2004 BC Lions season
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The 2004
BC Lions
finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 13–5 record. They won the West Final and appeared in the 92nd Grey Cup
.
Toronto Argonauts (27) – TDs, Damon Allen
(2), Robert Baker
; FGs Noel Prefontaine
(2); cons., Prefontaine
(3).
BC Lions (19) – TDs, Jason Clermont
, Dave Dickenson
; FGs Duncan O'Mahony
(2); cons. O'Mahony
(1).
First Quarter
BC—TD Clermont 12-yard pass from Dickenson (O'Mahony convert) 4:07
Second Quarter
TOR—FG Prefontaine 27-yard field goal 7:40
TOR—TD Allen 1-yard run (Prefontaine convert) 12:22
BC—FG O'Mahony 42-yard field goal 13:13
TOR—TD Baker 23-yard pass from Allen (Prefontaine convert) 14:37
Third Quarter
TOR—TD Allen 1-yard run (Prefontaine convert) 4:45
BC—FG O'Mahony 36-yard field goal 9:16
Fourth Quarter
BC—TD Dickenson 7-yard run (convert failed) 6:06
TOR—FG Prefontaine 16-yard field goal 12:19
2004 CFL season
The 2004 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 51st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 47th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2004:...
BC Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...
finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 13–5 record. They won the West Final and appeared in the 92nd Grey Cup
92nd Grey Cup
The 92nd Grey Cup game took place on November 21, 2004, at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario. The game decided the championship of the 2004 Canadian Football League season...
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CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | O.J. Atogwe | S | Stanford Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
| 2 | 13 | Nautyn McKay-Loescher Nautyn McKay-Loescher Nautyn McKay-Loescher is a Canadian professional Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2004 and drafted in the 2004 CFL Draft by the BC Lions... |
DE Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... |
Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
| 3 | 22 | Scott Plummer Scott Plummer Scott Malcolm Plummer was an Australian cricketer who played List A cricket once for the Tasmania in the 1993/94 season.-External links:... |
DB Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
Simon Fraser Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000... |
| 5 | 40 | Troy Cunningham | DE | Concordia Concordia University Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction... |
| 6 | 49 | Billy Palmer Billy Palmer William 'Billy' Palmer was a professional association footballer who played for eight different clubs in over a seventeen-year span that was interrupted by the First World War.... |
TE Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be... |
Notre Dame |
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | June 5 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
24–14 | Loss | 11,874 | 0–1 |
| C | June 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
39–28 | Win | 26,470 | 1–1 |
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 18 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional football team in the Canadian Football League. The 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 3rd place in the East Division with a 9–8–1 record, which surprised many as they had gone 1–17 the year before... |
38–36 | Loss | 20,952 | 0–1 |
| 2 | June 26 | at Edmonton Eskimos 2004 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos finished 2nd in the West division with a 9–9–0 record winning the tie-breaker with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who also finished 9–9–0, and denying them a home playoff date... |
41–34 | Win | 35,367 | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 2 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders 2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 3rd place in the West division with a 9–9–0 record. They defeated the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Semi-Final, but lost the West Final to the BC Lions in overtime.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:... |
42–29 | Loss | 21,605 | 1–2 |
| 4 | June 9 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 25–9 | Loss | 22,227 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Bye | 1–3 | ||||
| 6 | July 22 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 4th place in the West division with a 7–11 record and failed to make the playoffs.-CFL Draft:-Season schedule:-Awards and records:*CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Keith Stokes... |
48–17 | Win | 25,567 | 2–3 |
| 7 | July 29 | vs. Montreal Alouettes 2004 Montreal Alouettes season The 2004 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a franchise record 14–4–0 record. They appeared in the East final, but with Anthony Calvillo out with injury, they lost to the Toronto Argonauts.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
32–9 | Win | 23,788 | 3–3 |
| 8 | August 6 | vs. Ottawa Renegades 2004 Ottawa Renegades season The 2004 Ottawa Renegades season was the 3rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 3rd overall. The Renegades finished the season with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-References:... |
47–27 | Win | 25,255 | 4–3 |
| 9 | August 13 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 49–11 | Win | 27,891 | 5–3 |
| 10 | August 21 | at Calgary Stampeders 2004 Calgary Stampeders season The 2004 Calgary Stampeders finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-References:... |
25–18 (OT) | Win | 28,351 | 6–3 |
| 11 | August 27 | vs. Toronto Argonauts 2004 Toronto Argonauts season The 2004 Toronto Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 10–7–1 record. They won the East Championship and the Grey Cup.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Regular season:-Postseason:-Grey Cup:... |
31–10 | Win | 29,484 | 7–3 |
| 12 | Bye | 7–3 | ||||
| 13 | Sept 11 | at Ottawa Renegades | 31–13 | Win | 22,380 | 8–3 |
| 14 | Sept 18 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 36–33 (OT) | Win | 29,704 | 9–3 |
| 15 | Sept 24 | at Calgary Stampeders | 22–21 | Loss | 28,524 | 9–4 |
| 16 | Oct 2 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 42–31 | Win | 29,170 | 10–4 |
| 17 | Oct 11 | at Toronto Argonauts | 22–16 | Loss | 25,212 | 10–5 |
| 18 | Oct 17 | at Montreal Alouettes | 32–29 | Win | 20,202 | 11–5 |
| 19 | Oct 22 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 19–17 | Win | 27,295 | 12–5 |
| 20 | Oct 30 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 40–38 | Win | 32,402 | 13–5 |
Passing
| Player | Att. | Comp | % | Yards | TD | INT | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Printers Casey Printers Casey J. Printers was a professional American football and Canadian football player. He played college football at Texas Christian University from 1999 to 2001, leading his team to three straight bowl games, before transferring to Florida A&M for his senior year... |
494 | 325 | 65.8 | 5088 | 35 | 10 | 115.0 |
| Dave Dickenson Dave Dickenson David Dickenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship.-High school... |
98 | 62 | 63.3 | 967 | 8 | 2 | 114.6 |
| Spergon Wynn Spergon Wynn Spergon Wynn III is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft... |
34 | 21 | 61.8 | 268 | 2 | 0 | 106.0 |
| Geroy Simon Geroy Simon Geroy Simon is a professional Canadian football slotback with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League... |
1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att. | Yards | Avg. | Longest | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Warren Antonio Warren Antonio Warren is a former Canadian Football League running back who played with the BC Lions and the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos-College career:... |
219 | 1136 | 5.2 | 37 | 5 |
| Casey Printers Casey Printers Casey J. Printers was a professional American football and Canadian football player. He played college football at Texas Christian University from 1999 to 2001, leading his team to three straight bowl games, before transferring to Florida A&M for his senior year... |
82 | 469 | 5.7 | 40 | 9 |
| Eddie Linscomb | 40 | 220 | 5.5 | 37 | 2 |
| Dave Dickenson Dave Dickenson David Dickenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship.-High school... |
12 | 78 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Lyle Green Lyle Green Lyle Green is a gridiron football fullback who is a free agent. He most recently played for the BC Lions.Green went to the University of Toledo. With the Lions he is number 28... |
11 | 43 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | No. | Yards | Avg. | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geroy Simon Geroy Simon Geroy Simon is a professional Canadian football slotback with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League... |
103 | 1750 | 17.0 | 89 | 14 |
| Jason Clermont Jason Clermont Jason Clermont is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . Clermont started his professional career with the BC Lions after being selected in the 2002 CFL Draft... |
83 | 1220 | 14.7 | 80 | 7 |
| Ryan Thelwell Ryan Thelwell Ryan Thelwell is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He is known to the Lions' fans as "Automatic" . Thelwell played college football with the University of Minnesota... |
54 | 909 | 16.8 | 46 | 6 |
| Chris Brazzell Chris Brazzell Chris Brazzell is a retired Canadian Football League wide receiver.-College career:Brazzell played the final two seasons of his collegiate career with the Angelo State University Rams after playing the previous two years for the Blinn College Buccaneers... |
49 | 906 | 18.5 | 73 | 8 |
| Frank Cutolo Frank Cutolo Frank Cutolo is a former award winning college and Canadian Football League slotback.Cutolo played his college football at Eastern Illinois from 1998 to 2001. As a receiver he caught 119 passes for 2182 yards... |
47 | 786 | 16.7 | 102 | 9 |
Awards and records
- Casey PrintersCasey PrintersCasey J. Printers was a professional American football and Canadian football player. He played college football at Texas Christian University from 1999 to 2001, leading his team to three straight bowl games, before transferring to Florida A&M for his senior year...
(QB), – CFL's Most Outstanding Player AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Player AwardThe Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The Most Outstanding Player award can be compared to the National Football League's Most Valuable Player, otherwise known as the "MVP" award... - Jason ClermontJason ClermontJason Clermont is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . Clermont started his professional career with the BC Lions after being selected in the 2002 CFL Draft...
(SB), – CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Canadian AwardThe Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually rewarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. This is the second-last award to be given during the CFL Awards banquet, which takes place the week before Grey Cup weekend in the same city where it is hosted. The two nominees... - Casey PrintersCasey PrintersCasey J. Printers was a professional American football and Canadian football player. He played college football at Texas Christian University from 1999 to 2001, leading his team to three straight bowl games, before transferring to Florida A&M for his senior year...
(QB), – Jeff Nicklin Memorial TrophyJeff Nicklin Memorial TrophyThe Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy is a trophy awarded to the Canadian Football League West Division's Most Outstanding Player, chosen from the nominees from each team in the division...
2004 CFL All-Stars
- Casey PrintersCasey PrintersCasey J. Printers was a professional American football and Canadian football player. He played college football at Texas Christian University from 1999 to 2001, leading his team to three straight bowl games, before transferring to Florida A&M for his senior year...
, Quarterback - Geroy SimonGeroy SimonGeroy Simon is a professional Canadian football slotback with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League...
, Slotback - Barrin SimpsonBarrin SimpsonBarrin Simpson "The Minister of Defence" is a Canadian Football League linebacker currently playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Simpson has previously played for the BC Lions, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers....
, Linebacker
Western Division All-Star Selections
- Casey PrintersCasey PrintersCasey J. Printers was a professional American football and Canadian football player. He played college football at Texas Christian University from 1999 to 2001, leading his team to three straight bowl games, before transferring to Florida A&M for his senior year...
, Quarterback - Jason ClermontJason ClermontJason Clermont is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . Clermont started his professional career with the BC Lions after being selected in the 2002 CFL Draft...
, Slotback - Geroy SimonGeroy SimonGeroy Simon is a professional Canadian football slotback with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League...
, Slotback - Ryan ThelwellRyan ThelwellRyan Thelwell is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He is known to the Lions' fans as "Automatic" . Thelwell played college football with the University of Minnesota...
, Wide Receiver - Angus ReidAngus ReidAngus Reid is an offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Reid went to Simon Fraser University and played for the Simon Fraser Clan. He began his career with the Montreal Alouettes but was traded, along with a 5th round draft pick, to BC for Adriano Belli...
, Centre - Brent Johnson, Defensive End
- Barrin SimpsonBarrin SimpsonBarrin Simpson "The Minister of Defence" is a Canadian Football League linebacker currently playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Simpson has previously played for the BC Lions, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers....
, Linebacker - Sam Young, Safety
West Final
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
Grey Cup
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Toronto Argonauts (27) – TDs, Damon Allen
Damon Allen
Damon Allen is a former professional quarterback in the Canadian Football League, most recently with the Toronto Argonauts. He is currently second in all-time professional football passing yards and second in all-time CFL passing yards after he was surpassed for first place by the Montréal...
(2), Robert Baker
Robert Baker (football player)
Robert Cedrick Baker, III is a former professional gridiron football player, most recently with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 2004 to 2006 as a slotback and wide receiver...
; FGs Noel Prefontaine
Noel Prefontaine
Noel Prefontaine is a professional Canadian football punter / kicker with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.- Early years :...
(2); cons., Prefontaine
Noel Prefontaine
Noel Prefontaine is a professional Canadian football punter / kicker with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.- Early years :...
(3).
BC Lions (19) – TDs, Jason Clermont
Jason Clermont
Jason Clermont is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . Clermont started his professional career with the BC Lions after being selected in the 2002 CFL Draft...
, Dave Dickenson
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions. Dickenson also played quarterback collegiately at the University of Montana, where he led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 NCAA I-AA college football championship.-High school...
; FGs Duncan O'Mahony
Duncan O'Mahony
Duncan O'Mahony [oh-MAH-nee] is a Canadian football punter and placekicker who is currently a free agent.- Early years :...
(2); cons. O'Mahony
Duncan O'Mahony
Duncan O'Mahony [oh-MAH-nee] is a Canadian football punter and placekicker who is currently a free agent.- Early years :...
(1).
First Quarter
BC—TD Clermont 12-yard pass from Dickenson (O'Mahony convert) 4:07
Second Quarter
TOR—FG Prefontaine 27-yard field goal 7:40
TOR—TD Allen 1-yard run (Prefontaine convert) 12:22
BC—FG O'Mahony 42-yard field goal 13:13
TOR—TD Baker 23-yard pass from Allen (Prefontaine convert) 14:37
Third Quarter
TOR—TD Allen 1-yard run (Prefontaine convert) 4:45
BC—FG O'Mahony 36-yard field goal 9:16
Fourth Quarter
BC—TD Dickenson 7-yard run (convert failed) 6:06
TOR—FG Prefontaine 16-yard field goal 12:19