1979 BC Lions season

The 1979 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final.

1979 BC Lions season
Head coachVic Rapp
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record9–6–1
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost Western Semi-Final

Jerry Tagge had a great start to the season and led the Lions to a 6–1–1 record. However, he suffered a catastrophic knee injury mid-season that would end his career. Under sophomore backup Joe Paopao, the Lions lost five, but finished third with a 9-6-1 record, before bowing out to Calgary in the semi-final. The duo threat backfield of Larry Key with 1060 rushing yards & 289 receiving yards and John Henry White with 776 rushing yards & 422 receiving yards help carry the team after Tagge went down.

Key was a CFL All-star, along with Centre Al Wilson (for 5th straight season) and kicker Lui Passaglia who was led the league punting and was 2nd in league scoring.

After the season, "Dirty Thirty" Jim Young retired from football after 13 seasons. He retired as the Lions all-time leading receiver with 9248 yards and 65 touchdowns. Young's receiving yardage record would stand for 31 years.

Norm Fieldgate became the second Lions player to be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School

Roster
1979 BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Inactive List

(1 Game)

(9 Game)

Practice Roster


Italics indicate Import players

Preseason
Date Opponent Result Record

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16122249521926
Calgary Stampeders16124038227824
BC Lions1696132833319
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1641202833408
Saskatchewan Roughriders1621401944374

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–4 1–0
2 July 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–10 2–0
3 July 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–18 3–0
4 July 31 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–15 4–0
5 Aug 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos T 14–14 4–0–1
6 Aug 15 at Calgary Stampeders L 10–22 4–1–1
7 Aug 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–16 5–1–1
8 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 18–17 6–1–1
9 Bye
10 Sept 9 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 17–15 7–1–1
11 Sept 16 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–40 7–2–1
12 Sept 22 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 34–25 8–2–1
13 Sept 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–21 9–2–1
14 Bye
15 Oct 14 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 26–28 9–3–1
16 Oct 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 32–37 9–4–1
17 Oct 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–26 9–5–1
18 Nov 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 17–25 9–6–1

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Playoffs

West Semi-Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions10012
Calgary Stampeders3529037

Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Joe Paopao15081600
Jerry Tagge11313800
Larry Key10602899
John Henry White7764225
Leon Bright75695
Harry Holt515603
Al Charuk05153
Tyrone Gray03561

Awards and records

1979 CFL All-Stars

References
  1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. 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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