Canadian football team season
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
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Season schedule
Week
|
Date
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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
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Culture | |
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Key personnel | |
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Grey Cup Championships (6) | |
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Western Division Championships (10) | |
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