2002 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 2002 10–8 3rd, West Steve Buratto Adam Rita (Interim) Adam Rita BC Place Stadium Lost West Semi-Final Image:CFL BCL Jersey 2002.png Bob Ackles David Braley 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. Offseason CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 4 Jason Clermont SB Regina 1 6 Paul Cheng DE SFU 2 17 Brett Romberg OL Miami 3 22 Chris Gayton LB Kentucky 4 31 John Williams RB Edinboro 5 41 Atnas Maeko WR St. Mary's 6 53 Joel Orel WR Manitoba 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 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 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/ Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm 2009-03-11 live 2009-03-08 Player stats Passing Player Att. Comp % Yards TD INT Rating Damon Allen 474 268 56.5 3987 22 10 90.9 Rickey Foggie 36 13 36.1 235 1 3 – Geroy Simon 1 1 100.0 71 1 0 158.3 Ortege Jenkins 5 1 20.0 42 0 1 – Gus Ornstein 2 1 50.0 12 0 0 –CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2005/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091023071033/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2005 2009-10-23 dead 2009-09-24 Rushing Player Att. Yards Avg. Longest TD Sean Millington 170 740 4.4 37 14 Damon Allen 70 479 6.8 22 4 Lyle Green 60 343 5.7 29 3 Willie Hurst 55 288 5.2 31 1 Chris Wright 25 82 3.3 12 0https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2005/ Rushing 2005 Statistics CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192200/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2005 2015-09-24 dead Receiving Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD Ryan Thelwell 48 815 17.0 53 5 Alfred Jackson 39 785 20.1 109 7 Geroy Simon 50 754 15.1 42 2 Jason Clermont 46 735 16.0 41 6 Bret Anderson 28 406 14.6 33 1https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2005/ Receiving 2005 Statistics CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150319085952/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2005 2015-03-19 dead Awards and records Jason Clermont, Outstanding Rookiehttps://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2011-05-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110422013422/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook 2011-04-22 2002 CFL All-Stars Brendan Ayanbadejo, Linebacker Eric Carter, Cornerback Barrin Simpson, Linebacker Western Division All-Star Selections Brendan Ayanbadejo, Linebacker Eric Carter, Cornerback Steve Hardin, Offensive Guard Carl Kidd, Linebacker Derick (Bo) Lewis, Defensive Back Herman Smith, Defensive End Barrin Simpson, Linebacker Jamie Taras, Centre Playoffs West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 10 0 10 10 30BC Lions 3 0 0 0 3 Roster 2002 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks  9 I Damon Allen 12 I Rickey Foggie 19 I Gus Ornstein Running backs 28 N Lyle Green 33 I Willie Hurst 25 N Sean Millington 24 N John Williams Receivers  8 N Bret Anderson K 82 N Jason Clermont  7 I Alfred Jackson 81 I Geroy Simon 84 N Ryan Thelwell Offensive linemen 59 N Kelly Bates G 61 I Steve Hardin T 54 I Jermese Jones T 57 N Dan Payne T 64 N Angus Reid C 60 N Jamie Taras G Defensive linemen 92 N Noah Cantor DT 97 N Brent Johnson DE 95 N Cameron Legault DT 56 I Craig Powell DE 91 I Herman Smith DE 96 I Tyrone Williams DT Special teams 14 N Matt Kellett K 11 N Tony Martino PLinebackers  6 I Brendon Ayanbadejo 26 I Carl Kidd 44 N Kelly Lochbaum 50 N Kojo Millington 20 I Ron Ockimey 51 I Barrin Simpson Defensive backs  2 I Eric Carter 10 N Jason Crumb 37 N Mike Crumb 31 I Brandon Godsey 27 I Toya Jones 17 I Bo Lewis 23 I Manny Martin 39 I Tony WalkerInjured list 22 I David Byrd DB  3 I Sedrick Curry DB 55 N Ben Fairbrother G 68 N Cory Mantyka G 65 I John Oddonetto T 27 I Anthony Prior DB  1 I Tyrone Taylor WR 69 I Wes White T  4 I Chris Wright RB Suspended N Dave Tucker LB N Leif Thorsen G N Joe Orel WR Italics indicate International player References Category:BC Lions seasons BC Lions Category:2002 in sports in British Columbia Bc Lions Season