1978 BC Lions season

1978 BC Lions season
General manager	Bob Ackles
Head coach	Vic Rapp
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	7–7–2
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1978 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the 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.

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

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	4	2	452	301	22
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	4	3	381	311	21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	371	351	18
BC Lions	16	7	7	2	359	308	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	4	11	1	330	459	9

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Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Results
			Score	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

Player	Passing yds	Rushing yds	Receiving yds	TD
Jerry Tagge	3134	1	0	0
Larry Key		1054	506	10
Al Charuk		0	790	4
Leon Bright		90	781	3
John Henry White		276	195	2
Terry Bailey		39	391	2
Jim Young		0	343	2

Awards and records

1978 CFL All-Stars

• C – Al Wilson, CFL All-Star

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.