1954 BC Lions season

1954 BC Lions season
Head coachAnnis Stukus
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record1–15
Division place5th, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 1954 BC Lions season was the inaugural season for the Lions. By Bailey scored the first touchdown in BC Lions history in an 8–6 loss to Winnipeg on August 28, 1954.

The first win in franchise history (and the only win of the season) came on September 18, 1954, when the Lions defeated the Calgary Stampeders 9–4 at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

The Lions finished the season with a 1–15 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Wed, Aug 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 0–22 0–1 Empire Stadium 19,371
B Wed, Aug 18 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–12 0–2 Empire Stadium 10,000

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 11 5 0 255 163 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 4 2 239 204 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 6 2 202 190 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 271 165 16
BC Lions 16 1 15 0 100 345 2

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–8 0–1 Empire Stadium 20,606
1 2 Mon, Aug 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 0–17 0–2 Empire Stadium 14,878
2 3 Sat, Sept 4 at Calgary Stampeders L 0–34 0–3 Mewata Stadium 15,000
2 4 Mon, Sept 6 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–12 0–4 Clarke Stadium 18,000
3 5 Sat, Sept 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–17 0–5 Taylor Field 13,000
3 6 Mon, Sept 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–22 0–6 Winnipeg Stadium 16,760
4 7 Sat, Sept 18 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 9–4 1–6 Empire Stadium 18,786
4 8 Mon, Sept 20 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–23 1–7 Empire Stadium 21,186
5 9 Sat, Oct 2 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–43 1–8 Taylor Field 12,000
5 10 Mon, Oct 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–24 1–9 Winnipeg Stadium 15,273
6 11 Sat, Oct 9 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 6–13 1–10 Empire Stadium 18,555
6 12 Mon, Oct 11 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–42 1–11 Mewata Stadium 12,500
7 13 Sat, Oct 16 at Edmonton Eskimos L 3–31 1–12 Clarke Stadium 15,000
7 14 Mon, Oct 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 0–22 1–13 Empire Stadium 13,136
8 15 Sat, Oct 23 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 0–18 1–14 Empire Stadium 17,061
8 16 Mon, Oct 25 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–15 1–15 Empire Stadium 10,775

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1954 Canadian Football Awards

None

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. 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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