# 1995 BC Lions season

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

| Round | 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

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Tue, June 13 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 22–23 | 0–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 39,293 |
| A | Sat, June 17 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 36–18 | 1–1 | BC Place | 21,301 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 631 | 404 | 30 | 9–2 | L1 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 599 | 359 | 26 | 9–3 | W6 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 535 | 470 | 20 | 7–6 | W1 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 427 | 509 | 16 | 5–4 | L2 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 404 | 653 | 14 | 5–7 | W2 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 422 | 451 | 12 | 5–7 | L2 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 376 | 519 | 8 | 3–9 | W1 | Details |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 348 | 685 | 6 | 3–8 | L1 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 30 | vs. Baltimore Stallions | W 37–34 | 1–0 | BC Place | 23,999 |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, July 7 | at Memphis Mad Dogs | W 31–13 | 2–0 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 14,278 |
| 3 | 3 | Thu, July 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 35–34 | 3–0 | BC Place | 24,276 |
| 4 | 4 | Fri, July 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 24–46 | 3–1 | McMahon Stadium | 30,012 |
| 5 | 5 | Thu, July 27 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 48–11 | 4–1 | BC Place | 22,226 |
| 6 | 6 | Thu, Aug 3 | vs. Birmingham Barracudas | W 30–23 (OT) | 5–1 | BC Place | 21,948 |
| 7 | 7 | Wed, Aug 9 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 43–25 | 6–1 | Taylor Field | 20,421 |
| 7 | 8 | Mon, Aug 14 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 19–6 | 7–1 | SkyDome | 17,084 |
| 8 | 9 | Fri, Aug 18 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 6–11 | 7–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 22,769 |
| 9 | 10 | Sat, Aug 26 | vs. Shreveport Pirates | L 19–20 | 7–3 | BC Place | 24,535 |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | 11 | Sat, Sept 9 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 43–24 | 8–3 | Frank Clair Stadium | 22,564 |
| 12 | 12 | Sat, Sept 16 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 49–14 | 9–3 | BC Place | 25,432 |
| 13 | 13 | Fri, Sept 22 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 18–33 | 9–4 | BC Place | 32,837 |
| 14 | 14 | Sun, Oct 1 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 36–39 | 9–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,046 |
| 15 | 15 | Mon, Oct 9 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 27–41 | 9–6 | BC Place | 32,907 |
| 16 | 16 | Sun, Oct 15 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 13–43 | 9–7 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 23,112 |
| 17 | 17 | Sat, Oct 21 | at Baltimore Stallions | L 26–28 | 9–8 | Memorial Stadium | 33,208 |
| 18 | 18 | Sat, Oct 28 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 30–25 | 10–8 | BC Place | 27,464 |

## 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 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| BC Lions | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |