1961 BC Lions season

The 1961 BC Lions finished the season in fifth place in the Western Conference with a disappointing 1–13–2 record and failed to make the playoffs.

1961 BC Lions season
Head coachWayne Robinson
Dave Skrien
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record1–13–2
Division place5th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

There was, however, a bright side to the season as fundamental building blocks were in place. In the off-season, the Lions signed Linebacker/Guard Tom Brown who would become an important part of the Lions' defense. On August 24, the Lions traded four players to Calgary for Quarterback Joe Kapp and while the results weren't immediate they would prove to be critical in future seasons.

Due to the poor record and play, fan attendance dropped drastically, as the Lions averaged 24,000 fans per game. It also cost head coach Wayne Robinson his job as he was fired after winless first seven games in favour of Dave Skrien on September 12th.

This was also the first season that the CFL introduced inter-conference games, with the first regular season games against the Ottawa Rough Riders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts coming in 1961.

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers16133036025126
Edmonton Eskimos16105133425721
Calgary Stampeders1679030031114
Saskatchewan Roughriders16510121131411
BC Lions1611322153934

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Season schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Aug 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 29–19 Loss 0–1
2 Aug 12 at Ottawa Rough Riders 41–7 Loss 0–2
3 Aug 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30–21 Loss 0–3
4 Aug 21 vs. Montreal Alouettes 7–7 Tie 0–3–1
5 Aug 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 25–6 Loss 0–4–1
6 Aug 28 at Edmonton Eskimos 21–20 Loss 0–5–1
7 Sept 9 vs. Calgary Stampeders 35–17 Loss 0–6–1
8 Sept 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36–15 Loss 0–7–1
9 Sept 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts 15–7 Loss 0–8–1
10 Sept 23 at Calgary Stampeders 28–9 Loss 0–9–1
11 Sept 30 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 21–9 Win 1–9–1
12 Oct 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–20 Loss 1–10–1
13 Oct 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–7 Loss 1–11–1
14 Oct 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16–15 Loss 1–12–1
15 Oct 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–17 Tie 1–12–2
16 Nov 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders 43–7 Loss 1–13–2

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Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Joe Kapp171912700
Nub Beamer8781089
Willie Fleming4686809
Dick Johnson06454
By Bailey3861251
Pat Claridge03270

1961 CFL Awards

None

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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