The BC Lions’ 1963 Season

Season Summary

BC Lions 1963 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

BC Lions 1963 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 3 3 0 0 6 88 35 W3 3-0-0
Regular Season 16 12 4 0 24 387 232 W1 5-1-0
    Home 8 8 0 0 16 228 92 W8 6-0-0
    Visitor 8 4 4 0 8 159 140 L1 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 12 10 2 0 20 307 148 W1 5-1-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 2 0 4 80 84 L2 2-2-0

Full 1963 League Standings

BC Lions 1963 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.438 6-0-0 (6) 4-2-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.500 2-0-0 (2) 0-2-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.688
Edmonton Eskimos (3) 0.125
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.500
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.438
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.714
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.429
Ottawa Rough Riders (1) 0.643
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.214

Team Scoring

19631962 +/-
Average Combined Score 38.69 -4.31
Average Winning Score 26.17 -2.55
Average Losing Score 18.25 +2.14
Average Home Score 28.50 +8.25
Average Visitor Score 19.88 -3.12
Average Margin of Victory 16.08 +0.51
Average Margin of Loss 9.50 -2.17

1963 BC Lions Attendance

  • Capacity: 32,375
  • Total: 251,712
  • High: 36,659
  • Avg: 31,464 (8 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1962 Avg: +2,554
  • Low: 27,639
  • Sellouts: 3
  • % of Capacity: 97.19
  • Diff from League Avg: +10,740

More 1963 Attendance Numbers

Coaches

Head Coach

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Stadium

  • 1963 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 6040100 6562127 494796 541064 228 (28.5)159 (19.9)387 (24.2)
Opponent 54247 275077 131124 473784 140 (17.5)92 (11.5)232 (14.5)

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 8 (8-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 4 (1-3-0) 9 (9-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 4 (1-3-0)
After 2nd 7 (7-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 10 (10-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (1-4-0)
After 3rd 8 (8-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (4-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 14 (12-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 1 (0-1-0)
After 4th 8 (8-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 12 (12-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0)

BC Lions 1963 Player Awards and Nominations

1963 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Joe Kapp (Division Finalist)
  • Lineman — Tom Brown (Winner)
  • Canadian Player — Norm Fieldgate (Team Nominee)

BC Lions 1963 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
2–3 (12)   Noal Bates (G) Toronto
3–3 (21)   Peter Kempf (C) British Columbia (UBC)
5–3   Pass
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BC Lions 1963 All-Star Selections

7 All-Canadian Selections
QB Joe Kapp
HB Willie Fleming, Jr.
G Tom Hinton
T Lonnie Dennis
DE Dick Fouts
ILB Tom Brown
CLB Norm Fieldgate
8 All-Division Selections
QB Joe Kapp
HB Willie Fleming, Jr.*
HB Clarence “Nub” Beamer, Jr.
G Tom Hinton
T Lonnie Dennis
DE Dick Fouts
ILB Tom Brown
CLB Norm Fieldgate

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Wed. July 17
BC 30 @ TOR 27 W 24,076  
B
Wed. July 24 11:00 PM
 SSK 0 @ BC 40 W 18,240  
C
Thu. Aug. 1
OTT 8 @ BC 18 W 23,190  
1
Thu. Aug. 8 10:00 PM
 BC 16 @ SSK 7 W 12,605  
2
Mon. Aug. 12
EDM 12 @ BC 31 W 27,639  
3
Mon. Aug. 19
TOR 14 @ BC 22 W 31,589  
4
Mon. Aug. 26
BC 22 @ CGY 19 W 22,500  
4
Thu. Aug. 29
BC 15 @ WPG 16 L 19,632  
6
Sat. Sept. 7
CGY 21 @ BC 37 W 36,659  
7
Mon. Sept. 9 10:00 PM
 BC 8 @ SSK 2 W 15,384  
8
Mon. Sept. 16
MTL 9 @ BC 20 W 31,438  
8
Sat. Sept. 21
BC 21 @ HAM 38 L 26,652  
9
Mon. Sept. 23
BC 17 @ OTT 23 L 20,191  
10
Mon. Sept. 30
CGY 14 @ BC 32 W 32,529  
11
Sat. Oct. 5
BC 40 @ EDM 1 W 14,000  
12
Sat. Oct. 12 11:30 PM
 SSK 6 @ BC 26 W 30,079  
13
Sat. Oct. 19
EDM 6 @ BC 32 W 29,133  
14
Sun. Oct. 27
BC 20 @ WPG 34 L 16,973  
15
Sun. Nov. 3
WPG 10 @ BC 28 W 32,646  
P2
Sat. Nov. 16 3:30 PM
 BC 19 @ SSK 7 W 16,262 CTV, CBC
P2
Wed. Nov. 20 11:00 PM
 SSK 13 @ BC 8 L 26,738 CBC, CTV
P2
Sat. Nov. 23 5:00 PM
 SSK 1 @ BC 36 W 25,603 CTV, CBC
GC
Sat. Nov. 30 4:00 PM
 HAM 21 @ BC 10 L 36,461 CTV, CBC