The 2026 BC Lions season is the 68th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 72nd overall. The Lions will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year and win their seventh Grey Cup championship. The team played two early regular season home games outside of Vancouver due to the 2026 FIFA World Cup games being hosted by BC Place Stadium from June 13, 2026, to July 7, 2026.
The 2026 CFL season is the second season for Buck Pierce as the team's head coach and the second season for Ryan Rigmaiden as the team's general manager.
The Lions hosted their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops for the 16th consecutive season.
Offseason CFL Canadian draft The 2026 CFL draft took place on April 28, 2026. The Lions had seven selections in the eight-round draft after trading their second-round selection to the Toronto Argonauts for Dejon Allen and swapping a second-round pick for a third-round in the Vernon Adams trade. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team selected seventh in each round of the draft, after finishing second in the 2025 league standings.
Round Pick Player Position School 1 7 Nate DeMontagnac WR North Dakota 2 15 Jett Elad DB Rutgers 4 36 Pierre Kemeni DB Ohio 5 45 Nick Cenacle WR Hawaii 6 54 Ethan Graham OL Regina 7 63 Chase Henning DB British Columbia 8 72 Ebenezer Dibula DL Kennesaw State
CFL global draft The 2026 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2026. The Lions had two selections in the draft, holding the seventh pick in each round.
Round Pick Player Position School Nationality 1 7 Brett Thorson P Georgia 2 16 Seydou Traore TE Mississippi State
Preseason On September 26, 2025, the Lions announced that their pre-season game would be played in Langford at Starlight Stadium for the second consecutive season.
Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Sat, May 23 2:00 p.m. PCT vs. Edmonton Elks L 16–34 0–1 CFL+ Starlight Stadium 6,126 Recap C2 Fri, May 29 5:30 p.m. PCT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–19 1–1 CFL+ Princess Auto Stadium 26,269 Recap
Games played with blackout uniforms.
Regular season On September 26, 2025, it was announced that the Lions would play their first two regular season home games in Kelowna at the Apple Bowl with an expanded capacity of 17,500 seats. On November 24, 2025, the Lions announced that they would play the first game on June 27, 2026, against the Calgary Stampeders, and the second game would take place the following week on July 4, 2026, against the Edmonton Elks. The remainder of the schedule was released on December 9, 2025.
Standings
Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Bye 21 Sat, June 13 4:00 p.m. PCT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–31 0–1 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 30,168 Recap 32 Fri, June 19 4:30 p.m. PCT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–41 0–2 TSN Hamilton Stadium 20,402 Recap 43 Sat, June 27 4:00 p.m. PCT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 33–41 0–3 TSN/CBSSN Apple Bowl 19,108 Recap 54 Sat, July 4 4:00 p.m. PCT vs. Edmonton Elks W 36–24 1–3 TSN Apple Bowl 19,803 Recap 6 Bye 75 Fri, July 17 6:00 p.m. PCT at Edmonton Elks L 17–19 1–4 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 20,020 Recap 86 Sat, July 25 4:00 p.m. PCT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 12–26 1–5 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN BC Place 21,438 Recap 97 Thu, July 30 5:30 p.m. PCT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–19 2–5 TSN/RDS Princess Auto Stadium 31,509 Recap 108 Sat, Aug 8 4:00 p.m. PCT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–24 3–5 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 19,387 Recap 119 Thu, Aug 13 6:00 p.m. PCT at Calgary Stampeders W 30–26 4–5 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 17,076 Recap 1210 Sun, Aug 23 4:00 p.m. PCT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–16 5–5 TSN BC Place 30,083 Recap 1311 Sun, Aug 30 4:00 p.m. PCT at Ottawa Redblacks W 45–24 6–5 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 13,727 Recap 1412 Fri, Sept 4 4:30 p.m. PCT at Montreal Alouettes L 30–37 6–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 22,752 Recap 1513 Sat, Sept 12 7:00 p.m. PCT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 48–29 7–6 TSN/RDS BC Place 23,380 Recap 16 Bye 1714 Fri, Sept 25 7:30 p.m. PCT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–24 8–6 TSN BC Place 24,183 Recap 1815 Sat, Oct 3 12:00 p.m. PCT at Toronto Argonauts W 24–17 9–6 TSN/CTV BMO Field 13,974 Recap 19 16 Fri, Oct 9 7:00 p.m. PCT vs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS BC Place 20 17 Sat, Oct 17 4:00 p.m. PCT at Calgary Stampeders TSN McMahon Stadium 21 18 Fri, Oct 23 7:00 p.m. PCT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN BC Place
Games played with blackout uniforms. Games played with Pacific frost uniforms. Games played with gunmetal uniforms.
Team Roster
Coaching staff
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