The 2023 BC Lions season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 69th overall. The Lions qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season following their week 14 win over the Edmonton Elks. After defeating the Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Final, the Lions lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Final.

The 2023 CFL season was the third season with Rick Campbell as the team's head coach and the second season with Campbell and Neil McEvoy as co-general managers.

Offseason CFL global draft The 2023 CFL global draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Lions had the seventh selection in each round.

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality 1 7 Jevoni Robinson WR Barry Jamaica 2 16 Junior Aho DL Southern Methodist France

CFL national draft The 2023 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Lions had seven selections in the eight-round draft after trading away their first-round pick for Vernon Adams and their third-round pick for Terry Williams, but re-acquired a first-round pick from the Toronto Argonauts after trading Jordan Williams.

Aside from their traded picks, the Lions had the seventh selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the West Final and finishing second in the 2022 league standings.

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 9 Francis Bemiy OL Southern Utah Montreal, QC 2 14 Siriman Bagayogo DB Guelph Montreal, QC 4 34 Markcus Jean-Loscher DL St. Mary's Toronto, ON 5 43 Charlie Ringland DB Saskatchewan Winnipeg, MB 6 52 Jassin States-McClean DB St. Mary's Halifax, NS 7 61 Jack Hinsperger LB Waterloo Waterloo, ON 8 70 Troy Kowal OL Minot State High River, AB

Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Sat, May 27 4:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–30 0–1 None Mosaic Stadium 22,908 Recap C2 Thu, June 1 7:30 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 25–22 1–1 None BC Place Recap

Games played with fog uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Thu, June 8 6:00 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders W 25–15 1–0 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 17,942 Recap 22 Sat, June 17 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 22–0 2–0 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 33,103 Recap 33 Thu, June 22 5:30 p.m. PDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–6 3–0 TSN IG Field 25,662 Recap 44 Mon, July 3 4:00 p.m. PDT at Toronto Argonauts L 24–45 3–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BMO Field 12,473 Recap 55 Sun, July 9 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 35–19 4–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BC Place 20,106 Recap 6 Bye 76 Sat, July 22 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–9 5–1 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 23,902 Recap 87 Sat, July 29 4:00 p.m. PDT at Edmonton Elks W 27–0 6–1 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 24,613 Recap 98 Thu, Aug 3 5:30 p.m. PDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–50 6–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN IG Field 30,874 Recap 109 Sat, Aug 12 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 37–9 7–2 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 20,524 Recap 1110 Sun, Aug 20 4:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 29–34 7–3 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 27,483 Recap 1211 Sat, Aug 26 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–30 7–4 TSN BC Place 22,053 Recap 1312 Sat, Sept 2 4:00 p.m. PDT at Montreal Alouettes W 34–25 8–4 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,112 Recap 14 Bye 1513 Sat, Sept 16 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 41–37 9–4 TSN/RDS2 BC Place 20,403 Recap 1614 Fri, Sept 22 6:30 p.m. PDT at Edmonton Elks W 37–29 10–4 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 25,144 Recap 1715 Fri, Sept 29 7:30 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 33–26 11–4 TSN BC Place 22,735 Recap 1816 Fri, Oct 6 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 26–34 11–5 TSN BC Place 23,512 Recap 1917 Fri, Oct 13 4:00 p.m. PDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–30 12–5 TSN Tim Hortons Field 23,891 Recap 2018 Fri, Oct 20 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 16–41 12–6 TSN BC Place 22,537 Recap 21 Bye

Games played with blackout uniforms. Games played with fog uniforms.

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordWest Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 3:30 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 41–30 1–0 TSN/RDS BC Place 30,149 RecapWest Final Sat, Nov 11 3:30 p.m. PST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–24 1–1 TSN/RDS IG Field 32,343 Recap

Games played with blackout uniforms. Games played with fog uniforms.

Roster 2023 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T G C G/T G T

Defensive linemen DE DT DT DT DE DT DE DT DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams P/K LS K

Practice roster QB WR RB G LB WR WR RB Injured list DT DB RB LB LB G SB T DE DE Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff BC Lions staff Front Office and Support Staff Owner – Amar Doman President and CEO – Rick LeLacheur Vice President, Business – George Chayka Chief Operating Officer – Duane Vienneau General Managers – Rick Campbell and Neil McEvoy Director of Football Operations – Neil McEvoy Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel – Ryan Rigmaiden Director of Canadian Scouting & CFL Draft Coordinator – Rob Ralph Video Coordinator – Derek Oswalt Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Sandhu Equipment Manager – Aaron Yeung Head Coaches Head Coach – Rick Campbell

Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jordan Maksymic Receivers – Jason Tucker Offensive Line – Kelly Bates Running backs – Trysten Dyce

Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ryan Phillips Defensive Line – John Bowman Linebackers – Travis Brown Defensive Assistant – Tanya Walter

Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Consultant – Mike Benevides Special Teams Assistant – Derek Oswalt

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