# 2017 BC Lions season

The 2017 BC Lions season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 64th overall. The Lions finished the season in fifth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996, ending their playoff streak at 20 seasons, the second longest in CFL history.
This was the 11th year with Wally Buono as the team's head coach and his 15th year as general manager.
This was the eighth consecutive season that the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia.

## Offseason
### Free agents

The following is a list of players whose contracts are/were set to expire on February 14, 2017 at 9AM PDT. Players are eligible to re-sign with the Lions prior to that date and, if not signed or released before then, are eligible to sign with any team they choose.
| Position | Player | 2017 Team | Date of Transaction | Notes |
| RB | Anthony Allen | | | |
| DL | Alex Bazzie | Indianapolis Colts | January 9, 2017 | Granted early release |
| LS | Mike Benson | BC Lions | December 19, 2016 | One-year contract |
| DL | Mic'hael Brooks | BC Lions | February 14, 2017 | Two-year contract |
| WR | Bryan Burnham | BC Lions | February 12, 2017 | Two-year contract |
| DB | Steven Clarke | BC Lions | January 31, 2017 | Two-year contract |
| LB | Solomon Elimimian | BC Lions | December 21, 2016 | Two-year contract |
| DB | Anthony Gaitor | New Orleans Saints | January 9, 2017 | Granted early release |
| WR | Marco Iannuzzi | BC Lions | February 14, 2017 | Two-year contract |
| RB | Jeremiah Johnson | BC Lions | December 16, 2016 | Two-year contract |
| LB | Nehemie Kankolongo | BC Lions | December 19, 2016 | Two-year contract |
| DB | T. J. Lee | BC Lions | February 10, 2017 | One-year contract |
| K/P | Richie Leone | Arizona Cardinals | January 5, 2017 | Granted early release |
| LB | Bo Lokombo | Baltimore Ravens | January 31, 2017 | Granted early release |
| FB | Rolly Lumbala | BC Lions | January 5, 2017 | Two-year contract |
| K/P | Paul McCallum | | | |
| SB | Nick Moore | BC Lions | February 10, 2017 | One-year contract |
| C | Tim O'Neill | | | Retired |
| DB | Keynan Parker | BC Lions | January 4, 2017 | Two-year contract |
| WR | Terrell Sinkfield | Minnesota Vikings | March 30, 2017 | |
| OL | Hunter Steward | BC Lions | February 8, 2017 | One-year contract |
| DE | Bryant Turner | BC Lions | February 6, 2017 | One-year contract |
| DL | Jabar Westerman | Montreal Alouettes | February 14, 2017 | Three-year contract |
| DB | Ronnie Yell | BC Lions | February 14, 2017 | One-year contract |

### CFL draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017. The Lions had nine selections in the eight round draft after acquiring an additional first-round pick from the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for the negotiating rights to Vernon Adams.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team | Hometown |
| 1 | 3 | Daniel Vandervoort | WR | McMaster | Barrie, ON |
| 1 | 7 | Junior Luke | DL | Montreal | Montreal, QC |
| 2 | 16 | Jeremy Zver | OL | Regina | Regina, SK |
| 3 | 24 | Frederic Chagnon | LB | Montreal | Montreal, QC |
| 4 | 33 | Nathaniel Hamlin | DB | Carleton | Ottawa, ON |
| 5 | 42 | Edward Godin | DL | Laval | Quebec City, QC |
| 6 | 51 | Dakota Brush | WR | Mount Allison | Brantford, ON |
| 7 | 60 | Jordan Herdman | LB | Simon Fraser | Winnipeg, MB |
| 8 | 69 | Mitchell Hillis | WR | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | Tue, June 6 | 6:00 p.m. PDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 18–23 | 0–1 | None | McMahon Stadium | 25,139 | Recap |
| B | Fri, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 42–10 | 1–1 | TSN | BC Place | 15,632 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 523 | 349 | 7–3 | L3 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 554 | 492 | 6–4 | W1 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 510 | 495 | 5–5 | W5 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 510 | 430 | 4–6 | L1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 469 | 501 | 3–7 | L1 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | Sat, June 24 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 27–30 | 0–1 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 19,175 | Recap |
| 2 | Fri, June 30 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 28–15 | 1–1 | TSN/ESPN2 | BMO Field | 11,219 | Recap |
| 3 | Thurs, July 6 | 4:30 p.m. PDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 23–16 | 2–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPNews | Molson Stadium | 18,728 | Recap |
| 4 | Sat, July 15 | 4:30 p.m. PDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 41–26 | 3–1 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 24,135 | Recap |
| 5 | Fri, July 21 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 45–42 | 4–1 | TSN | BC Place | 21,017 | Recap |
| 6 | Fri, July 28 | 6:30 p.m. PDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 26–37 | 4–2 | TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 32,837 | Recap |
| 7 | Sat, Aug 5 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 30–15 | 5–2 | TSN | BC Place | 23,415 | Recap |
| 8 | Sun, Aug 13 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 8–41 | 5–3 | TSN/ESPN2 | Mosaic Stadium | 33,350 | Recap |
| 9 | Fri, Aug 18 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 17–21 | 5–4 | TSN | BC Place | 20,622 | Recap |
| 10 | Sat, Aug 26 | 12:30 p.m. PDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 24–31 | 5–5 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,887 | Recap |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | Fri, Sept 8 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 41–18 | 6–5 | TSN/RDS | BC Place | 18,029 | Recap |
| 13 | Sat, Sept 16 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 13–27 | 6–6 | TSN/RDS | McMahon Stadium | 28,176 | Recap |
| 14 | Fri, Sept 22 | 8:00 p.m. PDT | vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23–24 | 6–7 | TSN | BC Place | 18,091 | Recap |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | Sat, Oct 7 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | vs Ottawa Redblacks | L 25–30 | 6–8 | TSN | BC Place | 19,324 | Recap |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 14 | 1:00 p.m. PDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 20–26 | 6–9 | TSN/RDS2 | Investors Group Field | 26,434 | Recap |
| 18 | Sat, Oct 21 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 29–35 (OT) | 6–10 | TSN | BC Place | 19,816 | Recap |
| 19 | Sat, Oct 28 | 1:00 p.m. PDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 36–27 | 7–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Investors Group Field | 25,034 | Recap |
| 20 | Sat, Nov 4 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 13–40 | 7–11 | TSN | BC Place | 19,233 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.