1989 BC Lions season explained

Team:BC Lions
Year:1989
Record:7–11
Division Place:4th, West
Owner:Community Ownership, then Murray Pezim starting September 7
General Manager:Joe Galat
Coach:Larry Donovan
Joe Galat (Interim)
Stadium:BC Place Stadium
Playoffs:did not qualify
Uniform:Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1987.png

The 1989 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and failed to make to playoffs.

The Lions had been community owned throughout their history. The team became privately owned when Murray Pezim purchased it on September 7.[1]

Offseason

CFL Draft

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
AThu, June 29at Calgary StampedersW 25–71–0McMahon Stadium21,547
BTue, July 4vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 30–132–0BC Place

Regular season

Season standings

West Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 16 2 0 644 302 32
Calgary Stampeders 18 10 8 0 495 466 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 9 9 0 547 567 18
18 7 11 0 521 557 14

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Season schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Thu, July 13at Edmonton EskimosL 15–200–1Commonwealth Stadium30,041
22Tue, July 18vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 37–420–2BC Place41,472
33Wed, July 26vs. Calgary StampedersL 26–280–3BC Place27,342
44Fri, Aug 4at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 38–440–4Ivor Wynne Stadium17,433
55Wed, Aug 9vs. Edmonton EskimosL 13–330–5BC Place32,158
66Tue, Aug 15vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 16–111–5BC Place27,436
77Thu, Aug 24at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 37–252–5Taylor Field23,544
88Thu, Aug 31at Ottawa Rough RidersW 39–303–5Lansdowne Park18,576
99Tue, Sept 5vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 49–324–5BC Place31,069
910Sun, Sept 10at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 34–534–6Winnipeg Stadium26,689
1011Sun, Sept 16vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 20–244–7BC Place49,093
1112Mon, Sept 24at Edmonton EskimosL 25–324–8Commonwealth Stadium30,173
1213Sun, Sept 30at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 32–305–8Taylor Field25,013
1314Fri, Oct 6vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 46–276–8BC Place27,021
1415Sat, Oct 14at Calgary StampedersL 11–516–9McMahon Stadium16,355
1516Sat, Oct 21at Toronto ArgonautsL 18–296–10SkyDome34,267
1617Sat, Oct 28vs. Edmonton EskimosL 19–256–11BC Place27,116
1718Sat, Nov 4vs. Calgary StampedersW 46–217–11BC Place23,452
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Awards and records

1989 CFL All-Stars

None

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-12-17 . Owners & Management . 2024-08-03 . BC Lions . en-US.
  2. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091107221943/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1989/reg . 2009-11-07 . dead .
  3. 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 .
  4. Web site: CFL.ca - Player Awards . 2009-04-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090227151344/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_tpate . 2009-02-27 .
  5. Web site: MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2010-08-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224436/http://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan . 2012-07-28 .