1995 BC Lions season

1995 BC Lions season
Owner	Bill Comrie
General manager	Eric Tillman Dave Ritchie
Head coach	Dave Ritchie
Home stadium	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	3rd, North
Playoffs	Lost North Semi-Final

The 1995 BC Lions finished in third place in the North Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the North semi-final but were defeated by the Edmonton Eskimos, denying the team a chance to defend their Grey Cup title.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	8	Mark Hatfield	OT	Bishop's
2	16	Brian Conlan	OT	British Columbia
5	47	Larry Jusdanis	QB	Acadia
6	55	Ian Crawford	WR	Bishop's

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Tue, June 13	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 22–23	0–1	Commonwealth Stadium	39,293
A	Sat, June 17	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 36–18	1–1	BC Place	21,301

Regular season

Season standings

North Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Div	Stk
1	Calgary Stampeders (Q)	18	15	3	0	631	404	227	30	9–2	L1
2	Edmonton Eskimos (Q)	18	13	5	0	599	359	240	26	9–3	W6
3	BC Lions (Q)	18	10	8	0	535	470	65	20	7–6	W1
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Q)	18	8	10	0	427	509	−82	16	5–4	L2
5	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Q)	18	7	11	0	404	653	−249	14	5–7	W2
6	Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	422	451	−29	12	5–7	L2
7	Toronto Argonauts	18	4	14	0	376	519	−143	8	3–9	W1
8	Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	15	0	348	685	−337	6	3–8	L1

Source: "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
(Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Fri, June 30	vs. Baltimore Stallions	W 37–34	1–0	BC Place	23,999
2	2	Fri, July 7	at Memphis Mad Dogs	W 31–13	2–0	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	14,278
3	3	Thu, July 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 35–34	3–0	BC Place	24,276
4	4	Fri, July 21	at Calgary Stampeders	L 24–46	3–1	McMahon Stadium	30,012
5	5	Thu, July 27	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 48–11	4–1	BC Place	22,226
6	6	Thu, Aug 3	vs. Birmingham Barracudas	W 30–23 (OT)	5–1	BC Place	21,948
7	7	Wed, Aug 9	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 43–25	6–1	Taylor Field	20,421
7	8	Mon, Aug 14	at Toronto Argonauts	W 19–6	7–1	SkyDome	17,084
8	9	Fri, Aug 18	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 6–11	7–2	Winnipeg Stadium	22,769
9	10	Sat, Aug 26	vs. Shreveport Pirates	L 19–20	7–3	BC Place	24,535
10	Bye
11	11	Sat, Sept 9	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 43–24	8–3	Frank Clair Stadium	22,564
12	12	Sat, Sept 16	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 49–14	9–3	BC Place	25,432
13	13	Fri, Sept 22	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 18–33	9–4	BC Place	32,837
14	14	Sun, Oct 1	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 36–39	9–5	Commonwealth Stadium	30,046
15	15	Mon, Oct 9	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 27–41	9–6	BC Place	32,907
16	16	Sun, Oct 15	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 13–43	9–7	Ivor Wynne Stadium	23,112
17	17	Sat, Oct 21	at Baltimore Stallions	L 26–28	9–8	Memorial Stadium	33,208
18	18	Sat, Oct 28	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–25	10–8	BC Place	27,464

Roster

1995 BC Lions final roster
Quarterbacks  2 Giulio Caravatta K 14 Danny McManus 12 Erik White Running backs 19 Paul Blackwood  6 Cory Philpot Receivers 85 Matt Clark 82 Darren Flutie 84 Bob Gordon 16 Spencer McLennan 89 Yo Murphy 80 Trevor Shaw		Offensive linemen 59 Todd Furdyk T 68 Cory Mantyka G 66 Jim Mills T 64 Garry Sawatzky G/T 55 Ian Sinclair C 60 Jamie Taras G/C Defensive linemen 74 Dave Chaytors NT 92 Doug Petersen DE 72 Glen Scrivener DE 73 Andrew Stewart DE Special teams  5 Lui Passaglia K/P		Linebackers 11 Daved Benefield 37 Keith Castello 47 Tyrone Chatman 39 Matt Clarke 48 Brian Forde 94 Henry Newby 31 Shelton Quarles 27 Donovan Wright Defensive backs 23 Tony Collier  7 Rob Davis 13 Tom Europe 26 Charles Gordon 29 Enis Jackson 20 James Jefferson  3 Kelly Sims 17 Eddie Lee Thomas		Injured list 34 Ryan Hanson FB 25 Sean Millington FB 78 Rob Prodanovic DE 79 Stefan Ptaszek WR 95 Michel Raby NT 96 Virgil Robertson LB 63 Vic Stevenson T 77 Mike Trevathan SB Italics indicate International player

Awards and records

1995 CFL All-Stars

• OG – Jamie Taras, CFL All-Star

Northern All-Star selections

• RB – Cory Philpot, CFL Northern All-Star
• OG – Jamie Taras, CFL Northern All-Star
• OT – Vic Stevenson, CFL Northern All-Star
• DE – Andrew Stewart, CFL Northern All-Star
• DS – Tom Europe, CFL Northern All-Star

Playoffs

North semi-final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	7	9	6	4	26
BC Lions	0	6	0	9	15