The 1982 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 9–7 record. Despite the winning record, they still failed to make the playoffs.
Vic Rapp and the coaching staff were fired at the end of the season.
Rookie receiver Merv Fernandez had a great season and was the runner-up in the Schenley Rookie of the Year award voting.
The final game at Empire Stadium was played on November 6 against Montreal.
Willie Fleming was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.
Offseason
CFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | T | Dennis Guevin | Tackle | Simon Fraser |
| T | T | Gerald Roper | Guard | Arizona |
| 1 | 5 | Bernie Glier | Defensive back | UBC |
| 1 | 8 | Troy Ciochetti | Wide receiver | Alberta |
| 2 | 14 | Don Moen | Defensive back | UBC |
| 3 | 23 | Ryan Potter | Running back | Western Ontario |
| 3 | 25 | Bernie Jolette | Linebacker | Ottawa |
| 4 | 28 | David Singh | Running back | UBC |
| 4 | 32 | Dave Leuty | Wide receiver | Western Ontario |
| 5 | 41 | Tony Prencipe | Linebacker | Manitoba |
| 6 | 50 | Matt Kavanaugh | Centre | Simon Fraser |
Preseason
| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| A | Thu, June 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 19–22 | 0–1 | Empire Stadium | 19,392 |
| B | Wed, June 16 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 11–25 | 0–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 19,613 |
| C | Tue, June 22 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 43–39 | 1–2 | Empire Stadium | 19,488 |
| D | Tue, June 29 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 22–23 | 1–3 | McMahon Stadium | 24,053 |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 544 | 323 | 5–3 | W1 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 444 | 352 | 5–3 | L2 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 403 | 440 | 4–4 | W1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 449 | 390 | 3–5 | W1 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 427 | 436 | 3–5 | L2 | Details |
Season schedule
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sat, July 10 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 51–34 | 1–0 | Empire Stadium | 23,389 |
| 2 | 2 | Sun, July 18 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 26–24 | 2–0 | Taylor Field | 27,534 |
| 3 | 3 | Sun, July 25 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 38–28 | 3–0 | Empire Stadium | 28,329 |
| 4 | Bye | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | Sun, Aug 8 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 16–29 | 3–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 32,946 |
| 6 | 5 | Sat, Aug 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 8–30 | 3–2 | Empire Stadium | 26,184 |
| 7 | 6 | Sun, Aug 22 | at Montreal Concordes | W 45–9 | 4–2 | Olympic Stadium | 15,208 |
| 8 | 7 | Sat, Aug 28 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 19–20 | 4–3 | Empire Stadium | 27,285 |
| 9 | 8 | Fri, Sept 3 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 45–13 | 5–3 | Lansdowne Park | 20,609 |
| 10 | Bye | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | Sat, Sept 18 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 36–32 | 6–3 | Empire Stadium | 28,523 |
| 12 | 10 | Sun, Sept 26 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 46–14 | 7–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 40,250 |
| 13 | 11 | Sat, Oct 2 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 19–29 | 7–4 | Empire Stadium | 31,867 |
| 14 | 12 | Sun, Oct 10 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 1–30 | 7–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 59,979 |
| 15 | 13 | Sat, Oct 16 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 28–22 | 8–5 | Empire Stadium | 20,068 |
| 16 | 14 | Sun, Oct 24 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 22–35 | 8–6 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 16,275 |
| 17 | 15 | Sun, Oct 31 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 19–25 | 8–7 | McMahon Stadium | 31,980 |
| 18 | 16 | Sat, Nov 6 | vs. Montreal Concordes | W 32–16 | 9–7 | Empire Stadium | 15,071 |
Awards and records
1982 CFL All-Stars
- DE – Nick Hebeler, CFL All-Star
1982 CFL Western All-Stars
- WR – Mervyn Fernandez, CFL Western All-Star
- DE – Nick Hebeler, CFL Western All-Star
- LB – Glen Jackson, CFL Western All-Star
References
- ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
