1957 BC Lions season explained

Team:BC Lions
Year:1957
Record:4–11–1
Division Place:4th, W.I.F.U.
General Manager:Herb Capozzi
Coach:Clem Crowe
Stadium:Empire Stadium
Playoffs:did not qualify
Uniform:Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1956.png

The 1957 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 4–11–1 record.

Before the season, many media sources predicted the Lions to be playoff bound, however, after going through six different quarterbacks and an eight-game losing streak, the Lions finished out of the playoffs yet again.

The biggest appointment during the 1957 season was the hiring of former Montreal Alouette Herb Capozzi as general manager. Over nine seasons, Capozzi would eventually build the expansion doormats into a powerhouse that would appear in the Grey Cup in 1963 and win it in 1964.

WIFU all-stars were running back By Bailey and Ed Sharkey at both offensive guard and linebacker.

The helmet was kept orange with single black stripe.

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
ASat, July 27vs. Calgary StampedersL 14–190–1Empire Stadium15,454
BFri, Aug 2vs. Edmonton EskimosL 8–290–2Multnomah Stadium
CMon, Aug 5vs. Edmonton EskimosL 11–140–3Empire Stadium
DSun, Aug 11vs. Edmonton EskimosL 6–90–4Kezar Stadium16,000

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 475 142 28
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 406 300 24
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 221 413 12
16 4 11 1 284 369 9
16 3 12 1 276 438 7

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Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
1Sat, Aug 17vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 44–201–0Empire Stadium26,807
2Mon, Aug 19at Calgary StampedersL 1–81–1Mewata Stadium10,000
3Mon, Aug 26vs. Calgary StampedersL 20–221–2Empire Stadium28,100
4Fri, Aug 30at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 14–201–3Winnipeg Stadium16,442
5Mon, Sept 2at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 13–281–4Taylor Field14,497
6Sat, Sept 7vs. Edmonton EskimosL 13–351–5Empire Stadium26,121
7Sun, Sept 14at Edmonton EskimosL 6–251–6Clarke Stadium17,500
8Mon, Sept 16vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 21–411–7Empire Stadium22,218
9Wed, Sept 25at Calgary StampedersL 21–221–8Mewata Stadium11,000
10Mon, Sept 30vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersT 21–211–8–1Empire Stadium19,398
11Mon, Oct 7vs. Calgary StampedersW 27–12–8–1Empire Stadium16,928
12Sat, Oct 12at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 22–163–8–1Winnipeg Stadium14,700
13Mon, Oct 14at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 30–104–8–1Taylor Field10,061
14Sat, Oct 19vs. Edmonton EskimosL 12–294–9–1Empire Stadium24,619
15Sat, Oct 26at Edmonton EskimosL 0–294–10–1Clarke Stadium14,000
16Sat, Nov 2vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 19–424–11–1Empire Stadium17,695

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Offensive leaders

Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
1827 -13300
88518811
57 5145934
0 5036
399443
0 3570

1957 Canadian Football Awards

None

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006091044/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1957/reg . 2009-10-06 . 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 .