1983 BC Lions Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Don Matthews (11-5)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1983 BC Lions Statistics
1983 BC Lions Roster

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

On offense, the Lions accumulated 477 points, tops in the circuit. Defensively, BC yielded 326 points, fewest in the circuit. Roy Dewalt triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,637 yards. Mervyn Fernandez grabbed 78 passes for 1,284 yards. Sammy Greene and John Pankratz contributed to the receiving game, too.

John White carried the ball for a team-leading 441 yards, while Roy Dewalt also contributed to the rushing attack.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 70 turnovers, best in the league. Larry Crawford intercepted 12 opponent throws. Mack Moore topped pass rushers with 15 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.

Don Matthews coached the team. The 1983 BC Lions lost in the Grey Cup.

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Regular Season Points For: 477
Regular Season Points Against: 326

Date Game Res Home Road Record
July 14, 1983 BC Lions 14 at Toronto Argonauts 17 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
July 24, 1983 Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 at BC Lions 44 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
July 30, 1983 BC Lions 34 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20 W 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0
August 7, 1983 Calgary Stampeders 16 at BC Lions 32 W 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0
August 12, 1983 BC Lions 43 at Edmonton Eskimos 13 W 2-0-0 2-1-0 4-1-0
August 20, 1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 at BC Lions 44 W 3-0-0 2-1-0 5-1-0
August 27, 1983 Montreal Concordes 6 at BC Lions 28 W 4-0-0 2-1-0 6-1-0
September 2, 1983 BC Lions 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders 49 L 4-0-0 2-2-0 6-2-0
September 10, 1983 Toronto Argonauts 32 at BC Lions 14 L 4-1-0 2-2-0 6-3-0
September 17, 1983 BC Lions 42 at Montreal Concordes 26 W 4-1-0 3-2-0 7-3-0
September 25, 1983 Edmonton Eskimos 30 at BC Lions 31 W 5-1-0 3-2-0 8-3-0
October 10, 1983 BC Lions 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 W 5-1-0 4-2-0 9-3-0
October 16, 1983 BC Lions 16 at Calgary Stampeders 25 L 5-1-0 4-3-0 9-4-0
October 22, 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 at BC Lions 41 W 6-1-0 4-3-0 10-4-0
October 30, 1983 BC Lions 5 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 L 6-1-0 4-4-0 10-5-0
November 5, 1983 Ottawa Rough Riders 13 at BC Lions 40 W 7-1-0 4-4-0 11-5-0
November 20, 1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 at BC Lions 39 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Western Final
November 27, 1983 BC Lions 17 at Toronto Argonauts 18 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 Grey Cup #71 Vancouver


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