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{{short description|Canadian football team season}}
{{Infobox NFL_season
| logo = 
| team = BC Lions
| year = 1998
| record = '''9–9'''
| division_place = '''3rd, [[Canadian Football League West Division|West]]'''
| owner = [[David Braley]]
| general manager = [[Adam Rita]]
| coach = [[Adam Rita]]<br> [[Greg Mohns]]
| stadium = [[BC Place Stadium]]
| playoffs = '''Lost West semi-final'''

}}

The '''[[1998 CFL season|1998]] [[BC Lions]]''' finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. After beginning the year 3-6, head coach and general manager [[Adam Rita]] stepped down as coach in order to focus on his GM duties. [[Greg Mohns]] replaced him and led the Lions to a 6-3 finish and a playoff berth. They appeared in the West semi-final, but lost to the [[Edmonton Eskimos]].

==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 || 3 || [[Steve Hardin (Canadian football)|Steve Hardin]] || [[Offensive tackle|T]] || [[University of Oregon|Oregon]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 2 || 9 || [[Ryan Thelwell]] || [[Slotback|SB]] || [[University of Minnesota|Minnesota]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 3 || 14 || [[Matt Kellett]] || [[Placekicker|K]] || [[University of Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 5 || 30 || [[Bernard Gravel]] || [[Defensive back|DB]] || [[University of Laval|Laval]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 5 || 31 || [[Francesco Pepe-Esposito]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || Laval
|-
|}

==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:#ffbbbb"
! A
| June 17
| at [[1998 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| L 6–32
| 0–1
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! B
| June 25
| vs. [[1998 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| W 24–18
| 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 || 12 || 6 || 0 || 558 || 397 || 24
|- align="center"
| align="left" |'''[[Edmonton Eskimos]]''' || 18 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 396 || 450 || 18
|- align="center"
| align="left" |'''[[BC Lions]]''' || 18 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 394 || 427 || 18
|- align="center"
| align="left" |[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] || 18 || 5 || 13 || 0 || 411 || 525 || 10
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1998/reg |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729132825/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1998/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;"|Date
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Opponent
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Result
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Record
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 1
| July 2
| vs. [[1998 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| L 12–20
| 0–1
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 2
| July 10
| at Edmonton Eskimos
| L 10–15
| 0–2
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 3
| July 16
| vs. [[1998 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts]]
| L 15–30
| 0–3
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 4
| July 24
| at [[1998 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| W 25–20
| 1–3
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 5
| July 30
| vs. [[1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| W 20–13
| 2–3
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 6
| Aug 6
| at [[1998 Montreal Alouettes season|Montreal Alouettes]]
| L 16–22
| 2–4
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 7
| Aug 14
| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| W 24–22
| 3–4
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 8
| Aug 20
| vs. [[1998 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| L 9–55
| 3–5
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 9
| Aug 27
| at [[1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| L 8–18
| 3–6
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 10
| Sept 5
| vs. Montreal Alouettes
| L 15–26
| 3–7
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 11
| Sept 12
| at Toronto Argonauts
| L 28–37
| 3–8
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 12
| Sept 19
| vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| L 21–27
| 3–9
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 13
| Sept 26
| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| W 34–31
| 4–9
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 14
| Oct 4
| at Calgary Stampeders
| W 22–11
| 5–9
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 15
| Oct 9
| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
| W 31–14
| 6–9
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 16
| Oct 18
| at Edmonton Eskimos
| W 31–7
| 7–9
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 17
| Oct 25
| at Saskatchewan Roughriders
| W 42–37
| 8–9
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 18
| Oct 31
| vs. Calgary Stampeders
| W 31–22
| 9–9
|}
<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==
*[[CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award]] – [[Steve Muhammad]] (DB)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook |title = CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |accessdate=2011-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422013422/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook |archivedate=2011-04-22 }}</ref>

===1998 CFL All-Stars===
*OT – [[Mohammed Elewonibi|Moe Elewonibi]], CFL All-Star
*DT – [[Johnny Scott (Canadian football)|Johnny Scott]], CFL All-Star
*CB – [[Steve Muhammad]], CFL All-Star
*DS – [[Dale Joseph]], CFL All-Star

===Western Division All-Star Selections===
*RB – [[Juan Johnson]], Western All-Star
*OT – [[Mohammed Elewonibi|Moe Elewonibi]], Western All-Star
*DT – [[Dave Chaytors]], Western All-Star
*DT – [[Johnny Scott (Canadian football)|Johnny Scott]], Western All-Star
*CB – [[Steve Muhammad]], Western All-Star
*DB – [[Glenn Rogers Jr.]], Western All-Star
*DS – [[Dale Joseph]], Western All-Star
*K – [[Lui Passaglia]], Western All-Star

===1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars===
OG – [[Jamie Taras]], Intergold CFLPA All-Star

==Playoffs==

===West semi-final===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|-style="background-color:#ddffdd"
|[[Edmonton Eskimos]] || 4 || 20 || 2 || 14 || 40
|-
|[[BC Lions]] || 3 || 7 || 15 || 8 || 33
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{1998 CFL season by team}}
{{BC Lions seasons}}
{{BC Lions}}

[[Category:BC Lions seasons]]
[[Category:1998 Canadian Football League season by team|BC Lions]]
[[Category:1998 in sports in British Columbia]]
[[Category:1990s in Vancouver]]

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1998 BC Lions season - Revision history

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