2006 BC Lions season

2006 BC Lions season
Owner	David Braley
President	Bob Ackles
General manager	Wally Buono
Head coach	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	13–5
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Team MOP	Geroy Simon
Team MOC	Brent Johnson
Team MOR	Aaron Hunt
Uniform

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]

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]

Offseason

CFL draft

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

Preseason

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

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	13	5	0	555	355	26	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	0	477	426	20	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	9	0	465	434	18	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	7	11	0	399	468	14	Details

Season schedule

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

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Player stats

Passing

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

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Rushing

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

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Receiving

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

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Team

Coaching staff

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

Awards and records

• Wally Buono, – CFL's Scotiabank Coach of the Year
• Aaron Hunt (DT), – CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award
• Brent Johnson (DE), – CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award
• Brent Johnson (DE), – CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award
• Rob Murphy (OG), -CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award
• Geroy Simon (SB), – CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award[8]
• Geroy Simon (SB), – Rogers Fans' Choice Award
• Mark Washington (DB), – CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award[9]

2006 CFL All-Stars

• Korey Banks, Defensive Back
• Otis Floyd, Linebacker
• Brent Johnson, Defensive End
• Barron Miles, Safety
• Rob Murphy, Offensive Tackle
• Geroy Simon, Wide Receiver
• Tyrone Williams, Defensive Tackle

Western Division All-Star selections

• Korey Banks, Defensive Back
• Otis Floyd, Linebacker
• Aaron Hunt, Defensive Tackle
• Brent Johnson, Defensive End
• Carl Kidd, Special Teams
• Dante Marsh, Cornerback
• Barron Miles, Safety
• Rob Murphy, Offensive Tackle
• Geroy Simon, Wide Receiver
• Tyrone Williams, Defensive Tackle

Playoffs

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
21	Bye
22	West Final	Sun, Nov 12	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	45–18	Win	50,084
23	Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 19	Montreal Alouettes	25–14	Win	44,786

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West Final

November 12, 2006 @ BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	3	1	14	0	18
BC Lions	3	26	3	13	45

Dave Dickenson completed 27-of-37 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns, as the BC Lions defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders, 45–18, to score a franchise playoff-record points total and reach the 94th Grey Cup against Montreal. The Lions will play the Montreal Alouettes, who beat the Toronto Argonauts 33–24 in the East Final. BC, who finished first in the West Division for the third straight season, lost the 2004 Grey Cup to Toronto and were downed by Edmonton in the 2005 West Final.

Grey Cup

November 19, 2006 @ Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg, MB

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Montreal Alouettes	0	3	9	2	14
BC Lions	9	10	0	6	25

Scoring summary

BC Lions (25) – TDs, Ian Smart; FGs Paul McCallum (6); cons., McCallum.

Montreal Alouettes (14) – TDs, Robert Edwards; FGs Damon Duval; cons., Duval; safety touch (2).

First Quarter
BC—FG McCallum 34-yard field goal 4:49
BC—FG McCallum 35-yard field goal 12:26
BC—FG McCallum 24-yard field goal 14:15

Second Quarter
BC—TD Smart 25-yard run (McCallum convert) 4:12
MTL—FG Duval 43-yard field goal 13:18
BC—FG McCallum 30-yard field goal 15:00

Third Quarter
MTL—Safety McCallum concedes in end zone 8:47
MTL—TD Edwards 2-yard run (Duval convert) 13:00

Fourth Quarter
BC—FG McCallum 21-yard field goal 4:17
BC—FG McCallum 47-yard field goal 6:28
MTL—Safety McCallum concedes in end zone 13:17

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