# 2013 BC Lions season

The 2013 BC Lions season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. On September 27, the Lions defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to clinch a playoff spot for the 17th straight season, tying the mark for the third longest playoff streak in CFL history. The Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record, but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Semi-Final.

## Offseason
### Free agents

| Position | Player | 2013 team | Date signed | Notes |
| LB | Solomon Elimimian | BC Lions | Feb. 15, 2013 | |
| SB | Shawn Gore | BC Lions | Jan. 31, 2013 | |
| OL | Jon Hameister-Ries | | | |
| DB | Cauchy Muamba | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Feb. 19, 2013 | |
| OL | Jesse Newman | | | |
| OL | Jovan Olafioye | BC Lions | Feb. 15, 2013 | |
| QB | Mike Reilly | Edmonton Eskimos | Jan. 31, 2013 | Traded to EDM |
| DB | James Yurichuk | Toronto Argonauts | Feb. 15, 2013 | |

### CFL draft

The 2013 CFL draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Lions had seven selections in the draft, including three positions higher in rounds two and three after completing trades with Edmonton.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
| 1 | 6 | Hunter Steward | OL | Liberty |
| 2 | 12 | Seydou Junior Haidara | WR | Laval |
| 3 | 21 | Boseko Lokombo | LB | Oregon |
| 4 | 33 | Matt McGarva | DB | Windsor |
| 5 | 42 | Matthew Albright | OL | Saint Mary's |
| 6 | 50 | Matt Walker | DB | British Columbia |
| 7 | 58 | Cameron Thorn | DL | Guelph |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | Fri, June 14 | at Calgary Stampeders | 29–27 | Win | 26,328 | 1–0 |
| B | Fri, June 21 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 27–22 | Loss | 26,733 | 1–1 |
    # Games played with white uniforms.

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 549 | 413 | 28 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 519 | 398 | 22 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 504 | 461 | 22 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 421 | 519 | 8 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Fri, June 28 | at Calgary Stampeders | 44–32 | Loss | 26,625 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Thur, July 4 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 24–16 | Win | 25,255 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Sat, July 13 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 17–3 | Win | 31,310 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sat, July 20 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 31–21 | Win | 26,623 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Tue, July 30 | at Toronto Argonauts | 38–12 | Loss | 20,064 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Mon, Aug 5 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27–20 | Win | 26,856 | 4–2 |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 4–2 |
| 8 | Sat, Aug 17 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 26–22 | Win | 29,201 | 5–2 |
| 9 | Thur, Aug 22 | at Montreal Alouettes | 39–38 | Loss | 22,456 | 5–3 |
| 10 | Fri, Aug 30 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 29–26 | Win | 30,564 | 6–3 |
| 11 | Sat, Sept 7 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 37–29 | Loss | 13,101 | 6–4 |
| 12 | Sun, Sept 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 36–14 | Win | 27,213 | 7–4 |
| 13 | Sun, Sept 22 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24–22 | Win | 39,373 | 8–4 |
| 14 | Fri, Sept 27 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 53–17 | Win | 29,457 | 9–4 |
| 15 | Fri, Oct 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 31–17 | Loss | 37,312 | 9–5 |
| 16 | Fri, Oct 11 | at Calgary Stampeders | 40–26 | Loss | 26,115 | 9–6 |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 19 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 35–14 | Loss | 34,956 | 9–7 |
| 18 | Fri, Oct 25 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 43–29 | Win | 24,545 | 10–7 |
| 19 | Fri, Nov 1 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 26–7 | Win | 27,228 | 11–7 |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.

## Playoffs
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
| 20 | West Semi-Final | Nov 10 | 1:30 PM PST | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29–25 | Loss | 30,942 |
    # Games played with white uniforms.

### West Semi-Final

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| • Roughriders | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 29 |