2001 BC Lions Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-10 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Steve Buratto (8-10)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2001 BC Lions Statistics
2001 BC Lions Roster

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 2001 season with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

BC labored to change the scoreboard with just 417 points, while the defensive squad yielded 445. Damon Allen led the charge, slinging for 3,631 yards. Ryan Thelwell grabbed 47 passes for 672 yards. Darnell McDonald, Denis Montana and Alfred Jackson each were targeted regularly, too.

Robert Drummond carried the ball for a team-leading 809 yards for the Lions, and Sean Millington additionally aided the ground game.

Mike Fletcher intercepted 5 opponent throws. Herman Smith sacked quarterbacks 9 times.

Steve Buratto coached the team. The 2001 BC Lions lost in the Division Semifinal.

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Regular Season Points For: 417
Regular Season Points Against: 445

Date Game Res Home Road Record
July 7, 2001 Edmonton Eskimos 28 at BC Lions 35 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 OT
July 12, 2001 BC Lions 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
July 21, 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 at BC Lions 7 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
July 27, 2001 BC Lions 22 at Calgary Stampeders 28 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
August 4, 2001 Montreal Alouettes 31 at BC Lions 44 W 2-1-0 0-2-0 2-3-0
August 11, 2001 Edmonton Eskimos 39 at BC Lions 42 W 3-1-0 0-2-0 3-3-0
August 17, 2001 BC Lions 35 at Edmonton Eskimos 17 W 3-1-0 1-2-0 4-3-0
August 25, 2001 Calgary Stampeders 13 at BC Lions 27 W 4-1-0 1-2-0 5-3-0
August 31, 2001 BC Lions 19 at Montreal Alouettes 23 L 4-1-0 1-3-0 5-4-0
September 8, 2001 BC Lions 17 at Toronto Argonauts 32 L 4-1-0 1-4-0 5-5-0
September 23, 2001 BC Lions 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 15 W 4-1-0 2-4-0 6-5-0
September 28, 2001 BC Lions 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23 L 4-1-0 2-5-0 6-6-0
October 6, 2001 Toronto Argonauts 34 at BC Lions 17 L 4-2-0 2-5-0 6-7-0
October 12, 2001 BC Lions 22 at Edmonton Eskimos 28 L 4-2-0 2-6-0 6-8-0
October 20, 2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26 at BC Lions 18 L 4-3-0 2-6-0 6-9-0
October 28, 2001 BC Lions 34 at Calgary Stampeders 16 W 4-3-0 3-6-0 7-9-0
November 3, 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders 42 at BC Lions 10 L 4-4-0 3-6-0 7-10-0
November 6, 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 at BC Lions 24 W 5-4-0 3-6-0 8-10-0
November 11, 2001 BC Lions 19 at Calgary Stampeders 28 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 Western Semi-Final


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