# 1986 BC Lions season

The 1986 BC Lions finished in second place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. They appeared in the West Final.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 9 | Paul Nastasiuk | RB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 2 | 18 | Mark Turner | DL | Miami (OH) |
| 3 | 25 | Ron Crick | LB | Idaho State |
| 3 | 27 | Bob Skemp | C | British Columbia, Richmond Raiders |
| 4 | 36 | Scott Lecky | WR | Guelph |
| 5 | 45 | Peter Jeffrey | T | Simon Fraser |
| 6 | 54 | Floyd Mingo | DB | Simon Fraser |
| 7 | 63 | Paul Osbaldiston | K/P | Western Montana |
| 8 | 72 | Steve Bernstein | DB | Simon Fraser |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Sat, June 7 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 41–21 | 1–0 | Taylor Field | 14,704 |
| B | Tue, June 17 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 20–41 | 1–1 | BC Place | 33,537 |
| C | Sat, June 21 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 18–28 | 1–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,921 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

West Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 540 | 365 | 27 |
| BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 441 | 410 | 24 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 545 | 387 | 22 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 484 | 380 | 22 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 382 | 517 | 13 |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Thu, June 26 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 28–17 | 1–0 | BC Place | 41,704 |
| 2 | 2 | Thu, July 3 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–36 | 1–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 32,757 |
| 3 | 3 | Fri, July 11 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 28–17 | 2–1 | BC Place | 42,326 |
| 4 | 4 | Sat, July 19 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 27–20 | 3–1 | BC Place | 42,158 |
| 5 | 5 | Fri, July 25 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 36–21 | 4–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 16,462 |
| 6 | 6 | Thu, July 31 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 18–17 | 5–1 | McMahon Stadium | 27,659 |
| 7 | 7 | Sat, Aug 9 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 39–24 | 6–1 | BC Place | 48,984 |
| 8 | 8 | Fri, Aug 15 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 25–19 | 7–1 | Lansdowne Park | 23,177 |
| 9 | 9 | Thu, Aug 21 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 14–30 | 7–2 | BC Place | 49,147 |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | 10 | Thu, Sept 4 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 40–10 | 8–2 | BC Place | 40,091 |
| 12 | 11 | Sun, Sept 14 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 34–24 | 9–2 | Exhibition Stadium | 29,714 |
| 13 | 12 | Fri, Sept 19 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 3–32 | 9–3 | BC Place | 59,478 |
| 14 | 13 | Fri, Sept 26 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–31 | 9–4 | Commonwealth Stadium | 41,570 |
| 15 | 14 | Sun, Oct 5 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 15–28 | 9–5 | Olympic Stadium | 10,826 |
| 16 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 18 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 17–23 | 9–6 | BC Place | 40,127 |
| 18 | 16 | Sun, Oct 26 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 29–17 | 10–6 | Taylor Field | 16,388 |
| 19 | 17 | Sun, Nov 2 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 26–20 | 11–6 | Winnipeg Stadium | 31,817 |
| 20 | 18 | Sat, Nov 8 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 36–24 | 12–6 | BC Place | 54,723 |

## Awards and records

* CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – James "Quick" Parker (DE)
* CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Tyrone Crews (LB)

### 1986 CFL All-Stars

* DE – James "Quick" Parker, CFL All-Star
* DB – Larry Crawford, CFL All-Star

## Playoffs
### West Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| BC Lions | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### West Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 17 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 41 |
| BC Lions | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |