1959 BC Lions season

1959 BC Lions season
Head coach	Wayne Robinson
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Finals
Uniform

The 1959 BC Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with a 9–7 record and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. After hiring new coach Wayne Robinson and signing University of Iowa stars Randy Duncan (#1 overall pick in NFL Draft) and Willie Fleming, the Lions were a much different team compared to the one a year before.

The battle for a playoff spot came down to the last game of the season against the Calgary Stampeders, with both clubs holding 8–7 records, the loser would be out of the playoffs. The Lions won the game 10–8 and secured the first playoff spot in franchise history as well as the first home playoff game (the first in a two-game series). The Lions season would come to an end in the combined 61–15 West Semi-Finals loss to Edmonton, but the foundation had been laid for future success.

Regular season

Season standings

**CFL West Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	12	4	418	272	24
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	370	221	20
BC Lions	16	9	7	306	301	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	8	8	356	301	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	1	15	212	567	2

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Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	42–20	Loss	0–1
2	Aug 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	12–0	Win	1–1
3	Aug 20	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	36–21	Win	2–1
4	Aug 24	at Calgary Stampeders	29–17	Loss	2–2
5	Aug 31	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	8–7	Win	3–2
6	Sept 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–23	Loss	3–3
7	Sept 7	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	35–17	Win	4–3
8	Sept 14	vs. Calgary Stampeders	14–8	Win	5–3
9	Sept 19	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	17–6	Win	6–3
10	Sept 21	at Edmonton Eskimos	29–7	Loss	6–4
11	Sept 26	at Calgary Stampeders	28–10	Win	7–4
12	Oct 5	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	15–14	Loss	7–5
13	Oct 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	38–14	Loss	7–6
14	Oct 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31–6	Loss	7–7
15	Oct 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	45–6	Win	8–7
16	Oct 24	vs. Calgary Stampeders	10–8	Win	9–7

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Playoffs

SEMI-FINALS

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos @ BC Lions
Date	Away	Home
Oct 31	Edmonton Eskimos 20	BC Lions 8

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 2
BC Lions @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 4	BC Lions 7	Edmonton Eskimos 41

Edmonton won the total-point series by 61–15. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

Offensive leaders

Player	Passing yds	Rushing yds	Receving yds	TD
Randy Duncan	2746	123	0	0
Willie Fleming		774	517	7
Ed Vereb		648	544	4
Don Vicic		802	83	6
Jerry Janes		0	936	6
Bruce Claridge		0	519	4

1959 CFL Awards

None

References

↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
↑ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.

1959 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	1959 CFL Draft 47th Grey Cup

BC Lions seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

BC Lions
Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia
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/Head Coach: Wally Buono
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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