The

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions playe ...

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 Steve Buratto (born c. 1943) is a Canadian football coach and former offensive lineman. He is the offensive coordinator for the UBC Thunderbirds football team. He is also a former head coach in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stamp ...

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

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest pr ...

history with a losing record to win the

Grey Cup The Grey Cup () is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested between the winners ...

. Long-time Lion

Lui Passaglia Lui Passaglia (born June 7, 1954) is a Canadian former professional Canadian football, football player. He was the placekicker/Punter (football position), punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for a record-breaking 25 year ...

retired following the championship, after a CFL record 25 seasons in the league.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Awards and records

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually awarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Lew Hayman Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy winne ...

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Sean Millington Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a Canadian former professional football fullback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He currently does colour commentary for the CFL’s website and the CBC. He has also acted in several movies and ...

(RB)

2000 CFL All-Stars

* RB –

, CFL All-Star * OT – Chris Perez, CFL All-Star * K –

, CFL All-Star

Western Division All-Star Selections

* RB –

, CFL Western All-Star * SB – Alfred Jackson, CFL Western All-Star * OT – Chris Perez, CFL Western All-Star * K –

, CFL Western All-Star * DE – Herman Smith, CFL Western All-Star * CB – Eric Carter, CFL Western All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

West Final

Grey Cup

References

BC Lions seasons N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons Grey Cup championship seasons Bc Lions Season, 2000 2000 in sports in British Columbia {{Canadianfootball-stub BC Lions Season