the Year award voting.

The final game at Empire Stadium was played on November 6 against Montreal.

Willie Fleming was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T	Dennis Guevin	Tackle	Simon Fraser
T	T	Gerald Roper	Guard	Arizona
1	5	Bernie Glier	Defensive back	UBC
1	8	Troy Ciochetti	Wide receiver	Alberta
2	14	Don Moen	Defensive back	UBC
3	23	Ryan Potter	Running back	Western Ontario
3	25	Bernie Jolette	Linebacker	Ottawa
4	28	David Singh	Running back	UBC
4	32	Dave Leuty	Wide receiver	Western Ontario
5	41	Tony Prencipe	Linebacker	Manitoba
6	50	Matt Kavanaugh	Centre	Simon Fraser

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	Thu, June 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 19–22	0–1	Empire Stadium	19,392
B	Wed, June 16	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 11–25	0–2	Winnipeg Stadium	19,613
C	Tue, June 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 43–39	1–2	Empire Stadium	19,488
D	Tue, June 29	at Calgary Stampeders	L 22–23	1–3	McMahon Stadium	24,053

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Div	Stk
1	Edmonton Eskimos (C, Q)	16	11	5	0	544	323	221	22	5–3	W1
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Q)	16	11	5	0	444	352	92	22	5–3	L2
3	Calgary Stampeders (Q)	16	9	6	1	403	440	−37	19	4–4	W1
4	BC Lions	16	9	7	0	449	390	59	18	3–5	W1
5	Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	6	9	1	427	436	−9	13	3–5	L2

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	Sat, July 10	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 51–34	1–0	Empire Stadium	23,389
2	2	Sun, July 18	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 26–24	2–0	Taylor Field	27,534
3	3	Sun, July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 38–28	3–0	Empire Stadium	28,329
4	Bye
5	4	Sun, Aug 8	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–29	3–1	Winnipeg Stadium	32,946
6	5	Sat, Aug 14	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 8–30	3–2	Empire Stadium	26,184
7	6	Sun, Aug 22	at Montreal Concordes	W 45–9	4–2	Olympic Stadium	15,208
8	7	Sat, Aug 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	19–20	4–3	Empire Stadium	27,285
9	8	Fri, Sept 3	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 45–13	5–3	Lansdowne Park	20,609
10	Bye
11	9	Sat, Sept 18	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 36–32	6–3	Empire Stadium	28,523
12	10	Sun, Sept 26	at Toronto Argonauts	W 46–14	7–3	Exhibition Stadium	40,250
13	11	Sat, Oct 2	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–29	7–4	Empire Stadium	31,867
14	12	Sun, Oct 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 1–30	7–5	Commonwealth Stadium	59,979
15	13	Sat, Oct 16	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–22	8–5	Empire Stadium	20,068
16	14	Sun, Oct 24	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 22–35	8–6	Ivor Wynne Stadium	16,275
17	15	Sun, Oct 31	at Calgary Stampeders	L 19–25	8–7	McMahon Stadium	31,980
18	16	Sat, Nov 6	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 32–16	9–7	Empire Stadium	15,071

1982 BC Lions season

Offseason

CFL draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Roster

Awards and records

1982 CFL All-Stars

1982 CFL Western All-Stars

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