2006 BC Lions season

The 2006 BC Lions season was the 49th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 53rd overall. The Lions finished in first place in the West Division for a third consecutive season with a 13–5 record and won the 94th Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes.^[1] Lions quarterback Dave Dickenson was named the game's Most Valuable Player after completing 18 of 29 passes for 184 yards and rushing for 53 yards on six carries. Placekicker Paul McCallum tied a Grey Cup record by kicking six field goals en route to being named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. The Lions won their fifth Grey Cup championship in franchise history and first since 2000 when they also defeated the Alouettes.^[2]

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During the regular season, the Lions were dominant, led by slotback Geroy Simon who caught 105 passes for a club record 1856 yards and 15 touchdowns. Simon was named the league's Most Outstanding Player, becoming the fifth BC Lions player to win the award. Defensive end Brent Johnson was named the league's Most Outstanding Canadian and Most Outstanding Defensive Player, defensive tackle Aaron Hunt was named the league's Most Outstanding Rookie, and offensive tackle Rob Murphy was named the league's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman. Defensive back Mark Washington was awarded the CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award and head coach Wally Buono won the Annis Stukus Trophy as the CFL's Coach of the Year, making it the third time he won the award. The only CFL major trophy not won by the Lions was the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award, won by Calgary Stampeders kicker Sandro DeAngelis. The Lions had 10 Western All-Stars and a league leading seven CFL All-Stars.^[3]

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	Jay Pottinger	LB	McMaster
1	4	Ricky Foley	LB	York
1	6	Dean Valli	OL	Simon Fraser
2	15	Jon Hameister-Ries	OL	Tulsa
5	40	Mike Lindstrom	SB	British Columbia
6	48	Jason Ward	DL	Connecticut

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Fri, June 2	vs. Calgary Stampeders	26–23	Loss	23,154	0–1
B	Thu, June 8	at Calgary Stampeders	57–13	Win	7,335	1–1

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 16	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	45–28	Win	27,539	1–0
2	Sun, June 25	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–24	Loss	21,082	1–1
3	Fri, June 30	vs. Toronto Argonauts	26–19	Win	30,514	2–1
4	Fri, July 7	at Edmonton Eskimos	27–20	Loss	35,035	2–2
5	Fri, July 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–28	Loss	28,513	2–3
6	Fri, July 21	at Calgary Stampeders	43–20	Win	31,210	3–3
7	Sat, July 29	at Toronto Argonauts	28–8	Win	28,356	4–3
8	Fri, Aug 4	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	34–17	Win	27,312	5–3
9	Thu, Aug 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–5	Win	25,033	6–3
10	Fri, Aug 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	30–28	Win	33,589	7–3
11	Bye					7–3
12	Fri, Sept 1	at Montreal Alouettes	48–13	Win	20,202	8–3
13	Bye					8–3
14	Sat, Sept 16	vs. Montreal Alouettes	36–20	Win	35,971	9–3
15	Sun, Sept 24	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–20 (OT)	Loss	27,592	9–4
16	Sat, Sept 30	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–8	Win	24,163	10–4
17	Fri, Oct 6	vs. Calgary Stampeders	39–13	Win	32,232	11–4
18	Sun, Oct 15	at Calgary Stampeders	32–25	Loss	33,546	11–5
19	Sat, Oct 21	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23–17	Win	31,294	12–5
20	Sat, Oct 28	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–16	Win	33,744	13–5

Player	Att.	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Dave Dickenson	338	238	70.4	3032	22	7	111.2
Buck Pierce	186	137	73.7	1752	11	6	109.0
Jarious Jackson	79	37	46.8	477	3	2	68.4

Offseason

Player	Att.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Joe Smith	166	887	5.3	66	9
Buck Pierce	31	294	9.5	39	3
Dave Dickenson	32	195	6.1	15	0
Antonio Warren	41	169	4.1	16	0
Jarious Jackson	46	137	3.0	15	1

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Geroy Simon	105	1856	17.7	92	15
Paris Jackson	51	634	12.4	49	4
Ryan Thelwell	53	625	11.8	30	4
Jason Clermont	44	507	11.5	26	3
Joe Smith	51	420	8.2	26	1

**BC Lions staff**

	Front Office and Support staff Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Bob Ackles Vice President, Business – George Chayka General managers – Wally Buono Director of player personnel – Bob O'Billovich Player personnel coordinator – Neil McEvoy Head trainer – Bill Reichelt Strength and conditioning trainer – Bob Park Equipment manager – Ken 'Kato' Kasuya			Head coaches Head coach – Wally Buono Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jacques Chapdelaine Quarterbacks – Steff Kruck Offensive line – Dan Dorazio Running backs – Jamie Barresi Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Dave Ritchie Defensive line – Mike Roach Linebackers – Mike Benevides Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mike Benevides → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs