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1979 BC Lions season
Head Coach Vic Rapp
Home Field Empire Stadium
Results
Record 9–6–1
Place 3rd, West
Playoff Finish Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform
File:CFL BCL Jersey 1978.png
Timeline
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1978 1980

The 1979 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.

Offseason[]

CFL Draft[]

Rd Pick Player Position School

Preseason[]

Date Opponent Score Result

Regular season[]

Season Standings[]

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 12 2 2 495 219 26
Calgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 382 278 24
BC Lions 16 9 6 1 328 333 19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 4 12 0 283 340 8
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 14 0 194 437 4

[1]

Season schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–4 Win 1–0
2 July 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes 25–10 Win 2–0
3 July 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19–18 Win 3–0
4 July 31 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–15 Win 4–0
5 Aug 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 14–14 Tie 4–0–1
6 Aug 15 at Calgary Stampeders 22–10 Loss 4–1–1
7 Aug 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22–16 Win 5–1–1
8 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders 18–17 Win 6–1–1
9 Bye 6–1–1
10 Sept 9 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17–15 Win 7–1–1
11 Sept 16 at Edmonton Eskimos 40–8 Loss 7–2–1
12 Sept 22 vs. Toronto Argonauts 34–25 Win 8–2–1
13 Sept 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22–21 Win 9–2–1
14 Bye 9–2–1
15 Oct 14 at Ottawa Rough Riders 28–26 Loss 9–3–1
16 Oct 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders 37–32 Loss 9–4–1
17 Oct 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 26–12 Loss 9–5–1
18 Nov 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 25–17 Loss 9–6–1

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Playoffs[]

West Semi-Final[]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
BC Lions ? ? ? ? 2
Calgary Stampeders ? ? ? ? 37

Awards and records[]

1979 CFL All-Stars[]

References[]


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