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{{short description|Canadian football team season}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = 
| team = BC Lions
| year = 1996
| record = '''5–13'''
| division_place = '''5th, [[Canadian Football League West Division|West]]'''
| general_manager = [[George Chayka]]
| coach = [[Joe Paopao]]
| stadium = [[BC Place Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''

}}

The '''[[1996 CFL season|1996]] [[BC Lions]]''' finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.

==Offseason==

=== CFL Draft===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Round
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Pick
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Player
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Position
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|School
|- align="center"
|align=center| 1 || 6 || [[Mark Pimiskern]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Washington State University|Washington State]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 2 || 15 || [[Andrew English]] || [[Slotback|SB]] || [[University of British Columbia|British Columbia]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 3 || 24 || [[Brad Yamaoka]] || [[Running back|RB]] || British Columbia
|- align="center"
|align=center| 4 || 33 || [[Kevin Ho-Young]] || RB || [[St. Francis Xavier University|St. Francis Xavier]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 5 || 42 || [[Victor Bryan]] || [[Defensive back|DB]] || [[Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 6 || 51 || [[Brian Bourne]] || [[Offensive lineman|OL]] || British Columbia
|- align="center"
|align=center| 7 || 60 || [[Paul Greenbow]] || DB || [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's]]
|-
|}

==Preseason==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Week
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Date
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Opponent
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Result
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Record
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! A
| June 10
| at [[1996 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| W 35–29
| 0–1
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! B
| June 14
| vs. [[1996 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| L 21–33
| 1–1
|}

==Regular season==

=== Season standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''[[CFL West Division|West Division]]'''
! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
|- align="center"
| align="left" |'''[[Calgary Stampeders]]''' || 18 || 13 || 5 || 0 || 608 || 375 || 26
|- align="center"
| align="left" |'''[[Edmonton Eskimos]]''' || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 459 || 354 || 22
|- align="center"
| align="left" |'''[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]'''|| 18 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 421 || 495 || 18
|- align="center"
| align="left" |[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] || 18 || 5 || 13 || 0 || 360 || 498 || 10
|- align="center"
| align="left" |[[BC Lions]] || 18 || 5 || 13 || 0 || 410 || 483 || 10
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1996/reg |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729132758/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1996/reg |archive-date=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Season schedule===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Week
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Game
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Date
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Opponent
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Result
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Record
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Venue
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Attendance
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 1
! 1
| June 27
| vs. [[1996 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| L 14–28
| 0–1
| [[BC Place]]
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 2
! 2
| July 6
| at [[1996 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| L 22–25
| 0–2
| [[Winnipeg Stadium]]
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 3
! 3
| July 12
| at [[1996 Ottawa Rough Riders season|Ottawa Rough Riders]]
| L 31–32
| 0–3
| [[Frank Clair Stadium]]
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 4
! 4
| July 19
| vs. [[1996 Montreal Alouettes season|Montreal Alouettes]]
| L 24–44
| 0–4
| BC Place
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 5
! 5
| July 27
| vs. [[1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| L 24–28
| 0–5
| BC Place
|
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 6
! 6
| Aug 2
| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| W 30–25
| 1–5
| [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]]
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 7
! 7
| Aug 10
| vs. [[1996 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| L 7–32
| 1–6
| BC Place
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 8
! 8
| Aug 15
| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| L 13–38
| 1–7
| BC Place
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 9
! 9
| Aug 21
| at Calgary Stampeders
| L 21–23
| 1–8
| [[McMahon Stadium]]
|
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 10
! 10
| Aug 26
| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| W 22–20
| 2–8
| Winnipeg Stadium
|
|-
! 11
| colspan=7 | ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 12
! 11
| Sept 7
| at Montreal Alouettes
| L 27–28
| 2–9
| [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
|
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 13
! 12
| Sept 14
| vs. [[1996 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts]]
| W 35–11
| 3–9
| BC Place
|
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 14
! 13
| Sept 21
| vs. [[1996 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| W 22–10
| 4–9
| BC Place
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 15
! 14
| Sept 29
| at Edmonton Eskimos
| L 12–32
| 4–10
| [[Commonwealth Stadium]]
|
|-
! 16
| colspan=7 | ''Bye''
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 17
! 15
| Oct 12
| vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| L 31–34
| 4–11
| BC Place
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 18
! 16
| Oct 19
| at Saskatchewan Roughriders
| L 27–29
| 4–12
| [[Taylor Field (Regina, Saskatchewan)|Taylor Field]]
|
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 19
! 17
| Oct 27
| at Toronto Argonauts
| L 21–25
| 4–13
| [[SkyDome]]
|
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 20
! 18
| Nov 2
| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
| W 35–24
| 5–13
| BC Place
|
|}
<ref>{{cite web|title=BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm |archivedate=2009-03-11 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-03-08 }}</ref>

==Awards and records==

===1996 CFL All-Stars===
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}

===Western Division All-Star Selections===
*FB – [[Sean Millington]], Western All-Star
*DB – [[Andre Strode]], Western All-Star

===1996 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars===
*OG – [[Jamie Taras]], Intergold CFLPA All-Star

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

{{1996 CFL season by team}}
{{BC Lions seasons}}
{{BC Lions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1996 Bc Lions Season}}
[[Category:BC Lions seasons]]
[[Category:1996 Canadian Football League season by team|BC Lions]]
[[Category:1996 in sports in British Columbia]]
[[Category:1990s in Vancouver]]

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