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{{short description|Canadian football team season}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = 
| team = BC Lions
| year = 1994
| record = '''11–6–1'''
| division_place = '''3rd, [[Canadian Football League West Division|West]]'''
| owner = [[Bill Comrie]]
| general_manager = [[Eric Tillman]]
| coach = [[Dave Ritchie (Canadian football)|Dave Ritchie]]
| stadium = [[BC Place Stadium]]
| playoffs = '''Won [[82nd Grey Cup|Grey Cup]]'''
| uniform = Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1992.png
}}
The '''[[1994 CFL season|1994]] [[BC Lions]]''' finished in third place in the West Division with an 11–6–1 record. They won all of their playoff games and won the [[82nd Grey Cup]] at home in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].

==Offseason==

=== CFL Draft===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};"|Round
! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};"|Pick
! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};"|Player
! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};"|Position
! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};"|School
|-align="center"
|align=center|1||6||[[Trevor Shaw (Canadian football)|Trevor Shaw]]||[[Wide receiver]]||[[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]]
|-align="center"
|align=center|1||9||[[Stefan Ptaszek]]||Wide receiver|| [[Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football|Wilfrid Laurier]]
|-align="center"
|align=center|2||17||[[Mike Morreale]]||Wide receiver|| [[McMaster Marauders football|McMaster]]
|-align="center"
|align=center|3||25||[[Mike Bromilow]]||[[Defensive tackle]]||[[Simon Fraser Red Leafs football|Simon Fraser]]
|-align="center"
|align=center|5||39||[[Paul Blackwood]]||[[Running back]]||[[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]]
|-align="center"
|align=center|6||46||[[Paul Zuccato]]||[[Linebacker]]||Simon Fraser
|}

==Preseason==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | Score
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | Record
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! A
| Mon, June 20
| vs. [[1994 Las Vegas Posse season|Las Vegas Posse]]
| L 12–47
| 0–1
| [[BC Place]]
|
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
| B
| Tue, June 28
| at [[1994 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| W 37–24
| 1–1
| [[McMahon Stadium]]
| 20,078
|}

==Regular season==

=== Season standings===
{{1994 CFL West Division standings}}
<ref>{{cite web |title=CFL.ca |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1994/reg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074133/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg |archive-date=2009-07-15 |url-status=dead |access-date=2009-06-17 }}</ref>

===Season schedule===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Week
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | Score
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | Record
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 1
! 1
| Fri, July 8
| vs. [[1994 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| W 24–20
| 1–0
| [[BC Place]]
| 20,069
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 2
! 2
| Fri, July 15
| at [[1994 Ottawa Rough Riders season|Ottawa Rough Riders]]
| W 57–18
| 2–0
| [[Frank Clair Stadium]]
| 20,069
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 3
! 3
| Thu, July 21
| vs. [[1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| W 42–25
| 3–0
| BC Place
| 18,976
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 4
! 4
| Fri, July 29
| at [[1994 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| L 21–62
| 3–1
| [[McMahon Stadium]]
| 23,963
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 5
! 5
| Thu, Aug 4
| vs. [[1994 Sacramento Gold Miners season|Sacramento Gold Miners]]
| W 46–10
| 4–1
| BC Place
| 18,459
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 6
! 6
| Thu, Aug 11
| vs. [[1994 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts]]
| W 54–39
| 5–1
| BC Place
| 19,424
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 7
! 7
| Sat, Aug 20
| at [[1994 Las Vegas Posse season|Las Vegas Posse]]
| W 39–16
| 6–1
| [[Sam Boyd Stadium]]
| 14,432
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 8
! 8
| Sat, Aug 27
| vs. [[1994 Shreveport Pirates season|Shreveport Pirates]]
| W 67–15
| 7–1
| BC Place
| 20,398
|-style="background:#ffeeaa"
! 9
! 9
| Fri, Sept 2
| at Sacramento Gold Miners
| T 15–15
| 7–1–1
| [[Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)|Hornet Stadium]]
| 12,633
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 10
! 10
| Sun, Sept 11
| at Toronto Argonauts
| W 28–18
| 8–1–1
| [[SkyDome]]
| 15,259
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 11
! 11
| Sat, Sept 17
| vs. [[1994 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| L 18–25
| 8–2–1
| BC Place
| 34,929
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 12
! 12
| Fri, Sept 23
| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| L 18–30
| 8–3–1
| [[Winnipeg Stadium]]
| 30,134
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 13
! 13
| Fri, Sept 30
| at Edmonton Eskimos
| W 26–24
| 9–3–1
| [[Commonwealth Stadium]]
| 23,189
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 14
! 14
| Sat, Oct 8
| vs. [[1994 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| W 23–22
| 10–3–1
| BC Place
| 31,955
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 15
! 15
| Sat, Oct 15
| at Saskatchewan Roughriders
| L 27–39
| 10–4–1
| [[Taylor Field (Regina, Saskatchewan)|Taylor Field]]
| 27,008
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 16
! 16
| Sat, Oct 22
| at [[1994 Baltimore CFLers season|Baltimore CFLers]]
| L 31–48
| 10–5–1
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| 35,416
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 17
! 17
| Sat, Oct 29
| vs. Las Vegas Posse
| W 45–7
| 11–5–1
| BC Place
| 22,701
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 18
! 18
| Sat, Nov 5
| vs. Calgary Stampeders
| L 23–24
| 11–6–1
| BC Place
| 40,556
|}
<ref>{{cite web|title=Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221041414/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/ |archive-date=2009-02-21 |url-status=live |access-date=2009-06-17 }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=BC Lions Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm|access-date=2009-06-17|archive-date=2009-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards and records==

===1994 CFL All-Stars===
* FB – [[Sean Millington]], CFL All-Star
* CB – [[Less Browne]], CFL All-Star
* DB – [[Charles Gordon (Canadian football)|Charles Gordon]], CFL All-Star

===Western Division All-Star selections===
* FB – [[Sean Millington]], CFL Western All-Star
* SB – [[Darren Flutie]], CFL Western All-Star
* WR – [[Vernest Raynard Alexander|Ray Alexander]], CFL Western All-Star
* OG – [[Rob Smith (Canadian football)|Rob Smith]], CFL Western All-Star
* CB – [[Less Browne]], CFL Western All-Star
* DB – [[Charles Gordon (Canadian football)|Charles Gordon]], CFL Western All-Star

==Playoffs==

===West Semi-Final===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|-
|[[Edmonton Eskimos]] || 5 || 7 || 3 || 8 || 23
|-style="background-color:#ddffdd"
|[[BC Lions]] || 7 || 13 || 0 || 4 || 24
|}

===West Final===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|-style="background-color:#ddffdd"
|[[BC Lions]] || 4 || 17 || 7 || 9 || 37
|-
|[[Calgary Stampeders]] || 7 || 17 || 10 || 2 || 36
|}

===Grey Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|-style="background-color:#ddffdd"
|[[BC Lions]] || 3 || 7 || 10 || 6 || 26
|-
|[[Baltimore Stallions|Baltimore CFLers]] || 0 || 17 || 3 || 3 || 23
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{82nd Grey Cup}}
{{1994 CFL season by team}}
{{BC Lions seasons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1994 Bc Lions Season}}
[[Category:BC Lions seasons]]
[[Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons]]
[[Category:Grey Cup championship seasons]]
[[Category:1994 Canadian Football League season by team|BC Lions]]
[[Category:1990s in Vancouver|BC Lions season]]
[[Category:1994 in sports in British Columbia]]

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