1959 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 0-2 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Wayne Robinson (9-7)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1959 BC Lions Roster
1959 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for 18 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

BC racked up 306 points, while the defense allowed 301. Don Vicic carried the ball for a team-leading 802 yards for the Lions, while Willie Fleming and Ed Vereb additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Randy Duncan threw for 2,746 yards. Jerry Janes grabbed 41 passes for 936 yards. Ed Vereb and Bruce Claridge provided receiving help also.

Bill Jessup picked off 5 opponent throws.

Wayne Robinson coached the team. The 1959 BC Lions lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Randy Duncan	318	154	48.4	2746	8.6	18	5.7	30	9.4	91	58.0
Earl Keeley	26	16	61.5	232	8.9	2	7.7	4	15.4	53	76.6
Ed Vereb	15	4	26.7	94	6.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	48	53.2
Willie Fleming	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	360	174	48.3	3072	8.5	20	5.6	35	9.7	91

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Vicic	165	802	4.9	23	6
Willie Fleming	110	774	7.0	52	3
Ed Vereb	129	648	5.0	40	1
Bill Britton	51	242	4.7	19	2
Byron Bailey	33	142	4.3	16	1
Randy Duncan	29	123	4.2	28	0
Vern Lofstrom	19	92	4.8	17	1
Joe Yamauchi	8	44	5.5	13	0
Douglas Nagle	9	33	3.7	13	0
Sonny Homer	3	20	6.7	10	1
Earl Keeley	6	5	0.8	12	0
Chuck Dubuque	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Jim Wood	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Hal Sparrow	4	-14	-3.5	9	0
Totals	568	2908	5.1	52	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jerry Janes	41	936	22.8	75	6
Bruce Claridge	32	519	16.2	53	4
Ed Vereb	31	544	17.5	91	3
Willie Fleming	26	517	19.9	53	5
Bill Britton	12	108	9.0	28	0
Don Vicic	9	93	10.3	22	0
Jim Wood	5	124	24.8	60	0
Bill Jessup	4	59	14.8	20	2
Paul Cameron	4	48	12.0	15	0
Byron Bailey	4	39	9.8	14	0
Douglas Nagle	2	27	13.5	20	0
Chuck Dubuque	1	14	14.0	14	0
Urban Henry	1	13	13.0	13	0
Joe Yamauchi	1	12	12.0	12	0
Vern Lofstrom	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	174	3062	17.6	91	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Vic Kristopaitis	32	27	84.4	25	12	48.0	2	45	2415	53.7	66	65
Jerry Janes	7	4	57.1	1	0	0.0	0					4
Totals	39	31	79.5	26	12	46.2	2	45	2415	53.7	66	69

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Hal Sparrow	77	2940	38.2	53	3
Jim Wood	26	1076	41.4	57	0
Vic Kristopaitis	9	365	40.6	51	0
Bill Jessup	1	21	21.0	21	0
Totals	113	4402	39.0	57	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Joe Yamauchi	48	298	6.2	12
Sonny Homer	40	278	7.0	24
Douglas Nagle	36	187	5.2	14
Bill Jessup	9	33	3.7	16
Bill Britton	6	32	5.3	20
Don Vassos	2	17	8.5	17
Norm Fieldgate	2	9	4.5	5
Totals	143	854	6.0	24

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Willie Fleming	21	545	26.0	52
Byron Bailey	13	336	25.8	35
Sonny Homer	5	115	23.0	30
Don Vassos	4	57	14.2	25
Don Vicic	4	47	11.8	17
Bill Britton	2	27	13.5	20
Douglas Nagle	1	16	16.0	16
Bruce Claridge	1	13	13.0	13
Bob Brady	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	52	1156	22.2	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Jessup	5	27	5.4	10	0
Norm Fieldgate	4	58	14.5	40	0
Vic Kristopaitis	4	18	4.5	15	0
Don Vassos	3	20	6.7	20	1
Ted Tully	2	22	11.0	20	0
Bill Britton	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jim Furey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ed Sullivan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Sonny Homer	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	145	6.6	40	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ted Tully				4	10	0
Don Lord				3	0	0
Bill Jessup				2	0	0
Vic Kristopaitis				2	0	0
Tom Hinton				2	0	0
Urban Henry				2	32	1
Chuck Gavin				2	14	0
Norm Fieldgate				2	2	1
Ted Roman				1	0	0
Charley Quilter				1	0	0
Jim Furey				1	0	0
Joe Yamauchi				1	0	0
Ed Sullivan				1	0	0
Hall Whitley				1	0	0
Bill Britton				1	0	0
Douglas Nagle				0	66	1
Totals	0	0	0	26	124	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Vic Kristopaitis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	27	2			65
Willie Fleming	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Jerry Janes	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0			40
Don Vicic	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Bruce Claridge	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Ed Vereb	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bill Britton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bill Jessup	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Douglas Nagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Urban Henry	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Sonny Homer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Vern Lofstrom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Norm Fieldgate	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Don Vassos	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Byron Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Hal Sparrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3			3
Totals	15	20	0	0	0	1	3	0	12	31	5	0	0	306