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.

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