2003 BC Lions season

The 2003 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with an 11–7 record, but they made the playoffs because of the "cross-over" rule. They appeared in the East-Semi Final.

2003 BC Lions season
Owner	David Braley
President	Bob Ackles
General manager	Wally Buono
Head coach	Wally Buono
Home stadium	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	4th, West
Playoffs	Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform
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During the off-season, Bob Ackles engineered the move of longtime Calgary coach Wally Buono to the Lions. The Lions were also aggressive in free agency signing former Stampeder Dave Dickensen as quarterback.

The Lions wore orange alternate uniforms c. 1954 to celebrate the team's 50th season.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	6	Paris Jackson	WR	Utah
2	16	Javier Glatt	LB	British Columbia
3	24	Carl Gourgues	OL	Laval
5	41	Nicholas Hoffman	RB	McGill

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
B	June 3	at Calgary Stampeders	26–19	Loss	25,013	0–1
C	June 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	38–9	Loss	12,319	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	13	5	0	569	414	26	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	514	487	22	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	11	7	0	535	430	22	Details
BC Lions	18	11	7	0	531	430	22	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	5	13	0	323	501	10	Details

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 20	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–27	Loss	20,191	0–1
2	June 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–30	Loss	22,155	0–2
3	July 3	vs. Toronto Argonauts	30–27 (OT)	Win	20,131	1–2
4	July 12	at Montreal Alouettes	28–27	Win	20,202	2–2
5	July 18	at Ottawa Renegades	48–14	Win	23,800	3–2
6	July 24	vs. Ottawa Renegades	37–18	Win	21,554	4–2
7	Aug 1	at Toronto Argonauts	28–26 (2OT)	Loss	15,623	4–3
8	Aug 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	48–4	Win	24,222	5–3
9	Aug 16	at Calgary Stampeders	30–7	Win	30,217	6–3
10	Aug 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	47–25	Win	23,010	7–3
11	Bye					7–3
12	Sept 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–2	Loss	27,495	7–4
13	Sept 13	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	34–30	Loss	27,070	7–5
14	Sept 20	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–20	Win	27,605	8–5
15	Sept 26	at Edmonton Eskimos	27–7	Loss	44,432	8–6
16	Oct 4	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35–31	Win	25,591	9–6
17	Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	28–24	Win	21,046	10–6
18	Oct 18	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	29–23	Win	13,106	11–6
19	Oct 25	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	26–23	Loss	29,706	11–7

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Player stats

Passing

Player	Att.	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Dave Dickenson	549	370	67.4	5496	36	12	112.7
Spergon Wynn	65	46	70.8	626	4	1	115.3
Geroy Simon	2	1	50.0	52	1	0	158.3
Casey Printers	2	1	50.0	4	1	0	158.3

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Rushing

Player	Att.	Yards	Avg.	Longest	TD
Kelvin Anderson	188	1048	5.6	52	6
Dave Dickenson	44	311	7.1	21	2
Geroy Simon	7	135	19.3	88	1
Spergon Wynn	28	126	4.5	31	1
Mark Nohra	25	123	4.9	29	0

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Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Geroy Simon	94	1687	17.9	103	13
Chris Brazzell	68	1111	16.3	74	6
Ryan Thelwell	59	925	15.7	62	4
Frank Cutolo	64	908	14.2	70	8
Jason Clermont	41	615	15.0	39	7

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Awards and records

• Frank Cutolo, Outstanding Rookie^[8]
• Dave Dickenson, Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
• Steve Hardin, Tom Pate Memorial Award^[9]

2003 CFL All-Stars

• Ray Jacobs, Defensive End
• Geroy Simon, Slotback
• Barrin Simpson, Linebacker

Western Division All-Star Selections

• Eric Carter, Cornerback
• Dave Dickenson, Quarterback
• Ray Jacobs, Defensive End
• Cory Mantyka, Offensive Tackle
• Geroy Simon, Slotback
• Barrin Simpson, Linebacker
• Mark Washington, Safety

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Argonauts	0	13	8	7	28
BC Lions	0	7	0	0	7