1981 BC Lions Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Vic Rapp (10-6)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1981 BC Lions RosterTeam Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Vic Rapp (10-6)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1981 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing third in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
BC netted 438 points, while the defensive unit conceded 377. Joe Paopao led the charge, slinging for 3,777 yards. Ty Gray grabbed 63 passes for 1,428 yards.
Larry Key carried the ball for a team-leading 1,098 yards for the Lions.
Larry Crawford intercepted 8 opponent throws. Nick Hebeler topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.
Vic Rapp coached the team. The 1981 BC Lions lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Joe Paopao | 421 | 229 | 54.4 | 3777 | 9.0 | 28 | 6.7 | 23 | 5.5 | 91 | 84.2 | Roy Dewalt | 55 | 27 | 49.1 | 343 | 6.2 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 41 | 67.5 | Ty Gray | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | Larry Key | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 479 | 256 | 53.4 | 4120 | 8.6 | 29 | 6.1 | 24 | 5.0 | 91 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Larry Key | 204 | 1098 | 5.4 | 60 | 17 | John White | 89 | 482 | 5.4 | 41 | 0 | Roy Dewalt | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 21 | 0 | Terry Bailey | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 | Joe Paopao | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | Don Taylor | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 | Ricky Ellis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | Ty Gray | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Harry Holt | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 346 | 1782 | 5.2 | 60 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ty Gray | 63 | 1428 | 22.7 | 91 | 9 | John White | 45 | 386 | 8.6 | 27 | 1 | Al Charuk | 35 | 582 | 16.6 | 84 | 5 | Ricky Ellis | 32 | 594 | 18.6 | 63 | 4 | Larry Key | 29 | 237 | 8.2 | 29 | 2 | John Pankratz | 19 | 279 | 14.7 | 36 | 5 | Harry Holt | 18 | 367 | 20.4 | 41 | 2 | Terry Bailey | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 65 | 0 | Steve Kearns | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 32 | 0 | Don Taylor | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 |
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| Totals | 256 | 4120 | 16.1 | 91 | 29 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Lui Passaglia | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 40 | 27 | 67.5 | 10 | 66 | 3994 | 60.5 | 90 | 5 | 138 |
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| Totals | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 40 | 27 | 67.5 | 10 | 66 | 3994 | 60.5 | 90 | 5 | 138 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Devon Ford | 61 | 664 | 10.9 | 53 | 0 | Larry Crawford | 50 | 551 | 11.0 | 62 | 0 | Nelson Martin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 112 | 1227 | 11.0 | 62 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Devon Ford | 36 | 888 | 24.7 | 51 | 0 | Larry Key | 15 | 277 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 | Larry Crawford | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 62 | 0 | Ron Morehouse | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 18 | 0 | Nick Hebeler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | John Pankratz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 62 | 1385 | 22.3 | 62 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Larry Crawford | 8 | 133 | 16.6 | 60 | 1 | Ken Hinton | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 44 | 1 | Glen Jackson | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 | Tony Proudfoot | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | Nelson Martin | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | Kerry Parker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Devon Ford | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
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| Totals | 29 | 334 | 11.5 | 60 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Nick Hebeler | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Tony Proudfoot | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Rick Goltz | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Mack Moore | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Glen Jackson | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Richard Murray | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Kevin Konar | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Sam Britts | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hal Lund | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Doug Seymour | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Nelson Martin | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Tyrone Keys | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Larry Crawford | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Rick Klassen | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Nick Hebeler | 2 | 0 | 0 | Glen Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | Tony Proudfoot | 2 | 0 | 0 | Larry Crawford | 2 | 0 | 0 | Mack Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | Richard Murray | 2 | 2 | 0 | Ty Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | John Pankratz | 1 | 14 | 0 | Ron Morehouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kevin Konar | 1 | 8 | 0 | Nelson Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sam Britts | 1 | 0 | 0 | Hal Lund | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 27 | 42 | 21 | 144 | Larry Key | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | Ty Gray | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | John Pankratz | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Al Charuk | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Ricky Ellis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Harry Holt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Don Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | John White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Larry Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ken Hinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 42 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 434 |
