1978 BC Lions Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7-2 16
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Vic Rapp (7-7-2)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1978 BC Lions Statistics
1978 BC Lions Roster

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties for 16 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Lions ran up 359 points, while the defensive squad conceded 308. Jerry Tagge passed for 3,134 yards. Leon Bright grabbed 52 passes, while Al Charuk added 790 receiving yards, while Larry Key provided receiving help as well.

Larry Key carried the ball for a team-leading 1,054 yards for BC.

Ken Hinton picked off 5 opponent throws.

Vic Rapp coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 359
Regular Season Points Against: 308

Date Game Res Home Road Record
July 11, 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 at BC Lions 30 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
July 19, 1978 BC Lions 21 at Calgary Stampeders 23 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
July 26, 1978 Calgary Stampeders 19 at BC Lions 19 T 1-0-1 0-1-0 1-1-1
August 1, 1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 at BC Lions 22 T 1-0-2 0-1-0 1-1-2
August 8, 1978 BC Lions 43 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 W 1-0-2 1-1-0 2-1-2
August 15, 1978 Saskatchewan Roughriders 23 at BC Lions 24 W 2-0-2 1-1-0 3-1-2
August 22, 1978 BC Lions 26 at Montreal Alouettes 30 L 2-0-2 1-2-0 3-2-2
August 30, 1978 BC Lions 10 at Edmonton Eskimos 18 L 2-0-2 1-3-0 3-3-2
September 9, 1978 Saskatchewan Roughriders 15 at BC Lions 9 L 2-1-2 1-3-0 3-4-2
September 17, 1978 BC Lions 4 at Calgary Stampeders 14 L 2-1-2 1-4-0 3-5-2
September 24, 1978 BC Lions 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32 L 2-1-2 1-5-0 3-6-2
September 30, 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38 at BC Lions 27 L 2-2-2 1-5-0 3-7-2
October 9, 1978 BC Lions 15 at Edmonton Eskimos 3 W 2-2-2 2-5-0 4-7-2
October 21, 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders 17 at BC Lions 20 W 3-2-2 2-5-0 5-7-2
October 29, 1978 BC Lions 31 at Toronto Argonauts 15 W 3-2-2 3-5-0 6-7-2
November 4, 1978 Edmonton Eskimos 11 at BC Lions 33 W 4-2-2 3-5-0 7-7-2


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