Season Summary

  • 8 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie
  • Finished 4th in the Western Conference
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Tue Jun 10 11:00 PM
OTT 26 @ BC 26 T  
B
Mon Jun 16 8:00 PM
BC 19 @ HAM 29 L  
C
Sun Jun 22 5:00 PM
CGY 28 @ BC 29 W  
D
Tue Jul 1 9:00 PM
BC 22 @ WPG 26 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Tue Jul 8 11:00 PM
SSK 24 @ BC 39 W  
2Bye
3
Tue Jul 22 11:00 PM
WPG 6 @ BC 26 W CBCW
4
Wed Jul 30 9:30 PM
BC 21 @ EDM 33 L CBCR
5
Tue Aug 5 11:00 PM
CGY 23 @ BC 31 W CBCW
6
Tue Aug 12 9:30 PM
BC 7 @ CGY 24 L CBCW
7
Wed Aug 20 9:00 PM
BC 31 @ SSK 21 W CBCR
8
Tue Aug 26 11:00 PM
HAM 17 @ BC 17 T  
9
Mon Sep 1 8:00 PM
BC 14 @ MTL 6 W CBC
10Bye
11
Sat Sep 13 11:00 PM
EDM 42 @ BC 14 L CTVW
12
Sat Sep 20 9:30 PM
BC 16 @ CGY 24 L CTV
13
Sun Sep 28 4:30 PM
BC 22 @ WPG 28 L CBCW
14
Sat Oct 4 10:00 PM
SSK 8 @ BC 44 W CTVW
15
Mon Oct 13 4:30 PM
BC 9 @ EDM 33 L CBC
16
Sat Oct 18 11:00 PM
OTT 7 @ BC 27 W CTV
17
Sun Oct 26 2:00 PM
BC 20 @ TOR 38 L CBCR
18
Sun Nov 2 5:00 PM
WPG 17 @ BC 43 W  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 1 2 1 3 96 109 L1 1-2-1
Regular Season 16 8 7 1 17 381 351 W1 3-3-0
    Home 8 6 1 1 13 241 144 W3 4-1-1
    Visitor 8 2 6 0 4 140 207 L4 2-4-0
   Divisional opponent 12 6 6 0 12 303 283 W1 2-4-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 1 1 5 78 68 L1 2-1-1

Full 1980 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 5 (3-1-1) 2 (2-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 7 (4-2-1) 2 (2-0-0) 7 (2-5-0)
After 2nd 7 (6-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 9 (7-1-1) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0)
After 3rd 6 (5-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 9 (7-1-1) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 8 (8-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 7 (0-7-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.531 5-1-0 (6) 1-5-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.461 1-0-1 (2) 1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.563
Edmonton Elks (3) 0.813
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.125
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.625
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.531
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.500
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.438
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.375
19801979 +/-
Average Combined Score 45.75 +4.44
Average Winning Score 31.88 +8.65
Average Losing Score 15.57 -1.93
Average Home Score 30.13 +6.88
Average Visitor Score 17.50 -0.25
Average Margin of Victory 17.88 +10.32
Average Margin of Loss 16.14 +3.98
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total BC 241 (30.1) 140 (17.5) 381 (23.8)
Opponent 207 (25.9) 144 (18.0) 351 (21.9)
1st BC 55 (6.9) 15 (1.9) 70 (4.4)
Opponent 54 (6.8) 20 (2.5) 74 (4.6)
2nd BC 101 (12.6) 73 (9.1) 174 (10.9)
Opponent 55 (6.9) 47 (5.9) 102 (6.4)
3rd BC 36 (4.5) 27 (3.4) 63 (3.9)
Opponent 37 (4.6) 44 (5.5) 81 (5.1)
4th BC 49 (6.1) 25 (3.1) 74 (4.6)
Opponent 61 (7.6) 33 (4.1) 94 (5.9)
Head Coach
  • Vic Rapp (Jan. 21, 1977 – Nov. 9, 1982)
1980 Player Awards and Nominations
1980 Most Outstanding
BC Lions 1980 All-Star Selections
1 All-Canadian Selections
C Al Wilson
3 All-Division Selections
TE Harry Holt, III
C Al Wilson
K Lui Passaglia (Tie)

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1980 BC Lions Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–5 (5)   Kevin Konar (LB) British Columbia (UBC)
2–5 (14)   Paul Gohier (OT) McGill
4–5 (32)   Michel Deslauriers (QB) British Columbia (UBC)
5–5 (41)   Ted Bellinger (WR) Queen's
6–5 (50)   Peter Wilson (C) Simon Fraser
7–5 (59)   Reg Advocat (LB) Simon Fraser

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