1971 BC Lions season

The 1971 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference, with a 6–9–1 record, and failed to make the playoffs.

1971 BC Lions season
Head coachEagle Keys
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record6–9–1
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

On January 1, Eagle Keys was hired as head coach after coaching Saskatchewan to four consecutive 12+ win seasons, including a 14–2 record in 1970. However, the Lions did not have the talent that the Roughriders had accumulated, and the Lions had a second consecutive 6-win season.

Jim Evenson had another outstanding season and finally won the CFL rushing title, with 1247 yards rushing, and was the lone Lion on the CFL all-star team.

During the season rookie Don Moorhead gradually won the starting quarterback job due to injuries and performance issues with incumbent 3-year starter Paul Brothers (who was traded to Ottawa late in the season) and backup Tom Wilkinson.

Carl Weathers, who later became better known as an actor, joined the team as a linebacker and was on the Lions roster until 1973.

For the season, the Lions helmet had a special logo celebrating British Columbia's centennial. The Canadian Confederacy Centennial logo has three orange Cs linked with a small white Pacific dogwood flower at the centre.

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School

Roster
1971 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Inactive list

Practice roster

Italics indicate import players.

Preseason
Date Opponent Result Record

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders1696129021819
Saskatchewan Roughriders1696134731619
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1678136634915
BC Lions1669128236313
Edmonton Eskimos16610023730512

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 27 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 10–14 0–1
2 Aug 4 at Edmonton Eskimos L 19–20 0–2
3 Aug 9 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–16 1–2
4 Aug 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 11–1 2–2
5 Aug 24 at Calgary Stampeders L 1–32 2–3
6 Aug 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–24 3–3
7 Sept 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–35 3–4
8 Sept 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 10–25 3–5
9 Sept 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers T 31–31 3–5–1
10 Sept 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–18 4–5–1
11 Oct 2 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 28–0 5–5–1
12 Oct 9 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 21–45 5–6–1
13 Oct 11 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 3–36 5–7–1
14 Oct 16 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 4–9 5–8–1
15 Oct 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–50 5–9–1
16 Oct 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 31–7 6–9–1

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Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Don Moorhead1302349261
Jim Evenson1237778
Jim Young2205937
Larry Highbaugh3274885

Awards and records

1971 CFL All-Stars

References
  1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  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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