Season Summary

  • Finished 5th in the Western Conference
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
A
Wed Jul 5 10:00 PM
BC 31 @ SSK 23 W 12,264  
B
Thu Jul 13 11:00 PM
CGY 9 @ BC 14 W 23,969  
C
Mon Jul 17 9:00 PM
BC 15 @ WPG 14 W 22,055  
D
Tue Jul 25 11:00 PM
EDM 34 @ BC 0 L 23,411  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
1
Tue Aug 1 10:00 PM
BC 22 @ EDM 34 L 19,844  
2
Tue Aug 8 11:00 PM
HAM 17 @ BC 19 W 26,488  
3
Mon Aug 14 10:00 PM
BC 14 @ CGY 19 L 22,611  
3
Thu Aug 17 11:00 PM
WPG 39 @ BC 7 L 29,781 CTVW
4
Fri Aug 25 10:00 PM
BC 7 @ EDM 29 L 22,641 CTVW
6Bye
7
Thu Sep 7 9:00 PM
BC 7 @ WPG 42 L 25,210  
8
Tue Sep 12 11:00 PM
SSK 24 @ BC 13 L 21,937  
8
Sun Sep 17 2:00 PM
BC 17 @ MTL 22 L 11,872 CTV
9
Wed Sep 20 8:00 PM
BC 23 @ TOR 9 W 33,135 CTV
10
Tue Sep 26 10:30 PM
OTT 20 @ BC 17 L 22,108 CTV
11
Tue Oct 3 11:00 PM
WPG 24 @ BC 26 W 20,579  
12
Sun Oct 8 4:00 PM
BC 14 @ SSK 24 L 16,500 CTVW
13
Sat Oct 14 11:00 PM
EDM 16 @ BC 22 W 22,124 CTVW
14
Sat Oct 21 11:00 PM
CGY 19 @ BC 17 L 21,284  
15
Sat Oct 28 11:00 PM
BC 3 @ CGY 28 L 17,190 CBCW
16
Sat Nov 4 11:00 PM
SSK 14 @ BC 26 W 22,597  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 3 1 0 6 60 80 L1 3-1-0
Regular Season 16 5 11 0 10 254 380 W1 3-3-0
    Home 8 4 4 0 8 147 173 W1 3-3-0
    Visitor 8 1 7 0 2 107 207 L2 1-5-0
   Divisional opponent 12 3 9 0 6 178 312 W1 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 2 0 4 76 68 L1 2-2-0

Full 1972 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) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (0-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 7 (1-6-0) 4 (4-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 10 (1-9-0)
After 2nd 3 (2-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (2-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0) 4 (2-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 11 (3-8-0)
After 3rd 3 (2-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (2-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 5 (3-2-0) 2 (0-2-0) 9 (2-7-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (0-11-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.531 3-3-0 (6) 0-6-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.518 1-1-0 (2) 1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.375
Edmonton Elks (3) 0.625
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.500
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.625
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.786
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.286
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.786
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.214
19721971 +/-
Average Combined Score 39.63 -0.69
Average Winning Score 23.20 -1.97
Average Losing Score 12.55 +1.43
Average Home Score 18.38 +0.12
Average Visitor Score 13.38 -3.62
Average Margin of Victory 7.20 -6.97
Average Margin of Loss 14.73 -3.72
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total BC 147 (18.4) 107 (13.4) 254 (15.9)
Opponent 207 (25.9) 173 (21.6) 380 (23.8)
1st BC 35 (4.4) 6 (0.8) 41 (2.6)
Opponent 54 (6.8) 22 (2.8) 76 (4.8)
2nd BC 53 (6.6) 28 (3.5) 81 (5.1)
Opponent 57 (7.1) 65 (8.1) 122 (7.6)
3rd BC 17 (2.1) 31 (3.9) 48 (3.0)
Opponent 23 (2.9) 27 (3.4) 50 (3.1)
4th BC 42 (5.3) 42 (5.3) 84 (5.3)
Opponent 73 (9.1) 59 (7.4) 132 (8.3)
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
  • Ken McCullough – Offensive line
1972 Player Awards and Nominations
1972 Most Outstanding
BC Lions 1972 All-Star Selections
2 All-Canadian Selections
WR Jim Young
OLB Ray Nettles
2 All-Division Selections
WR Jim Young (Tie)
OLB Ray Nettles

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1972 BC Lions Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–3 (3)   Steve Szapka (G) Simon Fraser
3–3 (21)   Bob Friend (DB) Simon Fraser
4–3 (30)   Art Lestins (T) Waterloo Lutheran
5–3 (39)   Bill MacDonald (QB) Bishop's
6–3 (47)   Jean Gouin (T) Ottawa
7–3 (56)   Wayne Terry (DB) Ottawa
8–3 (64)   Ron Warner (G) British Columbia (UBC)

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