1966 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1966 5–11 5th, West Herb Capozzi Dave Skrien Empire Stadium did not qualify Image:CFL Jersey BCL1965.png The 1966 BC Lions finished in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 5–11 record continuing to regress as their star players were in the twilights of their careers. The Lions lost many close games, including five by one or two points. Placekicker Bill Mitchell kicked a woeful 11 for 25 field goal attempts. After the season, Joe Kapp was traded to the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL and in return the Lions got a young Canadian receiver, Jim Young. A number of former stars retired, including standouts Willie Fleming and Tom Hinton. The first gooseneck or slingshot field goal post was installed at Empire Stadium for the 1966 Grey Cup game. Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsSaskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 6 1 351 318 19Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 7 1 264 230 17 Edmonton Eskimos 16 6 9 1 251 328 13 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 9 1 227 459 13 BC Lions 16 5 11 0 254 269 10 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1966/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20091020122341/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1966/reg 2009-10-20 dead 2009-07-01 Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 Aug 3 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–3 1–0 2 Aug 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 7–27 1–1 3 Aug 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–16 1–2 4 Aug 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–11 1–3 5 Aug 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 29–30 1–4 6 Sept 2 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–13 1–5 7 Sept 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 14–3 2–5 8 Sept 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–21 2–6 9 Sept 25 at Toronto Argonauts L 27–29 2–7 10 Sept 27 at Montreal Alouettes L 23–25 2–8 11 Oct 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–10 3–8 12 Oct 10 at Edmonton Eskimos W 10–7 4–8 13 Oct 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–22 4–9 14 Oct 17 at Calgary Stampeders W 13–9 5–9 15 Oct 23 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–16 5–10 16 Oct 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–27 5–11 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 Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Joe Kapp 2889 34102 Bill Munsey 8532567 Larry Eilmes 7562477 Willie Fleming 2606538 Dave Moton 155522 Sonny Homer 05492 Pat Claridge 03991 Awards and records 1966 CFL All-Stars None References Category:BC Lions seasons BC Lions Category:1966 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1966 in sports in British Columbia