1976 BC Lions Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 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.
The Lions netted 308 points, and the defensive squad yielded 336. Mike Strickland carried the ball for a team-leading 1,119 yards for BC.
Eric Guthrie threw for 1,399 yards. John Sciarra grabbed 34 passes for 563 yards. Mike Strickland and Ross Clarkson provided receiving help, too.
Grady Cavness intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Cal Murphy coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Eric Guthrie | 221 | 108 | 48.9 | 1399 | 6.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 11 | 5.0 | 78 | 57.5 | Rick Cassata | 169 | 78 | 46.2 | 954 | 5.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 7 | 4.1 | 53 | 48.8 | John Sciarra | 31 | 8 | 25.8 | 105 | 3.4 | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 6.5 | 43 | 35.8 | Lui Passaglia | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 81.3 | Larry Sherrer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | Rocky Long | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 425 | 195 | 45.9 | 2476 | 5.8 | 9 | 2.1 | 20 | 4.7 | 78 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mike Strickland | 223 | 1119 | 5.0 | 49 | 10 | Lou Harris | 128 | 784 | 6.1 | 69 | 4 | Rick Cassata | 25 | 116 | 4.6 | 29 | 2 | John Sciarra | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 27 | 1 | Larry Sherrer | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 22 | 0 | Terry Bailey | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 37 | 1 | Eric Guthrie | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 | Barry Houlihan | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 | Layne McDowell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Ted Dushinski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Rocky Long | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 464 | 2386 | 5.1 | 69 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | John Sciarra | 34 | 563 | 16.6 | 53 | 0 | Mike Strickland | 33 | 358 | 10.8 | 37 | 1 | Ross Clarkson | 26 | 273 | 10.5 | 26 | 0 | Lou Harris | 26 | 166 | 6.4 | 43 | 3 | Terry Bailey | 22 | 249 | 11.3 | 38 | 0 | Jim Young | 18 | 327 | 18.2 | 78 | 2 | Merced Solis | 17 | 329 | 19.4 | 55 | 1 | Barry Houlihan | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 23 | 0 | Henry Sovio | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 15 | 0 | Len Platt | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | Slade Willis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 | Lui Passaglia | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 | Larry Sherrer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 195 | 2476 | 12.7 | 78 | 9 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Lui Passaglia | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 7 | 53 | 2531 | 47.8 | 75 | 0 | 119 |
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| Totals | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 7 | 53 | 2531 | 47.8 | 75 | 0 | 119 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Rocky Long | 63 | 688 | 10.9 | 71 | 1 | John Sciarra | 46 | 598 | 13.0 | 66 | 0 | Bob Pearce | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | Ross Clarkson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Slade Willis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Grady Cavness | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 114 | 1301 | 11.4 | 71 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Rocky Long | 34 | 979 | 28.8 | 59 | 0 | Mike Strickland | 12 | 304 | 25.3 | 42 | 0 | John Sciarra | 8 | 169 | 21.1 | 34 | 0 | Larry Sherrer | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 38 | 0 | Barry Houlihan | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | Lui Passaglia | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | Paul Giroday | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 | Merced Solis | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 | Doug Carlson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Terry Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 71 | 1711 | 24.1 | 59 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Grady Cavness | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 39 | 0 | Barry Ardern | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 | Rocky Long | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Ted Dushinski | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 28 | 0 | Joe Fourqurean | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | Glen Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Paul Giroday | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | Dan McDonough | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Ray Nettles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | John Sciarra | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Bill Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 24 | 213 | 8.9 | 39 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Glen Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0 | Grady Cavness | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bill Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | Paul Brock | 2 | 0 | 1 | Ray Nettles | 2 | 0 | 0 | Don Wunderly | 2 | 0 | 0 | Ted Dushinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | Al Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | Rocky Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jim Baker | 1 | 4 | 0 | Brian Sopatyk | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Lui Passaglia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 128 | Mike Strickland | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | Lou Harris | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Rick Cassata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Jim Young | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Eric Guthrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | John Sciarra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Rocky Long | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Paul Brock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Merced Solis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Slade Willis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Terry Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 302 |
