1978 BC Lions season

1978 BC Lions season
General managerBob Ackles
Head coachVic Rapp
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record7–7–2
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid 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

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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