1982 BC Lions season
PresidentPaul Higgins
General managerBob Ackles
Head coachVic Rapp
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify

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.

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

Rookie receiver Merv Fernandez had a great season and 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.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School
TTDennis GuevinTackleSimon Fraser
TTGerald RoperGuardArizona
15Bernie GlierDefensive backUBC
18Troy CiochettiWide receiverAlberta
214Don MoenDefensive backUBC
323Ryan PotterRunning backWestern Ontario
325Bernie JoletteLinebackerOttawa
428David SinghRunning backUBC
432Dave LeutyWide receiverWestern Ontario
541Tony PrencipeLinebackerManitoba
650Matt KavanaughCentreSimon Fraser

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Edmonton Eskimos161150225443235–3W1Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers161150224443525–3L2Details
Calgary Stampeders16961194034404–4W1Details
BC Lions16970184493903–5W1Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders16691134274363–5L2Details

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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

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Awards and records

1982 CFL All-Stars

1982 CFL Western All-Stars

References

  1. ↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ↑ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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