BC Lions

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BC Lions
First Season
1954
Team History
BC Lions (1954-present)
Conference/Division
Canadian Football League (1958-present)
  • West Division (1961-present)
    • WIFU (1958-60)

WIFU (1954-57)

Venue
BC Place (1983-present)
Empire Field (2010-11)
Empire Stadium (1954-82)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season in 1954 and have played every season since. As such, they are the oldest professional sports franchise in the city of Vancouver and in the province of British Columbia.

Publications

Programs by season

1950s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1958
regular season August 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium
regular season September 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
1959
regular season September 21 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium

1960s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1960
preseason August 2 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders Empire Stadium
regular season August 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
regular season August 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium
regular season September 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
regular season October 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium
1961
regular season August 21 vs. Montreal Alouettes Empire Stadium
regular season September 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts Empire Stadium
regular season October 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
regular season November 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders Empire Stadium
1962
regular season August 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders Empire Stadium
regular season September 6 at Montreal Alouettes Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
regular season September 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Empire Stadium
regular season September 24 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
regular season October 6 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium
regular season October 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
1963
regular season August 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium
regular season August 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts Empire Stadium
regular season September 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders Empire Stadium
regular season September 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes Empire Stadium
regular season September 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders Empire Stadium
regular season October 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium
regular season November 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
Grey Cup November 30 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Empire Stadium
1964
preseason July 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts Empire Stadium
regular season August 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
regular season September 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders Empire Stadium
regular season September 22 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season September 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Empire Stadium
regular season October 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium
regular season October 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders Empire Stadium
regular season October 28 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
postseason November 18 vs. Calgary Stampeders Empire Stadium
Grey Cup November 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium
1965
regular season August 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts Empire Stadium
regular season September 25 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season October 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium
regular season October 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium
regular season October 31 vs. Calgary Stampeders Empire Stadium
1966
preseason July 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium
regular season September 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders Empire Stadium
1967
regular season August 1 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season September 17 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
regular season September 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium

1970s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1970
preseason July 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field
regular season August 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders Empire Stadium
regular season September 1 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
regular season October 25 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season November 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders Empire Stadium
1971
regular season August 24 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
1972
preseason July 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders Empire Stadium
regular season August 1 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
regular season August 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
regular season August 25 at Edmonton Eskimos Clarke Stadium
regular season September 20 at Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium
1973
preseason July 4 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season August 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium
1975
regular season September 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts Empire Stadium
1977
regular season July 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders Empire Stadium
regular season August 23 vs. Toronto Argonauts Empire Stadium
regular season September 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders Empire Stadium
regular season September 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium
postseason November 12 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Empire Stadium
1978
preseason June 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders Empire Stadium
1979
regular season August 15 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium

1980s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1980
regular season August 12 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
regular season October 13 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
1981
regular season September 13 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
postseason November 15 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
1982
regular season October 10 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
1983
preseason June 10 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
regular season August 12 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
regular season September 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos BC Place
regular season October 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats BC Place
postseason November 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place
Grey Cup November 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts BC Place
1984
regular season August 11 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders BC Place
postseason November 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place
1985
preseason June 17 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
regular season October 10 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place
regular season October 27 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
postseason November 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place
Grey Cup November 24 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium
1986
regular season September 4 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders BC Place
regular season November 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place
1987
regular season June 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders BC Place
regular season August 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place
1988
regular season September 1 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
regular season October 23 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
postseason November 20 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium
Grey Cup November 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Lansdowne Park
1989
regular season August 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts BC Place

1990s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1990
regular season October 14 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
1992
regular season August 21 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
1994
Grey Cup November 27 vs. Baltimore CFLers BC Place
1995
regular season October 21 at Baltimore Stallions Memorial Stadium
1998
regular season October 18 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium

2000s

Week Date Opponent Venue
2000
Grey Cup November 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes McMahon Stadium
2002
regular season October 27 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium
2004
Grey Cup November 21 at Toronto Argonauts Frank Clair Stadium
2006
Grey Cup November 19 vs. Montreal Alouettes Canad Inns Stadium
2009
postseason November 22 at Montreal Alouettes Olympic Stadium

2010s

Week Date Opponent Venue
2011
Grey Cup November 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place
2016
postseason November 20 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968
1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
1980s 1980 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
1990s 1990 • 1993
2000s 2002 • 2003
2010s 2011 • 2019

Seasons

BC Lions seasons
1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 •  1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 •  1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 •  2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022


Canadian Football League
Current Teams BC Lions • Calgary Stampeders • Edmonton Elks • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Montreal Alouettes • Ottawa Redblacks • Saskatchewan Roughriders • Toronto Argonauts • Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defunct Teams Baltimore Stallions • Birmingham Barracudas • Las Vegas Posse • Memphis Mad Dogs • Ottawa Renegades • Ottawa Rough Riders • San Antonio Texans • Shreveport Pirates
Current Venues BC Place • BMO Field • Commonwealth Stadium • IG Field • McMahon Stadium • Mosaic Stadium • Percival Molson Memorial Stadium • TD Place Stadium • Tim Hortons Field
Former Venues Alamodome • Autostade • Canad Inns Stadium • Clarke Stadium • Delorimier Stadium • Empire Stadium • Exhibition Stadium • Independence Stadium • Ivor Wynne Stadium • Legion Field • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memorial Stadium • Olympic Stadium • Rogers Centre • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl • Varsity Stadium
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