2012 BC Lions season

2012 BC Lions season
2012 BC Lions season
General manager	Wally Buono
Head coach	Mike Benevides
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	13–5
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Travis Lulay
Team MOC	Andrew Harris
Team MOR	Jabar Westerman
Uniform
	← 2011; BC Lions seasons; 2013 →;

The 2012 BC Lions season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 59th overall. The Lions finished the season in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive year with a 13–5 record. The Lions attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions for the first time in franchise history, but lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders. The Lions also began the season with a new head coach for the first time since 2003, after long-time head coach Wally Buono resigned to focus on his duties as general manager.^[1]

Offseason

Free agents

Position	Player	2012 team	Date signed	Notes
DT	Aaron Hunt	Montreal Alouettes	Feb. 21, 2012
OL	Andrew Jones	Toronto Argonauts	Mar. 2, 2012
RB	Jamall Lee	None		Retired
CB	Dante Marsh	BC Lions	Feb. 15, 2012
P/K	Paul McCallum	BC Lions	Feb. 2, 2012
LB	Anton McKenzie	BC Lions	Jan. 30, 2012
DT	Khalif Mitchell	BC Lions	Jan. 16, 2012
DB	Ryan Phillips	BC Lions	Feb. 15, 2012

CFL draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012, live at 12:00 PM PDT.The Lions had four selections in the draft, after trading for another first round pick, trading away their second and fourth round picks, and forfeiting their sixth round pick.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The Lions further traded up in the draft to select Jabar Westerman with the second overall pick.^[6] BC followed that with two offensive linemen (Kirby Fabien and Matt Norman) with their first and third round picks, before selecting linebacker Jordan Verdone in the fifth round.^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/club team
1	2	Jabar Westerman	DL	Eastern Michigan
1	7	Kirby Fabien	OL	Calgary
3	22	Matt Norman	OL	Western Ontario
5	37	Jordan Verdone	LB	Calgary

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Wed, June 13	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	44–10	Win	24,871	1–0
B	Thurs, June 21	at Edmonton Eskimos	24–16	Win	30,891	2–0

# Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

West Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	13	5	0	481	354	26	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	6	0	534	431	24	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	457	409	16	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	7	11	0	422	450	14	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 29	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	33–16	Win	29,351	1–0
2	Fri, July 6	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	39–36	Win	25,109	2–0
3	Sat, July 14	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–20	Loss	32,080	2–1
4	Fri, July 20	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–14	Loss	28,335	2–2
5	Sat, July 28	at Calgary Stampeders	34–8	Win	27,968	3–2
6	Mon, Aug 6	at Toronto Argonauts	18–9	Win	22,841	4–2
7	Bye					4–2
8	Sun, Aug 19	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–5	Win	34,343	5–2
9	Fri, Aug 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20–17	Win	29,533	6–2
10	Fri, Aug 31	at Montreal Alouettes	30–25	Loss	22,239	6–3
11	Sat, Sept 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	43–10	Win	29,734	7–3
12	Sat, Sept 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	28–23	Win	28,526	8–3
13	Sat, Sept 22	at Edmonton Eskimos	19–18	Win	35,578	9–3
14	Sat, Sept 29	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–21	Loss	32,360	9–4
15	Sat, Oct 6	vs. Calgary Stampeders	27–22	Win	31,347	10–4
16	Fri, Oct 12	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	37–17	Win	26,842	11–4
17	Fri, Oct 19	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	39–19	Win	30,102	12–4
18	Fri, Oct 26	at Calgary Stampeders	41–21	Loss	27,014	12–5
19	Sat, Nov 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	17–6	Win	36,357	13–5

# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

2012 BC Lions roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

40 Tim Cronk LS
4 Paul McCallum P/K

Inactive list

45 Jason Arakgi S (1 game)
92 Maurice Evans DT (1 game)
82 Ernest Jackson WR (1 game)
67 Jon Hameister-Ries G (1 game)
18 Hugh O'Neill K (9 games)

Practice roster

Italics indicate import players.
Roster updated 2012-11-18
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 active

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Coaching staff

2012 BC Lions staff

Front office

Owner – David Braley
President & CEO – Dennis Skulsky
General manager – Wally Buono
Director of player personnel – Roy Shivers
Player personnel coordinator and assistant to gm – Neil McEvoy
Northwest regional scout – Jeff Smith
Canadian college draft coordinator – Kelly Bates

Head coaches

Head coach – Mike Benevides

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jacques Chapdelaine
Receivers – Travis Moore
Running backs – Kelly Bates
Offensive line – Dan Dorazio

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Rich Stubler
Defensive line – Carl Hairston
Defensive backs – Mark Washington

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Chuck McMann

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko

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Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
20	Bye
21	West Final	Nov 18	1:30 PM PST	Calgary Stampeders	34–29	Loss	43,216

# Games played with colour uniforms.

West Final

Calgary at BC

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Stampeders	14	3	14	3	34
Lions	7	9	0	13	29

Date: November 18
Location: BC Place Stadium
Vancouver, BC
Game start: 1:30 PM PST
Game attendance: 43,216
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
TV announcers (TSN): Chris Cuthbert (play by play), Glen Suitor (color), Farhan Lalji (sideline), Ryan Rishaug (sideline)

References

^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/buono-steps-aside-as-head-coach-remains-gm Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Buono steps aside as head coach, remains GM
^ "Lions deal kicker Sean Whyte to Montreal". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ "Ticats trade receiver Bruce to Lions". Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ "Lions deal for Stamps Newman". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ "Ellis picked by Lions in Supplemental Draft". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ "Lions trade up, draft Westerman second overall". Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ "Lions wrap up Canadian draft with two selections". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-05-04.

[1] ttps://www.cfl.ca/article/buono-steps-aside-as-head-coach-remains-gm Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Buono steps aside as head coach, remains GM

[2] "Lions deal kicker Sean Whyte to Montreal". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[3] "Ticats trade receiver Bruce to Lions". Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[4] "Lions deal for Stamps Newman". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[5] "Ellis picked by Lions in Supplemental Draft". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[6] "Lions trade up, draft Westerman second overall". Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[7] "Lions wrap up Canadian draft with two selections". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-05-04.

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