1968 BC Lions season

The 1968 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 4–11–1 record and continued to have an inept offense.

1968 BC Lions season
Head coachJim Champion
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record4–11–1
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The Lions scored just 16 touchdowns all season. Finding the long-term replacement for Joe Kapp was difficult, and at one point, assistant coach Jackie Parker, a CFL legend who had retired in 1965, donned the pads for eight games at quarterback. Eventually, former Dallas Cowboys draft pick Paul Brothers won the starting quarterback job and would be the Lions pivot for the next three seasons.

The main brightspot was the Lions transitioning to a kicking specialist as their placekicker, Ted Gerela, accounted for 115 of the team's 217 points and hit 30 fieldgoals (at the time it was not only a CFL record, but a professional record). Another brightspot was rookie fullback Jim Evensen who rushed for 1220 yards and had 4 TDs.

The Lions played their first ever July regular season game as the league slowly transitioned as way from two games a week which were common place in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Saskatchewan Roughriders16123134522325
Calgary Stampeders16106041224920
Edmonton Eskimos1687122828817
BC Lions1641112173189
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1631302103746

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18–16 Win 1–0
2 Aug 6 vs. Calgary Stampeders 41–7 Loss 1–1
3 Aug 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 18–17 Loss 1–2
4 Aug 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 12–4 Win 2–2
5 Aug 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17–10 Loss 2–3
6 Sept 2 at Calgary Stampeders 26–6 Loss 2–4
7 Sept 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 14–8 Loss 2–5
8 Sept 14 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 22–22 Tie 2–5–1
9 Sept 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 16–12 Loss 2–6–1
10 Sept 30 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16–13 Loss 2–7–1
11 Oct 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 13–5 Loss 2–8–1
12 Oct 12 at Toronto Argonauts 43–29 Loss 2–9–1
13 Oct 14 at Montreal Alouettes 13–4 Win 3–9–1
14 Oct 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16–14 Win 4–9–1
15 Oct 26 at Calgary Stampeders 42–23 Loss 4–10–1
16 Nov 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 12–6 Loss 4–11–1

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Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Pete Ohler10373200
Paul Brothers10019601
Jim Evenson12202415
Jim Young2446982
Lach Heron04521
Sonny Homer04154

Awards and records

1968 CFL All-Stars

None

References
  1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  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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