The BC Lions’ 1962 Season

Season Summary

  • Finished 4th in the Western Conference

BC Lions 1962 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

BC Lions 1962 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 3 1 2 0 2 49 56 L1 1-2-0
Regular Season 16 7 9 0 14 346 342 W1 3-3-0
    Home 8 3 5 0 6 162 182 W1 2-4-0
    Visitor 8 4 4 0 8 184 160 L1 3-3-0
   Divisional opponent 12 6 6 0 12 277 251 W1 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 1 3 0 2 69 91 L1 1-3-0

Full 1962 League Standings

BC Lions 1962 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.555 3-3-0 (6) 3-3-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.455 0-2-0 (2) 1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.594
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.406
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.531
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.688
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.679
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.393
Ottawa Rough Riders (1) 0.464
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.286

Team Scoring

19621961 +/-
Average Combined Score 43.00 +5.00
Average Winning Score 28.71 +7.71
Average Losing Score 16.11 +3.03
Average Home Score 20.25 +6.50
Average Visitor Score 23.00 +9.88
Average Margin of Victory 15.57 +3.57
Average Margin of Loss 11.67 -2.95

1962 BC Lions Attendance

  • Capacity: 32,375
  • Total: 208,411
  • High: 30,135
  • Avg: 26,051 (8 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1961 Avg: +557
  • Low: 20,143
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 80.47
  • Diff from League Avg: +6,967

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Coaches

Head Coach

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Stadium

  • 1962 home stadium: Empire Stadium
  • Capacity: 32,375
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1954 – Opened 1954

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
BC 335285 424789 513990 364682 162 (20.3)184 (23.0)346 (21.6)
Opponent 353469 512879 533790 4361104 160 (20.0)182 (22.8)342 (21.4)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 4 (2-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 8 (5-3-0) 2 (1-1-0) 6 (1-5-0)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 5 (4-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 8 (7-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 6 (0-6-0)
After 3rd 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 5 (4-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 9 (7-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (0-6-0)
After 4th 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 9 (0-9-0)

BC Lions 1962 Player Awards and Nominations

1962 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Clarence “Nub” Beamer, Jr. (Team Nominee)
  • Lineman — Tom Brown (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Norm Fieldgate (Team Nominee)

Team object (1) 1962 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
No draft picks for 1962 in database.

Team object (1) 1962 All-Star Selections

1 All-Canadian Selections
ILB Tom Brown
3 All-Division Selections
HB Clarence “Nub” Beamer, Jr.
T Lonnie Dennis
ILB Tom Brown

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Thu. July 19
BC 6 @ OTT 18 L 14,200  
A
Mon. July 23
BC 30 @ HAM 20 W 4,500  
B
Sat. July 28
TOR 18 @ BC 13 L 20,166  
1
Thu. Aug. 9
SSK 7 @ BC 33 W 27,684  
2
Thu. Aug. 16
CGY 35 @ BC 20 L 30,135  
3
Mon. Aug. 20
BC 12 @ CGY 4 W 16,200  
4
Mon. Aug. 27
OTT 18 @ BC 7 L 29,423  
4
Fri. Aug. 31
BC 10 @ EDM 22 L 14,500  
6
Thu. Sept. 6
BC 19 @ MTL 21 L 19,350  
6
Sun. Sept. 9
BC 37 @ TOR 21 W 22,254  
8
Mon. Sept. 17
HAM 31 @ BC 6 L 27,051  
8
Sat. Sept. 22
BC 14 @ SSK 26 L 12,283  
9
Mon. Sept. 24
WPG 22 @ BC 27 W 20,143  
9
Sat. Sept. 29
BC 46 @ EDM 24 W 18,322  
10
Sat. Oct. 6
BC 18 @ WPG 6 W 16,060  
11
Sat. Oct. 13
EDM 26 @ BC 7 L 28,058  
12
Sat. Oct. 20
BC 28 @ CGY 36 L 18,800  
13
Sat. Oct. 27
WPG 35 @ BC 34 L 25,419  
14
Sun. Nov. 4
SSK 8 @ BC 28 W 20,498