1969 BC Lions season

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1969 BC Lions season
Head coachJim Champion
Jackie Parker
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost Western Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1969 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 5–11 record and made the playoffs due to a late season 4 game winning streak.

After taking the club to a 1–9 record, head coach Jim Champion was relieved of his duties, and on September 24, assistant coach Jackie Parker was promoted to head coach. Parker led the club to a 4–2 finish and an unlikely playoff berth. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final, losing to the Calgary Stampeders 35–21.

The offense continued to struggle and managed to score only 22 touchdowns. Jake Scott, MVP of Super Bowl VII, played as a wide receiver. Bruising fullback Jim Evenson had another 1200+ yard season, but again fell second in the rushing race to Saskatchewan's George Reed.

Offseason[edit]

CFL Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player Position School

Preseason[edit]

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 13 3 0 392 261 26
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 327 314 18
BC Lions 16 5 11 0 235 335 10
Edmonton Eskimos 16 5 11 0 241 246 10
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 3 12 1 192 359 7

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Season schedule[edit]

Game Date Opponent Results
Score Record
1 July 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–32 0–1
2 Aug 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–22 0–2
3 Aug 13 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–41 0–3
4 Aug 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–25 0–4
5 Aug 23 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–42 0–5
6 Sept 1 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–32 0–6
7 Sept 6 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 11–7 1–6
8 Sept 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 20–28 1–7
9 Sept 17 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 5–13 1–8
10 Sept 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–19 1–9
11 Sept 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–22 1–10
12 Oct 5 at Edmonton Eskimos W 13–5 2–10
13 Oct 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 21–12 3–10
14 Oct 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 17–14 4–10
15 Oct 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–3 5–10
16 Oct 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–18 5–11

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Offensive leaders[edit]

Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Paul Brothers 2671 139 5 1
Jim Evenson 1287 167 5
Bob Brown 448 52 1
Jim Young 82 773 7
Jake Scott 11 596 3
Lefty Hendrickson 0 387 1

Awards and records[edit]

1969 CFL All-Stars[edit]

None

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.