1956 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1956 6–10 4th, W.I.F.U. Clem Crowe Empire Stadium did not qualify Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1956.png The 1956 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs. Under former Ottawa bench boss Clem Crowe, the Lions matched their aggregate win total of the first two seasons (6), however, it was only good enough for 4th place in a tough WIFU. The Lions earned their first win over the Edmonton Eskimos on September 24. Fullback By Bailey scored the first kickoff return touchdown in Lions history against Winnipeg on September 17. Receiver Dan Edwards, running back Ed Vereb on offence and safety Paul Cameron were WIFU all-stars. The team altered its uniforms adding UCLA stripes on shoulders. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sat, Aug 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 21–35 0–1 Empire Stadium 23,566 B Wed, Aug 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 26–34 0–2 Empire Stadium C Mon, Aug 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–15 1–2 Empire Stadium Regular season Season standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 16 11 5 0 358 235 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 6 0 353 272 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 315 228 18BC Lions 16 6 10 0 251 361 12 Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 229 410 8 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1956/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092722/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1956/reg 2009-10-06 dead 2009-07-01 Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, Aug 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 17–14 1–0 Mewata Stadium 12,889 1 2 Mon, Aug 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–3 2–0 Empire Stadium 28,825 2 3 Mon, Aug 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 0–18 2–1 Empire Stadium 30,374 3 4 Fri, Aug 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 1–3 2–2 Winnipeg Stadium 15,727 3 5 Mon, Sept 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 10–24 2–3 Taylor Field 13,000 4 6 Sat, Sept 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 45–15 3–3 Empire Stadium 28,737 5 7 Sat, Sept 15 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–34 3–4 Clarke Stadium 21,737 5 8 Mon, Sept 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–16 3–5 Empire Stadium 21,737 6 9 Mon, Sept 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 11–1 4–5 Empire Stadium 23,066 7 10 Sat, Sept 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 28–46 4–6 Taylor Field 14,000 7 11 Mon, Oct 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–34 4–7 Winnipeg Stadium 16,467 8 12 Sat, Oct 6 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 24–7 5–7 Empire Stadium 25,663 9 13 Sat, Oct 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 8–30 5–8 Empire Stadium 26,300 9 14 Mon, Oct 15 at Calgary Stampeders W 22–21 6–8 Mewata Stadium 10,000 10 15 Sat, Oct 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 22–25 6–9 Empire Stadium 18,239 10 16 Mon, Oct 22 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–54 6–10 Clarke StadiumBC 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 Jerry Gustafson 1214 4303 By Bailey 6202944 Paul Cameron 199 4304283 Dan Edwards 0 6723 Ed Vereb 51417814 Al Pollard 468862 1956 Canadian Football Awards None References Category:BC Lions seasons BC Lions BC Lions