1995 BC Lions season

1995 BC Lions season
Head coach	Dave Ritchie
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	3rd, North
Playoff finish	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

Rd	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

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 13	at Edmonton Eskimos	23–22	Loss	39,293	0–1
A	June 17	vs. Calgary Stampeders	36–18	Win	21,301	1–1

Regular season

Season Standings

North Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	3	0	631	404	30
Edmonton Eskimos	18	13	5	0	599	359	26
BC Lions	18	10	8	0	535	470	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	427	509	16
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	404	653	14
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	422	451	12
Toronto Argonauts	18	4	14	0	376	519	8
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	15	0	348	685	6

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 30	vs. Baltimore Stallions	37–34	Win	23,999	1–0
2	July 7	at Memphis Mad Dogs	31–13	Win	14,278	2–0
3	July 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	35–34	Win	24,276	3–0
4	July 21	at Calgary Stampeders	46–24	Loss	30,012	3–1
5	July 27	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	48–11	Win	22,226	4–1
6	Aug 3	vs. Birmingham Barracudas	30–23 (OT)	Win	21,948	5–1
7	Aug 9	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	43–25	Win	20,421	6–1
7	Aug 14	at Toronto Argonauts	19–6	Win	17,084	7–1
8	Aug 18	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	11–6	Loss	22,769	7–2
9	Aug 26	vs. Shreveport Pirates	20–19	Loss	24,535	7–3
10	Bye					7–3
11	Sept 9	at Ottawa Rough Riders	43–24	Win	22,564	8–3
12	Sept 16	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	49–14	Win	25,432	9–3
13	Sept 22	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	33–18	Loss	32,837	9–4
14	Oct 1	at Edmonton Eskimos	39–36	Loss	30,046	9–5
15	Oct 9	vs. Calgary Stampeders	41–27	Loss	32,907	9–6
16	Oct 15	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	43–13	Loss	23,112	9–7
17	Oct 21	at Baltimore Stallions	28–26	Loss	33,208	9–8
18	Oct 28	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–25	Win	27,464	10–8

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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	?	?	?	?	26
BC Lions	?	?	?	?	15

References

1. http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg
2. "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.