2006 BC Lions season

2006 BC Lions season
Head coach	Wally Buono
General manager	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	13–5
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won 94th Grey Cup
Team MOP	Geroy Simon
Team MOC	Brent Johnson
Team MOR	Aaron Hunt
Uniform

The 2006 BC Lions season was the 49th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 53rd overall. The Lions finished in first place in the West Division for a third consecutive season with a 13–5 record and won the 94th Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes.^[1] Lions quarterback Dave Dickenson was named the game's Most Valuable Player after completing 18 of 29 passes for 184 yards and rushing for 53 yards on six carries. Placekicker Paul McCallum tied a Grey Cup record by kicking six field goals en route to being named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. The Lions won their fifth Grey Cup championship in franchise history and first since 2000 when they also defeated the Alouettes.^[2]

During the regular season, the Lions were dominant, led by slotback Geroy Simon who caught 105 passes for a club record 1856 yards and 15 touchdowns. Simon was named the league's Most Outstanding Player, becoming the fifth BC Lions player to win the award. Defensive end Brent Johnson was named the league's Most Outstanding Canadian and Most Outstanding Defensive Player, defensive tackle Aaron Hunt was named the league's Most Outstanding Rookie, and offensive tackle Rob Murphy was named the league's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman. Defensive back Mark Washington was awarded the CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award and head coach Wally Buono won the Annis Stukus Trophy as the CFL's Coach of the Year, making it the third time he won the award. The only CFL major trophy not won by the Lions was the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award, won by Calgary Stampeders kicker Sandro DeAngelis. The Lions had 10 Western All-Stars and a league leading seven Western All-Stars.^[3]

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	Jay Pottinger	LB	McMaster
1	4	Ricky Foley	LB	York
1	6	Dean Valli	OL	Simon Fraser
2	15	Jon Hameister-Ries	OL	Tulsa
5	40	Mike Lindstrom	SB	British Columbia
6	48	Jason Ward	DL	Connecticut

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 2	vs. Calgary Stampeders	26–23	Loss	23,154	0–1
B	June 8	at Calgary Stampeders	57–13	Win	7,335	1–1

# Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y-BC Lions	18	13	5	0	555	355	26	Details
X-Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	0	477	426	20	Details
X-Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	9	0	465	434	18	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	7	11	0	399	468	14	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 16	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	45–28	Win	27,539	1–0
2	June 25	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–24	Loss	21,082	1–1
3	June 30	vs. Toronto Argonauts	26–19	Win	30,514	2–1
4	July 7	at Edmonton Eskimos	27–20	Loss	35,035	2–2
5	July 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–28	Loss	28,513	2–3
6	July 21	at Calgary Stampeders	43–20	Win	31,210	3–3
7	July 29	at Toronto Argonauts	28–8	Win	28,356	4–3
8	August 4	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	34–17	Win	27,312	5–3
9	August 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–5	Win	25,033	6–3
10	August 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	30–28	Win	33,589	7–3
11	Bye					7–3
12	September 1	at Montreal Alouettes	48–13	Win	20,202	8–3
13	Bye					8–3
14	September 16	vs. Montreal Alouettes	36–20	Win	35,971	9–3
15	September 24	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–20 (OT)	Loss	27,592	9–4
16	September 30	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–8	Win	24,163	10–4
17	October 6	vs. Calgary Stampeders	39–13	Win	32,232	11–4
18	October 15	at Calgary Stampeders	32–25	Loss	33,546	11–5
19	October 21	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23–17	Win	31,294	12–5
20	October 28	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–16	Win	33,744	13–5

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# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

# Games played with alternate uniforms.

Player stats

Passing

Player	Att.	Comp	%	Yards	TD	INT	Rating
Dave Dickenson	338	238	70.4	3032	22	7	111.2
Buck Pierce	186	137	73.7	1752	11	6	109.0
Jarious Jackson	79	37	46.8	477	3	2	68.4

^[5]

Rushing

Player	Att.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Joe Smith	166	887	5.3	66	9
Buck Pierce	31	294	9.5	39	3
Dave Dickenson	32	195	6.1	15	0
Antonio Warren	41	169	4.1	16	0
Jarious Jackson	46	137	3.0	15	1

^[6]

Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD
Geroy Simon	105	1856	17.7	92	15
Paris Jackson	51	634	12.4	49	4
Ryan Thelwell	53	625	11.8	30	4
Jason Clermont	44	507	11.5	26	3
Joe Smith	51	420	8.2	26	1

^[7]

Awards and records

Wally Buono, – CFL's Scotiabank Coach of the Year
Aaron Hunt (DT), – CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award
Brent Johnson (DE), – CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award
Brent Johnson (DE), – CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award
Rob Murphy (OG), -CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award
Geroy Simon (SB), – CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award^[8]
Geroy Simon (SB), – Rogers Fans' Choice Award
Mark Washington (DB), – CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award^[9]

2006 CFL All-Stars

Korey Banks, Defensive Back
Otis Floyd, Linebacker
Brent Johnson, Defensive End
Barron Miles, Safety
Rob Murphy, Offensive Tackle
Geroy Simon, Wide Receiver
Tyrone Williams, Defensive Tackle

Playoffs

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
21	Bye
22	West Final	Nov 12	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	45–18	Win	50,084
23	Grey Cup	Nov 19	Montreal Alouettes	25–14	Win	44,786

# Games played with alternate uniforms.

West Final

November 12, 2006

@ BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	3	1	14	0	18
BC Lions	3	26	3	13	45

Dave Dickenson completed 27-of-37 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns, as the BC Lions defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders, 45–18, to score a franchise playoff-record points total and reach the 94th Grey Cup against Montreal. The Lions will play the Montreal Alouettes, who beat the Toronto Argonauts 33–24 in the East Final. BC, who finished first in the West Division for the third straight season, lost the 2004 Grey Cup to Toronto and were downed by Edmonton in the 2005 West Final.

Grey Cup

November 19, 2006

@ Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg, MB

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Montreal Alouettes	0	3	9	2	14
BC Lions	9	10	0	6	25

Scoring summary

BC Lions (25) – TDs, Ian Smart; FGs Paul McCallum (6); cons., McCallum.

Montreal Alouettes (14) – TDs, Robert Edwards; FGs Damon Duval; cons., Duval; safety touch (2).

First Quarter
BC—FG McCallum 34-yard field goal 4:49
BC—FG McCallum 35-yard field goal 12:26
BC—FG McCallum 24-yard field goal 14:15

Second Quarter
BC—TD Smart 25-yard run (McCallum convert) 4:12
MTL—FG Duval 43-yard field goal 13:18
BC—FG McCallum 30-yard field goal 15:00

Third Quarter
MTL—Safety McCallum concedes in end zone 8:47
MTL—TD Edwards 2-yard run (Duval convert) 13:00

Fourth Quarter
BC—FG McCallum 21-yard field goal 4:17
BC—FG McCallum 47-yard field goal 6:28
MTL—Safety McCallum concedes in end zone 13:17

References

2006 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg

See also	2006 CFL Draft 94th Grey Cup

BC Lions seasons

1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

BC Lions

Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place

Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra

Lore	Annis Stukus Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic Kapp becomes first Lion to win MVP of West Division Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker

Important figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Clem Crowe Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Jackie Parker Al Wilson Cal Murphy Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Mark Gastineau Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon

Retired numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97

Key personnel	Owner: David Braley General Manager/Head Coach: Wally Buono

Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011

Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

BC Lions 94th Grey Cup champions

Head coach: Wally Buono

Assistant coaches: Jacques Chapdelaine
Dave Ritchie
Mike Benevides
Jamie Barresi
Dan Dorazio
Steff Kruck
Mike Roach

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