1968 BC Lions season

1968 BC Lions season
Head coach Jim Champion
Home field Empire Stadium
Results
Record 4–11–1
Division place 4th, West
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1968 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 4–11–1 record and continued to have an inept offense. The Lions scored just 16 touchdowns all season as their placekicker, Ted Gerela, accounted for 115 of the team's 217 points. Once again, the Lions finished out of a playoff spot. The Lions played their first ever regular season game in July.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 12 3 1 345 223 25
Calgary Stampeders 16 10 6 0 412 249 20
Edmonton Eskimos 16 8 7 1 228 288 17
BC Lions 16 4 11 1 217 318 9
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 3 13 0 210 374 6

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18–16 Win 1–0
2 Aug 6 vs. Calgary Stampeders 41–7 Loss 1–1
3 Aug 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 18–17 Loss 1–2
4 Aug 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 12–4 Win 2–2
5 Aug 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17–10 Loss 2–3
6 Sept 2 at Calgary Stampeders 26–6 Loss 2–4
7 Sept 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 14–8 Loss 2–5
8 Sept 14 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 22–22 Tie 2–5–1
9 Sept 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 16–12 Loss 2–6–1
10 Sept 30 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16–13 Loss 2–7–1
11 Oct 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 13–5 Loss 2–8–1
12 Oct 12 at Toronto Argonauts 43–29 Loss 2–9–1
13 Oct 14 at Montreal Alouettes 13–4 Win 3–9–1
14 Oct 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16–14 Win 4–9–1
15 Oct 26 at Calgary Stampeders 42–23 Loss 4–10–1
16 Nov 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 12–6 Loss 4–11–1

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Awards and records

1968 CFL All-Stars

None

References

  1. ↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ↑ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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