1986 BC Lions season

1986 BC Lions season
General manager	Joe Galat
Head coach	Don Matthews
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final

The 1986 BC Lions finished in second place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. They appeared in the West Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	9	Paul Nastasiuk	RB	Wilfrid Laurier
2	18	Mark Turner	DL	Miami (OH)
3	25	Ron Crick	LB	Idaho State
3	27	Bob Skemp	C	British Columbia, Richmond Raiders
4	36	Scott Lecky	WR	Guelph
5	45	Peter Jeffrey	T	Simon Fraser
6	54	Floyd Mingo	DB	Simon Fraser
7	63	Paul Osbaldiston	K/P	Western Montana
8	72	Steve Bernstein	DB	Simon Fraser

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Sat, June 7	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 41–21	1–0	Taylor Field	14,704
B	Tue, June 17	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 20–41	1–1	BC Place	33,537
C	Sat, June 21	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 18–28	1–2	Winnipeg Stadium	26,921

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	13	4	1	540	365	27
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	441	410	24
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	545	387	22
Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	484	380	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	11	1	382	517	13

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Thu, June 26	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 28–17	1–0	BC Place	41,704
2	2	Thu, July 3	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–36	1–1	Commonwealth Stadium	32,757
3	3	Fri, July 11	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 28–17	2–1	BC Place	42,326
4	4	Sat, July 19	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 27–20	3–1	BC Place	42,158
5	5	Fri, July 25	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 36–21	4–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium	16,462
6	6	Thu, July 31	at Calgary Stampeders	W 18–17	5–1	McMahon Stadium	27,659
7	7	Sat, Aug 9	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 39–24	6–1	BC Place	48,984
8	8	Fri, Aug 15	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 25–19	7–1	Lansdowne Park	23,177
9	9	Thu, Aug 21	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 14–30	7–2	BC Place	49,147
10	Bye
11	10	Thu, Sept 4	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 40–10	8–2	BC Place	40,091
12	11	Sun, Sept 14	at Toronto Argonauts	W 34–24	9–2	Exhibition Stadium	29,714
13	12	Fri, Sept 19	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 3–32	9–3	BC Place	59,478
14	13	Fri, Sept 26	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–31	9–4	Commonwealth Stadium	41,570
15	14	Sun, Oct 5	at Montreal Alouettes	L 15–28	9–5	Olympic Stadium	10,826
16	Bye
17	15	Sat, Oct 18	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 17–23	9–6	BC Place	40,127
18	16	Sun, Oct 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 29–17	10–6	Taylor Field	16,388
19	17	Sun, Nov 2	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–20	11–6	Winnipeg Stadium	31,817
20	18	Sat, Nov 8	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 36–24	12–6	BC Place	54,723

Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – James "Quick" Parker (DE)
• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Tyrone Crews (LB)

1986 CFL All-Stars

• DE – James "Quick" Parker, CFL All-Star
• DB – Larry Crawford, CFL All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	11	10	0	0	21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	0	0	14	14

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	17	6	4	14	41
BC Lions	0	1	4	0	5