1972 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Eagle Keys (5-11)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1972 BC Lions Roster
1972 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Lions chalked up 254 points, but the shaky defensive squad allowed 380. Don Moorhead threw for 2,606 yards. Jim Young topped pass catchers, grabbing 63 passes for 1,362 yards.

Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-leading 961 yards for BC.

Brian Donnelly intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Eagle Keys coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Don Moorhead	326	159	48.8	2606	8.0	10	3.1	17	5.2	73	64.5
Don Bunce	92	40	43.5	740	8.0	6	6.5	11	12.0	54	54.0
Eric Guthrie	13	6	46.2	100	7.7	0	0.0	2	15.4	33	33.0
Rocky Long	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	432	205	47.5	3446	8.0	16	3.7	30	6.9	73

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Evenson	184	961	5.2	44	8
Monroe Eley	105	517	4.9	75	1
Johnny Musso	88	405	4.6	21	1
Don Moorhead	70	330	4.7	17	1
Don Bunce	8	58	7.2	16	0
Larry Highbaugh	4	13	3.2	20	0
Rocky Long	5	12	2.4	8	0
Eric Guthrie	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	465	2301	4.9	75	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Young	63	1362	21.6	73	11
Johnny Musso	39	556	14.3	41	2
Monroe Eley	27	507	18.8	53	0
Jim Evenson	26	329	12.7	53	1
Larry Highbaugh	18	278	15.4	54	2
Dave Denny	15	202	13.5	28	0
Michel Leveille	13	177	13.6	38	0
Rocky Long	2	3	1.5	5	0
Pete Palmer	1	21	21.0	21	0
Ted Gerela	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	205	3446	16.8	73	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Ted Gerela	27	25	92.6	33	19	57.6	7	40	2291	57.3	80	0	89
Totals	27	25	92.6	33	19	57.6	7	40	2291	57.3	80	0	89

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Eric Guthrie	119	5017	42.2	64	1
Ken Phillips	6	215	35.8	43	0
Ronnie Estay	3	91	30.3	33	0
Totals	128	5323	41.6	64	1

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Friend	51	327	6.4	26
Michel Leveille	37	184	5.0	23
Mike Wilson	9	58	6.4	17
Al Rankin	13	55	4.2	11
Rocky Long	5	48	9.6	21
Brian Donnelly	4	20	5.0	9
Dave Easley	2	5	2.5	3
Totals	121	697	5.8	26

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Monroe Eley	37	1033	27.9	56
Larry Highbaugh	14	445	31.8	0
Rocky Long	5	146	29.2	38
Ted Gerela	6	50	8.3	16
Mike Wilson	1	12	12.0	12
Dave Denny	1	3	3.0	3
Johnny Musso	1	0	0.0	0
Pete Palmer	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	66	1688	25.6	56

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brian Donnelly	5	62	12.4	24
Dave Easley	4	58	14.5	27
Rocky Long	3	79	26.3	43
Ray Nettles	3	23	7.7	16
Pete Palmer	3	14	4.7	11
Wayne Matherne	2	64	32.0	37
Mike Wilson	2	21	10.5	16
Wayne Holm	2	16	8.0	16
Larry Highbaugh	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	26	337	13.0	43

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Ronnie Estay				3	8
Rocky Long				2	0
Wayne Matherne				2	3
Wayne Holm				1	12
Ray Nettles				1	12
Pete Palmer				1
Mike Walker				1	0
Greg Findlay				1	0
George Anderson				1	0
Paul Patterson				1	0
Dave Easley				1	0
Brian Donnelly				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	35	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	19	25	7			89
Jim Young	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Jim Evenson	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Johnny Musso	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Larry Highbaugh	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Monroe Eley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Don Moorhead	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Eric Guthrie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1
Totals	11	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	25	8	0	0	252