Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 @ BC Lions 30

Game Details

  • Week 1
  • 1st Game of Regular Season (19th Overall)
  • Tuesday, Jul 11, 1978 11:00 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC
    • Surface: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
    • Attendance: 25,808
    • Capacity: 30,229
  • Broadcaster:
    • CTVW
1977 and 1978 BC and Winnipeg Matchups
1977Week CWPG 34 @ BC 17
Week 6BC 25 @ WPG 17
Week 13BC 15 @ WPG 19
Week 18WPG 31 @ BC 21
Division Semi-FinalWPG 32 @ BC 33
1978Week 1WPG 14 @ BC 30
Week 12BC 25 @ WPG 32
Week 13WPG 38 @ BC 27

Lions record vs Blue Bombers (Regular Season)

Last decade (1968 to 1977)
  • at BC 10–5–0 (0.667)
  • at Winnipeg 8–6–1 (0.567)
  • BC Total 18–11–1 (0.617)
All-time (through 1978)
  • at BC 17–24–0 (0.415)
  • at Winnipeg 15–24–2 (0.390)
  • BC Total 32–48–2 (0.402)

Streaks as of July 11, 1978 (Regular Season)

Lions streak at home vs Blue Bombers
Lions streak overall vs Blue Bombers

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blue Bombers 0 4 3 7 14
Lions 6 7 7 10 30

Blue Bombers coach: Ray Jauch (L)
Lions coach: Vic Rapp (W)

Blue Bombers (0-1-0) Next vs Eskimos Jul 19
Lions (1-0-0) Next @ Stampeders Jul 20

Game Time Weather in Vancouver, BC

July 11th Hourly Weather Summary for Vancouver
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
Vancouver Int'l A 8:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 16.5°C NNE (230°) at 4 km/h 74% 101.77 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 9:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 16.3°C NNE (180°) at 6 km/h 74% 101.83 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 10:00 PM Cloudy 16.1°C Calm 71% 101.83 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 11:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 15.7°C Calm 75% 101.87 kPa

Conditions at Vancouver Int'l A (15.90 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

League Records Set and Approached in WPG @ BC
Including known plays over 55 yards

CategoryCurrent
Rank		Original
Rank		ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR

Sources

  • CFL (Game score/boxscore)

Contributors

  • Steve Daniel/CFL

Notices

  • Data is verified (Data Complete)