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{{short description|Canadian football team season}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = 
| team = BC Lions
| year = 2004
| record = '''13–5'''
| division_place = '''1st, [[Canadian Football League West Division|West]]'''
| general manager = [[Wally Buono]]
| coach = [[Wally Buono]]
| stadium = [[BC Place Stadium]]
| playoffs = '''Lost Grey Cup'''
| MOP = [[Casey Printers]]
| uniform = Image:CFL BCL Jersey 2002.png
|general_manager=[[Wally Buono]]|president=[[Bob Ackles]]|owner=[[David Braley]]}}
The '''[[2004 CFL season|2004]] [[BC Lions]]''' finished in first place in the West Division with a 13–5 record. They won the West Final and appeared in the [[92nd Grey Cup]].

==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 || 5 || [[O.J. Atogwe]] || [[Safety (American football position)|S]] || [[Stanford University|Stanford]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 2 || 13 || [[Nautyn McKay-Loescher]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[University of Alabama|Alabama]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 3 || 22 || [[Scott Plummer (Canadian football)|Scott Plummer]] || [[Defensive back|DB]] || [[Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 5 || 40 || [[Troy Cunningham]] || DE || [[Concordia University (Quebec)|Concordia]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 6 || 49 || [[Billy Palmer (Canadian football)|Billy Palmer]] || [[Tight end|TE]] || [[Notre Dame University|Notre Dame]]
|-
|}

==Preseason==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| 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="10%"| Attendance
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| Record
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| B
| June 5
| vs. [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| 24–14
| Loss
| 11,874
| 0–1
|-align="center" bgcolor="DDffDD"
| C
| June 10
| at [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| 39–28
| Win
| 26,470
| 1–1
|}

==Regular season==

=== Season standings===
{{2004 CFL West Division Standings}}

===Season schedule===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| 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="10%"| Attendance
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"| Record
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1
| June 18
| vs. [[2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| 38–36
| Loss
| 20,952
| 0–1
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 2
| June 26
| at [[2004 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| 41–34
| Win
| 35,367
| 1–1
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3
| July 2
| at [[2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| 42–29
| Loss
| 21,605
| 1–2
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 4
| July 9
| vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| 25–9
| Loss
| 22,227
| 1–3
|-align="center"
| 5
| colSpan=5 align="center" | ''Bye''
| 1–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 6
| July 22
| at [[2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| 48–17
| Win
| 25,567
| 2–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 7
| July 29
| vs. [[2004 Montreal Alouettes season|Montreal Alouettes]]
| 32–9
| Win
| 23,788
| 3–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 8
| August 6
| vs. [[2004 Ottawa Renegades season|Ottawa Renegades]]
| 47–27
| Win
| 25,255
| 4–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 9
| August 13
| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| 49–11
| Win
| 27,891
| 5–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 10
| August 21
| at [[2004 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| 25–18 (OT)
| Win
| 28,351
| 6–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 11
| August 27
| vs. [[2004 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts]]
| 31–10
| Win
| 29,484
| 7–3
|-align="center"
| 12
| colSpan=5 align="center" | ''Bye''
| 7–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 13
| Sept 11
| at Ottawa Renegades
| 31–13
| Win
| 22,380
| 8–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 14
| Sept 18
| vs. Edmonton Eskimos
| 36–33 (OT)
| Win
| 29,704
| 9–3
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 15
| Sept 24
| at Calgary Stampeders
| 22–21
| Loss
| 28,524
| 9–4
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 16
| Oct 2
| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 42–31
| Win
| 29,170
| 10–4
|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17
| Oct 11
| at Toronto Argonauts
| 22–16
| Loss
| 25,212
| 10–5
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 18
| Oct 17
| at Montreal Alouettes
| 32–29
| Win
| 20,202
| 11–5
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 19
| Oct 22
| vs. Calgary Stampeders
| 19–17
| Win
| 27,295
| 12–5
|-align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"
| 20
| Oct 30
| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
| 40–38
| Win
| 32,402
| 13–5
|-
|}
<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 |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>

==Player stats==

=== Passing===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Att.
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Comp
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | %
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Yards
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | TD
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | INT
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Rating
|- align="center"
| [[Casey Printers]] || 494 || 325 || 65.8 || 5088 || 35 || 10 || 115.0
|- align="center"
| [[Dave Dickenson]] || 98 || 62 || 63.3 || 967 || 8 || 2 || 114.6
|- align="center"
| [[Spergon Wynn]] || 34 || 21 || 61.8 || 268 || 2 || 0 || 106.0
|- align="center"
| [[Geroy Simon]] || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2.1
|}<ref>{{cite web |title=CFL.ca – Official Site of the Canadian Football League |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2005/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023071033/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2005 |archivedate=2009-10-23 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2009-09-24 }}</ref>

===Rushing===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Att.
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Yards
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Avg.
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Longest
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | TD
|- align="center"
| [[Antonio Warren]] || 219 || 1136 || 5.2 || 37 || 5
|- align="center"
| [[Casey Printers]] || 82 || 469 || 5.7 || 40 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Eddie Linscomb]] || 40 || 220 || 5.5 || 37 || 2
|- align="center"
| [[Dave Dickenson]] || 12 || 78 || 6.5 || 16 || 0
|- align="center"
| [[Lyle Green]] || 11 || 43 || 3.9 || 12 || 0
|}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2005/ |title = Rushing 2005 {{!}} Statistics {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192200/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2005 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Receiving===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | No.
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Yards
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Avg.
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | Long
! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" | TD
|- align="center"
| [[Geroy Simon]] || 103 || 1750 || 17.0 || 89 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Jason Clermont]] || 83 || 1220 || 14.7 || 80 || 7
|- align="center"
| [[Ryan Thelwell]] || 54 || 909 || 16.8 || 46 || 6
|- align="center"
| [[Chris Brazzell]] || 49 || 906 || 18.5 || 73 || 8
|- align="center"
| [[Frank Cutolo]] || 47 || 786 || 16.7 || 102 || 9
|}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2005/ |title = Receiving 2005 {{!}} Statistics {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319085952/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2005 |archive-date=2015-03-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Awards and records==
* [[Casey Printers]] (QB), – [[CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer |title = CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |accessdate=2011-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422021042/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer |archivedate=2011-04-22 }}</ref>
* [[Jason Clermont]] (SB), – [[CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award]]
* [[Casey Printers]] (QB), – [[Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy]]
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_ocanada |title = CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |accessdate=2011-06-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518155914/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_ocanada |archivedate=2011-05-18 }}</ref>

===2004 CFL All-Stars===
* [[Casey Printers]], Quarterback
* [[Geroy Simon]], Slotback
* [[Barrin Simpson]], Linebacker

===Western Division All-Star Selections===
* [[Casey Printers]], Quarterback
* [[Jason Clermont]], Slotback
* [[Geroy Simon]], Slotback
* [[Ryan Thelwell]], Wide Receiver
* [[Angus Reid]], Centre
* [[Brent Johnson (Canadian football)|Brent Johnson]], Defensive End
* [[Barrin Simpson]], Linebacker
* [[Sam Young (defensive back)|Sam Young]], Safety

==Playoffs==

===West Final===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! OT !! Total
|-
|[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] || 7 || 7 || 0 || 10 || 1 || 25
|- style="background-color:#DDFFDD"
|[[BC Lions]] || 7 || 0 || 7 || 10 || 3 || 27
|}

===Grey Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|- style="background-color:#DDFFDD"
|[[Toronto Argonauts]] || 0 || 17 || 7 || 3 || 27
|-
|[[BC Lions]] || 7 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 19
|}
'''Toronto Argonauts''' (27) – TDs, [[Damon Allen]] (2), [[Robert Baker (gridiron football)|Robert Baker]]; FGs [[Noel Prefontaine]] (2); cons., [[Noel Prefontaine|Prefontaine]] (3).

'''BC Lions''' (19) – TDs, [[Jason Clermont]], [[Dave Dickenson]]; FGs [[Duncan O'Mahony]] (2); cons. [[Duncan O'Mahony|O'Mahony]] (1).

'''First Quarter''' 
BC—TD Clermont 12-yard pass from Dickenson (O'Mahony convert) 4:07

'''Second Quarter''' 
TOR—FG Prefontaine 27-yard field goal 7:40 
TOR—TD Allen 1-yard run (Prefontaine convert) 12:22 
BC—FG O'Mahony 42-yard field goal 13:13 
TOR—TD Baker 23-yard pass from Allen (Prefontaine convert) 14:37

'''Third Quarter''' 
TOR—TD Allen 1-yard run (Prefontaine convert) 4:45 
BC—FG O'Mahony 36-yard field goal 9:16

'''Fourth Quarter''' 
BC—TD Dickenson 7-yard run (convert failed) 6:06 
TOR—FG Prefontaine 16-yard field goal 12:19

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2004 CFL season by team}}
{{BC Lions seasons}}
{{BC Lions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2004 BC Lions Season}}
[[Category:BC Lions seasons]]
[[Category:2004 Canadian Football League season by team|BC Lions]]
[[Category:2004 in sports in British Columbia]]
[[Category:2004 in Vancouver|BC Lions Season]]

2004 BC Lions season - Revision history

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