1978 BC Lions season

The 1978 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the CFL Western Conference with a 7–7–2 record and failed to make the playoffs. A six-game mid-season losing streak, primarily to western opponents, cost the Lions a playoff spot.

1978 BC Lions season
Head coachVic Rapp
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record7–7–2
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Quarterback Jerry Tagge had 3134 yards passing and 20 interceptions. The offence was driven by rookie running back Larry Key, who had 1054 yards rushing, 504 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns.

Centre Al Wilson was selected to the CFL all-star team for the 4th consecutive season.

A new uniform was introduced which included the white helmet, orange and white colour scheme and now iconic mountain lion head logo. The traditional secondary colour of black was altered to a dark brown. The uniforms would become synonymous with the powerhouse teams of the 1980s in brand new BC Place stadium. The logo, despite a few changes along the way since, is still used by the team to this day.

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School

Preseason
Date Opponent Result Record

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16104245230122
Calgary Stampeders1694338131121
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1697037135118
BC Lions1677235930816
Saskatchewan Roughriders1641113304599

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–14 1–0
2 July 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 1–1
3 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 19–19 1–1–1
4 Aug 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 22–22 1–1–2
5 Aug 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–14 2–1–2
6 Aug 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–23 3–1–2
7 Aug 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 26–30 3–2–2
8 Aug 30 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–18 3–3–2
9 Sept 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–15 3–4–2
10 Sept 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 4–14 3–5–2
11 Sept 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–32 3–6–2
12 Sept 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–38 3–7–2
13 Oct 9 at Edmonton Eskimos W 15–3 4–7–2
14 Oct 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–17 5–7–2
15 Oct 29 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–15 6–7–2
16 Nov 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 33–11 7–7–2

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Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Jerry Tagge3134100
Larry Key105450610
Al Charuk07904
Leon Bright907813
John Henry White2761952
Terry Bailey393912
Jim Young03432


Awards and records

1978 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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