1978 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7-2 16
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Vic Rapp (7-7-2)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1978 BC Lions Roster
1978 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties for 16 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Lions ran up 359 points, while the defensive squad conceded 308. Jerry Tagge passed for 3,134 yards. Leon Bright grabbed 52 passes, while Al Charuk added 790 receiving yards, while Larry Key provided receiving help as well.

Larry Key carried the ball for a team-leading 1,054 yards for BC.

Ken Hinton picked off 5 opponent throws.

Vic Rapp coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jerry Tagge	430	243	56.5	3134	7.3	13	3.0	20	4.7	77	70.2
Gary Keithley	49	28	57.1	310	6.3	2	4.1	2	4.1	38	72.7
Larry Key	2	1	50.0	89	44.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	89	135.4
Lui Passaglia	2	1	50.0	9	4.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	9	62.5
Totals	483	273	56.5	3542	7.3	16	3.3	22	4.6	89

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Key	215	1054	4.9	66	7
John White	56	276	4.9	42	2
Calvin Culliver	41	207	5.0	58	3
Don Taylor	15	137	9.1	70	2
Harry Holt	27	107	4.0	12	1
Leon Bright	4	90	22.5	63	1
Gary Keithley	15	46	3.1	16	1
Terry Bailey	11	39	3.5	8	0
Rudy Florio	5	23	4.6	7	0
Jerry Tagge	34	1	0.0	0	0
Totals	423	1980	4.7	70	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leon Bright	52	781	15.0	89	2
Al Charuk	51	790	15.5	53	4
Larry Key	48	506	10.5	46	3
Terry Bailey	34	391	11.5	32	2
Jim Young	25	343	13.7	44	2
John White	21	195	9.3	17	0
Harry Holt	14	201	14.4	45	1
Ricky Ellis	12	196	16.3	77	1
Calvin Culliver	8	60	7.5	20	0
Tyrone Walls	5	56	11.2	32	0
Rick Appleby	2	14	7.0	9	1
Hal Lund	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	273	3542	13.0	89	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Lui Passaglia	30	30	100.0	44	37	84.1	6	68	4148	61.0	88	3	150
Totals	30	30	100.0	44	37	84.1	6	68	4148	61.0	88	3	150

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Lui Passaglia	128	5966	46.6	82	9
Totals	128	5966	46.6	82	9

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leon Bright	40	498	12.4	51
Ken Hinton	62	478	7.7	31
Devon Ford	13	96	7.4	23
Harry Holt	6	62	10.3	17
Doug Carlson	6	37	6.2	15
Frank Oliver	1	4	4.0	4
Hal Lund	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	129	1175	9.1	51

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Larry Key	20	649	32.4	86
Leon Bright	18	425	23.6	35
Ken Hinton	6	172	28.7	52
Harry Holt	5	127	25.4	30
Rudy Florio	3	49	16.3	21
Sam Britts	2	46	23.0	28
Calvin Culliver	2	39	19.5	26
Doug Seymour	2	24	12.0	19
John White	1	18	18.0	18
Paul Giroday	2	10	5.0	10
John Beaton	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	62	1559	25.1	86

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Hinton	5	47	9.4	34
Grady Cavness	3	26	8.7	26
Joe Fourqurean	3	15	5.0	11
Glen Jackson	2	12	6.0	6
Frank Oliver	2	4	2.0	4
John Beaton	1	16	16.0	16
Doug Carlson	1	12	12.0	12
Sam Britts	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	18	132	7.3	34

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Louie Richardson				4	0
Frank Landy				3	1
Glen Jackson				1	0
Frank Oliver				1	0
Paul Giroday				1	23
Joe Fourqurean				1	6
Andre Anderson				1	0
John Beaton				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	13	30	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lui Passaglia									37	30	18			159
Larry Key	7	3		0					0	0	0			60
Al Charuk		4							0	0	0			24
Calvin Culliver	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Leon Bright	1	2	0	0					0	0	0			18
John White	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Jim Young		2							0	0	0			12
Don Taylor	2								0	0	0			12
Harry Holt	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Terry Bailey	0	2							0	0	0			12
Rick Appleby		1							0	0	0			6
Ricky Ellis		1							0	0	0			6
Gary Keithley	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	17	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	30	18	0	0	357