1959 BC Lions season

The 1959 BC Lions finished the season in third place in the W.I.F.U. with a 9–7 record and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. After hiring new coach Wayne Robinson and signing University of Iowa stars Randy Duncan (#1 overall pick in the NFL Draft) and Willie Fleming, the Lions were a much different team compared to the one a year before.

1959 BC Lions season
Head coachWayne Robinson
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost Western Semi-Final

The battle for a playoff spot came down to the last game of the season against the Calgary Stampeders, with both clubs holding 8–7 records, the loser would be out of the playoffs. The Lions won the game 10–8 and secured the first playoff spot in franchise history as well as the first home playoff game (the first in a two-game series). The Lions season would come to an end in the combined 61–15 West semi-finals loss to Edmonton, but the foundation had been laid for future success.

The Lions changed their uniforms to a primarily Black scheme for the first time and introduced a "1930s-style" winged football helmet design.

Regular season

Season standings
Western Interprovincial Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers16124041827224
Edmonton Eskimos16106037022120
BC Lions1697030630118
Calgary Stampeders1688035630116
Saskatchewan Roughriders1611502125672

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Season schedule
Game Date Opponent Result Record
1 Aug 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–42 0–1
2 Aug 17 at Edmonton Eskimos W 12–0 1–1
3 Aug 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–21 2–1
4 Aug 24 at Calgary Stampeders L 17–29 2–2
5 Aug 31 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 8–7 3–2
6 Sept 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 23–34 3–3
7 Sept 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–17 4–3
8 Sept 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 14–8 5–3
9 Sept 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 17–6 6–3
10 Sept 21 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–29 6–4
11 Sept 26 at Calgary Stampeders W 28–10 7–4
12 Oct 5 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–15 7–5
13 Oct 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 14–38 7–6
14 Oct 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–31 7–7
15 Oct 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 45–6 8–7
16 Oct 24 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 10–8 9–7

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Playoffs

Semi-finals
Western semi-finals – Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos @ BC Lions
DateAwayHome
Oct 31Edmonton Eskimos 20BC Lions 8
Western semi-finals – Game 2
BC Lions @ Edmonton Eskimos
DateAwayHome
November 4BC Lions 7Edmonton Eskimos 41
  • Edmonton won the total-point series by 61–15. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Randy Duncan274612300
Willie Fleming7745177
Ed Vereb6485444
Don Vicic802836
Jerry Janes09366
Bruce Claridge05194

1959 CFL Awards

None

References
  1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. 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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