1954 BC Lions season explained

Team:BC Lions
Year:1954
Record:1–15
Division Place:5th, W.I.F.U.
Coach:Annis Stukus
Stadium:Empire Stadium
Playoffs:did not qualify
Previous:none
No Prevseason:true
Uniform:Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1954.png

The 1954 BC Lions season was the inaugural season for the Lions. By Bailey scored the first touchdown in BC Lions history in an 8–6 loss to Winnipeg on August 28, 1954.

The first win in franchise history (and the only win of the season) came on September 18, 1954, when the Lions defeated the Calgary Stampeders 9–4 at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

The Lions finished the season with a 1–15 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
AWed, Aug 11vs. Montreal AlouettesL 0–220–1Empire Stadium19,371
BWed, Aug 18vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 0–120–2Empire Stadium10,000

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 11 5 0 255 163 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 4 2 239 204 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 6 2 202 190 18
16 8 8 0 271 165 16
16 1 15 0 100 345 2

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Season schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Sat, Aug 28vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 6–80–1Empire Stadium20,606
12Mon, Aug 30vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 0–170–2Empire Stadium14,878
23Sat, Sept 4at Calgary StampedersL 0–340–3Mewata Stadium15,000
24Mon, Sept 6at Edmonton EskimosL 6–120–4Clarke Stadium18,000
35Sat, Sept 11at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 7–170–5Taylor Field13,000
36Mon, Sept 13at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 17–220–6Winnipeg Stadium16,760
47Sat, Sept 18vs. Calgary StampedersW 9–41–6Empire Stadium18,786
48Mon, Sept 20vs. Edmonton EskimosL 13–231–7Empire Stadium21,186
59Sat, Oct 2at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 12–431–8Taylor Field12,000
510Mon, Oct 4at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 6–241–9Winnipeg Stadium15,273
611Sat, Oct 9vs. Calgary StampedersL 6–131–10Empire Stadium18,555
612Mon, Oct 11at Calgary StampedersL 6–421–11Mewata Stadium12,500
713Sat, Oct 16at Edmonton EskimosL 3–311–12Clarke Stadium15,000
714Mon, Oct 18vs. Edmonton EskimosL 0–221–13Empire Stadium13,136
815Sat, Oct 23vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 0–181–14Empire Stadium17,061
816Mon, Oct 25vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 9–151–15Empire Stadium10,775
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1954 Canadian Football Awards

None

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20090915174638/http://cfl.ca/standings/1954/reg . 2009-09-15 . dead . 2009-07-01 .
  2. Web site: BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records . https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm . 2009-03-11 . live . 2009-03-08 .