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 RosterTeam 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 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. Harry Holt and Al Charuk contributed to the receiving game 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:
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 | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Bright | 27 | 820 | 30.4 | 79 | 0 |
| Larry Key | 16 | 365 | 22.8 | 60 | 0 |
| Devon Ford | 12 | 298 | 24.8 | 55 | 0 |
| Don Taylor | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ken Hinton | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Drew Taylor | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron Morehouse | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Doug Seymour | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Houghton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 62 | 1591 | 25.7 | 79 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Hinton | 7 | 161 | 23.0 | 57 | 0 |
| John Beaton | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ty Gray | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Oliver | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Devon Ford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Carlson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 239 | 14.1 | 57 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Hebeler | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Beaton | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Houghton | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| John Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Britts | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Devon Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Doug Seymour | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Glen Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Fourqurean | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Drew Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Richard Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 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 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 144 | |||||||||
| Larry Key | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| John White | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Leon Bright | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Al Charuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Harry Holt | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jim Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Ty Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Terry Bailey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Mark Houghton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 324 |
