1968 BC Lions season

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

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.

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.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 12 3 1 345 223 25
Calgary Stampeders 16 10 6 0 412 249 20
Edmonton Eskimos 16 8 7 1 228 288 17
BC Lions 16 4 11 1 217 318 9
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 3 13 0 210 374 6

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Season schedule

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

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Offensive leaders

Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Pete Ohler 1037 32 0 0
Jackie Parker 726 67 0 1
Paul Brothers 1001 96 0 1
Jim Evenson 1220 241 5
Jim Young 244 698 2
Lach Heron 0 452 1
Sonny Homer 0 415 4

Awards and records

1968 CFL All-Stars

None

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  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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