1991 BC Lions season explained

Team:	BC Lions
Year:	1991
Record:	11–7
Division Place:	3rd, West
Owner:	Murray Pezim
President:	Frank Gigliotti
General Manager:	Bob O'Billovich
Coach:	Bob O'Billovich
Stadium:	BC Place Stadium
Playoffs:	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform:	Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1990.png

The 1991 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.

BC's high-powered offence set the following CFL single season team records:

• first downs (508)
• yards gained (9117)
• pass yards (6714)
• pass completions (470)

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Bart Hull	Fullback	Boise State
1	8	Bruce Beaton	Defensive end	Acadia
4	26	Andrew Patterson	Defensive back	Simon Fraser
6	42	Lloyd Joseph	Defensive line	Valley City State
7	50	David Serieska	Offensive line	Simon Fraser
8	58	Troy Van Vliet	Linebacker	British Columbia

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
A	Thu, June 27	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 10–31	0–1	Commonwealth Stadium	31,029
B	Thu, July 4	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 38–35	1–1	BC Place	21,973

Regular season

Season standings

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	1	Thu, July 11	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 34–39	0–1	BC Place	24,722
2	2	Fri, July 19	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–23	1–1	Winnipeg Stadium	26,862
3	3	Thu, July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 37–36	2–1	BC Place	31,747
4	4	Thu, Aug 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 52–41	3–1	BC Place	53,527
5	5	Thu, Aug 8	at Calgary Stampeders	L 30–34	3–2	McMahon Stadium	31,159
6	6	Thu, Aug 15	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 28–37	3–3	BC Place	45,485
7	7	Wed, Aug 21	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 50–47	4–3	Taylor Field	21,434
8	8	Tue, Aug 27	at Toronto Argonauts	L 25–34	4–4	SkyDome	39,508
9	9	Wed, Sept 4	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 24–20	5–4	BC Place	28,107
9	10	Sun, Sept 8	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 56–29	6–4	Frank Clair Stadium	24,171
10	11	Sat, Sept 14	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 36–23	7–4	BC Place	41,285
11	12	Sat, Sept 21	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 47–49	7–5	BC Place	41,192
12	13	Sat, Sept 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 37–27	8–5	Lansdowne Park	13,626
13	14	Sun, Oct 6	at Calgary Stampeders	W 49–34	9–5	McMahon Stadium	21,146
14	15	Sat, Oct 12	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 38–45	9–6	BC Place	54,108
15	16	Sun, Oct 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 39–38	10–6	Commonwealth Stadium	39,472
16	17	Sun, Oct 27	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 36–5	11–6	Taylor Field	18,192
17	18	Sat, Nov 2	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 17–26	11–7	BC Place	47,823

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Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie (QB)^[3]
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Jim Mills (OT)^[4]
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Jon Volpe (RB)^[5]
• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Doug Flutie (QB)

1991 CFL All-Stars

• QB – Doug Flutie, CFL All-Star
• SB – Matt Clark, CFL All-Star
• WR – Ray Alexander, CFL All-Star
• OG – Leo Groenewegen, CFL All-Star
• OT – Jim Mills, CFL All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	10	21	3	7	41
	7	8	28	0	43

Notes and References

1. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090923215239/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg . 2009-09-23 . dead .
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 .
3. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2011-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110422021042/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer . 2011-04-22 .
4. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2011-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110422022348/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oline . 2011-04-22 .
5. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2010-10-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110422013422/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook . 2011-04-22 .