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1955 BC Lions season

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1955 BC Lions season
Head coachAnnis Stukus
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 1955 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 5–11 record, improving upon their inaugural season, but still could not qualify for the playoffs.

At the end of the season, Annis Stukus, who help organize and spearhead the new CFL expansion franchise, was dropped as head coach after two seasons. On December 7, former Ottawa Rough Riders head coach, Clem Crowe, was elevated from assistant to the second head coach in Lions history.

Guard Bob Levenhagen was the only Lion to be a WIFU All-star.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Wed, Aug 10 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–24 1–0 Empire Stadium 22,448

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 286 117 28
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 6 0 270 245 20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 7 9 0 210 195 14
BC Lions 16 5 11 0 211 330 10
Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 209 299 8

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Mon, Aug 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 14–8 1–0 Empire Stadium 28,103
2 2 Sat, Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos L 12–29 1–1 Clarke Stadium 17,500
2 3 Mon, Aug 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–19 1–2 Empire Stadium 27,008
3 4 Sat, Sept 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 15–7 2–2 Winnipeg Stadium 16,458
3 5 Mon, Sept 5 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–23 3–2 Taylor Field 16,052
4 6 Sat, Sept 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–18 3–3 Empire Stadium 29,503
5 7 Sat, Sept 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–20 3–4 Empire Stadium 27,132
5 8 Mon, Sept 19 at Calgary Stampeders W 24–18 4–4 Mewata Stadium 11,000
6 9 Mon, Sept 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 0–15 4–5 Empire Stadium 24,241
7 10 Sat, Oct 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–24 4–6 Empire Stadium 23,321
7 11 Mon, Oct 3 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–18 4–7 Mewata Stadium 12,000
8 12 Sat, Oct 8 at Edmonton Eskimos L 3–38 4–8 Clarke Stadium 16,500
8 13 Mon, Oct 10 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 4–18 4–9 Empire Stadium 21,429
9 14 Sat, Oct 15 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 36–18 5–9 Empire Stadium 16,951
10 15 Sat, Oct 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–33 5–10 Taylor Field 10,000
11 16 Mon, Oct 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–24 5–11 Winnipeg Stadium 14,730

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Offensive leaders

Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Arnold Galiffa 2273 -52 0 0
Al Pollard 557 99 4
By Bailey 384 158 2
Ron Clinkscale 462 376 188 4
Gil Bartosh 53 350 428 5
Primo Villanueva 62 317 234 4
Dan Edwards 0 681 3
Sam Adams 0 575 3

1955 Canadian Football Awards

None

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.