1963 BC Lions season

1963 BC Lions season
Head coach Dave Skrien
Home field Empire Stadium
Results
Record 12–4
Division Place 1st, West
Playoff finish Lost in Grey Cup
Uniform
Timeline
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1962 1964

The 1963 BC Lions finished the season in 1st place in the West Division for the first time ever with a 12–4 record. Over the course of the season, the Lions' defense allowed an average of only 14.5 points per game while running back Willie Fleming rushed for 1,234 yards and an astounding 9.7 yard average. It was first time the Lions finished with a perfect home record and, as of the 2009 season, the only time in Lions' history. After claiming first place, the Lions earned a bye into the West Finals where they beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders two games to one. They made their first Grey Cup appearance in franchise history, losing to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a score of 21–10 at Empire Stadium.

Contents

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions 16 12 4 0 387 232 24
Calgary Stampeders 16 10 4 2 427 323 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 7 7 2 223 226 16
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 7 9 0 302 325 14
Edmonton Eskimos 16 2 14 0 220 425 4

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Season schedule

Game Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Aug 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 16–7 Win 1–0
2 Aug 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 31–12 Win 2–0
3 Aug 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts 22–12 Win 3–0
4 Aug 26 at Calgary Stampeders 22–19 Win 4–0
5 Aug 29 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16–15 Loss 4–1
6 Sept 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders 37–21 Win 5–1
7 Sept 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 8–2 Win 6–1
8 Sept 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes 20–9 Win 7–1
9 Sept 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 38–21 Loss 7–2
10 Sept 23 at Ottawa Rough Riders 23–17 Loss 7–3
11 Sept 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders 32–14 Win 8–3
12 Oct 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 40–1 Win 9–3
13 Oct 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 26–6 Win 10–3
14 Oct 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 32–6 Win 11–3
15 Oct 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34–26 Loss 11–4
16 Nov 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–10 Win 12–4

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Playoffs

West Finals

Western-Finals – Game 1
BC Lions @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date Away Home
November 16 BC Lions 19 Saskatchewan Roughriders 7
Western Finals – Game 2
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ BC Lions
Date Away Home
November 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders 13 BC Lions 8
Western Finals – Game 3
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ BC Lions
Date Away Home
November 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 BC Lions 36

Grey Cup

Main article: 51st Grey Cup
November 30

51st Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia
Western Champion Eastern Champion
BC Lions 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1963 Grey Cup Champions
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Awards and records

  • CFL's Most Outstanding Player – Russ Jackson Ottawa Rough Riders (QB)
 This would be the first of three MOP awards for Russ Jackson proving that Canadians could play the (QB) position.

CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Tom Brown (LB)

1963 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ^ CFL.ca
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 
  3. ^ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1963
Western
BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg
Eastern
Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto
See also
1963 CFL Draft • 51st Grey Cup
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Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
Founded in 1954 • Based in Vancouver, British Columbia
The Franchise
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Culture
The Lions • Leo the Lion • Nickname: The Leos • Quarterbacks • Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra
The Rivalries
Lore
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
5 • 15 • 22 • 30 • 38 • 52 • 60 • 75
Key Personnel
Owner: David Braley • General Manager: Wally Buono • Head Coach: Mike Benevides
Grey Cup
Championships (6)
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Championships (10)
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League: Canadian Football League • Division: West