1969 BC Lions season explained

Team:BC Lions
Year:1969
Record:5–11
Division Place:3rd, West
Coach:Jim Champion
Jackie Parker
Stadium:Empire Stadium
Playoffs:Lost Western Semi-Final
Uniform:Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1969.png

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

CFL Draft

Regular season

Season standings

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
16 5 11 0 241 246 10
16 3 12 1 192 359 7

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Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResults
ScoreRecord
1July 30vs. Calgary StampedersL 7–320–1
2Aug 3at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 20–220–2
3Aug 13at Ottawa Rough RidersL 24–410–3
4Aug 16at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 0–250–4
5Aug 23vs. Toronto ArgonautsL 20–420–5
6Sept 1at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 14–320–6
7Sept 6vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 11–71–6
8Sept 13at Calgary StampedersL 20–281–7
9Sept 17vs. Edmonton EskimosL 5–131–8
10Sept 21at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 17–191–9
11Sept 27vs. Calgary StampedersL 17–221–10
12Oct 5at Edmonton EskimosW 13–52–10
13Oct 11vs. Montreal AlouettesW 21–123–10
14Oct 18vs. Edmonton EskimosW 17–144–10
15Oct 26at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 22–35–10
16Oct 30vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 7–185–11
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Offensive leaders

Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
2671 13951
12871675
Bob Brown 448521
827737
115963
Lefty Hendrickson 03871

Awards and records

1969 CFL All-Stars

None

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092111/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1969/reg . 2009-10-06 . dead . 2009-07-03 .
  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 .