1974 BC Lions season

1974 BC Lions season
General managerJackie Parker
Head coachEagle Keys
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost Western Semi-Final

The 1974 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with an 8–8 record and appeared in the Western Semi-Final.

Running back Johnny Musso got injured early in the season and played only three games. However, backups Lou Harris and Monroe Eley took advantage of their opportunity. Harris had 1232 yards rushing, 532 receiving, league best 12 touchdowns and was named to the CFL all-star team. Eley also rushed for over a thousand yards (1176) giving the Lions one of the best single season running games in CFL history.

Don Moorhead continued to be the starting quarterback and threw for 2468 yards passing and 17 touchdown passes. However, Moorhead injured his knee and hand late in the season, and General Manager Jackie Parker traded for veteran quarterback Pete Liske in October as insurance. The Lions lost their final four games of the season, however, still made the final playoff spot via tiebreaker. In the Western Semi-Final, the Lions fell to Saskatchewan by a score of 24–14 (the Roughriders won all four games against the Lions in 1974).

Annis Stukus was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the Builder category.

The Lions changed their jersey to short sleeves and all white numbers at home

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Tue, July 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 42–18 1–0 Empire Stadium 16,268
B Sun, July 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–25 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 21,158
C Wed, July 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 27–28 1–2 Lansdowne Park 12,221
D Tue, July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–21 1–3 Empire Stadium 15,835

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 5 1 345 247 21
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 7 0 305 289 18
BC Lions 16 8 8 0 306 299 16
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 8 0 258 350 16
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 285 305 12

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Results
Score Record
1 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–20 1–0
2 July 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–22 2–0
3 Aug 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–6 3–0
4 Aug 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–20 3–1
5 Aug 22 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 4–9 3–2
6 Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos W 21–15 4–2
7 Sept 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 16–38 4–3
8 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts W 26–24 5–3
9 Sept 15 at Montreal Alouettes L 12–31 5–4
10 Sept 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–10 6–4
11 Sept 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–10 7–4
12 Oct 6 at Calgary Stampeders W 20–7 8–4
13 Oct 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–17 8–5
14 Oct 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–24 8–6
15 Oct 26 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–31 8–7
16 Nov 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 7–15 8–8

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Playoffs

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
BC Lions 7 0 0 7 14
Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 14 7 3 24

Offensive leaders

Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Don Moorhead 2478 204 0 3
Lou Harris 1239 532 12
Monroe Eley 1176 321 8
Jim Young 36 610 5
Brock Aynsley 0 453 0
Slade Willis 0 443 5

Awards and records

1974 CFL All-Stars

References

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


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