2002 BC Lions season

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.

2002 BC Lions season
General managerAdam Rita
Head coachSteve Buratto
Adam Rita (Interim)
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record10–8
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft
Rd Pick Player Position School
14Jason ClermontSBRegina
16Paul ChengDESFU
217Brett RombergOLMiami
322Chris GaytonLBKentucky
431John WilliamsRBEdinboro
541Atnas MaekoWRSt. Mary's
653Joel OrelWRManitoba

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
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

Season standings
West Division
TeamGPWLTOTLPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos181350051645026Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers181260056642124Details
BC Lions181080048039920Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders188100243539318Details
Calgary Stampeders186120243850914Details

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
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

Passing
Player Att. Comp  % Yards TD INT Rating
Damon Allen47426856.53987221090.9
Rickey Foggie361336.123513–
Geroy Simon11100.07110158.3
Ortege Jenkins5120.04201–
Gus Ornstein2150.01200–

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Rushing
Player Att. Yards Avg. Longest TD
Sean Millington1707404.43714
Damon Allen704796.8224
Lyle Green603435.7293
Willie Hurst552885.2311
Chris Wright25823.3120

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Receiving
Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD
Ryan Thelwell4881517.0535
Alfred Jackson3978520.11097
Geroy Simon5075415.1422
Jason Clermont4673516.0416
Bret Anderson2840614.6331

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Awards and records

2002 CFL All-Stars

Western Division All-Star Selections

Playoffs

West Semi-Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers100101030
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References
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  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.
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