The 1982 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 9–7 record. Despite the winning record, they still failed to make the playoffs.
Vic Rapp and the coaching staff were fired at the end of the season.
Rookie receiver Merv Fernandez was the runner-up in the Schenley Rookie of the Year award voting.
The final game at Empire Stadium was played on November 6 against Montreal.
Willie Fleming was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.
Offseason CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolTTDennis GuevinTackleSimon Fraser TTGerald RoperGuardArizona 15Bernie GlierDefensive backUBC18Troy CiochettiWide receiverAlberta214Don MoenDefensive backUBC323Ryan PotterRunning backWestern Ontario325Bernie JoletteLinebackerOttawa428David SinghRunning backUBC432Dave LeutyWide receiverWestern Ontario541Tony PrencipeLinebackerManitoba650Matt KavanaughCentreSimon Fraser
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Thu, June 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 19–22 0–1 Empire Stadium 19,392 B Wed, June 16 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–25 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium 19,613 C Tue, June 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–39 1–2 Empire Stadium 19,488 D Tue, June 29 at Calgary Stampeders L 22–23 1–3 McMahon Stadium 24,053
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, July 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 51–34 1–0 Empire Stadium 23,389 2 2 Sun, July 18 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 26–24 2–0 Taylor Field 27,534 3 3 Sun, July 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 38–28 3–0 Empire Stadium 28,329 4 Bye 5 4 Sun, Aug 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–29 3–1 Winnipeg Stadium 32,946 6 5 Sat, Aug 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 8–30 3–2 Empire Stadium 26,184 7 6 Sun, Aug 22 at Montreal Concordes W 45–9 4–2 Olympic Stadium 15,208 8 7 Sat, Aug 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts 19–20 4–3 Empire Stadium 27,285 9 8 Fri, Sept 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 45–13 5–3 Lansdowne Park 20,609 10 Bye 11 9 Sat, Sept 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–32 6–3 Empire Stadium 28,523 12 10 Sun, Sept 26 at Toronto Argonauts W 46–14 7–3 Exhibition Stadium 40,250 13 11 Sat, Oct 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–29 7–4 Empire Stadium 31,867 14 12 Sun, Oct 10 at Edmonton Eskimos L 1–30 7–5 Commonwealth Stadium 59,979 15 13 Sat, Oct 16 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–22 8–5 Empire Stadium 20,068 16 14 Sun, Oct 24 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 22–35 8–6 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,275 17 15 Sun, Oct 31 at Calgary Stampeders L 19–25 8–7 McMahon Stadium 31,980 18 16 Sat, Nov 6 vs. Montreal Concordes W 32–16 9–7 Empire Stadium 15,071 Roster 1982 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
K Offensive linemen T T T/G G T G T C C/G
Defensive linemen DT DE DE DT DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Italics indicate International player
Awards and records 1982 CFL All-Stars DE – Nick Hebeler, CFL All-Star
1982 CFL Western All-Stars WR – Mervyn Fernandez, CFL Western All-Star DE – Nick Hebeler, CFL Western All-Star LB – Glen Jackson, CFL Western All-Star
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