1954 BC Lions season

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1954 BC Lions season - Wikipedia

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1954 BC Lions season
Head coach	Annis Stukus
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	1–15
Division place	5th, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

BC Lions seasons 1955 →

The 1954 BC Lions season was the inaugural season for the Lions. By Bailey scored the first touchdown in BC Lions history in an 8–6 loss to Winnipeg on August 28, 1954.

The first win in franchise history (and the only win of the season) came on September 18, 1954, when the Lions defeated the Calgary Stampeders 9–4 at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

The Lions finished the season with a 1–15 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	Wed, Aug 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 0–22	0–1	Empire Stadium	19,371
B	Wed, Aug 18	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 0–12	0–2	Empire Stadium	10,000

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	11	5	0	255	163	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	10	4	2	239	204	22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	8	6	2	202	190	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	8	8	0	271	165	16
BC Lions	16	1	15	0	100	345	2

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	Sat, Aug 28	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 6–8	0–1	Empire Stadium	20,606
1	2	Mon, Aug 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 0–17	0–2	Empire Stadium	14,878
2	3	Sat, Sept 4	at Calgary Stampeders	L 0–34	0–3	Mewata Stadium	15,000
2	4	Mon, Sept 6	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 6–12	0–4	Clarke Stadium	18,000
3	5	Sat, Sept 11	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 7–17	0–5	Taylor Field	13,000
3	6	Mon, Sept 13	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–22	0–6	Winnipeg Stadium	16,760
4	7	Sat, Sept 18	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 9–4	1–6	Empire Stadium	18,786
4	8	Mon, Sept 20	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–23	1–7	Empire Stadium	21,186
5	9	Sat, Oct 2	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 12–43	1–8	Taylor Field	12,000
5	10	Mon, Oct 4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 6–24	1–9	Winnipeg Stadium	15,273
6	11	Sat, Oct 9	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 6–13	1–10	Empire Stadium	18,555
6	12	Mon, Oct 11	at Calgary Stampeders	L 6–42	1–11	Mewata Stadium	12,500
7	13	Sat, Oct 16	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 3–31	1–12	Clarke Stadium	15,000
7	14	Mon, Oct 18	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 0–22	1–13	Empire Stadium	13,136
8	15	Sat, Oct 23	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 0–18	1–14	Empire Stadium	17,061
8	16	Mon, Oct 25	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 9–15	1–15	Empire Stadium	10,775

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1954 Canadian Football Awards

None

References

^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.

BC Lions seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

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Western Interprovicial Football Union	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Ontario Rugby Football Union	Kitchener-Waterloo Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach
See also	1954 IRFU college draft 42nd Grey Cup

BC Lions 1954 inaugural season roster

Head coach: Annis Stukus

General manager: Phil Webb

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