1958 BC Lions season explained

Team:BC Lions
Year:1958
Record:3–13
Division Place:5th, W.I.F.U.
General Manager:Herb Capozzi
Coach:Clem Crowe
Dan Edwards
Stadium:Empire Stadium
Playoffs:did not qualify
Uniform:Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1956.png

The 1958 BC Lions finished the season in fifth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 3–13 record.

Head coach Clem Crowe was fired after an 0–5 start to the season and his replacement, former star end Dan Edwards, didn't fare much better, losing his first five games before finally recording a win in a game versus Calgary. All-star guard and linebacker Ed Sharkey on played only five games after sustaining what would be a career-ending neck injury.

After the season, Dan Edwards was fired and Winnipeg assistant Wayne Robinson was hired on December 6 to be the fourth head coach in Lions history.

Even with such a dismal start to the season, the Lions averaged 23,647 fans per game. On a stranger note, the Lions schedule was exactly the same as that of the previous season.

Rookie offensive lineman Tom Hinton was the lone Western all-star for the Lions.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 13 3 0 361 182 26
Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 6 1 312 292 19
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 7 7 2 320 324 16
16 6 9 1 314 312 13
16 3 13 0 202 399 6

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Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResults
ScoreRecord
1Aug 16vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 33–490–1
2Aug 18at Calgary StampedersL 0–420–2
3Aug 25vs. Calgary StampedersL 13–340–3
4Aug 28at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 1–310–4
5Sept 1at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 14–220–5
6Sept 6vs. Edmonton EskimosL 7–260–6
7Sept 13at Edmonton EskimosL 7–130–7
8Sept 15vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 8–190–8
9Sept 27at Calgary StampedersL 15–290–9
10Sept 29vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 6–220–10
11Oct 6vs. Calgary StampedersW 15–141–10
12Oct 11at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 10–82–10
13Oct 13at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 34–163–10
14Oct 18vs. Edmonton EskimosL 22–253–11
15Oct 25at Edmonton EskimosL 3–253–12
16Nov 1vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 14–243–13

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Offensive leaders

Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
1669 -11100
1212 4402
4891314
12 4241745
31 3048343
0 8285

1958 CFL Awards

None

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725233057/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1958/reg . 2008-07-25 . 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 .