2013 BC Lions season

2013 BC Lions season
Head coach	Mike Benevides
General manager	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
Division place	TBA, West
Playoff finish	TBA
Uniform
Timeline
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The 2013 BC Lions season will be the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Lions will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the 17th straight season and win their 7th Grey Cup championship.

Offseason

Free agents

Position	Player	2013 Team	Date Signed	Notes
LB	Solomon Elimimian	BC Lions	Feb. 15, 2013
SB	Shawn Gore	BC Lions	Jan. 31, 2013
OL	Jon Hameister-Ries
DB	Cauchy Muamba	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Feb. 19, 2013
OL	Jesse Newman
OL	Jovan Olafioye	BC Lions	Feb. 15, 2013
QB	Mike Reilly	Edmonton Eskimos	Jan. 31, 2013	Traded to EDM
DB	James Yurichuk	Toronto Argonauts	Feb. 15, 2013

CFL Draft

The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Lions had seven selections in the draft, including three positions higher in rounds two and three after completing trades with Edmonton.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	6	Hunter Steward	OL	Liberty
2	12	Seydou Junior Haidara	WR	Laval
3	21	Boseko Lokombo	LB	Oregon
4	33	Matt McGarva	DB	Windsor
5	42	Matthew Albright	OL	Saint Mary's
6	50	Matt Walker	DB	British Columbia
7	58	Cameron Thorn	DL	Guelph

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Fri, June 14	at Calgary Stampeders
B	Fri, June 21	vs. Edmonton Eskimos

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details
Calgary Stampeders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponant	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 28	at Calgary Stampeders
2	Thur, July 4	vs. Toronto Argonauts
3	Sat, July 13	at Edmonton Eskimos
4	Sat, July 20	vs. Edmonton Eskimos
5	Tue, July 30	at Toronto Argonauts
6	Mon, Aug 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
7	Bye
8	Sat, Aug 17	vs. Calgary Stampeders
9	Thur, Aug 22	at Montreal Alouettes
10	Fri, Aug 30	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
11	Sat, Sept 7	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
12	Sun, Sept 15	vs. Montreal Alouettes
13	Sun, Sept 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders
14	Fri, Sept 27	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
15	Fri, Oct 4	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
16	Fri, Oct 11	at Calgary Stampeders
17	Sat, Oct 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders
18	Fri, Oct 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos
19	Fri, Nov 1	vs. Calgary Stampeders

Team

Roster

BC Lions Roster
Quarterbacks 12 Jarrett Brown 16 Thomas DeMarco 11 Chris Hart 14 Travis Lulay Running Backs  7 Tim Brown RB/KR 25 Stu Foord 33 Andrew Harris 46 Rolly Lumbala FB Wide Receivers 84 Elvis Akpla 80 Bobby Davis 88 Akeem Foster  1 Justin Harper 87 Marco Iannuzzi 82 Ernest Jackson 19 Paris Jackson 17 Nick Moore 86 Courtney Taylor 70 Whitman Tomusiak Slotbacks 85 Shawn Gore		Offensive Linemen 60 Johan Asiata T 65 Ben Archibald T 66 Adam Baboulas G 67 Jon Hameister-Ries G 62 Levi Horn T 68 Patrick Kabongo G 50 Spencer Lang OL 59 Matt Norman G 63 Jovan Olafioye T 61 Benjamin Ossai T 69 Andre Ramsey T 64 Angus Reid C 54 Dean Valli G Defensive Linemen 90 Adrian Awasom DE 49 Steven Doege DL 92 Maurice Evans DT 91 Brandon Jordan DE 94 Khreem Smith DE 79 Eric Taylor DT 95 Ekom Udofia DT 55 Julius Williams DE  9 Keron Williams DE 99 Jabar Westerman DE		Linebackers 44 Adam Bighill 48 Justin Conn 56 Solomon Elimimian 51 Joash Gesse 20 Glenn Love 42 Anton McKenzie Defensive Backs 45 Jason Arakgi S 24 Korey Banks DB  6 Josh Bell CB 27 J.R. LaRose S 29 Terrail Lambert DB  8 Gerard Lawson DB 31 Dante Marsh CB 26 Cord Parks DB 21 Ryan Phillips DB  2 Lin-J Shell DB Special Teams 40 Tim Cronk LS  4 Paul McCallum P/K 18 Hugh O'Neill K 10 Steven Shott P/K		Unsigned 2013 Draft Picks 53 Matthew Albright OL 89 Seydou Junior Haidara WR  3 Matt McGarva DB 58 Cameron Thorn OL 39 Matt Walker DB Italics indicate Import players Roster updated 2013-05-08 Depth Chart • Transactions 62 Active → More rosters

Coaching staff

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 – Jacques Chapdelaine Quarterbacks – Jarious Jackson 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 → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs