1979 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-6-1 19
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Vic Rapp (9-6-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1979 BC Lions Roster
1979 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties for 19 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Lions netted 328 points, but the defense surrendered 333. Joe Paopao threw for 1,508 yards, and Jerry Tagge played quarterback, too. Larry Key grabbed 42 passes, while Leon Bright added 569 receiving yards. Al Charuk and Harry Holt provided receiving help also.

Larry Key carried the ball for a team-leading 1,060 yards for BC.

Ken Hinton picked off 7 opponent throws.

Vic Rapp coached the team. The 1979 BC Lions lost in the Division Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Paopao	223	126	56.5	1508	6.8	7	3.1	13	5.8	84	63.5
Jerry Tagge	154	89	57.8	1131	7.3	5	3.2	5	3.2	44	78.1
Mike Nott	27	16	59.3	376	13.9	2	7.4	1	3.7	106	112.8
Carlos Brown	20	6	30.0	75	3.8	0	0.0	1	5.0	21	21.9
Larry Key	3	1	33.3	25	8.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	33	64.6
Totals	427	238	55.7	3115	7.3	14	3.3	20	4.7	106

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Key	204	1060	5.2	71	9
John White	149	776	5.2	52	3
Don Taylor	14	69	4.9	13	0
Harry Holt	7	51	7.3	13	1
Jerry Tagge	11	38	3.5	10	0
Joe Paopao	27	16	0.6	9	0
Terry Bailey	1	8	8.0	8	0
Leon Bright	2	7	3.5	13	0
Mike Nott	1	6	6.0	6	0
Carlos Brown	4	-10	-2.5	1	0
Totals	420	2021	4.8	71	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John White	42	422	10.0	84	2
Larry Key	42	289	6.9	32	0
Leon Bright	36	569	15.8	106	3
Al Charuk	33	515	15.6	43	3
Harry Holt	32	560	17.5	63	2
Terry Bailey	23	232	10.1	25	1
Ty Gray	22	356	16.2	38	1
Jim Young	5	134	26.8	87	2
Don Taylor	2	24	12.0	21	0
Tennie Pierce	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	238	3115	13.1	106	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Lui Passaglia	27	27	100.0	45	32	71.1	6	52	3066	59.0	70	1	130
Totals	27	27	100.0	45	32	71.1	6	52	3066	59.0	70	1	130

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Lui Passaglia	133	6287	47.3	73	14
Totals	133	6287	47.3	73	14

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Hinton	62	519	8.4	48	0
Devon Ford	41	418	10.2	70	0
Leon Bright	21	319	15.2	101	2
Ty Gray	1	11	11.0	11	0
Mark Houghton	1	3	3.0	3	0
Lui Passaglia	1	2	2.0	2	0
Frank Oliver	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	128	1272	9.9	101	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leon Bright	27	820	30.4	79
Larry Key	16	365	22.8	60
Devon Ford	12	298	24.8	55
Don Taylor	1	25	25.0	25
Ken Hinton	1	21	21.0	21
Drew Taylor	1	20	20.0	20
Ron Morehouse	1	18	18.0	18
Doug Seymour	2	14	7.0	9
Mark Houghton	1	10	10.0	10
Totals	62	1591	25.7	79

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Hinton	7	161	23.0	57
John Beaton	4	20	5.0	16
Ty Gray	2	13	6.5	13
Frank Oliver	1	45	45.0	45
Devon Ford	1	0	0.0	0
Glen Jackson	1	0	0.0	0
Doug Carlson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	17	239	14.1	57

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FTD	FF
Nick Hebeler				2	0
John Beaton				2	0
Mark Houghton				2	1
John Blake				2	0
Sam Britts				2	0
Devon Ford				1	0
Doug Seymour				1	0
Glen Jackson				1	0
Joe Fourqurean				1	0
Drew Taylor				1	0
Richard Murray				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	27	21			144
Larry Key	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
John White	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Leon Bright	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Al Charuk	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Harry Holt	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jim Young	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ty Gray	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Terry Bailey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mark Houghton	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	13	14	2	0	0	0	1	0	32	27	21	0	0	324