1970 BC Lions Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jackie Parker (6-10)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1970 BC Lions RosterTeam Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jackie Parker (6-10)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1970 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses for 12 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.
BC chalked up 295 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 384, most in the circuit. Paul Brothers passed for 2,604 yards. Jim Young grabbed 54 passes for 1,041 yards.
Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-leading 1,003 yards for the Lions, while A.D. Whitfield also contributed to the rushing attack.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 61 turnovers. Rich Robinson intercepted 10 opponent throws.
Jackie Parker coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Paul Brothers | 322 | 169 | 52.5 | 2604 | 8.1 | 14 | 4.3 | 19 | 5.9 | 80 | 69.4 | Vidal Carlin | 45 | 22 | 48.9 | 306 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.9 | 33 | 34.1 | Carroll Williams | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 210 | 9.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 5 | 22.7 | 52 | 51.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 389 | 200 | 51.4 | 3120 | 8.0 | 15 | 3.9 | 28 | 7.2 | 80 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jim Evenson | 204 | 1003 | 4.9 | 42 | 8 | A.D. Whitfield | 155 | 754 | 4.9 | 28 | 1 | Paul Brothers | 38 | 227 | 6.0 | 22 | 3 | Jim Young | 30 | 171 | 5.7 | 24 | 1 | Lovell Coleman | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 9 | 1 | Carroll Williams | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 17 | 0 | Bob Brown | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | Vic Washington | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | Vidal Carlin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 456 | 2263 | 5.0 | 42 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jim Young | 54 | 1041 | 19.3 | 80 | 6 | Lynn Hendrickson | 31 | 431 | 13.9 | 26 | 1 | Vic Washington | 28 | 475 | 17.0 | 51 | 2 | A.D. Whitfield | 27 | 295 | 10.9 | 71 | 2 | Lach Heron | 22 | 329 | 15.0 | 31 | 0 | Jim Evenson | 17 | 125 | 7.4 | 15 | 3 | Rhome Nixon | 11 | 271 | 24.6 | 52 | 1 | Ted Warkentin | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | Lovell Coleman | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 29 | 0 | Jerry Bradley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | Roy Reeves | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Bob Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 200 | 3120 | 15.6 | 80 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Ted Gerela | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 10 | 46 | 2767 | 60.2 | 90 | 1 | 107 |
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| Totals | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 10 | 46 | 2767 | 60.2 | 90 | 1 | 107 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jerry Bradley | 102 | 566 | 5.5 | 29 | 0 | Barry Hansen | 1 | 85 | 85.0 | 85 | 0 | Dave Easley | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 21 | 0 | Mack Lamb | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Rich Robinson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | Roy Reeves | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 121 | 765 | 6.3 | 85 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Vic Washington | 20 | 512 | 25.6 | 59 | 0 | Jim Evenson | 19 | 464 | 24.4 | 97 | 0 | Mack Lamb | 8 | 202 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 | Lovell Coleman | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 27 | 0 | Bob Brown | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | Dave Tobey | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 | Ward Smith | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | Wally Dempsey | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | Greg Findlay | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | E.A. Sims | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 64 | 1486 | 23.2 | 97 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Rich Robinson | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 38 | 0 | Jerry Bradley | 9 | 188 | 20.9 | 53 | 1 | Edgar Poles | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 47 | 0 | Greg Findlay | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 33 | 0 | Barry Hansen | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 21 | 0 | George Jugum | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 | Dave Tobey | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 | Roy Reeves | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Dave Easley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Wally Dempsey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 35 | 493 | 14.1 | 53 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | John Stucky | 2 | 0 | 0 | Edgar Poles | 2 | 0 | 0 | Ted Warkentin | 2 | 8 | 0 | Garrett Hunsperger | 1 | 0 | 0 | Rich Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dave Golinsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Bradley | 1 | 3 | 0 | Greg Findlay | 1 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mack Lamb | 1 | 10 | 0 | A.D. Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bill Whisler | 1 | 0 | 0 | Trevor Ekdahl | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Ted Gerela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 107 | Jim Evenson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | Jim Young | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Paul Brothers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | A.D. Whitfield | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Vic Washington | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Lovell Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Lynn Hendrickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Rhome Nixon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jerry Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ken Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 291 |
