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 RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool 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 WeekDateOpponentResultRecord 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
Season schedule WeekGameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 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
Roster 1996 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks
K
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C T G T G/T G/C
Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE DE DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Injured list LB DB DB T LB LB DB
Italics indicate International player
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
References