The 2025 BC Lions season was the 67th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 71st overall. The Lions qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight year following their week 18 victory over the Calgary Stampeders. The team attempted to win their seventh Grey Cup championship, but were eliminated in the West Final by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The 2025 CFL season is the first season for Buck Pierce as the team's head coach after Rick Campbell was fired on November 20, 2024, following four seasons with the team. This is also the first season with Ryan Rigmaiden as the team's general manager with Neil McEvoy being promoted to vice-president of football operations.

The BC Lions drew an average home attendance of 27,124, the 3rd highest of all Canadian football teams in the world.

Offseason CFL global draft The 2025 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Lions had two selections in the draft, holding the fourth pick in each round.

Round Pick Player Position School Nationality 1 4 Ross Bolger K/P Idaho State 2 13 Mark McNamee K

CFL national draft The 2025 CFL draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Lions had seven selections in the eight-round draft. The team forfeited the highest of their first-round and second-round picks (third and ninth overall) after exceeding the salary cap by more than $200,000 ($347,889). However, they received an additional second round pick (19th overall) after finishing the previous season with the second-highest national snaps. Not including traded picks of forfeitures, the team selected fourth in each round of the draft after finishing sixth in the 2024 league standings.

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 2 11 Hayden Harris DL Montana Mill Creek, WA, USA 2 16 Jackson Findlay DB Western North Vancouver, BC 4 37 Connor Klassen OL Regina Regina, SK 5 41 Dre Doiron OL Kansas London, ON 6 50 Chase Tataryn LB Alberta Saskatoon, SK 7 59 Alex Berwick OL Western Clarence Creek, ON 8 67 Luka Stoikos RB Toronto Toronto, ON

Preseason On February 6, 2025, it was announced that the Lions would host their preseason game in Langford, British Columbia at Starlight Stadium.

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A1 Mon, May 19 1:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 16–26 0–1 CFL+ Starlight Stadium N/A Recap B Bye C2 Fri, May 30 6:30 p.m. PDT at Edmonton Elks L 19–20 0–2 CFL+ Commonwealth Stadium 12,769 Recap

Games played with blackout uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Sat, June 7 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 31–14 1–0 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 52,837 Recap 22 Thu, June 12 5:30 p.m. PDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–34 1–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 33 Sat, June 21 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–27 1–2 TSN/CTV/CBSSN BC Place 20,138 Recap 44 Sat, June 28 4:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–37 1–3 TSN/CTV/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 27,804 Recap 55 Sat, July 5 4:00 p.m. PDT at Montreal Alouettes W 21–20 2–3 TSN/CTV/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 21,144 Recap 66 Sun, July 13 4:00 p.m. PDT at Edmonton Elks W 32–14 3–3 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 17,559 Recap 77 Sat, July 19 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–33 3–4 TSN/CTV/CBSSN BC Place 28,983 Recap 88 Sun, July 27 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 33–37 3–5 TSN BC Place 22,348 Recap 9 Bye 109 Thu, Aug 7 4:30 p.m. PDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–38 4–5 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 24,102 Recap 1110 Sat, Aug 16 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 36–18 5–5 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BC Place 23,318 Recap 1211 Sat, Aug 23 12:00 p.m. PDT at Toronto Argonauts L 34–52 5–6 TSN/CTV BMO Field 18,354 Recap 13 Bye 1412 Fri, Sept 5 4:30 p.m. PDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 33–34 5–7 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 16,267 Recap 1513 Fri, Sept 12 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 38–27 6–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BC Place 19,803 Recap 1614 Fri, Sept 19 6:30 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders W 52–23 7–7 TSN McMahon Stadium 23,554 Recap 1715 Fri, Sept 26 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–22 8–7 TSN BC Place 21,205 Recap 1816 Sat, Oct 4 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 38–24 9–7 TSN BC Place 28,308 Recap 19 Bye 2017 Fri, Oct 17 7:30 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 37–24 10–7 TSN BC Place 26,308 Recap 2118 Sat, Oct 25 4:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–21 11–7 TSN Mosaic Stadium 25,416 Recap

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

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordWest Semi-Final Sat, Nov 1 2:30 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 33–30 1–0 TSN/RDS BC Place 26,383 RecapWest Final Sat, Nov 8 3:30 p.m. PST at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–24 1–1 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap

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

Roster 2025 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

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

Defensive linemen DE DE DE DT DT DE DT DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams P/K LS K

Practice roster DE G K/P DB LB WR LB DB RB G WR G Injured list T LB DB DT DB DB T WR LB DT DT G LB DE

Suspended G DT Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff BC Lions staff Front Office and Support Staff Owner – Amar Doman President and CEO – Duane Vienneau Senior Vice President, Business – George Chayka Vice President, Football Operations – Neil McEvoy General Manager – Ryan Rigmaiden Assistant General Manager – Rob Ralph Director of US Scouting – Jim Jauch Manager, Football Operations – Tyler Gammon U. S. Scout – Will Ark Video Coordinator – Derek Oswalt Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Sandhu Equipment Manager – Aaron Yeung Head Coaches Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator– Buck Pierce

Offensive Coaches Receivers and Pass Game Coordinator – Kevin Bourgoin Offensive Line – Paul Charbonneau Running Backs – Kristian Matte

Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Benevides Defensive Line – Randy Melvin Linebackers – Glen Young Secondary and Pass Game Coordinator – Ryan Phillips

Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Cory McDiarmid Special Teams Assistant – Derek Oswalt

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