1970 BC Lions season

The 1970 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs. New coach Jackie Parker had led the team to a 4–2 record in the final six games of 1969 after taking over for Jim Champion and there was reason for optimism after a 5–3 start to 1970. However, the wheels fell off in the fall as the Lions won only one game in the second half of the season.

1970 BC Lions season
Head coachJackie Parker
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

Before the season, Empire Stadium became the first facility in Canada to have artificial playing surface installed, made by 3M, under the brand name "Tartan Turf".

Running back Jim Evenson had his third consecutive 1,000-yard season with 1003 yards in an injury-shortened 14 games and receiver Jim Young had 1041 yards receiving. The big offseason addition of Ottawa star Vic Washington was a bust as he played only 9 games and was openly disgruntled for most of season.

For the first time in five seasons, the Lions had CFL All-stars as Evenson, guard Ken Sugarman and linebacker Greg Findlay were all league all-stars. Young won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award.

The Lions introduced a new jersey which featured orange "ti-cat" stripes down the arms of home and away jerseys. As well, the Lions went to grey pants which they would wear for the next eight seasons. The "BC" on the lion's cheek was black for only this season; all other seasons it was white because it showed up better on television.

After the season, Jackie Parker was promoted to general manager and he hired Eagle Keys away from Saskatchewan to become head coach of the Lions for the 1971 season.

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School

Preseason
Game Date Opponent Result Record
A July 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 19–37 0–1
B July 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–27 0–2
C July 16 vs Toronto Argonauts L 25–42 0–3
D July 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 22–25 0–4

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Saskatchewan Roughriders16142036920628
Edmonton Eskimos1697028228718
Calgary Stampeders1697029320918
BC Lions16610029538412
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1621401843324

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–42 0–1
2 Aug 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 48–21 1–1
3 Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 9–16 1–2
4 Aug 13 at Edmonton Eskimos W 35–7 2–2
5 Aug 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 27–13 3–2
6 Aug 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–30 4–2
7 Sept 1 at Edmonton Eskimos L 9–20 4–3
8 Sept 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–13 5–3
9 Sept 18 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 22–23 5–4
10 Sept 23 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–26 5–5
11 Oct 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 20–32 5–6
12 Oct 10 at Toronto Argonauts 7–50 5–7
13 Oct 14 at Montreal Alouettes L 27–28 5–8
14 Oct 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 7–1 6–8
15 Oct 25 at Calgary Stampeders L 0–29 6–9
16 Nov 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–33 6–10

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Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Paul Brothers260422703
Jim Evenson100312511
A.D. Whitfield7544953
Jim Young17110417
Vic Washington104752
Lefty Hendrickson04311

Awards and records

1970 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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