The 2003 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with an 11–7 record, but they made the playoffs because of the "cross-over" rule. They appeared in the East-Semi Final.
During the off-season, Bob Ackles engineered the move of longtime Calgary coach Wally Buono to the Lions. The Lions were also aggressive in free agency signing former Stampeder Dave Dickensen as quarterback.
The Lions wore orange alternate uniforms c. 1954 to celebrate the team's 50th season.
Offseason
CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 6 Paris Jackson WR Utah 2 16 Javier Glatt LB British Columbia 3 24 Carl Gourgues OL Laval 5 41 Nicholas Hoffman RB McGill
Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record B June 3 at Calgary Stampeders 26–19 Loss 25,013 0–1 C June 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 38–9 Loss 12,319 0–2
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 June 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34–27 Loss 20,191 0–1 2 June 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 32–30 Loss 22,155 0–2 3 July 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 30–27 (OT) Win 20,131 1–2 4 July 12 at Montreal Alouettes 28–27 Win 20,202 2–2 5 July 18 at Ottawa Renegades 48–14 Win 23,800 3–2 6 July 24 vs. Ottawa Renegades 37–18 Win 21,554 4–2 7 Aug 1 at Toronto Argonauts 28–26 (2OT) Loss 15,623 4–3 8 Aug 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders 48–4 Win 24,222 5–3 9 Aug 16 at Calgary Stampeders 30–7 Win 30,217 6–3 10 Aug 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 47–25 Win 23,010 7–3 11 Bye 7–3 12 Sept 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–2 Loss 27,495 7–4 13 Sept 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 34–30 Loss 27,070 7–5 14 Sept 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–20 Win 27,605 8–5 15 Sept 26 at Edmonton Eskimos 27–7 Loss 44,432 8–6 16 Oct 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–31 Win 25,591 9–6 17 Oct 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes 28–24 Win 21,046 10–6 18 Oct 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29–23 Win 13,106 11–6 19 Oct 25 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 26–23 Loss 29,706 11–7
Player stats
Passing Player Att. Comp % Yards TD INT Rating Dave Dickenson 549 370 67.4 5496 36 12 112.7 Spergon Wynn 65 46 70.8 626 4 1 115.3 Geroy Simon 2 1 50.0 52 1 0 158.3 Casey Printers 2 1 50.0 4 1 0 158.3
Rushing Player Att. Yards Avg. Longest TD Kelvin Anderson 188 1048 5.6 52 6 Dave Dickenson 44 311 7.1 21 2 Geroy Simon 7 135 19.3 88 1 Spergon Wynn 28 126 4.5 31 1 Mark Nohra 25 123 4.9 29 0
Receiving Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD Geroy Simon 94 1687 17.9 103 13 Chris Brazzell 68 1111 16.3 74 6 Ryan Thelwell 59 925 15.7 62 4 Frank Cutolo 64 908 14.2 70 8 Jason Clermont 41 615 15.0 39 7
Awards and records Frank Cutolo, Outstanding Rookie Dave Dickenson, Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy Steve Hardin, Tom Pate Memorial Award
2003 CFL All-Stars
Ray Jacobs, Defensive End Geroy Simon, Slotback Barrin Simpson, Linebacker
Western Division All-Star Selections
Eric Carter, Cornerback Dave Dickenson, Quarterback Ray Jacobs, Defensive End Cory Mantyka, Offensive Tackle Geroy Simon, Slotback Barrin Simpson, Linebacker Mark Washington, Safety
Playoffs
East Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalToronto Argonauts 0 13 8 7 28BC Lions 0 7 0 0 7 Roster 2003 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G G G T T T C
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DE DTLinebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Injured list DB DB LB T DB T WR DB DT DE
Suspended WR
Italics indicate International player References