1960 BC Lions season

The 1960 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 5–9–2 record. Coming off of last season's success, the fan attendance continued to be strong, with most games close or over 30,000 fans per game. However, due to inconsistent quarterbacking from Jim Walden and Randy Duncan, the Lions failed to make the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

1960 BC Lions season
Head coachWayne Robinson
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record5–9–2
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

On the bright side, running back Willie Fleming made the All-Star team with a team record 1,051 yards rushing for an astounding 8.4 yards per carry average. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers continued their dominance over the Lions, sweeping all four games and improving their all time mark to 24–4 versus BC.

The Lions changed their uniforms to a primarily Black scheme for the first time and introduced a "1930s-style" winged football helmet design.

Regular season

Season standings
Western Interprovincial Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers16142045323928
Edmonton Eskimos16106031822520
Calgary Stampeders1668237440414
BC Lions1659229635612
Saskatchewan Roughriders1621222054226

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Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Wednesday, July 20 Montreal Alouettes 29–29 Tie 24,392 0–0–1
B Tuesday, July 26 at Montreal Alouettes 49–7 Win 19,999 1–0–1
C Friday, July 29 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Cedar Rapids, IA 13–7 Loss 12,583 1–1–1
D Tuesday, Aug 2 Ottawa Rough Riders 27–26 Win 18,156 2–1–1

Season schedule
BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, August 11
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Thursday, Aug 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–21 Loss 31,837 0–1
2 Monday, Aug 15 at Edmonton Eskimos 33–14 Loss 17,500 0–2
3 Saturday, Aug 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–12 Win 29,532 1–2
4 Monday, Aug 22 at Calgary Stampeders 26–19 Win n/a 2–2
5 Monday, Aug 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 26–0 Loss 28,420 2–3
6 Thursday, Sept 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19–14 Loss 18,297 2–4
7 Monday, Sept 5 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 31–21 Win 14,105 3–4
8 Monday, Sept 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders 21–21 Tie 27,759 3–4–1
9 Saturday, Sept 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–14 Loss 30,292 3–5–1
10 Monday, Sept 19 at Edmonton Eskimos 18–10 Loss n/a 3–6–1
11 Saturday, Sept 24 at Calgary Stampeders 28–14 Loss 13,000 3–7–1
12 Thursday, Oct 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 21–13 Win 21,707 4–7–1
13 Thursday, Oct 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 49–21 Loss 16,773 4–8–1
14 Saturday, Oct 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 14–14 Tie 7,255 4–8–2
15 Saturday, Oct 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders 22–10 Loss 29,599 4–9–2
16 Saturday, Oct 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 38–0 Win 21,114 5–9–2

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Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Jim Walden82838400
Randy Duncan7345000
Willie Fleming124105139910
Nub Beamer715513
By Bailey3421563

1960 CFL Awards

Neal Beaumont won the CFL Rockie of the Year Award. The trophy at that time was known as the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy.

References
  1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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