2010 BC Lions season
Introduction The '''2010 BC Lions season''' was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 57th overall. The Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with a second consecutive 8–10 record and qualified for the playoffs by winning their last game of the season. If they had lost, the Edmonton Eskimos would have qualified instead. The team had a dismal start, posting a 1–7 record to start the season, but won seven of their last 10 games to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season. The Lions played the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Semi-Final, but lost the game in double overtime 41–38.Due to renovations to BC Place, the Lions played at a temporary stadium located on the site of their old home field, Empire Stadium. Additionally, Head Coach and General Manager Wally Buono announced that training camp would be held in Kamloops for the next three seasons, beginning with 2010.
Offseason === CFL draft === Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team 1  4  Danny Watkins  OT  Baylor 2  10  Shawn Gore  WR  Bishop's 3  16  Joash Gesse   LB  Montréal 3  20  Hamid Mahmoudi  DB  Montréal 4  24  Nate Binder  WR  Tusculum College 4  25  Akeem Foster  WR  St. Francis Xavier 5  34  Cauchy Muamba  DB  St. Francis Xavier 6  41  Adam Baboulas  OL  Saint Mary's 6  42  Matthew Chapdelaine  WR  Simon Fraser
Preseason  Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record'''A''' Sun, June 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 19–17 Win 29,227 1–0'''B''' Sun, June 20 Edmonton Eskimos 36–32 Loss 24,763 1–1: Games played with white uniforms.
Regular season === Season standings ====== Season schedule === Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record'''1''' Sun, July 4 at Edmonton Eskimos 25–10 Win 32,439 1–0'''2''' Sat, July 10 Saskatchewan Roughriders 37–18 Loss 27,528 1–1'''3''' Fri, July 16 Montreal Alouettes 16–12 Loss 25,162 1–2'''4''' Fri, July 23 at Toronto Argonauts 24–20 Loss 19,709 1–3'''5''' Fri, July 30 at Edmonton Eskimos 28–25 Loss 32,281 1–4'''6''' Sat, Aug 7 Calgary Stampeders 27–22 Loss 24,876 1–5'''7''' Thurs, Aug 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 37–13 Loss 30,048 1–6 ''8'' ''Bye'' 1–6'''9''' Fri, Aug 27 Calgary Stampeders 48–35 Loss 25,127 1–7'''10''' Fri, Sept 3 at Montreal Alouettes 38–17 Win 25,012 2–7'''11''' Sat, Sept 11 Toronto Argonauts 37–16 Win 22,703 3–7'''12''' Sat, Sept 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–31 Loss 21,481 3–8'''13''' Sat, Sept 25 at Calgary Stampeders 29–10 Win 29,637 4–8'''14''' Sat, Oct 2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16–14 Win 23,186 5–8'''15''' Mon, Oct 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 47–35 (2OT) Loss 25,016 5–9'''16''' Sat, Oct 16 Edmonton Eskimos 31–28 (OT) Loss 21,414 5–10'''17''' Fri, Oct 22 at Calgary Stampeders 36–31 Win 28,054 6–10'''18''' Sun, Oct 31 Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–17 Win 25,479 7–10'''19''' Sat, Nov 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23–21 Win 23,913 8–10: Games played with colour uniforms. : Games played with white uniforms. : Games played with alternate uniforms. : Games played with retro uniforms.=== Roster ===2010 BC Lions roster '''Quarterbacks'''* * * '''Running backs'''* *  FB*  FB* * '''Receivers'''* * * '''Slotbacks'''* * *  '''Offensive linemen'''*  T*  G*  T*  OL*  OL*  OL*  C*  T'''Defensive linemen'''*  DE*  DE*  DT*  DT*  DE '''Linebackers'''* * * * * * * '''Defensive backs'''*  S*  S*  CB*  DB*  DB*  CB*  S*  DB*  DB'''Special teams'''*  LS*  K*  K '''Inactive List'''*  DL 7px (9 Game)*  DT 7px (1 Game)*  OL 7px (9 Game)*  S 7px (9 Game)*  FB 7px (9 Game)*  DE 7px (9 Game)*  CB 7px (9 Game)*  C 7px (9 Game)*  DT 7px (9 Game)'''Practice Roster'''*  WR*  WR*  DE*  WR*  OL*  DE*  CB*  WR*  DL*  WR*  DB''Italics'' indicate Import players Roster updated 2010-10-25 Depth Chart •  Transactions46 Active, 9 Inactive, 11 PR→ More rosters=== Coaching staff === 2010 BC Lions staff '''Front office'''*Owner, President and CEO – David Braley*General manager – Wally Buono*Director of player personnel – Roy Shivers*Player personnel coordinator and assistant to gm – Neil McEvoy*Player personnel assistant – Barron Miles*Northwest regional scout – Jeff Smith'''Head coaches'''*Head coach – Wally Buono'''Offensive coaches'''*Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jacques Chapdelaine*Receivers – Travis Moore*Offensive line – Dan Dorazio*Offensive assistant – Chuck McMann '''Defensive coaches'''*Defensive coordinator and linebackers – Mike Benevides*Defensive line – Rich Stubler*Defensive backs – Mark Washington*Defensive assistant – Barron Miles'''Special teams coaches'''*Special teams coordinator – Chuck McMann'''Strength and conditioning'''*Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko→  Coaching Staff→ More CFL staffs
Player stats As of the end of Week 13 (Game 12):=== Passing === Player Att. Comp % Yards TD INT Rating Casey Printers  237  129  54.4  1731  10  6  81.4 Travis Lulay  318  205  64.5  2602  9  11  84.9 Jarious Jackson  48  26  54.2  293  0  3  46.6 Geroy Simon  1  1  100.0  14  0  0  143.8=== Rushing === Player Att. Yards Avg. TD Fumbles Jamal Robertson  154  953  6.2  8  3 Travis Lulay  62  396  6.4  3  8 Yonus Davis  34  213  6.3  3  4 Jerome Messam  23  92  4.0  2  2 Casey Printers  13  75  5.8  1  4 Emmanuel Arceneaux  8  29  3.6  0  0 Jarious Jackson  11  26  2.4  0  0 Robert Jordan  4  22  5.5  0  0 Paul McCallum  2  20  10.0  0  0=== Receiving === Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD Geroy Simon  78  1190  15.3  98  6 Emmanuel Arceneaux  67  1114  16.6  74  5 Paris Jackson  61  758  12.4  53  1 Jamal Robertson  54  387  7.2  26  1 Steven Black  22  370  16.8  65  5 Derick Armstrong  22  316  14.4  58  0 O'Neil Wilson  30  256  8.5  20  0
Awards and records *Solomon Elimimian (LB) – CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award===2010 CFL All-Stars===*DB – Ryan Phillips, CFL All-Star*K – Paul McCallum, CFL All-Star===CFL Western All-Stars===*OG – Jovan Olafioye, Western All-Star*DE – Brent Johnson, Western All-Star*LB – Korey Banks, Western All-Star*DB – Ryan Phillips, Western All-Star*K – Paul McCallum, Western All-Star*ST – Yonus Davis, Western All-Star===Milestones===
Playoffs ===Schedule=== Week Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance'''20''' West Semi-Final Nov 14 1:30 PM PST at Saskatchewan Roughriders 41–38 (2OT) Loss 29,215: Games played with white uniforms.===Bracket====== West Semi-Final ===
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