1964 BC Lions season

The 1964 BC Lions finished the season in first place in the Western Conference with an 11–2–3 record, the fewest losses in one season in team history. Of the eight retired numbers in team history, four of those players played on the 1964 team. The Lions began the season undefeated in ten games and were 10–1–1 against western opponents. The Lions' defense was, once again, outstanding as they allowed a team record 10.5 points and 245 yards per game. Joe Kapp would lead the CFL is passing with 2816 yards through the air and 194 completions.

1964 BC Lions season
Head coachDave Skrien
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record11–2–3
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

The Lions won the Western Finals over Calgary, taking two games to one, sending them to the Grey Cup Once again, the Lions met the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 52nd Grey Cup in a rematch of the previous year's game. After taking a 34–8 lead into the fourth quarter, the Lions cruised to their first championship by a score of 34–24 on the heels of defensive back and backup fullback Bill Munsey's two touchdown performance. Converted defensive back By Bailey, who scored the first touchdown in Lions' history, retired after the game, ending his 11-year CFL career.

The Lions had six CFL All-stars, including quarterback Joe Kapp, offensive tackle Lonnie Dennis, defensive tackle Mike Cacic, defensive end Dick Fouts, middle guard Tom Brown, and Bill Munsey at defensive back.

The Schenley for the CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman went to defensive lineman Tom Brown for a second season in a row.


Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A July 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders 21–6 Loss 15,020 0–1
A July 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3–0 Loss 17,720 0–2
B July 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts 26–17 Loss 24,033 0–3

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
BC Lions16112332816825
Calgary Stampeders16124035234924
Saskatchewan Roughriders1697033028218
Edmonton Eskimos1641202224588
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1611412703973

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Aug 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10–10 Tie 15,125 0–0–1
2 Aug 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders 22–4 Win 32,664 1–0–1
3 Aug 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–2 Win 17,787 2–0–1
4 Aug 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–16 Win 35,618 3–0–1
5 Aug 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21–4 Win 33,607 4–0–1
6 Sept 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 17–17 Tie 31,355 4–0–2
7 Sept 19 at Edmonton Eskimos 49–6 Win 21,000 5–0–2
8 Sept 22 at Calgary Stampeders 12–7 Win 19,546 6–0–2
9 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16–16 Tie 37,008 6–0–3
10 Oct 3 at Toronto Argonauts 20–15 Win 27,249 7–0–3
11 Oct 5 at Montreal Alouettes 14–7 Loss 17,084 7–1–3
12 Oct 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 26–6 Win 29,277 8–1–3
13 Oct 17 at Edmonton Eskimos 24–14 Win 12,000 9–1–3
14 Oct 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 20–3 Win 30,856 10–1–3
15 Oct 28 at Calgary Stampeders 26–14 Loss 20,000 10–2–3
16 Nov 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–8 Win 29,614 11–2–3

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Playoffs

West Finals
Western-Finals – Game 1
BC Lions @ Calgary Stampeders
DateAwayHome
November 14BC Lions 24Calgary Stampeders 10
Western Finals – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions
DateAwayHome
November 18Calgary Stampeders 14BC Lions 10
Western Finals – Game 3
Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions
DateAwayHome
November 22Calgary Stampeders 14BC Lions 33
  • BC wins the best-of-three series 2–1 and advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup
Main article: 52nd Grey Cup
November 28

52nd Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Western ChampionEastern Champion
BC Lions 34Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24
The BC Lions are the 1964 Grey Cup Champions.

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Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Joe Kapp281637006
Willie Fleming75047310
Bob Swift10548011
Sonny Homer07764
Mack Burton06363
Pat Claridge05771

Awards and records

1964 CFL All-Stars

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.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2011-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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