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{{short description|Canadian football team season}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| logo = 
| team = BC Lions
| year = 2000
| record = '''8–10'''
| division_place = '''3rd, [[Canadian Football League West Division|West]]'''
| coach = [[Greg Mohns]] <br /> [[Steve Buratto]] (Interim)
| general manager = [[Adam Rita]]
| stadium = [[BC Place Stadium]]
| playoffs = '''Won [[88th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]]'''

}}
The '''[[2000 CFL season|2000]] [[BC Lions]]''' finished in third place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. With the team sitting at 3–4, head coach [[Greg Mohns]] resigned allowing for receivers coach [[Steve Buratto]] to take over the team on an interim basis. The Lions won four of their last five regular season games and entered the post-season with heavy momentum. As such, they became the first team in [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] history with a losing record to win the [[88th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]]. Long-time Lion [[Lui Passaglia]] retired following the championship, after a CFL record 25 seasons in the league.

==Offseason==

=== CFL Draft===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| Rd
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| Pick
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="15%"| Position
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="20%"| School
|- align="center"
|align=center| 1 || 6 || [[Adriano Belli]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[University of Houston|Houston]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 3 || 20 || [[Brent Johnson (Canadian football)|Brent Johnson]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 4 || 28 || [[Loren Padelford]] || [[Offensive Lineman|OL]] || [[University of Guelph|Guelph]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 6 || 44 || [[Fabian Rayne]] || [[Running back|RB]] || [[University of Western Ontario|Western]]
|-
|}

==Preseason==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="5%"| Week
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| Date
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="20%"| Opponent
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="10%"| Score
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="10%"| Result
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| Record
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| A
| June 21
| Edmonton Eskimos
| 26–21
| Win
| 1–0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| B
| June 27
| Calgary Stampeders
| 32–20
| Loss
| 1–1
|}

==Regular season==

=== Season standings===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''[[CFL West Division|West Division]]'''
! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts
|- align="center"
| align="left" |'''[[Calgary Stampeders]]''' || 18 || 12 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 604 || 495 || 25
|- align="center"
| align="left" |'''[[Edmonton Eskimos]]''' || 18 || 10 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 527 || 520 || 21
|- align="center"
| align="left" |'''[[BC Lions]]''' || 18 || 8 || 10 || 0 || 1 || 513 || 529 || 17
|- align="center"
| align="left" |[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] || 18 || 5 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 516 || 626 || 11
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/2000/reg |title = CFL.ca |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629040855/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2000/reg |archive-date=2009-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Season schedule===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="5%"| Week
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| Date
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="20%"| Opponent
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="10%"| Score
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="10%"| Result
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| Record
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="5%"| Streak
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"
| 1
| July 7
| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| 33–26
| Win
| 1–0
|W1
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"
| 2
| July 13
| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
| 30–28
| Win
| 2–0
|W2
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3
| July 20
| at Calgary Stampeders
| 35–2
| Loss
| 2–1
|L1
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 4
| July 26
| vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| 29–13
| Loss
| 2–2
|L2
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 5
| August 4
| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 31–16
| Loss
| 2–3
|L3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 6
| August 10
| vs. Calgary Stampeders
| 47–26
| Loss
| 2–4
|L4
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"
| 7
| August 17
| vs. Toronto Argonauts
| 36–26
| Win
| 3–4
|W1
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"
| 8
| August 24
| at Toronto Argonauts
| 51–4
| Win
| 4–4
|W2
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 9
| August 31
| vs. Montreal Alouettes
| 35–25
| Loss
| 4–5
|L1
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 10
| Sept 9
| at Saskatchewan Roughriders
| 28–20
| Loss
| 4–6
|L2
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"
| 11
| Sept 15
| vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| 26–14
| Win
| 5–6
|W1
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 12
| Sept 24
| at Montreal Alouettes
| 29–28
| Loss
| 5–7
|L1
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 13
| Oct 1
| at Edmonton Eskimos
| 49–42
| Loss
| 5–8
|L2
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 14
| Oct 9
| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 40–33
| Loss
| 5–9
|L3
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"
| 15
| Oct 14
| at Saskatchewan Roughriders
| 39–15
| Win
| 6–9
|W1
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 16
| Oct 22
| at Calgary Stampeders
| 45–38
| Loss
| 6–10
|L1
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"
| 17
| Oct 28
| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| 28–20
| Win
| 7–10
|W1
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDFFDD"
| 18
| Nov 4
| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
| 27–26
| Win
| 8–10
|W2
|-
|}
<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/| title = Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central}} </ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm |archive-date=2009-03-11 |url-status=live |access-date=2009-03-08 }}</ref>

==Awards and records==
* [[CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award]] – [[Sean Millington]] (RB)

===2000 CFL All-Stars===
* RB – [[Sean Millington]], CFL All-Star
* OT – [[Chris Perez (gridiron football)|Chris Perez]], CFL All-Star
* K – [[Lui Passaglia]], CFL All-Star

===Western Division All-Star Selections===
* RB – [[Sean Millington]], CFL Western All-Star
* SB – [[Alfred Jackson (Canadian football)|Alfred Jackson]], CFL Western All-Star
* OT – [[Chris Perez (gridiron football)|Chris Perez]], CFL Western All-Star
* K – [[Lui Passaglia]], CFL Western All-Star
* DE – [[Herman Smith (American football)|Herman Smith]], CFL Western All-Star
* CB – [[Eric Carter (Canadian football)|Eric Carter]], CFL Western All-Star

==Playoffs==

===West Semi-Final===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|-
|[[Edmonton Eskimos]] || 3 || 8 || 3 || 18 || 32
|-style="background-color:#DDFFDD"
|[[BC Lions]] || 14 || 3 || 14 || 3 || 34
|}

===West Final===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|-
|[[Calgary Stampeders]] || 1 || 10 || 0 || 12 || 23
|-style="background-color:#DDFFDD"
|[[BC Lions]] || 4 || 20 || 10 || 3 || 37
|}

===Grey Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|-style="background-color:#DDFFDD"
|[[BC Lions]] || 8 || 4 || 0 || 16 || 28
|-
|[[Montreal Alouettes]] || 3 || 0 || 7 || 16 || 26
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2000 CFL season by team}}
{{BC Lions seasons}}
{{BC Lions}}
{{88th Grey Cup}}

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[[Category:BC Lions seasons]]
[[Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons]]
[[Category:Grey Cup championship seasons]]
[[Category:2000 Canadian Football League season by team|Bc Lions Season, 2000]]
[[Category:2000 in sports in British Columbia]]

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