The 2012 BC Lions season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 59th overall. The Lions finished the season in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive year with a 13–5 record. The Lions attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions for the first time in franchise history, but lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders. The Lions also began the season with a new head coach for the first time since 2003, after long-time head coach Wally Buono resigned to focus on his duties as general manager.https://www.cfl.ca/article/buono-steps-aside-as-head-coach-remains-gm Buono steps aside as head coach, remains GM

Offseason Free agents Position Player 2012 team Date signed Notes DT Aaron Hunt Montreal Alouettes Feb. 21, 2012 OL Andrew Jones Toronto Argonauts Mar. 2, 2012 RB Jamall Lee None Retired CB Dante Marsh BC Lions Feb. 15, 2012 P/K Paul McCallum BC Lions Feb. 2, 2012 LB Anton McKenzie BC Lions Jan. 30, 2012 DT Khalif Mitchell BC Lions Jan. 16, 2012 DB Ryan Phillips BC Lions Feb. 15, 2012

CFL draft The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012, live at 12:00 PM PDT.The Lions had four selections in the draft, after trading for another first round pick, trading away their second and fourth round picks, and forfeiting their sixth round pick. The Lions further traded up in the draft to select Jabar Westerman with the second overall pick. BC followed that with two offensive linemen (Kirby Fabien and Matt Norman) with their first and third round picks, before selecting linebacker Jordan Verdone in the fifth round.

Round Pick Player Position School/club team 1 2 Jabar Westerman DL Eastern Michigan 1 7 Kirby Fabien OL Calgary 3 22 Matt Norman OL Western Ontario 5 37 Jordan Verdone LB Calgary

Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance RecordA Wed, June 13 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 44–10 Win 24,871 1–0B Thurs, June 21 at Edmonton Eskimos 24–16 Win 30,891 2–0

Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record1 Fri, June 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33–16 Win 29,351 1–02 Fri, July 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39–36 Win 25,109 2–03 Sat, July 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–20 Loss 32,080 2–14 Fri, July 20 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 27–14 Loss 28,335 2–25 Sat, July 28 at Calgary Stampeders 34–8 Win 27,968 3–26 Mon, Aug 6 at Toronto Argonauts 18–9 Win 22,841 4–2 7 Bye 4–28 Sun, Aug 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–5 Win 34,343 5–29 Fri, Aug 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–17 Win 29,533 6–210 Fri, Aug 31 at Montreal Alouettes 30–25 Loss 22,239 6–311 Sat, Sept 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes 43–10 Win 29,734 7–312 Sat, Sept 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts 28–23 Win 28,526 8–313 Sat, Sept 22 at Edmonton Eskimos 19–18 Win 35,578 9–314 Sat, Sept 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–21 Loss 32,360 9–415 Sat, Oct 6 vs. Calgary Stampeders 27–22 Win 31,347 10–416 Fri, Oct 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–17 Win 26,842 11–417 Fri, Oct 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 39–19 Win 30,102 12–418 Fri, Oct 26 at Calgary Stampeders 41–21 Loss 27,014 12–519 Sat, Nov 3 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–6 Win 36,357 13–5

Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms.

Team Roster 2012 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T C/G G/T G G T C G/C

Defensive linemen DT DE DT DT/DE DE

Special teams LS K/P Linebackers

Defensive backs

Reserve roster DB DT

Practice roster QB WR DB LB G/T DT

Injured list LB (1 game) DT (1 game) G (1 game) WR (1 game) K/P (9 games)

Italics indicate American players. Roster updated 2026-04-28 Depth Chart • Transactions

Coaching staff 2012 BC Lions staff Front office Owner – David Braley President & CEO – Dennis Skulsky General manager – Wally Buono Director of player personnel – Roy Shivers Player personnel coordinator and assistant to gm – Neil McEvoy Northwest regional scout – Jeff Smith Canadian college draft coordinator – Kelly Bates

Head coaches Head coach – Mike Benevides

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jacques Chapdelaine Receivers – Travis Moore Running backs – Kelly Bates Offensive line – Dan Dorazio Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rich Stubler Defensive line – Carl Hairston Defensive backs – Mark Washington

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chuck McMann

Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko

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Playoffs Schedule Week Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance 20 Bye21 West Final Nov 18 1:30 PM PST Calgary Stampeders 34–29 Loss 43,216

Games played with colour uniforms.

West Final

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