1961 BC Lions Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 1-13-2 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Skrien (1-7-1)
Coach: Wayne Robinson (0-6-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1961 BC Lions Statistics
1961 BC Lions Roster

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses and 2 ties for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Lions chalked up 215 points, but the shaky defensive squad surrendered 393, most in the circuit. Nub Beamer carried the ball for a team-leading 878 yards for BC.

Joe Kapp tossed for 1,580 yards. Dick Johnson grabbed 33 passes, while Willie Fleming added 680 receiving yards, while Pat Claridge contributed to the receiving game, too.

Norm Fieldgate intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Dave Skrien and Wayne Robinson coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 215
Regular Season Points Against: 393

Date Game Res Home Road Record
August 7, 1961 Edmonton Eskimos 29 at BC Lions 19 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
August 12, 1961 BC Lions 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders 41 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
August 15, 1961 BC Lions 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30 L 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0
August 21, 1961 Montreal Alouettes 7 at BC Lions 7 T 0-1-1 0-2-0 0-3-1
August 24, 1961 BC Lions 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 25 L 0-1-1 0-3-0 0-4-1
August 28, 1961 BC Lions 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 21 L 0-1-1 0-4-0 0-5-1
September 9, 1961 Calgary Stampeders 35 at BC Lions 17 L 0-2-1 0-4-0 0-6-1
September 14, 1961 BC Lions 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36 L 0-2-1 0-5-0 0-7-1
September 18, 1961 Toronto Argonauts 15 at BC Lions 7 L 0-3-1 0-5-0 0-8-1
September 23, 1961 BC Lions 9 at Calgary Stampeders 28 L 0-3-1 0-6-0 0-9-1
September 30, 1961 Edmonton Eskimos 9 at BC Lions 21 W 1-3-1 0-6-0 1-9-1
October 7, 1961 BC Lions 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24 L 1-3-1 0-7-0 1-10-1
October 9, 1961 BC Lions 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17 L 1-3-1 0-8-0 1-11-1
October 16, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 at BC Lions 15 L 1-4-1 0-8-0 1-12-1
October 28, 1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders 17 at BC Lions 17 T 1-4-2 0-8-0 1-12-2
November 5, 1961 Calgary Stampeders 43 at BC Lions 7 L 1-5-2 0-8-0 1-13-2


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