1976 BC Lions Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-9-2 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Cal Murphy (5-9-2)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1976 BC Lions Statistics
1976 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses and 2 ties for 12 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

BC netted 308 points, while the defensive squad yielded 336. Mike Strickland carried the ball for a team-leading 1,119 yards for the Lions.

Eric Guthrie threw for 1,399 yards. John Sciarra grabbed 34 passes for 563 yards. Ross Clarkson and Mike Strickland were targeted regularly, too.

Grady Cavness intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Cal Murphy coached the team.

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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
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	16
35	Jim Baker	LB	June 13, 1950	5'11"	225	Arizona State	Smithfield, VA	4
55	Edgar Bell	G	March 31, 1953	6'1"	236	New Mexico		14
68	Paul Brock	OT	January 18, 1955	6'3"	250	Tulane	Mobile, AL	9
28	Doug Carlson	DB	April 10, 1952	6'1"	195	Colorado	Calgary, AB	16
12	Rick Cassata	QB	November 17, 1947	6'1"	200	Syracuse	Buffalo NY,	7	5
32	Grady Cavness	S	March 1, 1947	5'11"	187	Texas-El Paso	Houston, TX USA	16
20	Ross Clarkson	WR	October 26, 1951	5'10"	175	Simon Fraser		16
27	Ted Dushinski	DB	November 10, 1943	6'0"	190	Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.	Saskatoon, SK	15
14	Joe Fourqurean	DB	January 6, 1950	6'1"	190	Bluefield State		16
64	Allen Gallaher	G	November 13, 1950	6'3"	250	USC	San Fernando, CA USA	10
40	Paul Giroday	LB	March 20, 1950	6'2"	225	California		16
8	Eric Guthrie	QB	April 27, 1947	6'1"	200	Boise State	Vancouver, BC	16	9
31	Lou Harris	HB	January 1, 1950	5'10"	205	Southern California	Jackson, MS	13
21	Barry Houlihan	RB	May 21, 1953	5'11"	205	Washington		15
37	Glen Jackson	LB	April 5, 1954	6'3"	205	Simon Fraser	Vancouver, BC	16
16	Rocky Long	DB	January 27, 1950	5'10"	180	New Mexico	Provo, UT	16
79	Dan McDonough	LB	June 7, 1951	6'2"	230	Missouri	Belton, MO	8
62	Layne McDowell	T	August 12, 1949	6'3"	255	Iowa	Des Moines, IA	16
54	Ted McEachern	LB	September 30, 1948	6'0"	190	Guelph		12
	Don McLellan	LB	January 15, 1953	6'1"	198	Simon Fraser		1
51	Ray Nettles	LB	August 1, 1949	6'1"	220	Tennessee	Jacksonville, FL	15
	Bill Norton	G	January 16, 1954	6'1"	265	Weber State	Toronto, ON	0
18	Lui Passaglia	P/K	June 7, 1954	5'11"	180	Simon Fraser	Vancouver, BC	16	0
	Bob Pearce	DB	October 4, 1946	5'10"	185	Stephen F. Austin	Electra, TX	1
	Vince Phason	DB	May 2, 1953	5'10"	190	Arizona	Denver, CO	0
25	Len Platt	WR	August 9, 1953	6'2"	185	Tulsa		7
67	Gary Robinson	DL	July 7, 1948	6'4"	265	Simon Fraser		12
65	Jim Schnietz	T	April 27, 1951	6'3"	253	Missouri	St. Louis, MO	15
6	John Sciarra	WR	March 2, 1954	5'11"	185	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA	16	2
	Larry Sherrer	RB	January 1, 1950	6'2"	205	Hawaii	Durant, OK	2
58	Neal Skarin	DT	September 13, 1952	6'4"	254	Arizona State	Elmhurst, IL	16
	Rollen Smith	DB	October 12, 1951	6'1"	180	Arkansas	Greenville, MS	1
70	Wayne Smith	DE	January 24, 1950	6'4"	230	Halifax Buccaneers Srs.	Halifax, NS	16
72	Merced Solis	E	May 10, 1953	6'2"	223	Western Texas State	Pointe Claire, QC	13
50	Brian Sopatyk	G	May 31, 1947	6'2"	235	Boise State		16
74	Henry Sovio	TE	April 15, 1949	6'3"	230	Hawaii	Surrey, BC	3
4	Mike Strickland	HB	August 11, 1951	5'8"	178	Eastern Michigan	Detroit, MI	16
74	Slade Willis	WR	May 1, 1950	6'1"	180	Drake		4
54	Al Wilson	C	April 6, 1950	6'2"	240	Montana State	Duncan, BC	16
60	Don Wunderly	DT	July 26, 1950	6'3"	235	Arkansas	Fort Scott, KS	16
30	Jim Young	WR	June 6, 1943	6'0"	205	Queens	Hamilton, ON Canada	10

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