1969 BC Lions season

1969 BC Lions season
Head coach	Jim Champion Jackie Parker
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1969 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 5–11 record. After taking the club to a 1–9 record, head coach Jim Champion was relieved of his duties and assistant coach Jackie Parker took over. Parker led the club to a 4–2 finish and an unlikely playoff berth. The offense continued to struggle and managed to score only 22 touchdowns. They appeared in the West Semi-Final, losing to the Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Score	Result

Regular season

Season Standings

**Western Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	13	3	0	392	261	26
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	7	0	327	314	18
BC Lions	16	5	11	0	235	335	10
Edmonton Eskimos	16	5	11	0	241	246	10
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	3	12	1	192	359	7

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Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 30	vs. Calgary Stampeders	32–7	Loss	0–1
2	Aug 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–20	Loss	0–2
3	Aug 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	41–24	Loss	0–3
4	Aug 16	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	25–0	Loss	0–4
5	Aug 23	vs. Toronto Argonauts	42–20	Loss	0–5
6	Sept 1	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–14	Loss	0–6
7	Sept 6	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	11–7	Win	1–6
8	Sept 13	at Calgary Stampeders	28–20	Loss	1–7
9	Sept 17	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	13–5	Loss	1–8
10	Sept 21	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19–17	Loss	1–9
11	Sept 27	vs. Calgary Stampeders	22–17	Loss	1–10
12	Oct 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	13–5	Win	2–10
13	Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	21–12	Win	3–10
14	Oct 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	17–14	Win	4–10
15	Oct 26	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	22–3	Win	5–10
16	Oct 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	18–7	Loss	5–11

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Awards and records

1969 CFL All-Stars

None

References

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

1969 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1969 CFL Draft 57th Grey Cup

BC Lions seasons

1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

BC Lions

Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place

Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra

Lore	Annis Stukus Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic Kapp becomes first Lion to win MVP of West Division Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker

Important Figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Clem Crowe Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Jackie Parker Al Wilson Cal Murphy Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Mark Gastineau Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon

Retired Numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97

Key Personnel	Owner: David Braley General Manager: Wally Buono Head Coach: Jeff Tedford

Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011

Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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