2007 - Good Regular Season, but couldn't defend

[Robbie]

Courtesy of: http://www.bclions.com/page/history_yby2000

The BC Lions defended their 2006 Grey Cup title with the finest regular season performance in club history and a fourth consecutive first-place finish. In posting a 14-3-1 record, the Lions set a club record for wins (14) and points in the standings (29). After a solid 5-0 start, the team went through their only poor stretch going 1-3-1 before getting hot down the stretch. The Lions won their final eight games in a row to head into the playoffs on a good note. Similar to 2006, the CFL Awards were dominated by BC players as rookie Cameron Wake (72 tackles, 16 sacks) captured the Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Rookie Awards. Jason Clermont (86 catches, 1,158 yards) won the Top Canadian Player Award while Rob Murphy won the Most Outstanding Lineman Trophy for the second year running, and Ian Smart collected the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player Award. In the West, Joe Smith (1,510 yards) was the Top Rusher and Paul McCallum (166 pts) won the Dave Dryburgh Trophy as top scorer. Geroy Simon led the CFL as he caught passes for 1,293 yards (72 receptions) after a slow start due to injury, and QB Jarious Jackson (2,553 yards passing) came off the bench to lead the club into the playoffs. However, a fine regular season record, 15 all-stars and seven individual awards did not translate into a second straight Grey Cup berth as Saskatchewan won three straight playoff games to capture the 2007 Grey Cup. The Riders beat the Lions 26-17 in the West Final to spoil an otherwise fine season.

WEST DIVISION
W L T PF PA Pts
BC 14 3 1 542 379 29
SAS 12 6 0 530 434 24
CAL 7 10 1 473 527 15
EDM 5 12 1 399 509 11

EAST DIVISION
W L T PF PA Pts
TOR 11 7 0 440 336 22
WIN 10 7 1 439 404 21
MTL 8 10 0 398 433 16
HAM 3 15 0 315 514 6

SEMI-FINAL: SEMI-FINAL:
11/11/07 CAL 24 at 26 SAS
11/11/07 MTL 22 at 24 WPG

WEST FINAL: EAST FINAL:
11/18/07 SAS 26 at 17 BC
11/18/07 WPG 19 at 9 TOR

94TH GREY CUP AT WINNIPEG:
11/25/07 SAS 23 vs 19 WPG

[Robbie]

WDF Saskatchewan 26 at BC 17