1974 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1974 8–8 3rd, West Jackie Parker Eagle Keys Empire Stadium Lost Western Semi-Final The 1974 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with an 8–8 record and appeared in the Western Semi-Final. Running back Johnny Musso was injured early in the season and played only three games. However, backups Lou Harris and Monroe Eley took advantage of their opportunity. Harris had 1232 yards rushing, 532 receiving, league best 12 touchdowns and was named to the CFL all-star team. Eley also rushed for over a thousand yards (1176) giving the Lions one of the best single season running games in CFL history. Don Moorhead continued to be the starting quarterback and threw for 2468 yards passing and 17 touchdown passes. However, Moorhead injured his knee and hand late in the season, and General Manager Jackie Parker traded for veteran quarterback Pete Liske in October as insurance. The Lions lost their final four games of the season, however, still made the final playoff spot via tiebreaker. In the Western Semi-Final, the Lions fell to Saskatchewan by a score of 24–14 (the Roughriders won all four games against the Lions in 1974). Annis Stukus was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the Builder category. The Lions changed their jersey to short sleeves and all white numbers at home Offseason CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Tue, July 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 42–18 1–0 Empire Stadium 16,268 B Sun, July 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–25 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 21,158 C Wed, July 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 27–28 1–2 Lansdowne Park 12,221 D Tue, July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–21 1–3 Empire Stadium 15,835 Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 10 5 1 345 247 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 7 0 305 289 18 BC Lions 16 8 8 0 306 299 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 8 0 258 350 16 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 285 305 12 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1974/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092747/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1974/reg 2009-10-06 dead 2009-07-03 Season schedule Week Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–20 1–0 2 July 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–22 2–0 3 Aug 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–6 3–0 4 Aug 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–20 3–1 5 Aug 22 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 4–9 3–2 6 Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos W 21–15 4–2 7 Sept 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 16–38 4–3 8 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts W 26–24 5–3 9 Sept 15 at Montreal Alouettes L 12–31 5–4 10 Sept 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–10 6–4 11 Sept 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–10 7–4 12 Oct 6 at Calgary Stampeders W 20–7 8–4 13 Oct 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–17 8–5 14 Oct 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–24 8–6 15 Oct 26 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–31 8–7 16 Nov 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 7–15 8–8British 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 Playoffs Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 7 0 0 7 14Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 14 7 3 24 Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Don Moorhead 2478 20403 Lou Harris 123953212 Monroe Eley 11763218 Jim Young 366105 Brock Aynsley 0 4530 Slade Willis 04435 Roster 1974 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks 12 I Pete Liske 27 I Don Moorhead Running backs 36 N Terry Bailey 26 I Monroe Eley 31 I Lou Harris 22 I Johnny Musso Wide receivers 17 N Brock Aynsley 18 N Dave Kaduhr 74 N Slade Willis P 30 N Jim Young Tight ends 71 N Lefty Hendrickson 77 N Tony Moro Offensive linemen 55 N Lanny Boleski T 68 I Mike LaHood G 62 I Layne McDowell T 50 N Brian Sopatyk G 61 I Curtis Wester G/T 52 N Al Wilson C Defensive linemen 76 N Bill Baker DE 69 I Elton Brown DE 64 I Garrett Hunsperger DT 67 N Gary Robinson DT 60 I Don Wunderly DE Special teams 76 N Ivan MacMillan K Linebackers 72 N Dan Dever OLB 51 I Ray Nettles MLB 70 N Pete Palmer OLB 79 N Lorne Watters OLB Defensive backs 10 N Barry Ardern 32 I Grady Cavness 14 I Joe Fourqurean 21 N Bob Hornes 15 I Wayne Matherne Italics indicate Import player Awards and records 1974 CFL All-Stars RB – Lou Harris, CFL All-Star OG – Curtis Wester, CFL All-Star References Category:BC Lions seasons Category:1974 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1974 in British Columbia Category:1974 in sports in British Columbia