The 2001 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. They appeared in the West-Semi Final.
Offseason
CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 2 Ian Williams LB Memphis 1 3 Lyle Green FB Toledo 1 8 Leif Thorsen G Montana 2 16 Jamie Boreham K/WR Saskatchewan 3 24 Scott Robinson WR Simon Fraser 4 32 Kelly Bates OL Saskatchewan 5 40 Dave Tucker LB Manitoba 6 48 Eric Collings OL British Columbia
Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Record A June 21 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 19–14 Loss 0–1 B June 26 vs. Calgary Stampeders 35–28 Loss 0–2
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Record 1 July 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 35–28 Win 1–0 2 July 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26–5 Loss 1–1 3 July 21 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 12–7 Loss 1–2 4 July 27 at Calgary Stampeders 35–28 Loss 1–3 5 August 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes 44–31 Win 2–3 6 August 11 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 42–39 Win 3–3 7 August 17 at Edmonton Eskimos 35–17 Win 4–3 8 August 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders 27–13 Win 5–3 9 August 31 at Montreal Alouettes 23–19 Loss 5–4 10 Sept 8 at Toronto Argonauts 32–17 Loss 5–5 11 Sept 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Postponed 12 Sept 23 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–15 Win 6–5 13 Sept 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23–22 Loss 6–6 14 Oct 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts 34–17 Loss 6–7 15 Oct 12 at Edmonton Eskimos 28–22 Loss 6–8 16 Oct 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–18 Loss 6–9 17 Oct 28 at Calgary Stampeders 34–16 Win 7–9 18 Nov 3 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 42–10 Loss 7–10 18 Nov 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24–12 Win 8–10
Awards and records Barrin Simpson, Outstanding Rookie Barrin Simpson, Norm Fieldgate Trophy
Playoffs
West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 4 11 1 3 19Calgary Stampeders 0 10 0 18 28
Roster 2001 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers K
Offensive linemen G T G G T C T
Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE
Special teams K/P PLinebackers
Defensive backs
Injured list DB DB DB WR C WR WR LB
Suspended LB DE LB LB DB
Italics indicate International player References