1964 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1964 11–2–3 1st, West Herb Capozzi Dave Skrien Empire Stadium Won Grey Cup Image:CFL Jersey BCL1965.png The 1964 BC Lions finished the season in first place in the Western Conference with an 11–2–3 record, the fewest losses in one season in team history. Of the eight retired numbers in team history, four of those players played on the 1964 team. The Lions began the season undefeated in ten games and were 10–1–1 against western opponents. The Lions' defense was, once again, outstanding as they allowed a team record 10.5 points and 245 yards per game. Joe Kapp would lead the CFL is passing with 2816 yards through the air and 194 completions. The Lions won the Western Finals over Calgary, taking two games to one, sending them to the Grey Cup Once again, the Lions met the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 52nd Grey Cup in a rematch of the previous year's game. After taking a 34–8 lead into the fourth quarter, the Lions cruised to their first championship by a score of 34–24 on the heels of defensive back and backup fullback Bill Munsey's two touchdown performance. Converted defensive back By Bailey, who scored the first touchdown in Lions' history, retired after the game, ending his 11-year CFL career. The Lions had six CFL All-stars, including quarterback Joe Kapp, offensive tackle Lonnie Dennis, defensive tackle Mike Cacic, defensive end Dick Fouts, middle guard Tom Brown, and Bill Munsey at defensive back. The Schenley for the CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman went to defensive lineman Tom Brown for a second season in a row. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Thu, July 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–21 0–1 Lansdowne Park 15,020 A Mon, July 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–3 0–2 Empire Stadium 17,720 B Wed, July 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–26 0–3 Empire Stadium 24,033 Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsBC Lions 16 11 2 3 328 168 25 Calgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 352 349 24Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 7 0 330 282 18 Edmonton Eskimos 16 4 12 0 222 458 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 1 14 1 270 397 3 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1964/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20120302223456/http://cfl.ca/standings/1964/reg 2012-03-02 dead 2009-07-01 Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Tue, Aug 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers T 10–10 0–0–1 Winnipeg Stadium 15,125 1 2 Mon, Aug 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 22–4 1–0–1 Empire Stadium 32,664 2 3 Fri, Aug 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–2 2–0–1 Taylor Field 17,787 3 4 Wed, Aug 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–16 3–0–1 Empire Stadium 35,618 4 5 Sun, Aug 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–4 4–0–1 Empire Stadium 33,607 5 Bye 6 6 Tue, Sept 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders T 17–17 4–0–2 Empire Stadium 31,355 7 7 Sat, Sept 19 at Edmonton Eskimos W 49–6 5–0–2 Clarke Stadium 21,000 8 8 Tue, Sept 22 at Calgary Stampeders W 12–7 6–0–2 McMahon Stadium 19,546 8 9 Sat, Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 16–16 6–0–3 Empire Stadium 37,008 9 10 Sat, Oct 3 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–15 7–0–3 Exhibition Stadium 27,249 9 11 Mon, Oct 5 at Montreal Alouettes L 7–14 7–1–3 McGill Stadium 17,084 10 12 Sat, Oct 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–6 8–1–3 Empire Stadium 29,277 11 13 Sat, Oct 17 at Edmonton Eskimos W 24–14 9–1–3 Clark Stadium 12,000 12 14 Sat, Oct 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–3 10–1–3 Empire Stadium 30,856 13 15 Wed, Oct 28 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–26 10–2–3 McMahon Stadium 20,000 14 16 Sun, Nov 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–8 11–2–3 Empire Stadium 29,614BC 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 West Finals + Western-Finals – Game 1 BC Lions @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 14 BC Lions 24 Calgary Stampeders 10 + Western Finals – Game 2 Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions Date Away Home November 18 Calgary Stampeders 14 BC Lions 10 + Western Finals – Game 3 Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions Date Away Home November 22 Calgary Stampeders 14 BC Lions 33 BC wins the best-of-three series 2–1 and advance to the Grey Cup Championship game. Grey Cup 52nd Grey Cup November 28 52nd Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario Western Champion Eastern Champion BC Lions 34 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24 The BC Lions are the 1964 Grey Cup Champions.https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1964 CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2011-03-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101213112526/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1964 2010-12-13 Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Joe Kapp 2816 37006 Willie Fleming 75047310 Bob Swift 10548011 Sonny Homer 07764 Mack Burton 06363 Pat Claridge 05771 Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Tom Brown (LB) Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Tom Brown (LB) 1964 CFL All-Stars QB – Joe Kapp, CFL All-Star OT – Lonnie Dennis, CFL All-Star DT – Mike Cacic, CFL All-Star DE – Dick Fouts, CFL All-Star MG – Tom Brown, CFL All-Star DB – Bill Munsey, CFL All-Star References Category:BC Lions seasons Category:N. J. 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