1972 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1972 5–11 5th, West Jackie Parker Eagle Keys Empire Stadium did not qualify Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1972.png The 1972 BC Lions finished in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 5–11 record and failed to make the playoffs. After Paul Brothers was traded to Ottawa late in the 1971 season and Tom Wilkinson was released, sophomore pivot Don Moorhead became the Lions' starting quarterback. While Moorhead threw for 2606 yards, he also threw 17 interceptions and the offence continued to struggle at only 15.9 points per game. The lone bright spot on offence was receiver Jim Young. He led the league with 1362 yards receiving and won his second Schenley as Outstanding Canadian. Young was a CFL all-star along with rookie linebacker Ray Nettles, for whom the Lions outbid the Miami Dolphins of the NFL in the off-season. For the first season since the 1950s, the team wore orange jerseys at home. The new jerseys had northwestern stripes on each arm. 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 PtsWinnipeg Blue Bombers 16 10 6 0 401 300 20 Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 380 368 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 8 8 0 330 283 16 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 331 394 12 BC Lions 16 5 11 0 254 380 10 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1972/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092742/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1972/reg 2009-10-06 dead 2009-07-03 Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 Aug 1 at Edmonton Eskimos L 22–34 0–1 2 Aug 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 19–17 1–1 3 Aug 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–19 1–2 4 Aug 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–39 1–3 5 Aug 25 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–29 1–4 6 Sept 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–42 1–5 7 Sept 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–24 1–6 8 Sept 17 at Montreal Alouettes L 17–22 1–7 9 Sept 20 at Toronto Argonauts W 23–9 2–7 10 Sept 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 17–20 2–8 11 Oct 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–24 3–8 12 Oct 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–24 3–9 13 Oct 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 22–16 4–9 14 Oct 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–19 4–10 15 Oct 28 at Calgary Stampeders L 3–28 4–11 16 Nov 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 26–14 5–11 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 ydsRush ydsReceiving ydsTD Don Moorhead 2606 33001 Jim Young 0136211 Jim Evensen 9613299 Monroe Eley 5175071 Johnny Musso 4055563 Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Jim Young (WR) 1972 CFL All-Stars WR – Jim Young, CFL All-Star LB – Ray Nettles, CFL All-Star References 1972 BC Lions season Category:1972 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1972 in British Columbia Category:1972 in sports in British Columbia