BC Lions 1979 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

9 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie
Finished 3rd in the Western Conference
Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 10, 1979 Lost 2 – 37 @ Calgary

BC Lions 1979 Season Resources 1979 BC Team Roster 1979 BC Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
A	Tue Jun 12 5:30 PM	BC 32 @ EDM 27	W
B	Tue Jun 19 11:00 PM	HAM 11 @ BC 16	W
C	Tue Jun 26 11:00 PM	WPG 6 @ BC 12	W
D	Tue Jul 3 9:30 PM	BC 1 @ CGY 32	L


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Wed Jul 11 10:00 PM	BC 28 @ SSK 4	W	CTVW
2	Tue Jul 17 11:00 PM	MTL 10 @ BC 25	W	CBC
3	Tue Jul 24 8:00 PM	BC 19 @ WPG 18	W	CBCW
4	Tue Jul 31 11:00 PM	SSK 15 @ BC 24	W
5	Tue Aug 7 11:00 PM	EDM 14 @ BC 14	T
6	Wed Aug 15 9:30 PM	BC 10 @ CGY 22	L	CBCR
7	Tue Aug 21 8:00 PM	BC 22 @ HAM 16	W	CBC
8	Tue Aug 28 11:00 PM	CGY 17 @ BC 18	W
9	Bye
10	Sun Sep 9 4:30 PM	BC 17 @ WPG 15	W	CBCR
11	Sun Sep 16 4:30 PM	BC 8 @ EDM 40	L	CBCW
12	Sat Sep 22 11:00 PM	TOR 25 @ BC 34	W	CTV
13	Sat Sep 29 11:00 PM	WPG 21 @ BC 22	W	CTVW
14	Bye
15	Sun Oct 14 2:00 PM	BC 26 @ OTT 28	L	CTV
16	Sat Oct 20 11:00 PM	CGY 37 @ BC 32	L	CTVW
17	Sun Oct 28 3:30 PM	BC 12 @ SSK 26	L	CTVR
18	Sat Nov 3 11:00 PM	EDM 25 @ BC 17	L	CTVW


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sat Nov 10 4:00 PM	BC 2 @ CGY 37	L	CTV

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	3	1	0	6	61	76	L1	3-1-0
Regular Season	16	9	6	1	19	328	333	L4	2-4-0
Home	8	5	2	1	11	186	164	L2	3-2-1
Visitor	8	4	4	0	8	142	169	L3	2-4-0
Divisional opponent	12	6	5	1	13	221	254	L3	2-4-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	3	1	0	6	107	79	L1	3-1-0

Full 1979 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	3 (3-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	4 (2-2-0)	5 (3-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	8 (6-2-0)	1 (0-0-1)	7 (3-4-0)
After 2nd	5 (4-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (0-1-1)	5 (3-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	10 (7-3-0)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (1-3-1)
After 3rd	6 (4-2-0)	1 (0-0-1)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	10 (7-3-0)	1 (0-0-1)	5 (2-3-0)
After 4th	5 (5-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	9 (9-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	6 (0-6-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ BC	BC @
Divisional	0.484	3-2-1 (6)	3-3-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.492	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.750	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.813	0-1-1 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.125	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.250	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.375	--	1-0-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.719	1-0-0 (1)	--
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.563	--	0-1-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.313	1-0-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1979	1978 +/-
Average Combined Score	41.31	-0.38
Average Winning Score	23.22	-4.78
Average Losing Score	17.50	+0.07
Average Home Score	23.25	+0.25
Average Visitor Score	17.75	-4.12
Average Margin of Victory	7.56	-6.59
Average Margin of Loss	12.17	+5.31

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	BC	186 (23.3)	142 (17.8)	328 (20.5)
Total	Opponent	169 (21.1)	164 (20.5)	333 (20.8)
1st	BC	35 (4.4)	36 (4.5)	71 (4.4)
1st	Opponent	24 (3.0)	40 (5.0)	64 (4.0)
2nd	BC	69 (8.6)	31 (3.9)	100 (6.3)
2nd	Opponent	37 (4.6)	45 (5.6)	82 (5.1)
3rd	BC	47 (5.9)	30 (3.8)	77 (4.8)
3rd	Opponent	39 (4.9)	34 (4.3)	73 (4.6)
4th	BC	35 (4.4)	45 (5.6)	80 (5.0)
4th	Opponent	69 (8.6)	45 (5.6)	114 (7.1)

Head Coach

Vic Rapp (Jan. 21, 1977 – Nov. 9, 1982)

Player Awards
All Stars

1979 Player Awards and Nominations

1979 Most Outstanding

Player — John Henry White (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Glen Jackson (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Al Wilson (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Lui Passaglia (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Joe Paopao (Team Nominee)

BC Lions 1979 All-Star Selections

3 All-Canadian Selections

RB	Larry Key
C	Al Wilson
K	Lui Passaglia

5 All-Division Selections

RB	Larry Key
TE	Harry Holt, III
C	Al Wilson
OLB	Glen Jackson
K	Lui Passaglia

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1979 BC Lions Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–3 (3)		Mark Houghton (RB)	California-Berkeley
2–3 (12)		Chris Curran (DB)	Western Ontario
3–2 (20)	[SSK]	Kevin Aver (DB)	St. Francis Xavier
3–3 (21)		Murray Watson (DE)	Western Ontario
4–3 (30)		Torinda Panetta (LB)	Carleton
5–3 (39)		John MacKay (RB)	Simon Fraser
6–3 (48)		Barry Muis (WR)	British Columbia (UBC)
7–3 (57)		Paul Jaffe (LB)	Carleton