1961 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 1-13-2 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Skrien (1-7-1)
Coach: Wayne Robinson (0-6-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1961 BC Lions Roster
1961 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses and 2 ties for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Lions chalked up 215 points, but the shaky defensive squad surrendered 393, most in the circuit. Nub Beamer carried the ball for a team-leading 878 yards for BC.

Joe Kapp tossed for 1,580 yards. Dick Johnson grabbed 33 passes, while Willie Fleming added 680 receiving yards. Pat Claridge provided receiving help, too.

Norm Fieldgate intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Dave Skrien and Wayne Robinson coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Kapp	209	85	40.7	1580	7.6	9	4.3	15	7.2	100	51.9
Jimmy Walden	61	33	54.1	514	8.4	3	4.9	2	3.3	40	85.0
Earl Keeley	21	11	52.4	118	5.6	1	4.8	3	14.3	19	45.4
Bob Schloredt	21	8	38.1	117	5.6	1	4.8	1	4.8	46	53.1
Ed Vereb	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Bob Jeter	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Willie Fleming	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	315	137	43.5	2329	7.4	14	4.4	22	7.0	100

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Nub Beamer	169	878	5.2	53	9
Willie Fleming	96	468	4.9	64	2
Byron Bailey	76	386	5.1	36	1
Bob Jeter	28	127	4.5	17	0
Joe Kapp	37	127	3.4	20	0
Ed Vereb	16	72	4.5	15	0
Jimmy Walden	12	69	5.8	0	0
Bob Schloredt	26	48	1.8	42	0
Clyde Thomas	11	45	4.1	13	0
Vern Lofstrom	9	35	3.9	10	0
Jim Jones	8	30	3.8	5	0
Neal Beaumont	7	19	2.7	7	0
Sonny Homer	3	16	5.3	14	0
Earl Keeley	2	6	3.0	8	0
Vic Kristopaitis	1	-11	-11.0	0	0
Totals	501	2315	4.6	64	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Johnson	33	645	19.5	68	4
Willie Fleming	28	680	24.3	100	6
Pat Claridge	28	327	11.7	19	0
Byron Bailey	12	125	10.4	24	0
Nub Beamer	7	108	15.4	39	0
Bob Jeter	7	101	14.4	33	1
Ed Vereb	4	74	18.5	29	0
Vern Lofstrom	4	66	16.5	22	1
Jim Carphin	4	53	13.2	13	0
Neal Beaumont	3	47	15.7	21	0
Clyde Thomas	2	43	21.5	31	0
Bob Belak	2	29	14.5	20	0
Jim Jones	1	15	15.0	15	0
Sonny Homer	1	9	9.0	9	1
Don Vicic	1	7	7.0	7	1
Totals	137	2329	17.0	100	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Vic Kristopaitis	14	14	100.0	12	5	41.7	4	24	1253	52.2	71	33
George Grant	13	8	61.5	9	3	33.3	0	21	1060	50.5	70	17
Totals	27	22	81.5	21	8	38.1	4	45	2313	51.4	71	50

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Neal Beaumont	62	2686	43.3	57	2
Bob Schloredt	42	1720	41.0	58	1
Vic Kristopaitis	22	907	41.2	76	0
Earl Keeley	9	334	37.1	44	0
Totals	135	5647	41.8	76	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Belak	40	191	4.8	17
Neal Beaumont	37	157	4.2	16
Bill Britton	35	147	4.2	10
Sonny Homer	5	54	10.8	18
Bob Jeter	4	20	5.0	18
Willie Fleming	2	18	9.0	13
Douglas Nagle	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	124	592	4.8	18

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Byron Bailey	16	312	19.5	32	0
Willie Fleming	13	301	23.2	92	1
Bob Jeter	8	170	21.2	35	0
Nub Beamer	8	114	14.2	24	0
Jim Jones	4	74	18.5	25	0
Dick Johnson	4	64	16.0	38	0
Neal Beaumont	3	54	18.0	27	0
Vern Lofstrom	3	25	8.3	17	0
Don Vicic	2	24	12.0	16	0
Joe Wendryhoski	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	62	1140	18.4	92	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Norm Fieldgate	5	70	14.0	23
Rae Ross	4	8	2.0	5
Bob Schloredt	3	42	14.0	27
Sonny Homer	3	36	12.0	23
Neal Beaumont	2	40	20.0	40
Totals	17	196	11.5	40

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Barney Therrien				2	0
Dick Johnson				2	0
Gord Mitchell				2	0
Vic Kristopaitis				2	0
Mel Semenko				2	7
Ed Sullivan				1	0
Bob Schloredt				1	0
Lonnie Dennis				1	0
Ed O'Bradovich				1	0
Mike Cacic				1	0
Bill Britton				1	3
Neal Beaumont				1	3
Totals	0	0	0	17	13	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nub Beamer	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Willie Fleming	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Vic Kristopaitis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	4			33
Dick Johnson	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
George Grant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0			17
Byron Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Vern Lofstrom	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Sonny Homer	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Jeter	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Don Vicic	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Neal Beaumont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2			2
Bob Schloredt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1
Totals	12	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	22	7	0	0	215