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Canadian football team season
1964 BC Lions season
General managerHerb Capozzi
Head coachDave Skrien
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record11–2–3
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1964 BC Lions finished the season in first place in the Western Conference with an 11–2–3 record, the fewest losses in one season in team history. Of the eight retired numbers in team history, four of those players played on the 1964 team. The Lions began the season undefeated in ten games and were 10–1–1 against western opponents. The Lions' defense was, once again, outstanding as they allowed a team record 10.5 points and 245 yards per game. Joe Kapp would lead the CFL is passing with 2816 yards through the air and 194 completions.

The Lions won the Western Finals over Calgary, taking two games to one, sending them to the Grey Cup Once again, the Lions met the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 52nd Grey Cup in a rematch of the previous year's game. After taking a 34–8 lead into the fourth quarter, the Lions cruised to their first championship by a score of 34–24 on the heels of defensive back and backup fullback Bill Munsey's two touchdown performance. Converted defensive back By Bailey, who scored the first touchdown in Lions' history, retired after the game, ending his 11-year CFL career.

The Lions had six CFL All-stars, including quarterback Joe Kapp, offensive tackle Lonnie Dennis, defensive tackle Mike Cacic, defensive end Dick Fouts, middle guard Tom Brown, and Bill Munsey at defensive back.

The Schenley for the CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman went to defensive lineman Tom Brown for a second season in a row.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Thu, July 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–21 0–1 Lansdowne Park 15,020
A Mon, July 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–3 0–2 Empire Stadium 17,720
B Wed, July 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–26 0–3 Empire Stadium 24,033

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions 16 11 2 3 328 168 25
Calgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 352 349 24
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 7 0 330 282 18
Edmonton Eskimos 16 4 12 0 222 458 8
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 1 14 1 270 397 3

Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Tue, Aug 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers T 10–10 0–0–1 Winnipeg Stadium 15,125
1 2 Mon, Aug 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 22–4 1–0–1 Empire Stadium 32,664
2 3 Fri, Aug 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–2 2–0–1 Taylor Field 17,787
3 4 Wed, Aug 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–16 3–0–1 Empire Stadium 35,618
4 5 Sun, Aug 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–4 4–0–1 Empire Stadium 33,607
5 Bye
6 6 Tue, Sept 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders T 17–17 4–0–2 Empire Stadium 31,355
7 7 Sat, Sept 19 at Edmonton Eskimos W 49–6 5–0–2 Clarke Stadium 21,000
8 8 Tue, Sept 22 at Calgary Stampeders W 12–7 6–0–2 McMahon Stadium 19,546
8 9 Sat, Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 16–16 6–0–3 Empire Stadium 37,008
9 10 Sat, Oct 3 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–15 7–0–3 Exhibition Stadium 27,249
9 11 Mon, Oct 5 at Montreal Alouettes L 7–14 7–1–3 McGill Stadium 17,084
10 12 Sat, Oct 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–6 8–1–3 Empire Stadium 29,277
11 13 Sat, Oct 17 at Edmonton Eskimos W 24–14 9–1–3 Clark Stadium 12,000
12 14 Sat, Oct 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–3 10–1–3 Empire Stadium 30,856
13 15 Wed, Oct 28 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–26 10–2–3 McMahon Stadium 20,000
14 16 Sun, Nov 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–8 11–2–3 Empire Stadium 29,614

Playoffs

West Finals

Western-Finals – Game 1
BC Lions @ Calgary Stampeders
Date Away Home
November 14 BC Lions 24 Calgary Stampeders 10
Western Finals – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions
Date Away Home
November 18 Calgary Stampeders 14 BC Lions 10
Western Finals – Game 3
Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions
Date Away Home
November 22 Calgary Stampeders 14 BC Lions 33
  • BC wins the best-of-three series 2–1 and advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup

Main article: 52nd Grey Cup
November 28

52nd Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Western Champion Eastern Champion
BC Lions 34 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24
The BC Lions are the 1964 Grey Cup Champions.

Offensive leaders

Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Joe Kapp 2816 370 0 6
Willie Fleming 750 473 10
Bob Swift 1054 80 11
Sonny Homer 0 776 4
Mack Burton 0 636 3
Pat Claridge 0 577 1

Awards and records

1964 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. 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.
  3. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
BC Lions seasons
Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
1964 CFL season by team
Western
Eastern
See also
BC Lions 52nd Grey Cup champions


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