1958 BC Lions season
General managerHerb Capozzi
Head coachClem Crowe
Dan Edwards
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place5th, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 1958 BC Lions finished the season in fifth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 3–13 record.

Head coach Clem Crowe was fired after an 0–5 start to the season and his replacement, former star end Dan Edwards, didn't fare much better, losing his first five games before finally recording a win in a game versus Calgary. All-star guard and linebacker Ed Sharkey on played only five games after sustaining what would be a career-ending neck injury.

After the season, Dan Edwards was fired and Winnipeg assistant Wayne Robinson was hired on December 6 to be the fourth head coach in Lions history.

Even with such a dismal start to the season, the Lions averaged 23,647 fans per game. On a stranger note, the Lions schedule was exactly the same as that of the previous season.

Rookie offensive lineman Tom Hinton was the lone Western all-star for the Lions.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 13 3 0 361 182 26
Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 6 1 312 292 19
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 7 7 2 320 324 16
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 9 1 314 312 13
BC Lions 16 3 13 0 202 399 6

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Season schedule

Game Date Opponent Results
Score Record
1 Aug 16 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 33–49 0–1
2 Aug 18 at Calgary Stampeders L 0–42 0–2
3 Aug 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 13–34 0–3
4 Aug 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 1–31 0–4
5 Sept 1 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–22 0–5
6 Sept 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 7–26 0–6
7 Sept 13 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–13 0–7
8 Sept 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 8–19 0–8
9 Sept 27 at Calgary Stampeders L 15–29 0–9
10 Sept 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–22 0–10
11 Oct 6 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 15–14 1–10
12 Oct 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–8 2–10
13 Oct 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–16 3–10
14 Oct 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 22–25 3–11
15 Oct 25 at Edmonton Eskimos L 3–25 3–12
16 Nov 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–24 3–13

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Offensive leaders

Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
George Herring 1669 -111 0 0
Al Dorow 1212 44 0 2
By Bailey 489 131 4
Ed Vereb 12 424 174 5
Paul Cameron 31 304 834 3
Jerry Janes 0 828 5

1958 CFL Awards

None

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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