1959 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1959 9–7 3rd, West Herb Capozzi Wayne Robinson Empire Stadium Lost Western Semi-Final The BC Lions finished the 1959 CFL season in third place in the W.I.F.U. 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 the 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. 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 12 4 0 418 272 24 Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 370 221 20 BC Lions 16 9 7 0 306 301 18 Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 356 301 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 1 15 0 212 567 2 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1959/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20110610165406/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1959/reg 2011-06-10 dead 2009-07-01 Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 Aug 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–42 0–1 2 Aug 17 at Edmonton Eskimos W 12–0 1–1 3 Aug 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–21 2–1 4 Aug 24 at Calgary Stampeders L 17–29 2–2 5 Aug 31 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 8–7 3–2 6 Sept 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 23–34 3–3 7 Sept 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–17 4–3 8 Sept 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 14–8 5–3 9 Sept 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 17–6 6–3 10 Sept 21 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–29 6–4 11 Sept 26 at Calgary Stampeders W 28–10 7–4 12 Oct 5 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–15 7–5 13 Oct 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 14–38 7–6 14 Oct 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–31 7–7 15 Oct 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 45–6 8–7 16 Oct 24 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 10–8 9–7 BC 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 Semi-finals + Western semi-finals – Game 1 Edmonton Eskimos @ BC Lions Date Away HomeOct 31 Edmonton Eskimos 20 BC Lions 8 + Western semi-finals – Game 2 BC Lions @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away HomeNovember 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 ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Randy Duncan 2746 12300 Willie Fleming 7745177 Ed Vereb 6485444 Don Vicic 802836 Jerry Janes 0 9366 Bruce Claridge 0 5194 1959 CFL awards None References Category:BC Lions seasons Category:1959 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1959 in British Columbia Category:1959 in sports in British Columbia