2015 BC Lions season

2015 BC Lions season
General manager	Wally Buono
Head coach	Jeff Tedford
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Adam Bighill
Team MOC	Andrew Harris
Team MOR	Jonathon Jennings
Uniform

The 2015 BC Lions season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 62nd overall. The Lions qualified for the playoffs for the 19th straight year, but lost the West Semi-Final game to the Calgary Stampeders. This was the team's first and only season under new head coach, Jeff Tedford, former head coach at California, and the 13th under general manager Wally Buono.

For the sixth consecutive season, the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia, with rookie camp beginning Wednesday, May 27, and main camp beginning on Sunday, May 31. Due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Lions' home pre-season game was played at Thunderbird Stadium on the main campus of the University of British Columbia.

Offseason

Free agents

Position	Player	2015 team	Date signed	Notes
LB	Jason Arakgi	BC Lions	Jan. 8, 2015	Three-year contract
QB	Kevin Glenn	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Feb. 19, 2015
WR	Ernest Jackson	Ottawa Redblacks	Feb. 10, 2015
DB	J. R. LaRose
LS/LB	Jordan Matechuk			Released Jan. 28, 2015

CFL draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Lions had eight selections in the seven-round draft, gaining another fifth-round pick following the trade of Seydou Junior Haidara to Hamilton.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/club team
1	5	Ese Mrabure-Ajufo	DL	Wilfrid Laurier
2	14	Brett Boyko	OL	Nevada, Las Vegas
3	23	Shaquille Murray-Lawrence	RB	Nevada, Las Vegas
4	32	Adrian Clarke	LB	Bishop's
5	41	Campbell Allison	OL	Eastern Michigan
5	43	Christian Covington	DL	Rice
6	49	Joshua Brinkworth	DB	Pacific
7	58	Maxx Forde	DE	Idaho

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Fri, June 12	6:30 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 6–20	0–1	TSN2	McMahon Stadium	28,557	Recap
C	Fri, June 19	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–18	0–2	None	Thunderbird Stadium	6,117	Recap

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	14	4	466	341	28	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	14	4	478	346	28	Details
BC Lions	18	7	11	437	486	14	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	5	13	353	502	10	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	3	15	430	563	6	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Bye
2	Sat, July 4	3:00 p.m. PDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 16–27	0–1	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,376	Recap
3	Fri, July 10	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 35–32 (OT)	1–1	TSN/RDS	BC Place	23,062	Recap
4	Fri, July 17	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 27–24	2–1	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	26,159	Recap
5	Fri, July 24	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 27–30	2–2	TSN/RDS2	BC Place	20,085	Recap
6	Thurs, July 30	5:30 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 13–23	2–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	27,214	Recap
7	Thurs, Aug 6	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–23	3–3	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	BC Place	20,316	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 15	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 22–52	3–4	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,110	Recap
9	Thurs, Aug 20	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 13–23	3–5	TSN/RDS	BC Place	20,977	Recap
10	Bye
11	Thurs, Sept 3	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 25–16	4–5	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	21,885	Recap
12	Sun, Sept 13	1:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 18–31	4–6	TSN	BC Place	19,833	Recap
13	Fri, Sept 18	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 23–35	4–7	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	31,586	Recap
14	Sat, Sept 26	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 23–29	4–8	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	29,148	Recap
15	Sat, Oct 3	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 46–20	5–8	TSN	BC Place	24,554	Recap
16	Sat, Oct 10	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 26–29	5–9	TSN	BC Place	19,826	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 17	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 23–26 (2OT)	5–10	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,517	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 23	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 40–13	6–10	TSN	BC Place	20,058	Recap
19	Fri, Oct 30	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 27–25	7–10	TSN	Rogers Centre	14,236	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 7	4:00 p.m. PST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 7–28	7–11	TSN	BC Place	22,900	Recap

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 15	1:30 p.m. PST	at Calgary Stampeders	L 9–35	0–1	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	26,306	Recap

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

2015 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks 10 Jonathon Jennings QB 14 Travis Lulay QB  2 Greg McGhee QB Running backs 33 Andrew Harris RB 24 Pascal Lochard FB 46 Rolly Lumbala FB 35 Shaquille Murray-Lawrence RB 28 Chris Rainey RB Receivers 83 Stephen Adekolu WR 84 Emmanuel Arceneaux WR 16 Bryan Burnham WR 17 Austin Collie WR 85 Shawn Gore SB  7 Lavelle Hawkins R 87 Marco Iannuzzi WR		Offensive linemen 57 Tommie Draheim OL 50 Kirby Fabien G 66 Jason Foster OT 62 Cody Husband OG 63 Jovan Olafioye T 67 Hunter Steward G 58 Cameron Thorn G Defensive linemen 53 Alex Bazzie DT 90 Mic'hael Brooks DL 78 David Ménard DL 92 Jamarkus McFarland DT 91 Zach Minter DT 93 Craig Roh DL 94 Khreem Smith DE 99 Jabar Westerman DE		Linebackers 45 Jason Arakgi LB 44 Adam Bighill LB 41 Adrian Clarke LB 11 Alex Hoffman-Ellis LB  8 Boseko Lokombo LB Defensive backs 29 Steven Clarke DB 37 Eric Fraser DB 23 Josh Johnson DB 27 Darious Lane DB  6 T. J. Lee DB 20 Keynan Parker S 26 Cord Parks CB 21 Ryan Phillips DB  9 Chris Rwabukamba DB 25 Ronnie Yell DB Special teams 40 Mike Benson LS  3 Richie Leone P/K		1-game injured list 98 Ese Mrabure-Ajufo DL 68 T-Dre Player OG 86 Courtney Taylor SB 54 Dean Valli G 6-game injured list 56 Solomon Elimimian LB 18 Cameron Morrah R 59 Matt Norman C Practice roster 69 Josh Aladenoye OL 51 Campbell Allison OL 32 Casey Chin LB 55 Jas Dhillon OL 19 Anthony Fera P/K 48 Maxx Forde DL 13 Terence Jeffers-Harris WR 27 Darious Lane DB 92 Lazarius Levingston DL Suspended Disabled Territorial exemption Italics indicate international players Roster updated 2015-11-17 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 4 Injured, 3 Six-Game Injured, 9 Practice → More rosters

Coaching staff

2015 BC Lions staff
	Front office and support staff Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Dennis Skulsky General manager and vice president of football operations – Wally Buono Director of Football Operations & Player Personnel – Neil McEvoy Director of US Scouting - Ryan Rigmaiden Player-Business Developmental Advisor - Geroy Simon Football Operations Consultant, Scout - Roy Shivers Area Scout - Mike McCarthy Video Assistant - Andrew Millin Head Trainer - Bill Reichelt Assistant Athletic Therapist - Tristan Sandhu Strength and Conditioning Trainer - Chris Boyko Equipment Manager - Ken "Kato" Kasuya Equipment Assistant - Andrew Dubiellak Equipment Assistant - Stu Mitchell Director of Communications - Jamie Cartmell Head coaches Head coach – Jeff Tedford Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – George Cortez Running backs – Chuck McMann Receivers – Khari Jones Offensive line – Doug Malone Offensive quality control – Quinn Tedford			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and defensive backs – Mark Washington Defensive line – Robin Ross Linebackers – Johnny Holland Defensive quality control and assistant defensive backs – Willie Fields Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chuck McMann Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko → Coaching staff → More CFL staffs