| Team: | BC Lions |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Record: | 8–7–1 |
| Division Place: | 4th, West |
| General Manager: | Bob Ackles |
| Coach: | Vic Rapp |
| Stadium: | Empire Stadium |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
The 1980 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with an 8–7–1 record. Despite the winning record, they still failed to make the playoffs.
Joe Paopao took over as the starting quarterback, due to Jerry Tagge's career ending knee injury. Due to injuries to Paopao, rookie Roy Dewalt also got six starts at pivot.
With Larry Key missing half the season, John Henry White was the Lions main offensive threat with 834 rushing yards and 283 receiving yards. Harry Holt had a great season at tight end with 648 yards receiving and 6 touchdowns.
Centre Al Wilson (for 6th consecutive year) and Harry Holt were named to the CFL All-star team.
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 505 | 281 | 26 | |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 394 | 387 | 20 | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 407 | 355 | 18 | |
| 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 381 | 351 | 17 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 284 | 469 | 4 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | July 8 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 39–24 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Bye | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | July 22 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 26–6 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | 3 | July 30 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 21–33 | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Aug 5 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 31–23 | 3–1 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Aug 12 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 17–24 | 3–2 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Aug 20 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31–21 | 4–2 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Aug 26 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | T 17–17 | 4–2–1 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Sept 1 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 14–6 | 5–2–1 | ||
| 10 | Bye | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | Sept 13 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 14–42 | 5–3–1 | ||
| 12 | 10 | Sept 20 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 16–24 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Sept 28 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 22–28 | 5–5–1 | ||
| 14 | 12 | Oct 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 44–8 | 6–5–1 | ||
| 15 | 13 | Oct 13 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 9–33 | 6–6–1 | ||
| 16 | 14 | Oct 18 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 27–7 | 7–6–1 | ||
| 17 | 15 | Oct 26 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 20–38 | 7–7–1 | ||
| 18 | 16 | Nov 2 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 43–17 | 8–7–1 | ||
| Player | Passing yds | Rushing yds | Receiving yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| 616 | 253 | 0 | 2 | |
| 834 | 283 | 5 | ||
| Al Charuk | 0 | 674 | 7 | |
| 103 | 648 | 6 | ||
| 491 | 94 | 5 | ||
| Tyrone Gray | 0 | 349 | 3 | |