1973 BC Lions season

The 1973 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 5–9–2 record. They beat the Calgary Stampeders in the final game of the regular season to make the playoffs. However, the Lions would lose to Saskatchewan in the Western Semi-Final 33–13.

1973 BC Lions season
Head coachEagle Keys
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record5–9–2
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost Western Semi-Final
Uniform

In April, the Lions traded star fullback Jim Evenson to Ottawa. This would result in more carries for sophomore Johnny Musso, star running back from University of Alabama, who the Lions outbid the Chicago Bears of the NFL in 1972. Musso didn't disappoint as he ran for 1029 yards in 1973, had 475 yards receiving and scored 10 touchdowns.

Third year starting quarterback Don Moorhead split time with back-up Karl Douglas as the Lions tried to find the solution to their stagnant offence which produced only 16.3 points per game. In aggregate, both quarterbacks could only generate eight touchdowns through the air all season.

Sophomore linebacker Ray Nettles won the Schenley award for Most Outstanding Defensive Player and was the only Lion named to the CFL all-star team.

Linebacker Greg Findlay retired after 12 seasons and 178 games for the Lions.

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School

Preseason
Date Opponent Result Record

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos1695232928420
Saskatchewan Roughriders16106036028720
BC Lions1659226132812
Calgary Stampeders16610021436812
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1641112673159

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 31 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 5–21 0–1
2 Aug 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–38 0–2
3 Aug 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 30–11 1–2
4 Aug 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 23–19 2–2
5 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 9–2 3–2
6 Sept 3 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–44 3–3
7 Sept 5 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–26 3–4
8 Sept 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 7–10 3–5
9 Sept 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–33 3–6
10 Sept 23 at Calgary Stampeders L 12–13 3–7
11 Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts T 22–22 3–7–1
12 Oct 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–24 3–8–1
13 Oct 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–27 3–9–1
14 Oct 20 at Edmonton Eskimos T 14–14 3–9–2
15 Oct 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–17 4–9–2
16 Nov 3 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 15–7 5–9–2

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Playoffs
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions ? ? ? ?13
Saskatchewan Roughriders ? ? ? ?33


Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Don Moorhead200528300
Karl Douglas10208801
Johnny Musso102947510
Lou Harris4824166
Monroe Eley3733383
Jim Young497193
Lefty Hendrickson06313


Awards and records

1973 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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