The

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. After beginning the year 3-6, head coach and general manager Adam Rita stepped down as coach in order to focus on his GM duties.

Greg Mohns Gregory R. Mohns (May 1, 1950 – July 25, 2012) was a football executive and coach who served as the Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel of the Toronto Argonauts until February 19, 2010. Career Mohns was born in Pasadena, ...

replaced him and led the Lions to a 6-3 finish and a playoff berth. They appeared in the West semi-final, but lost to the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

Offseason

CFL Draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Awards and records

* CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Steve Muhammad (DB)

1998 CFL All-Stars

*OT –

Moe Elewonibi Mohammed Thomas David "Moe" Elewonibi (born December 16, 1965) is a Nigerian-Canadian former offensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was injured just prior to the end of the fi ...

, CFL All-Star *DT – Johnny Scott, CFL All-Star *CB – Steve Muhammad, CFL All-Star *DS –

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, CFL All-Star

Western Division All-Star Selections

*RB – Juan Johnson, Western All-Star *OT –

, Western All-Star *DT –

Dave Chaytors Dave Chaytors (born October 12, 1969) is a former Canadian football defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL) who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions. He played college football for the Utah Utes. Steroid use In a post-ga ...

, Western All-Star *DT – Johnny Scott, Western All-Star *CB – Steve Muhammad, Western All-Star *DB –

Glenn Rogers Jr. Glenn Edward Rogers, Jr. (born June 8, 1969) is a former football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for seven years. He also played one season in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis State Univers ...

, Western All-Star *DS –

, Western All-Star *K – Lui Passaglia, Western All-Star

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

OG –

Jamie Taras Jamie Taras (born January 31, 1966, in Acton, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League British Columbia Lions, and current director of community relations with the BC Lions. Taras spent his ent ...

, Intergold CFLPA All-Star

Playoffs

West semi-final

References

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