1973 BC Lions season

1973 BC Lions season
Head coach Eagle Keys
Home field Empire Stadium
Results
Record 5–9–2
Division place 3rd, West
Playoff finish Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1973 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 5–9–2 record. They beat the Calgary Stampeders in the final game of the regular season to make the playoffs. However, the Lions would lose to Saskatchewan in the Wester Semi-Final 33-13.

In April, the Lions traded star fullback Jim Evenson to Ottawa. This would result in more carries for sophomore Johnny Musso, star running back from University of Alabama, who the Lions outbid the Chicago Bears of the NFL in 1972. Musso didn't disappoint as he ran for 1029 yards in 1973, had 475 yards receiving and scored 10 touchdowns.

Third year starting quarterback Don Moorhead split time with back-up Karl Douglas as the Lions tried to find the solution to their stagnant offence which produced only 16.3 points per game. In aggregate, both quarterbacks could only generate 8 touchdowns through the air all season.

Sophomore linebacker Ray Nettles won the Schenley award for Most Outstanding Defensive Player and was the only Lion named to the CFL all-star team

Linebacker Greg Findlay retired after 12 seasons and 178 games for the Lions

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School

Preseason

Date Opponent Score Result

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos1695232928420
Saskatchewan Roughriders16106036028720
BC Lions1659226132812
Calgary Stampeders16610021436812
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1641112673159

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 31 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 21–5 Loss 0–1
2 Aug 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 38–19 Loss 0–2
3 Aug 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 30–11 Win 1–2
4 Aug 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23–19 Win 2–2
5 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders 9–2 Win 3–2
6 Sept 3 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 44–24 Loss 3–3
7 Sept 5 at Ottawa Rough Riders 26–24 Loss 3–4
8 Sept 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes 10–7 Loss 3–5
9 Sept 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33–13 Loss 3–6
10 Sept 23 at Calgary Stampeders 13–12 Loss 3–7
11 Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts 22–22 Tie 3–7–1
12 Oct 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–9 Loss 3–8–1
13 Oct 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 27–13 Loss 3–9–1
14 Oct 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 14–14 Tie 3–9–2
15 Oct 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22–17 Win 4–9–2
16 Nov 3 vs. Calgary Stampeders 15–7 Win 5–9–2

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Playoffs

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions????13
Saskatchewan Roughriders????33


Offensive leaders

PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Don Moorhead200528300
Karl Douglas10208801
Johnny Musso102947510
Lou Harris4824166
Monroe Eley3733383
Jim Young497193
Lefty Hendrickson06313


Awards and records

1973 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ↑ "British Columbia Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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