2003 BC Lions season

2003 BC Lions season
2003 BC Lions season
Owner	David Braley
General manager	Wally Buono
President	Bob Ackles
Head coach	Wally Buono
Home stadium	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	4th, West
Playoffs	Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform
	← 2002; BC Lions seasons; 2004 →;

The 2003 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with an 11–7 record, but they made the playoffs because of the "cross-over" rule. They appeared in the East-Semi Final.

OwnerDavid Braley

General managerWally Buono

PresidentBob Ackles

Head coachWally Buono

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During the off-season, Bob Ackles engineered the move of longtime Calgary coach Wally Buono to the Lions. The Lions were also aggressive in free agency signing former Stampeder Dave Dickensen as quarterback.

The Lions wore orange alternate uniforms c. 1954 to celebrate the team's 50th season.

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	6	Paris Jackson	WR	Utah
2	16	Javier Glatt	LB	British Columbia
3	24	Carl Gourgues	OL	Laval
5	41	Nicholas Hoffman	RB	McGill

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
B	June 3	at Calgary Stampeders	26–19	Loss	25,013	0–1
C	June 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	38–9	Loss	12,319	0–2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Edmonton Eskimos (C, Q)	18	13	5	569	414	+155	26
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Q)	18	11	7	514	487	+27	22
3	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Q)	18	11	7	535	430	+105	22
4	BC Lions (Q)	18	11	7	531	430	+101	22
5	Calgary Stampeders	18	5	13	323	501	−178	10

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 20	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–27	Loss	20,191	0–1
2	June 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–30	Loss	22,155	0–2
3	July 3	vs. Toronto Argonauts	30–27 (OT)	Win	20,131	1–2
4	July 12	at Montreal Alouettes	28–27	Win	20,202	2–2
5	July 18	at Ottawa Renegades	48–14	Win	23,800	3–2
6	July 24	vs. Ottawa Renegades	37–18	Win	21,554	4–2
7	Aug 1	at Toronto Argonauts	28–26 (2OT)	Loss	15,623	4–3
8	Aug 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	48–4	Win	24,222	5–3
9	Aug 16	at Calgary Stampeders	30–7	Win	30,217	6–3
10	Aug 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	47–25	Win	23,010	7–3
11	Bye					7–3
12	Sept 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–2	Loss	27,495	7–4
13	Sept 13	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	34–30	Loss	27,070	7–5
14	Sept 20	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–20	Win	27,605	8–5
15	Sept 26	at Edmonton Eskimos	27–7	Loss	44,432	8–6
16	Oct 4	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35–31	Win	25,591	9–6
17	Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	28–24	Win	21,046	10–6
18	Oct 18	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	29–23	Win	13,106	11–6
19	Oct 25	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	26–23	Loss	29,706	11–7

Player	Att.	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Dave Dickenson	549	370	67.4	5496	36	12	112.7
Spergon Wynn	65	46	70.8	626	4	1	115.3
Geroy Simon	2	1	50.0	52	1	0	158.3
Casey Printers	2	1	50.0	4	1	0	158.3

2003 BC Lions season

Offseason

CFL draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Player stats

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Awards and records

2003 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

Roster

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

Player	Att.	Yards	Avg.	Longest	TD
Kelvin Anderson	188	1048	5.6	52	6
Dave Dickenson	44	311	7.1	21	2
Geroy Simon	7	135	19.3	88	1
Spergon Wynn	28	126	4.5	31	1
Mark Nohra	25	123	4.9	29	0

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Geroy Simon	94	1687	17.9	103	13
Chris Brazzell	68	1111	16.3	74	6
Ryan Thelwell	59	925	15.7	62	4
Frank Cutolo	64	908	14.2	70	8
Jason Clermont	41	615	15.0	39	7