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 Roster
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.

The Lions netted 438 points, and 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 BC.

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
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
Totals	42	42	100.0	40	27	67.5	10	66	3994	60.5	90	5	138

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Lui Passaglia	141	6487	46.0	76	6
Totals	141	6487	46.0	76	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Devon Ford	61	664	10.9	53
Larry Crawford	50	551	11.0	62
Nelson Martin	1	12	12.0	12
Totals	112	1227	11.0	62

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Devon Ford	36	888	24.7	51
Larry Key	15	277	18.5	25
Larry Crawford	5	149	29.8	62
Ron Morehouse	4	59	14.8	18
Nick Hebeler	1	12	12.0	12
John Pankratz	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	62	1385	22.3	62

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
Totals	29	334	11.5	60	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Nick Hebeler	12.0	0.0
Tony Proudfoot	6.5	0.0
Rick Goltz	6.0	0.0
Mack Moore	5.5	0.0
Glen Jackson	5.0	0.0
Richard Murray	3.0	0.0
Kevin Konar	3.0	0.0
Sam Britts	3.0	0.0
Hal Lund	2.0	0.0
Doug Seymour	1.0	0.0
Nelson Martin	1.0	0.0
Tyrone Keys	1.0	0.0
Larry Crawford	1.0	0.0
Rick Klassen	1.0	0.0
Totals	51.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Nick Hebeler				2	0
Glen Jackson				2	0
Tony Proudfoot				2	0
Larry Crawford				2	0
Mack Moore				2	0
Richard Murray				2	2
Ty Gray				1	0
John Pankratz				1	14
Ron Morehouse				1	0
Kevin Konar				1	8
Nelson Martin				1	0
Sam Britts				1	0
Hal Lund				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	19	24	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lui Passaglia									27	42	21			144
Larry Key	17	2		0					0	0	0			114
Ty Gray	0	9					0		0	0	0	1		56
John Pankratz		5		0			0		0	0	0			30
Al Charuk		5							0	0	0			30
Ricky Ellis	0	4							0	0	0			24
Harry Holt	0	2							0	0	0			12
Don Taylor	0	1							0	0	0			6
John White	0	1							0	0	0			6
Larry Crawford			0	0		1	0		0	0	0			6
Ken Hinton						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	17	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	42	21	1	0	434