# 2005 BC Lions season

The 2005 BC Lions finished in first place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. They appeared in the West Final.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 8 | Alexis Bwenge | RB | Kentucky |
| 2 | 17 | Pierre Tremblay | OL | Laval |
| 3 | 25 | David Lowry | LB | Calgary |
| 3 | 26 | Patick Pierre-Louis | LB | UCLA |
| 4 | 34 | Sebastian Clovis | DB | St. Mary's |
| 5 | 43 | Nuvraj Bassi | DT | Oregon |
| 6 | 52 | Karl Ortmanns | OL | Acadia |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | June 12 | @ Saskatchewan Roughriders | 37–23 | Win | 25,771 | 1–0 |
| B | June 16 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 31–16 | Win | 23,753 | 2–0 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 550 | 444 | 24 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 529 | 443 | 22 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 453 | 421 | 22 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 441 | 433 | 18 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 474 | 558 | 10 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | June 25 | @ Toronto Argonauts | 27–20 | Win | 30,712 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 1–0 |
| 3 | July 8 | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 37–29 | Win | 27,506 | 2–0 |
| 4 | July 15 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 30–22 | Win | 29,217 | 3–0 |
| 5 | July 23 | @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28–22 | Win | 27,692 | 4–0 |
| 6 | July 29 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 40–27 | Win | 28,714 | 5–0 |
| 7 | Aug 5 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 25–19 | Win | 35,568 | 6–0 |
| 8 | Aug 12 | @ Calgary Stampeders | 39–31 | Win | 31,847 | 7–0 |
| 9 | Aug 19 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 39–15 | Win | 33,119 | 8–0 |
| 10 | Aug 27 | @ Saskatchewan Roughriders | 19–15 | Win | 24,899 | 9–0 |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 9–0 |
| 12 | Sept 8 | @ Ottawa Renegades | 61–27 | Win | 19,013 | 10–0 |
| 13 | Sept 17 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 27–26 | Win | 36,066 | 11–0 |
| 14 | Sept 24 | @ Edmonton Eskimos | 37–20 | Loss | 48,048 | 11–1 |
| 15 | Oct 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 28–19 | Loss | 34,711 | 11–2 |
| 16 | Oct 10 | @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44–23 | Loss | 22,630 | 11–3 |
| 17 | Oct 16 | @ Montreal Alouettes | 46–44 | Loss | 20,202 | 11–4 |
| 18 | Oct 22 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 41–1 | Win | 29,780 | 12–4 |
| 19 | Oct 28 | @ Edmonton Eskimos | 22–19 | Loss | 37,544 | 12–5 |
| 20 | Nov 5 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13–12 | Loss | 38,847 | 12–6 |

## Player stats
### Passing

| Player | Att. | Comp | % | Yards | TD | INT | Rating |
| Dave Dickenson | 342 | 253 | 74.0 | 3338 | 21 | 5 | 118.8 |
| Casey Printers | 216 | 131 | 60.6 | 1671 | 9 | 6 | 87.2 |
| Buck Pierce | 71 | 43 | 60.6 | 679 | 3 | 1 | 100.6 |
| Jarious Jackson | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 64.6 |
| Jason Crumb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |

### Rushing

| Player | Att. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Fumbles |
| Antonio Warren | 205 | 983 | 4.8 | 13 | 7 |
| Casey Printers | 38 | 336 | 8.8 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Dickenson | 49 | 299 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 |
| Buck Pierce | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Lyle Green | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |

### Receiving

| Player | No. | Yards | Avg. | Long | TD |
| Geroy Simon | 89 | 1322 | 14.9 | 83 | 10 |
| Jason Clermont | 78 | 1042 | 13.4 | 69 | 4 |
| Ryan Thelwell | 74 | 1035 | 14.0 | 75 | 7 |
| Antonio Warren | 68 | 718 | 10.6 | 42 | 3 |
| Paris Jackson | 48 | 617 | 12.9 | 40 | 4 |

## Awards and records

* Brent Johnson (DE), – CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award

### 2005 CFL All-Stars

* Brent Johnson, defensive end

### Western Division All-Star Selections

* Ryan Thelwell, Wide Receiver
* Otis Floyd, Linebacker
* Brent Johnson, defensive end
* Barron Miles, Safety

## Playoffs
### Scotiabank West Championship

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| BC Lions | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
VANCOUVER – On the heels of his benching against Calgary, it seemed likely that Edmonton head coach Danny Maciocia would leave Ricky Ray as the backup for the West final against the BC Lions. However, Maciocia said mid-week that Ray would start, leaving Jason Maas remaining as the backup. In BC, Dave Dickenson unsurprisingly got the start over former Most Outstanding Player Casey Printers, leading some to joke that four of the CFL's best quarterbacks would be in this game.