1978 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1978 7–7–2 4th, West Bob Ackles Vic Rapp Empire Stadium did not qualify The 1978 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 7–7–2 record and failed to make the playoffs. A six-game mid-season losing streak, primarily to western opponents, cost the Lions a playoff spot. Quarterback Jerry Tagge had 3134 yards passing and 20 interceptions. The offence was driven by rookie running back Larry Key, who had 1054 yards rushing, 504 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns. Centre Al Wilson was selected to the CFL all-star team for the 4th consecutive season. A new uniform was introduced which included the white helmet, orange and white colour scheme and now iconic mountain lion head logo. The traditional secondary colour of black was altered to a dark brown. The uniforms would become synonymous with the powerhouse teams of the 1980s in brand new BC Place Stadium. The logo, despite a few changes along the way since, is still used by the team to this day. Offseason CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 10 4 2 452 301 22Calgary Stampeders 16 9 4 3 381 311 21Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 371 351 18BC Lions 16 7 7 2 359 308 16Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 4 11 1 330 459 9 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1978/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092131/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1978/reg 2009-10-06 dead 2009-07-03 Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 July 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–14 1–0 2 July 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 1–1 3 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 19–19 1–1–1 4 Aug 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 22–22 1–1–2 5 Aug 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–14 2–1–2 6 Aug 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–23 3–1–2 7 Aug 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 26–30 3–2–2 8 Aug 30 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–18 3–3–2 9 Sept 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–15 3–4–2 10 Sept 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 4–14 3–5–2 11 Sept 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–32 3–6–2 12 Sept 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–38 3–7–2 13 Oct 9 at Edmonton Eskimos W 15–3 4–7–2 14 Oct 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–17 5–7–2 15 Oct 29 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–15 6–7–2 16 Nov 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 33–11 7–7–2 British Columbia Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm 2009-03-11 live 2009-03-08 Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Jerry Tagge 3134 100 Larry Key 105450610 Al Charuk 07904 Leon Bright 907813 John Henry White 2761952 Terry Bailey 393912 Jim Young 03432 Roster 1978 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks  6 I Joe Paopao  8 I Jerry Tagge Running backs 36 N Terry Bailey 34 I Calvin Culliver 31 I Harry Holt 11 I Larry Key 19 N Don Taylor 20 I John Henry White Wide receivers 26 I Leon Bright 25 N Al Charuk 30 N Jim Young Tight ends 71 I Ricky Ellis Offensive linemen 68 N John Blain G/T 69 N John Blake G/T 51 N Tom Kudaba G 54 N Glenn Leonhard G 55 I Jim Lohmann T 66 I Al Simpson T 64 I Larry Watkins T 52 N Al Wilson C Defensive linemen 63 N Rick Goltz DT/DE 78 N Frank Landy DT 77 I Louie Richardson DE 61 N Doug Seymour DT 60 I Drew Taylor DE Special teams  5 N Lui Passaglia K/P Linebackers 45 I Sam Britts 40 N Paul Giroday 37 N Glen Jackson 50 N Tom Schultz Defensive backs 10 N John Beaton 28 N Doug Carlson 32 I Grady Cavness 16 I Devon Ford 14 I Joe Fourqurean 18 I Ken Hinton  3 N Hal Lund 17 I Frank Oliver Injured list 65 I Andre Anderson DT Italics indicate International player Awards and records 1978 CFL All-Stars C – Al Wilson, CFL All-Star References Category:BC Lions seasons Category:1978 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1978 in British Columbia Category:1978 in sports in British Columbia