| Team: | BC Lions |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Record: | 12–4 |
| Division Place: | 1st, West |
| General Manager: | Herb Capozzi |
| Coach: | Dave Skrien |
| Stadium: | Empire Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost Grey Cup |
| Uniform: | Image:CFL Jersey BCL1965.png |
The 1963 BC Lions finished the season in first place in the Western Conference for the first time ever with a 12–4 record.
Over the course of the season, the Lions' defense allowed an average of only 14.5 points per game while running back Willie Fleming rushed for 1,234 yards and an astounding 9.7 yard average. It was first time the Lions finished with a perfect home record. A total of seven Lions would make the CFL all-star team and Tom Brown would win the Schenley for Most Outstanding Lineman.
On September 7, a crowd of 36,659 watch the Lions versus the Calgary Stampeders, the largest crowd ever to watch a CFL regular season game at that point in time.
After claiming first place, the Lions earned a bye into the West Finals where they beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders two games to one. They made their first Grey Cup appearance in franchise history, losing to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a score of 21–10 at Empire Stadium.
The Lions changed their jerseys. The orange and black stripes were replaced with thick orange shoulder stripe with TV numbers including within.
| BC Lions | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 387 | 232 | 24 | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 427 | 323 | 22 | |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 223 | 226 | 16 | |
| 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 302 | 325 | 14 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 425 | 4 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||
| 1 | Aug 8 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 16–7 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Aug 12 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 31–12 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Aug 19 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 22–12 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Aug 26 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 22–19 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | Aug 29 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 15–16 | 4–1 | |
| 6 | Sept 7 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 37–21 | 5–1 | |
| 7 | Sept 9 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 8–2 | 6–1 | |
| 8 | Sept 16 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 20–9 | 7–1 | |
| 9 | Sept 21 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 21–38 | 7–2 | |
| 10 | Sept 23 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 17–23 | 7–3 | |
| 11 | Sept 30 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 32–14 | 8–3 | |
| 12 | Oct 5 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 40–1 | 9–3 | |
| 13 | Oct 12 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 26–6 | 10–3 | |
| 14 | Oct 19 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 32–6 | 11–3 | |
| 15 | Oct 27 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 26–34 | 11–4 | |
| 16 | Nov 3 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 28–10 | 12–4 |
See main article: 51st Grey Cup.
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| Player | Passing yds | Rushing yds | Receiving yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3011 | 438 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1234 | 539 | 12 | ||
| 914 | 128 | 12 | ||
| 0 | 608 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 390 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 377 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 352 | 3 | ||