1969 BC Lions season

1969 BC Lions season
General manager	Denny Veitch
Head coach	Jim Champion Jackie Parker
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost Western Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1969 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 5–11 record and made the playoffs due to a late season 4 game winning streak.

After taking the club to a 1–9 record, head coach Jim Champion was relieved of his duties, and on September 24, assistant coach Jackie Parker was promoted to head coach. Parker led the club to a 4–2 finish and an unlikely playoff berth. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final, losing to the Calgary Stampeders 35–21.

The offense continued to struggle and managed to score only 22 touchdowns. Jake Scott, MVP of Super Bowl VII, played as a wide receiver. Bruising fullback Jim Evenson had another 1200+ yard season, but again fell second in the rushing race to Saskatchewan's George Reed.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	13	3	0	392	261	26
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	7	0	327	314	18
BC Lions	16	5	11	0	235	335	10
Edmonton Eskimos	16	5	11	0	241	246	10
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	3	12	1	192	359	7

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Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Results
			Score	Record
1	July 30	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 7–32	0–1
2	Aug 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 20–22	0–2
3	Aug 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 24–41	0–3
4	Aug 16	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 0–25	0–4
5	Aug 23	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 20–42	0–5
6	Sept 1	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 14–32	0–6
7	Sept 6	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 11–7	1–6
8	Sept 13	at Calgary Stampeders	L 20–28	1–7
9	Sept 17	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 5–13	1–8
10	Sept 21	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–19	1–9
11	Sept 27	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 17–22	1–10
12	Oct 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 13–5	2–10
13	Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 21–12	3–10
14	Oct 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 17–14	4–10
15	Oct 26	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 22–3	5–10
16	Oct 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 7–18	5–11

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Offensive leaders

Player	Passing yds	Rushing yds	Receiving yds	TD
Paul Brothers	2671	139	5	1
Jim Evenson		1287	167	5
Bob Brown		448	52	1
Jim Young		82	773	7
Jake Scott		11	596	3
Lefty Hendrickson		0	387	1

Awards and records

1969 CFL All-Stars

None

References

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
2. "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.