1996 BC Lions season

1996 BC Lions season
General manager	George Chayka
Head coach	Joe Paopao
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	5–13
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1996 BC Lions finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	6	Mark Pimiskern	LB	Washington State
2	15	Andrew English	SB	British Columbia
3	24	Brad Yamaoka	RB	British Columbia
4	33	Kevin Ho-Young	RB	St. Francis Xavier
5	42	Victor Bryan	DB	Simon Fraser
6	51	Brian Bourne	OL	British Columbia
7	60	Paul Greenbow	DB	Queen's

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
A	June 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 35–29	0–1
B	June 14	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 21–33	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	13	5	0	608	375	26
Edmonton Eskimos	18	11	7	0	459	354	22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	9	9	0	421	495	18
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	360	498	10
BC Lions	18	5	13	0	410	483	10

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	June 27	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 14–28	0–1	BC Place
2	2	July 6	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 22–25	0–2	Winnipeg Stadium
3	3	July 12	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 31–32	0–3	Frank Clair Stadium
4	4	July 19	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 24–44	0–4	BC Place
5	5	July 27	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 24–28	0–5	BC Place
6	6	Aug 2	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 30–25	1–5	Ivor Wynne Stadium
7	7	Aug 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 7–32	1–6	BC Place
8	8	Aug 15	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 13–38	1–7	BC Place
9	9	Aug 21	at Calgary Stampeders	L 21–23	1–8	McMahon Stadium
10	10	Aug 26	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 22–20	2–8	Winnipeg Stadium
11	Bye
12	11	Sept 7	at Montreal Alouettes	L 27–28	2–9	Olympic Stadium
13	12	Sept 14	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 35–11	3–9	BC Place
14	13	Sept 21	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 22–10	4–9	BC Place
15	14	Sept 29	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 12–32	4–10	Commonwealth Stadium
16	Bye
17	15	Oct 12	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 31–34	4–11	BC Place
18	16	Oct 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 27–29	4–12	Taylor Field
19	17	Oct 27	at Toronto Argonauts	L 21–25	4–13	SkyDome
20	18	Nov 2	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 35–24	5–13	BC Place

Awards and records

Western Division All-Star Selections

• FB – Sean Millington, Western All-Star
• DB – Andre Strode, Western All-Star

1996 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

• OG – Jamie Taras, Intergold CFLPA All-Star