Season Summary

  • Finished 4th in the Western Conference
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Mon Jul 5 11:00 PM
EDM 17 @ BC 15 L  
B
Mon Jul 12 11:00 PM
OTT 41 @ BC 14 L  
C
Fri Jul 16 8:15 PM
BC 17 @ TOR 18 L  
C
Mon Jul 19 8:00 PM
BC 22 @ OTT 20 W  
-5Bye
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Tue Jul 27 11:00 PM
SSK 14 @ BC 10 L  
2
Wed Aug 4 11:00 PM
BC 19 @ EDM 20 L  
3
Mon Aug 9 11:00 PM
BC 29 @ WPG 16 W  
4
Wed Aug 18 11:00 PM
EDM 1 @ BC 11 W  
5
Tue Aug 24 11:00 PM
BC 1 @ CGY 32 L  
6
Sun Aug 29 5:00 PM
TOR 24 @ BC 27 W CTV
7
Mon Sep 6 10:00 PM
BC 14 @ SSK 35 L CTVW
8
Sun Sep 12 5:00 PM
CGY 25 @ BC 10 L CTVW
9
Sun Sep 19 3:30 PM
BC 31 @ WPG 31 T CTVW
10
Sat Sep 25 11:00 PM
WPG 18 @ BC 25 W  
11
Sat Oct 2 11:00 PM
MTL 0 @ BC 28 W CBC
12
Sat Oct 9 2:00 PM
BC 21 @ OTT 45 L  
12
Mon Oct 11 2:00 PM
BC 3 @ HAM 36 L CTV
13
Sat Oct 16 11:00 PM
EDM 9 @ BC 4 L CTVW
14
Sun Oct 24 4:00 PM
BC 18 @ SSK 50 L  
15
Sat Oct 30 11:00 PM
CGY 7 @ BC 31 W CBCW
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 1 3 0 2 68 96 W1 1-3-0
Regular Season 16 6 9 1 13 282 363 W1 2-4-0
    Home 8 5 3 0 10 146 98 W1 4-2-0
    Visitor 8 1 6 1 3 136 265 L3 0-5-1
   Divisional opponent 12 4 7 1 9 203 258 W1 2-3-1
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 2 0 4 79 105 L2 2-2-0

Full 1971 League Standings

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 (4-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 4 (0-3-1) 6 (5-1-0) 4 (0-4-0) 6 (1-4-1)
After 2nd 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 2 (1-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 7 (5-1-1) 0 (0-0-0) 9 (1-8-0)
After 3rd 6 (5-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-5-1) 8 (6-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (0-7-1)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 6 (0-6-0) 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 9 (0-9-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.508 3-3-0 (6) 1-4-1 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.518 2-0-0 (2) 0-2-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.594
Edmonton Elks (3) 0.375
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.594
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.469
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.500
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.429
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.429
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.714
19711970 +/-
Average Combined Score 40.31 -2.12
Average Winning Score 25.17 -2.33
Average Losing Score 11.11 -1.89
Average Home Score 18.25 +1.00
Average Visitor Score 17.00 -2.62
Average Margin of Victory 14.17 +0.83
Average Margin of Loss 18.44 +1.54
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total BC 146 (18.3) 136 (17.0) 282 (17.6)
Opponent 265 (33.1) 98 (12.3) 363 (22.7)
1st BC 33 (4.1) 45 (5.6) 78 (4.9)
Opponent 64 (8.0) 17 (2.1) 81 (5.1)
2nd BC 41 (5.1) 43 (5.4) 84 (5.3)
Opponent 84 (10.5) 34 (4.3) 118 (7.4)
3rd BC 23 (2.9) 22 (2.8) 45 (2.8)
Opponent 43 (5.4) 22 (2.8) 65 (4.1)
4th BC 49 (6.1) 26 (3.3) 75 (4.7)
Opponent 74 (9.3) 25 (3.1) 99 (6.2)
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
  • Ken McCullough – Offensive line
1971 Player Awards and Nominations
1971 Most Outstanding
BC Lions 1971 All-Star Selections
1 All-Canadian Selections
RB Jim Evenson
2 All-Division Selections
RB Jim Evenson*
T Ken Sugarman

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1971 BC Lions Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–3 (3)   Archie McCord (T) Simon Fraser
2–3 (12)   Mike Leveille (FL) Ottawa
3–3 (21)   Henry Lodewycks (FL) Manitoba
4–3 (30)   John Chapman (E) Toronto (UofT)
5–3 (39)   Mike Begg (E) Simon Fraser
6–3 (48)   Ron Fowler (FL) Guelph
7–3 (57)   John Farlinger (DB) Calgary
8–3 (65)   Bryan Ansley (T) Simon Fraser
9–3 (69)   Gerald Fraser (G) Manitoba

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