# 2019 BC Lions season

The 2019 BC Lions season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 66th overall. The Lions were eliminated from post-season contention following a week 18 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos on October 12, 2019.
The Lions played without Wally Buono as head coach or general manager for the first time since the 2002 season following his final appearance last year. Buono was replaced as head coach by DeVone Claybrooks, who entered his first season as a head coach and is the 26th head coach in franchise history. Current general manager, Ed Hervey, who was in his second season in that role.
The Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia for the tenth straight year.
Claybrooks was fired as head coach after one season on November 6, 2019.

## Offseason
### Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Lions held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.
| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| LFA | 1 | 7 | Octavio González | DL | Fundidores de Monterrey |
| LFA | 2 | 16 | Fernando Richarte | WR | Dinos de Saltillo |
| LFA | 3 | 25 | Gerardo Álvarez | WR | Dinos de Saltillo |
| Euro | 1 | 7 | Benjamin Plu | WR | Thonon Black Panthers |

### CFL draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Lions traded their first-round pick in 2019 to Winnipeg for a first round pick in 2018. The Lions exchanged their second-round pick for Tyrell Sutton and a third-round pick and they traded their third-round pick for Davon Coleman and a sixth-round pick.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
| 3 | 26 | Noah Robinson | LB | Missouri | Worcester, MA |
| 4 | 33 | Hakeem Johnson | DB | Western | Brampton, ON |
| 5 | 42 | Jonathan Harke | OL | Alberta | Sherwood Park, AB |
| 6 | 49 | Charles Nwoye | DE | British Columbia | Strathmore, AB |
| 6 | 51 | Mario Villamizar | FB | Wilfrid Laurier | St. Catharines, ON |
| 7 | 60 | Brad Lyons | DL | Simon Fraser | Port Coquitlam, BC |
| 8 | 69 | Jamel Lyles | RB | Manitoba | Surrey, BC |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | 1 | Sun, May 26 | 1:00 p.m. PDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 7–22 | 0–1 | None | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,549 | Recap |
| B | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| C | 2 | Fri, June 7 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 38–36 | 1–1 | TSN | BC Place | 14,561 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 487 | 386 | 7–3 | W3 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 482 | 407 | 8–2 | W1 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 508 | 409 | 7–3 | W1 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 406 | 400 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 411 | 452 | 0–10 | L3 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Sat, June 15 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 23–33 | 0–1 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 18,058 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, June 21 | 6:00 p.m. PDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 23–39 | 0–2 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 24,016 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Sat, June 29 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 32–36 | 0–3 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 25,130 | Recap |
| 4 | 4 | Sat, July 6 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 18–17 | 1–3 | TSN | BMO Field | 11,428 | Recap |
| 5 | 5 | Thurs, July 11 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 6–33 | 1–4 | TSN | BC Place | 17,026 | Recap |
| 6 | 6 | Sat, July 20 | 6:00 p.m. PDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 25–38 | 1–5 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 31,602 | Recap |
| 7 | 7 | Sat, July 27 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 18–45 | 1–6 | TSN | BC Place | 20,950 | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | 8 | Sat, Aug 10 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 34–35 | 1–7 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,308 | Recap |
| 10 | 9 | Thurs, Aug 15 | 5:30 p.m. PDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 16–32 | 1–8 | TSN/RDS2 | IG Field | 24,914 | Recap |
| 11 | 10 | Sat, Aug 24 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 10–13 | 1–9 | TSN | BC Place | 16,751 | Recap |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | 11 | Fri, Sept 6 | 4:30 p.m. PDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 16–21 | 1–10 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,487 | Recap |
| 14 | 12 | Fri, Sept 13 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 29–5 | 2–10 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 15,052 | Recap |
| 15 | 13 | Sat, Sept 21 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 40–7 | 3–10 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 21,573 | Recap |
| 16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 28 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 25–23 | 4–10 | TSN/RDS | BC Place | 17,353 | Recap |
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 5 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 55–8 | 5–10 | TSN | BC Place | 16,786 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Sat, Oct 12 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 6–19 | 5–11 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,218 | Recap |
| 19 | 17 | Fri, Oct 18 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 19–27 | 5–12 | TSN | BC Place | 18,043 | Recap |
| 20 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 21 | 18 | Sat, Nov 2 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 16–21 | 5–13 | TSN | BC Place | 20,210 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.