1970 BC Lions season

1970 BC Lions season
Head coach Jackie Parker
Home field Empire Stadium
Results
Record 6–10
Division Place 4th, West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1969 1971

The 1970 BC Lions finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Contents

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A July 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 37–19 Loss 0–1
B July 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–21 Loss 0–2
C July 16 vs Toronto Argonauts 42–25 Loss 0–3
D July 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25–22 Loss 0–4

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 14 2 0 369 206 28
Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 7 0 282 287 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 293 209 18
BC Lions 16 6 10 0 295 384 12
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 2 14 0 184 332 4

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 42–9 Loss 0–1
2 Aug 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 48–21 Win 1–1
3 Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders 16–9 Loss 1–2
4 Aug 13 at Edmonton Eskimos 35–7 Win 2–2
5 Aug 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders 27–13 Win 3–2
6 Aug 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 32–30 Win 4–2
7 Sept 1 at Edmonton Eskimos 20–9 Loss 4–3
8 Sept 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16–13 Win 5–3
9 Sept 18 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–22 Loss 5–4
10 Sept 23 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26–14 Loss 5–5
11 Oct 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 32–20 Loss 5–6
12 Oct 10 at Toronto Argonauts 50–7 Loss 5–7
13 Oct 14 at Montreal Alouettes 28–27 Loss 5–8
14 Oct 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7–1 Win 6–8
15 Oct 25 at Calgary Stampeders 29–0 Loss 6–9
16 Nov 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–13 Loss 6–10

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Awards and records

1970 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1970/reg. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
  2. ^ "British Columbia 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. 
Western
BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg
Eastern
See also
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Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
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The Lions • Leo the Lion • Nickname: The Leos • Quarterbacks • Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra
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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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Current League
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League: Canadian Football League • Division: West