2008 BC Lions season

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = BC Lions

| year = 2008

| record = 11–7

| division_place = 3rd, West

| general manager = Wally Buono

| coach = Wally Buono

| stadium = BC Place Stadium

| playoffs = Lost West Final

| MOP = Cameron Wake

| MOR = Stefan Logan

| uniform = Image:CFL BCL Jersey 2008.png

|president=Bob Ackles (until his death on July 6)|owner=David Braley}}

The 2008 BC Lions season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 55th overall. The Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record and appeared in the West Final, losing to the eventual Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason

= CFL draft=

In the 2008 CFL Draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/static/pdf/cfl/2008_draft_list.pdf |title=Draft List for Year 2008 |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=2008-01-28 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black.

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="8%"\| Round ! 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/Club Team
align=center\| 1	5	Justin Sorensen	OL	South Carolina
align=center\| 2	9 (via Hamilton)	Rolly Lumbala	RB	Idaho
align=center\| 3	18 (via Edmonton)	Justin Shaw	DL	Manitoba
align=center\| 3	20 (via Saskatchewan via Montreal)	Jason Arakgi	LB	McMaster
align=center\| 3	22	Mike McEachern	LB	Western Illinois
align=center\| 5	38	Brady Browne	DB	Manitoba
align=center\| 6	46	Hubert Buydens	OL	Saskatchewan

Preseason

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! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="10%"| 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

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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|A

| June 13

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| 33–13 [https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2008/time_zone/0 CFL.ca] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207191328/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2008/time_zone/0 |date=2008-12-07 }}

| Loss

| 28,800

| 0–1

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|B

| June 19

| Calgary Stampeders

| 39–35

| Win

| 26,242

| 1–1

:{{color box|white|#|#FF8800}} Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

On September 13, Lions running back and former Blue Bomber, Charles Roberts reached over 10,000 rushing yards in his CFL career versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders.http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/story/4225998p-4863965c.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
On July 6, Bobby Ackles, an integral member of the B.C. Lions for more than 50 years, died of a heart attack at his family's cabin on Bowen Island.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=242666 |title=Canadian football builder Ackles passes away |access-date=2017-12-06 |archive-date=2012-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017214745/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=242666 |url-status=dead }} Ackles started with the team as a waterboy in 1954.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.86, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}} Ackles was sixty nine years old.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.88, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}} Under Ackles' leadership, the Lions captured the Grey Cup in 1985 and in 2006.
On September 20, an unsportsmanlike incident occurred during a game in Saskatchewan. It started in the fourth quarter when Saskatchewan fans became angry about a B.C. play they thought should have been a face mask penalty. Lions defensive back Dante Marsh fired the ball into the stands, and Saskatchewan fans responded by pelting the Lions with full cans of beer.{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Saskatchewan/2008/09/23/6849161-cp.html |title=CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - CFL - Saskatchewan: CFL fans behaving badly |accessdate=2008-11-29 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20080925111553/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Saskatchewan/2008/09/23/6849161-cp.html |archivedate=2008-09-25 }} The incident occurred on the night when the Roughriders were honouring past CFL legend Ron Lancaster, who had recently died at the age of 69.
On November 1, B.C. Lions kick returner Ian Smart set a new CFL record for most kickoff return yardage.

=Season standings=

=Season schedule=

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! 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

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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|1

| June 26

| at Calgary Stampeders

| 28–18

| Loss

| 30,159

| 0–1

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| style="text-align:center; background:#FF8800;"|2

| July 4

| Saskatchewan Roughriders

| 26–16

| Loss

| 33,813

| 0–2

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|3

| July 11

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 42–24

| Win

| 26,735

| 1–2

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:#FF8800;"|4

| July 18

| Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 27–18

| Win

| 37,174

| 2–2

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:#FF8800;"|5

| July 25

| Montreal Alouettes

| 36–34

| Win

| 30,132

| 3–2

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|6

| July 31

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| 35–24

| Loss

| 35,008

| 3–3

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:#FF8800;"|7

| Aug 8

| Edmonton Eskimos

| 40–34

| Win

| 30,863

| 4–3

align="center"

| 8

| colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye

| 4–3

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| style="text-align:center; background:#FF8800;"|9

| Aug 22

| Calgary Stampeders

| 36–29

| Loss

| 34,221

| 4–4

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|10

| Aug 29

| at Montreal Alouettes

| 30–25

| Loss

| 20,202

| 4–5

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|11

| Sept 6

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| 35–12

| Win

| 18,723

| 5–5

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:#FF8800;"|12

| Sept 13

| Saskatchewan Roughriders

| 28–23

| Win

| 38,608

| 6–5

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|13

| Sept 20

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| 27–21

| Win

| 30,945

| 7–5

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:#FF8800;"|14

| Sept 27

| Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| 40–10

| Win

| 31,161

| 8–5

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|15

| Oct 3

| at Toronto Argonauts

| 24–20

| Win

| 28,273

| 9–5

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| style="text-align:center; background:black;"|16

| Oct 10

| Edmonton Eskimos

| 27–20

| Loss

| 34,778

| 9–6

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|17

| Oct 17

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| 43–28

| Win

| 34,342

| 10–6

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| style="text-align:center; background:#FF8800;"|18

| Oct 25

| Toronto Argonauts

| 55–32

| Win

| 35,994

| 11–6

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|19

| Nov 1

| at Calgary Stampeders

| 41–30

| Loss

| 30,275

| 11–7

:{{color box|#FF8800|#|white}} Games played with colour uniforms.

:{{color box|white|#|#FF8800}} Games played with white uniforms.

:{{color box|black|#|white}} Games played with alternate uniforms.

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan="7" style="background-color: #000000; color:#F47920; text-align: center" \| 2008 BC Lions roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Quarterbacks {{CFL player\|12\|I\|Zac Champion}} {{CFL player\| 7\|I\|Jarious Jackson}} {{CFL player\|16\|I\|Buck Pierce}} Running backs {{CFL player\|37\|N\|Alexis Bwenge}} FB {{CFL player\|28\|N\|Lyle Green}} FB {{CFL player\|26\|I\|Stefan Logan}} {{CFL player\|46\|N\|Rolly Lumbala}} FB {{CFL player\| 1\|I\|Charles Roberts}} {{CFL player\| 2\|I\|Ian Smart}} KR/PR Receivers {{CFL player\| 8\|N\|Bret Anderson}} SB {{CFL player\|82\|N\|Jason Clermont}} SB {{CFL player\|89\|I\|Clarence Coleman}} {{CFL player\|19\|N\|Paris Jackson}} {{CFL player\|81\|I\|Geroy Simon}} SB {{CFL player\|88\|N\|O'Neil Wilson}} SB \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Offensive linemen {{CFL player\|59\|N\|Kelly Bates}} G {{CFL player\|55\|N\|Sherko Haji-Rasouli}} G {{CFL player\|60\|I\|Jason Jimenez}} T {{CFL player\|56\|I\|Rob Murphy}} T {{CFL player\|69\|N\|Lorne Plante}} C {{CFL player\|64\|N\|Angus Reid}} C {{CFL player\|63\|I\|Walter Stith}} T {{CFL player\|54\|N\|Dean Valli}} G Defensive linemen {{CFL player\|95\|N\|Ricky Foley}} DE {{CFL player\|76\|I\|Jeremy Gibbs}} DT {{CFL player\|90\|I\|Aaron Hunt}} DT {{CFL player\|97\|N\|Brent Johnson}} DE {{CFL player\|93\|N\|Matt Kirk}} DT {{CFL player\|91\|I\|Cameron Wake}} DE {{CFL player\|96\|I\|Tyrone Williams}} DT \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Linebackers {{CFL player\|35\|I\|Otis Floyd}} OLB {{CFL player\| 6\|N\|Javier Glatt}} ILB {{CFL player\|39\|I\|Jamall Johnson}} OLB {{CFL player\|51\|I\|Terna Nande}} OLB {{CFL player\|11\|N\|Jason Pottinger}} ILB Defensive backs {{CFL player\|45\|N\|Jason Arakgi}} S {{CFL player\|24\|I\|Korey Banks}} DB {{CFL player\| 3\|N\|Tad Crawford}} S {{CFL player\|25\|I\|Jerome Dennis}} DB {{CFL player\|27\|I\|Lavar Glover}} CB {{CFL player\|31\|I\|Dante Marsh}} CB {{CFL player\|16\|I\|Barron Miles}} S {{CFL player\|21\|I\|Ryan Phillips}} DB {{CFL player\|32\|I\|B. J. Tucker}} DB Special teams {{CFL player\| 4\|N\|Paul McCallum}} K/P {{CFL player\|70\|N\|Dan McCullough}} LS \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Reserve lists {{CFL player\|67\|N\|Jon Hameister-Ries}} G 7px {{CFL player\|18\|I\|Cory Rodgers}} SB 7px Practice Roster {{CFL player\|34\|I\|Donald Brown}} DB {{CFL player\|13\|I\|Ryan Grice-Mullen}} WR {{CFL player\|83\|N\|Greg Hetherington}} SB {{CFL player\|79\|I\|Caesar Rayford}} DL {{CFL player\|94\|N\|Justin Shaw}} DL {{CFL player\|87\|I\|Rufus Skillern}} WR {{CFL player\|10\|N\|Sean Whyte}} K/P Italics indicate Import players [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212184238/http://www.bclions.com/roster/index/team/1 Roster] updated 2008-10-11 [https://web.archive.org/web/20081222115113/http://www.bclions.com/depthchart/list/team/1/year/2008 Depth Chart] • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150823000357/http://www.bclions.com/page/transactions_bc Transactions] 46 Active, 2 Inactive, 7 PS → More rosters

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colspan="7" style="background-color: #000000; color:#F47920; text-align: center" | 2008 BC Lions roster

style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

{{CFL player|12|I|Zac Champion}}
{{CFL player| 7|I|Jarious Jackson}}
{{CFL player|16|I|Buck Pierce}}

Running backs

{{CFL player|37|N|Alexis Bwenge}} FB
{{CFL player|28|N|Lyle Green}} FB
{{CFL player|26|I|Stefan Logan}}
{{CFL player|46|N|Rolly Lumbala}} FB
{{CFL player| 1|I|Charles Roberts}}
{{CFL player| 2|I|Ian Smart}} KR/PR

Receivers

{{CFL player| 8|N|Bret Anderson}} SB
{{CFL player|82|N|Jason Clermont}} SB
{{CFL player|89|I|Clarence Coleman}}
{{CFL player|19|N|Paris Jackson}}
{{CFL player|81|I|Geroy Simon}} SB
{{CFL player|88|N|O'Neil Wilson}} SB

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Offensive linemen

{{CFL player|59|N|Kelly Bates}} G
{{CFL player|55|N|Sherko Haji-Rasouli}} G
{{CFL player|60|I|Jason Jimenez}} T
{{CFL player|56|I|Rob Murphy}} T
{{CFL player|69|N|Lorne Plante}} C
{{CFL player|64|N|Angus Reid}} C
{{CFL player|63|I|Walter Stith}} T
{{CFL player|54|N|Dean Valli}} G

Defensive linemen

{{CFL player|95|N|Ricky Foley}} DE
{{CFL player|76|I|Jeremy Gibbs}} DT
{{CFL player|90|I|Aaron Hunt}} DT
{{CFL player|97|N|Brent Johnson}} DE
{{CFL player|93|N|Matt Kirk}} DT
{{CFL player|91|I|Cameron Wake}} DE
{{CFL player|96|I|Tyrone Williams}} DT

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Linebackers

{{CFL player|35|I|Otis Floyd}} OLB
{{CFL player| 6|N|Javier Glatt}} ILB
{{CFL player|39|I|Jamall Johnson}} OLB
{{CFL player|51|I|Terna Nande}} OLB
{{CFL player|11|N|Jason Pottinger}} ILB

Defensive backs

{{CFL player|45|N|Jason Arakgi}} S
{{CFL player|24|I|Korey Banks}} DB
{{CFL player| 3|N|Tad Crawford}} S
{{CFL player|25|I|Jerome Dennis}} DB
{{CFL player|27|I|Lavar Glover}} CB
{{CFL player|31|I|Dante Marsh}} CB
{{CFL player|16|I|Barron Miles}} S
{{CFL player|21|I|Ryan Phillips}} DB
{{CFL player|32|I|B. J. Tucker}} DB

Special teams

{{CFL player| 4|N|Paul McCallum}} K/P
{{CFL player|70|N|Dan McCullough}} LS

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Reserve lists

{{CFL player|67|N|Jon Hameister-Ries}} G 7px
{{CFL player|18|I|Cory Rodgers}} SB 7px

Practice Roster

{{CFL player|34|I|Donald Brown}} DB
{{CFL player|13|I|Ryan Grice-Mullen}} WR
{{CFL player|83|N|Greg Hetherington}} SB
{{CFL player|79|I|Caesar Rayford}} DL
{{CFL player|94|N|Justin Shaw}} DL
{{CFL player|87|I|Rufus Skillern}} WR
{{CFL player|10|N|Sean Whyte}} K/P

Italics indicate Import players

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081212184238/http://www.bclions.com/roster/index/team/1 Roster] updated 2008-10-11

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222115113/http://www.bclions.com/depthchart/list/team/1/year/2008 Depth Chart] • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150823000357/http://www.bclions.com/page/transactions_bc Transactions]

46 Active, 2 Inactive, 7 PS

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Player stats

= Passing=

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Buck Pierce	362	232	64.1	3018	19	9	97.4
align="center" \| Jarious Jackson	288	158	54.9	2164	17	10	84.3
align="center" \| Paul McCallum	2	2	100.0	53	0	0	158.3
align="center" \| Zac Champion	3	2	66.7	11	1	0	158.3
align="center" \| Charles Roberts	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	2.1
align="center" \| Stefan Logan	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	2.1

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2008/ |title=CFL.ca |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318154908/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Passing/year/2008 |archive-date=2009-03-18 |url-status=dead }}

=Rushing=

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%" \| TD ! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="9%" \| Fumbles
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Stefan Logan	122	889	7.3	0	4
align="center" \| Jarious Jackson	63	362	5.7	2	4
align="center" \| Charles Roberts	65	298	4.6	5	1
align="center" \| Joe Smith	55	236	4.3	3	0
align="center" \| Buck Pierce	29	177	6.1	2	2
align="center"

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2008/ |title = Rushing 2008 {{!}} Statistics {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022080207/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2008 |archive-date=2015-10-22 |url-status=dead }}

=Receiving=

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Geroy Simon	82	1418	17.3	79	10
align="center" \| Paris Jackson	76	1180	15.5	56	8
align="center" \| Jason Clermont	50	640	12.8	36	3
align="center" \| Stefan Logan	52	477	9.2	31	3
align="center" \| Clarence Coleman	34	389	11.4	39	3

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2008/ |title = Receiving 2008 {{!}} Statistics {{!}} CFL.ca {{!}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020000011/http://cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Receiving/year/2008 |archive-date=2015-10-20 |url-status=dead }}

Awards and records

Cameron Wake (DE), British Columbia Lions – CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award
Cameron Wake, Norm Fieldgate Trophy

=2008 CFL All-Stars=

Brent Johnson, Defensive Tackle
Aaron Hunt, Defensive Tackle
Jason Jimenez, Offensive Tackle
Dante Marsh, Cornerback
Barron Miles, Safety
Geroy Simon, Receiver
Cameron Wake, Defensive End

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars |title=CFL.ca - 2008 East & West Division All-Stars |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206180127/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2008-east-west-division-all-stars |archive-date=2008-12-06 |url-status=dead }}

Playoffs

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! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="10%"| Game

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;" width="10%"| 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

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| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|20

| West Semi-Final

| Nov 8

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| 33–12

| Win

| 30,945

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| style="text-align:center; background:white;"|21

| West Final

| Nov 15

| at Calgary Stampeders

| 22–18

| Loss

| 35,650

:{{color box|white|#|#FF8800}} Games played with white uniforms.

= [[Canadian Football League West Division|West]] Semi-Final=

Date and time: Saturday, November 8, 3:30 PM Central Standard Time
Venue: Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan

class="wikitable"

! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

style="background-color:#DDFFDD"

|BC Lions

Saskatchewan Roughriders

=West Final=

Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

class="wikitable"

! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

BC Lions

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|Calgary Stampeders

References

Category:BC Lions seasons

BC Lions

Bc Lions Season

2008 BC Lions season

Offseason

= CFL draft=

Preseason

Regular season

=Season standings=

=Season schedule=

=Roster=

Player stats

= Passing=

=Rushing=

=Receiving=

Awards and records

=2008 CFL All-Stars=

=Western Division All-Star Selections=

Playoffs

= [[Canadian Football League West Division|West]] Semi-Final=

=West Final=

References