1998 BC Lions season

1998 BC Lions season
General manager	Adam Rita
Head coach	Adam Rita - 3-6-0 Greg Mohns - 6-3-0
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final

The 1998 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. After beginning the year 3-6, head coach and general manager Adam Rita stepped down as coach in order to focus on his GM duties. Greg Mohns replaced him and led the Lions to a 6-3 finish and a playoff berth. They appeared in the West Semi-Final, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	3	Steve Hardin	T	Oregon
2	9	Ryan Thelwell	SB	Minnesota
3	14	Matt Kellett	K	Saskatchewan
5	30	Bernard Gravel	DB	Laval
5	31	Francesco Pepe-Esposito	LB	Laval

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 17	at Calgary Stampeders	32–6	Loss	0–1
B	June 25	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–18	Won	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	6	0	558	397	24
Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	0	396	450	18
BC Lions	18	9	9	0	394	427	18
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	411	525	10

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 2	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	20–12	Loss	0–1
2	July 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	15–10	Loss	0–2
3	July 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	30–15	Loss	0–3
4	July 24	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	25–20	Win	1–3
5	July 30	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20–13	Win	2–3
6	Aug 6	at Montreal Alouettes	22–16	Loss	2–4
7	Aug 14	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–22	Win	3–4
8	Aug 20	vs. Calgary Stampeders	55–9	Loss	3–5
9	Aug 27	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–8	Loss	3–6
10	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Alouettes	26–15	Loss	3–7
11	Sept 12	at Toronto Argonauts	37–28	Loss	3–8
12	Sept 19	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–21	Loss	3–9
13	Sept 26	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	34–31	Win	4–9
14	Oct 4	at Calgary Stampeders	22–11	Win	5–9
15	Oct 9	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	31–14	Win	6–9
16	Oct 18	at Edmonton Eskimos	31–7	Win	7–9
17	Oct 25	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	42–37	Win	8–9
18	Oct 31	vs. Calgary Stampeders	31–22	Win	9–9

Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Steve Muhammad (DB)

1998 CFL All-Stars

• OT – Moe Elewonibi, CFL All-Star
• DT – Johnny Scott, CFL All-Star
• CB – Steve Muhammad, CFL All-Star
• DS – Dale Joseph, CFL All-Star

Western Division All-Star Selections

• RB – Juan Johnson, Western All-Star
• OT – Moe Elewonibi, Western All-Star
• DT – Dave Chaytors, Western All-Star
• DT – Johnny Scott, Western All-Star
• CB – Steve Muhammad, Western All-Star
• DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., Western All-Star
• DS – Dale Joseph, Western All-Star
• K – Lui Passaglia, Western All-Star

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

OG – Jamie Taras, Intergold CFLPA All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	?	?	?	?	40
BC Lions	?	?	?	?	33