1960 BC Lions season

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1960 BC Lions season
Head coachWayne Robinson
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record5–9–2
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform
CFL BCL Jersey 1960.png

The 1960 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 5–9–2 record. Coming off of last season's success, the fan attendance continued to be strong, with most games close or over 30,000 fans per game. However, due to inconsistent quarterbacking from Jim Walden and Randy Duncan, the Lions failed to make the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

On the bright side, running back Willie Fleming made the All-Star team with a team record 1,051 yards rushing for an astounding 8.4 yards per carry average. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers continued their dominance over the Lions, sweeping all four games and improving their all time mark to 24–4 versus BC.

The Lions changed their uniforms to a primarily Black scheme for the first time and introduced a "1930s-style" winged football helmet design.

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 14 2 0 453 239 28
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 318 225 20
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 8 2 374 404 14
BC Lions 16 5 9 2 296 356 12
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 12 2 205 422 6

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Preseason[]

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Wednesday, July 20 Montreal Alouettes 29–29 Tie 24,392 0–0–1
B Tuesday, July 26 at Montreal Alouettes 49–7 Win 19,999 1–0–1
C Friday, July 29 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Cedar Rapids, IA 13–7 Loss 12,583 1–1–1
D Tuesday, Aug 2 Ottawa Rough Riders 27–26 Win 18,156 2–1–1

Season schedule[]

BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, August 11
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Thursday, Aug 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–21 Loss 31,837 0–1
2 Monday, Aug 15 at Edmonton Eskimos 33–14 Loss 17,500 0–2
3 Saturday, Aug 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–12 Win 29,532 1–2
4 Monday, Aug 22 at Calgary Stampeders 26–19 Win n/a 2–2
5 Monday, Aug 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 26–0 Loss 28,420 2–3
6 Thursday, Sept 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19–14 Loss 18,297 2–4
7 Monday, Sept 5 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 31–21 Win 14,105 3–4
8 Monday, Sept 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders 21–21 Tie 27,759 3–4–1
9 Saturday, Sept 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–14 Loss 30,292 3–5–1
10 Monday, Sept 19 at Edmonton Eskimos 18–10 Loss n/a 3–6–1
11 Saturday, Sept 24 at Calgary Stampeders 28–14 Loss 13,000 3–7–1
12 Thursday, Oct 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 21–13 Win 21,707 4–7–1
13 Thursday, Oct 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 49–21 Loss 16,773 4–8–1
14 Saturday, Oct 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 14–14 Tie 7,255 4–8–2
15 Saturday, Oct 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders 22–10 Loss 29,599 4–9–2
16 Saturday, Oct 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 38–0 Win 21,114 5–9–2

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Offensive leaders[]

Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Jim Walden 828 384 0 0
Randy Duncan 734 50 0 0
Willie Fleming 124 1051 399 10
Nub Beamer 715 51 3
By Bailey 342 156 3

1960 CFL Awards[]

Neal Beaumont won the CFL Rockie of the Year Award. The trophy at that time was known as the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy.

References[]

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  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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