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1960 BC Lions season

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1960 BC Lions season
General managerHerb Capozzi
Head coachWayne Robinson
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record5–9–2
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 1960 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 5–9–2 record. Coming off of last season's success, the fan attendance continued to be strong, with most games close or over 30,000 fans per game. However, due to inconsistent quarterbacking from Jim Walden and Randy Duncan, the Lions failed to make the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

On the bright side, running back Willie Fleming made the All-Star team with a team record 1,051 yards rushing for an astounding 8.4 yards per carry average. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers continued their dominance over the Lions, sweeping all four games and improving their all time mark to 24–4 versus BC.

Regular season

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Season standings

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Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 14 2 0 453 239 28
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 318 225 20
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 8 2 374 404 14
BC Lions 16 5 9 2 296 356 12
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 12 2 205 422 6

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Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Wed, July 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes T 29–29 0–0–1 Empire Stadium 24,392
B Tue, July 26 at Montreal Alouettes W 49–7 1–0–1 McGill Stadium 19,999
C Fri, July 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–13 1–1–1 Kingston Stadium 12,583
D Tue, Aug 2 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–26 2–1–1 Empire Stadium 18,156

Season schedule

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BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, August 11
Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Thu, Aug 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–35 0–1 Empire Stadium 31,837
1 2 Mon, Aug 15 at Edmonton Eskimos L 14–33 0–2 Clarke Stadium 17,500
2 3 Sat, Aug 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–12 1–2 Empire Stadium 29,532
2 4 Mon, Aug 22 at Calgary Stampeders W 26–19 2–2 McMahon Stadium 13,000
3 5 Mon, Aug 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 0–26 2–3 Empire Stadium 28,420
4 6 Thu, Sept 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–19 2–4 Winnipeg Stadium 18,297
4 7 Mon, Sept 5 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–21 3–4 Taylor Field 14,105
5 8 Mon, Sept 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 21–21 3–4–1 Empire Stadium 27,759
6 9 Sat, Sept 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–26 3–5–1 Empire Stadium 30,292
6 10 Mon, Sept 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–18 3–6–1 Clarke Stadium
7 11 Sat, Sept 24 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–28 3–7–1 McMahon Stadium 13,000
Bye
9 12 Thu, Oct 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 21–13 4–7–1 Empire Stadium 21,707
10 13 Thu, Oct 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–49 4–8–1 Winnipeg Stadium 16,773
10 14 Sat, Oct 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 14–14 4–8–2 Taylor Field 7,255
11 15 Sat, Oct 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 10–22 4–9–2 Empire Stadium 29,599
12 16 Sat, Oct 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 38–0 5–9–2 Empire Stadium 21,114

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Offensive leaders

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Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Jim Walden 828 384 0 0
Randy Duncan 734 50 0 0
Willie Fleming 124 1051 399 10
Nub Beamer 715 51 3
By Bailey 342 156 3

1960 CFL Awards

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Neal Beaumont won the CFL Rockie of the Year Award. The trophy at that time was known as the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy.

References

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  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.