1974 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Eagle Keys (8-8)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1974 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Eagle Keys (8-8)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1974 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
BC racked up 306 points, while the defense gave up 299. Lou Harris carried the ball for a team-leading 1,239 yards for the Lions, and Monroe Eley also aided the ground game.
Don Moorhead threw for 2,478 yards. Lou Harris grabbed 48 passes, while Jim Young added 610 receiving yards. Slade Willis was targeted regularly, too.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 50 turnovers. Barry Ardern picked off 5 opponent throws.
Eagle Keys coached the team. The 1974 BC Lions lost in the Division Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Barry Ardern | DB | May 12, 1946 | 5'10" | 180 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 16 | |
| 17 | Brock Aynsley | WR | January 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Washington State | Vancouver, BC | 9 | |
| 36 | Terry Bailey | FB | January 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 210 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 76 | Bill Baker | DE | August 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 255 | Otterbein | Kindersley, SK | 14 | |
| 55 | Lanny Boleski | T | May 7, 1941 | 6'4" | 250 | Wyoming | Red Deer, AB | 16 | |
| 69 | Elton Brown | DE | September 15, 1951 | 6'2" | 255 | Utah State | Charleston, SC | 16 | |
| 32 | Grady Cavness | S | March 1, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Texas-El Paso | Houston, TX USA | 16 | |
| 72 | Danny Dever | LB | February 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Wake Forest | Ottawa, ON | 12 | |
| 11 | Brian Donnelly | DB | November 3, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | Simon Fraser | 4 | ||
| 16 | Karl Douglas | QB | June 17, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas A&M - Kingsville | Houston, TX | 13 | |
| 54 | Mickey Doyle | LB | March 18, 1947 | 6'1" | 235 | Kansas | Topeka, KS | 1 | |
| 66 | Trevor Ekdahl | G | April 3, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Utah State | Weyburn, SK | 9 | |
| 26 | Monroe Eley | HB | April 17, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Arizona St. | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 16 | |
| 14 | Joe Fourqurean | DB | January 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | Bluefield State | 16 | ||
| 25 | Bob Friend | DB | April 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Simon Fraser | 7 | ||
| 31 | Lou Harris | HB | January 1, 1950 | 5'10" | 205 | Southern California | Jackson, MS | 15 | |
| 71 | Lynn Hendrickson | TE | April 27, 1943 | 6'1" | 215 | Oregon | 3 | ||
| 21 | Bob Hornes | DB | October 9, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Idaho State | 16 | ||
| 64 | Garrett Hunsperger | DT | October 8, 1946 | 6'3" | 255 | Central Missouri State | 16 | ||
| 41 | Leroy Johnson | LB | September 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 235 | East Texas State | Corsicana, TX | 3 | |
| 18 | Dave Kaduhr | WR | May 14, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | Simon Fraser | 3 | ||
| Mike LaHood | G | December 11, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Wyoming | Peoria, IL USA | 13 | ||
| 28 | Joe Larkin | DB | July 8, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Boise State | Caldwell, ID | 2 | |
| Pete Liske | QB | May 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Penn St. | Plainfield, NJ USA | 3 | 2 | |
| 20 | Ivan MacMillan | K | February 8, 1952 | 5'8" | 157 | Ottawa Jr. | Alexandria, ON | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Bud Magrum | DL | July 2, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Colorado | Sandusky, OH | 15 | |
| 15 | Wayne Matherne | DB | May 6, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Northeastern Louisiana | 16 | ||
| 62 | Layne McDowell | T | August 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Iowa | Des Moines, IA | 16 | |
| 27 | Don Moorhead | QB | October 11, 1948 | 6'3" | 205 | Michigan | 16 | 14 | |
| 77 | Tony Moro | E | December 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 215 | Dayton | Udine, Italy | 16 | |
| 22 | Johnny Musso | RB | March 6, 1950 | 5'11" | 201 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 3 | |
| 51 | Ray Nettles | LB | August 1, 1949 | 6'1" | 220 | Tennessee | Jacksonville, FL | 16 | |
| 70 | Pete Palmer | LB | September 26, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Toronto, ON | 16 | |
| 67 | Gary Robinson | DT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 265 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 50 | Brian Sopatyk | G | May 31, 1947 | 6'2" | 235 | Boise State | 16 | ||
| 78 | Henry Sovio | TE | April 15, 1949 | 6'3" | 230 | Hawaii | Surrey, BC | 9 | |
| 79 | Lorne Watters | LB | 6'2" | 195 | Calgary | 11 | |||
| 61 | Curtis Wester | G | May 7, 1951 | 6'3" | 255 | East Texas State | Lawton, OK | 16 | |
| 74 | Slade Willis | WR/P | May 1, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Drake | 16 | ||
| 52 | Al Wilson | C | April 6, 1950 | 6'2" | 240 | Montana State | Duncan, BC | 16 | |
| 24 | Mike Wilson | DB | November 19, 1946 | 5'11" | 200 | West. Illinois | Washington, DC USA | 6 | |
| 71 | Chuck Winfrey | LB | March 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 230 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | |
| 60 | Don Wunderly | DT | July 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | Arkansas | Fort Scott, KS | 2 | |
| 30 | Jim Young | WR | June 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 205 | Queens | Hamilton, ON Canada | 12 |
