1957 BC Lions season

1957 BC Lions season
General managerHerb Capozzi
Head coachClem Crowe
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record4–11–1
Division place4th, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 1957 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 4–11–1 record.

Before the season, many media sources predicted the Lions to be playoff bound, however, after going through six different quarterbacks and an eight-game losing streak, the Lions finished out of the playoffs yet again.

The biggest appointment during the 1957 season was the hiring of former Montreal Alouette Herb Capozzi as general manager. Over nine seasons, Capozzi would eventually build the expansion doormats into a powerhouse that would appear in the Grey Cup in 1963 and win it in 1964.

WIFU all-stars were running back By Bailey and Ed Sharkey at both offensive guard and linebacker.

The helmet was kept orange with single black stripe.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sat, July 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–19 0–1 Empire Stadium 15,454
B Fri, Aug 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 8–29 0–2 Multnomah Stadium
C Mon, Aug 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 11–14 0–3 Empire Stadium
D Sun, Aug 11 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 6–9 0–4 Kezar Stadium 16,000

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 475 142 28
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 406 300 24
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 221 413 12
BC Lions 16 4 11 1 284 369 9
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 3 12 1 276 438 7

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Season schedule

Don Vicic, Ron Vann, and Paul Cameron
Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 Sat, Aug 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–20 1–0 Empire Stadium 26,807
2 Mon, Aug 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 1–8 1–1 Mewata Stadium 10,000
3 Mon, Aug 26 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 20–22 1–2 Empire Stadium 28,100
4 Fri, Aug 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–20 1–3 Winnipeg Stadium 16,442
5 Mon, Sept 2 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–28 1–4 Taylor Field 14,497
6 Sat, Sept 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–35 1–5 Empire Stadium 26,121
7 Sun, Sept 14 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–25 1–6 Clarke Stadium 17,500
8 Mon, Sept 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–41 1–7 Empire Stadium 22,218
9 Wed, Sept 25 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–22 1–8 Mewata Stadium 11,000
10 Mon, Sept 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders T 21–21 1–8–1 Empire Stadium 19,398
11 Mon, Oct 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 27–1 2–8–1 Empire Stadium 16,928
12 Sat, Oct 12 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–16 3–8–1 Winnipeg Stadium 14,700
13 Mon, Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–10 4–8–1 Taylor Field 10,061
14 Sat, Oct 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–29 4–9–1 Empire Stadium 24,619
15 Sat, Oct 26 at Edmonton Eskimos L 0–29 4–10–1 Clarke Stadium 14,000
16 Sat, Nov 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–42 4–11–1 Empire Stadium 17,695

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Offensive leaders

Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Maury Duncan 1827 -133 0 0
By Bailey 885 188 11
Paul Cameron 57 514 593 4
Jerry Janes 0 503 6
Don Vicic 399 44 3
Dan Edwards 0 357 0

1957 Canadian Football Awards

None

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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