The 2000 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. With the team sitting at 3–4, head coach Greg Mohns resigned allowing for receivers coach Steve Buratto to take over the team on an interim basis. The Lions won four of their last five regular season games and entered the post-season with heavy momentum. As such, they became the first team in CFL history with a losing record to win the Grey Cup. Long-time Lion Lui Passaglia retired following the championship, after a CFL record 25 seasons in the league.

Offseason

CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 6 Adriano Belli DT Houston 3 20 Brent Johnson DE Ohio State 4 28 Loren Padelford OL Guelph 6 44 Fabian Rayne RB Western

Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Record A June 21 Edmonton Eskimos 26–21 Win 1–0 B June 27 Calgary Stampeders 32–20 Loss 1–1

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Record Streak 1 July 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–26 Win 1–0W1 2 July 13 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–28 Win 2–0W2 3 July 20 at Calgary Stampeders 35–2 Loss 2–1L1 4 July 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 29–13 Loss 2–2L2 5 August 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31–16 Loss 2–3L3 6 August 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders 47–26 Loss 2–4L4 7 August 17 vs. Toronto Argonauts 36–26 Win 3–4W1 8 August 24 at Toronto Argonauts 51–4 Win 4–4W2 9 August 31 vs. Montreal Alouettes 35–25 Loss 4–5L1 10 Sept 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–20 Loss 4–6L2 11 Sept 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 26–14 Win 5–6W1 12 Sept 24 at Montreal Alouettes 29–28 Loss 5–7L1 13 Oct 1 at Edmonton Eskimos 49–42 Loss 5–8L2 14 Oct 9 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 40–33 Loss 5–9L3 15 Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 39–15 Win 6–9W1 16 Oct 22 at Calgary Stampeders 45–38 Loss 6–10L1 17 Oct 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28–20 Win 7–10W1 18 Nov 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–26 Win 8–10W2

Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Sean Millington (RB)

2000 CFL All-Stars RB – Sean Millington, CFL All-Star OT – Chris Perez, CFL All-Star K – Lui Passaglia, CFL All-Star

Western Division All-Star Selections RB – Sean Millington, CFL Western All-Star SB – Alfred Jackson, CFL Western All-Star OT – Chris Perez, CFL Western All-Star K – Lui Passaglia, CFL Western All-Star DE – Herman Smith, CFL Western All-Star CB – Eric Carter, CFL Western All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 3 8 3 18 32BC Lions 14 3 14 3 34

West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalCalgary Stampeders 1 10 0 12 23BC Lions 4 20 10 3 37

Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 8 4 0 16 28Montreal Alouettes 3 0 7 16 26 Roster 2000 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

DB

Receivers K

Offensive linemen G T G G T T G/C

Defensive linemen DT DT DE DE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K/P

Injured list DB DE DB LB

Suspended DB C

Italics indicate International player

References