1957 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1957 4–11–1 4th, W.I.F.U. Herb Capozzi Clem Crowe Empire Stadium did not qualify Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1956.png The 1957 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 4–11–1 record. Before the season, many media sources predicted the Lions to be playoff bound, however, after going through six different quarterbacks and an eight-game losing streak, the Lions finished out of the playoffs yet again. The biggest appointment during the 1957 season was the hiring of former Montreal Alouette Herb Capozzi as general manager. Over nine seasons, Capozzi would eventually build the expansion doormats into a powerhouse that would appear in the Grey Cup in 1963 and win it in 1964. WIFU all-stars were running back By Bailey and Ed Sharkey at both offensive guard and linebacker. The helmet was kept orange with single black stripe. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sat, July 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–19 0–1 Empire Stadium 15,454 B Fri, Aug 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 8–29 0–2 Multnomah Stadium C Mon, Aug 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 11–14 0–3 Empire Stadium D Sun, Aug 11 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 6–9 0–4 Kezar Stadium 16,000 Regular season Season standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 475 142 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 406 300 24 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 221 413 12 BC Lions 16 4 11 1 284 369 9 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 3 12 1 276 438 7 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1957/reg https://web.archive.org/web/20091006091044/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1957/reg 2009-10-06 dead 2009-07-01 Season schedule thumb|right|390px|Don Vicic, Ron Vann, and Paul Cameron Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Sat, Aug 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–20 1–0 Empire Stadium 26,807 2 Mon, Aug 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 1–8 1–1 Mewata Stadium 10,000 3 Mon, Aug 26 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 20–22 1–2 Empire Stadium 28,100 4 Fri, Aug 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–20 1–3 Winnipeg Stadium 16,442 5 Mon, Sept 2 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–28 1–4 Taylor Field 14,497 6 Sat, Sept 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–35 1–5 Empire Stadium 26,121 7 Sun, Sept 14 at Edmonton Eskimos L 6–25 1–6 Clarke Stadium 17,500 8 Mon, Sept 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–41 1–7 Empire Stadium 22,218 9 Wed, Sept 25 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–22 1–8 Mewata Stadium 11,000 10 Mon, Sept 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders T 21–21 1–8–1 Empire Stadium 19,398 11 Mon, Oct 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 27–1 2–8–1 Empire Stadium 16,928 12 Sat, Oct 12 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–16 3–8–1 Winnipeg Stadium 14,700 13 Mon, Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–10 4–8–1 Taylor Field 10,061 14 Sat, Oct 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–29 4–9–1 Empire Stadium 24,619 15 Sat, Oct 26 at Edmonton Eskimos L 0–29 4–10–1 Clarke Stadium 14,000 16 Sat, Nov 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–42 4–11–1 Empire Stadium 17,695 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 Maury Duncan 1827 -13300 By Bailey 88518811 Paul Cameron 57 5145934 Jerry Janes 0 5036 Don Vicic 399443 Dan Edwards 0 3570 1957 Canadian Football Awards None References Category:BC Lions seasons Category:1957 Canadian football season by team BC Lions