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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
Preseason
Regular season
Season standings
[1]
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
[2]
[3]
Player stats
Passing
[4]
Rushing
[5]
Receiving
[6]
Awards and records
2002 CFL All-Stars
Western Division All-Star Selections
Playoffs
West Semi-Final
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup Championships (6) Western Division Championships (10) Current league affiliations