1968 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-11-1 9
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jim Champion (4-11-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1968 BC Lions Roster
1968 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties for 9 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

BC stumbled, scoring only 217 points, while the defense conceded 318. Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-leading 1,220 yards for the Lions.

Pete Ohler threw for 1,037 yards, and Paul Brothers played quarterback, too. Jim Young grabbed 51 passes for 698 yards.

Jerry Bradley and John Griffin each picked off 4 opponent throws.

Jim Champion coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Pete Ohler	153	93	60.8	1037	6.8	3	2.0	11	7.2	62	57.6
Paul Brothers	153	77	50.3	1001	6.5	5	3.3	10	6.5	82	54.9
Jackie Parker	91	54	59.3	726	8.0	0	0.0	5	5.5	54	61.9
Totals	397	224	56.4	2764	7.0	8	2.0	26	6.5	82

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Evenson	248	1220	4.9	32	4
Jim Young	46	244	5.3	17	1
Dale Brady	46	226	4.9	21	1
Leroy Sledge	65	219	3.4	15	0
Paul Brothers	26	96	3.7	12	1
Jackie Parker	29	67	2.3	11	1
Ted Gerela	5	56	11.2	46	0
Pete Ohler	11	32	2.9	9	0
Ken Ferguson	0	17		17	0
Jerry Bradley	2	1	0.5	2	0
Totals	478	2178	4.6	46	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Young	51	698	13.7	46	1
Lach Heron	32	452	14.1	82	1
Sonny Homer	27	415	15.4	56	4
Dale Brady	24	224	9.3	32	0
Jim Carphin	22	292	13.3	54	0
Jim Evenson	19	241	12.7	62	1
Jimmy Sidle	16	137	8.6	26	0
Leroy Sledge	14	69	4.9	14	0
E.A. Sims	8	124	15.5	0	1
Ted Gerela	7	72	10.3	21	0
Jerry Bradley	3	31	10.3	14	0
Lynn Hendrickson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	224	2764	12.3	82	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Ted Gerela	16	16	100.0	59	30	50.8	9	32	1836	57.4	81	0	115
Totals	16	16	100.0	59	30	50.8	9	32	1836	57.4	81	0	115

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ted Gerela	109	4226	38.8	60
Jerry Bradley	1	9	9.0	9
Totals	110	4235	38.5	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerry Bradley	102	471	4.6	36
Bill Lasseter	22	114	5.2	14
Rich Robinson	6	42	7.0	13
John Griffin	7	12	1.7	3
Lach Heron	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	138	646	4.7	36

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerry Bradley	14	329	23.5	44
Leroy Sledge	11	228	20.7	26
Rich Robinson	9	207	23.0	27
Jim Young	5	143	28.6	38
John Griffin	4	96	24.0	30
Dale Brady	2	46	23.0	31
Ted Gerela	4	40	10.0	14
Craig Murray	1	18	18.0	18
Roger Kettlewell	1	9	9.0	9
E.A. Sims	1	1	1.0	1
Jim Evenson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	53	1117	21.1	44

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerry Bradley	4	144	36.0	66
John Griffin	4	46	11.5	16
Rich Robinson	3	83	27.7	29
Craig Murray	2	44	22.0	27
Greg Findlay	2	20	10.0	11
Bill Lasseter	2	17	8.5	17
Mike Martin	1	26	26.0	26
Len Sparks	1	26	26.0	26
Totals	19	406	21.4	66

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Ken Ferguson				2	0
Skip Diaz				2	0
Jiggy Smaha				1	11
Greg Findlay				1	0
Bill Lasseter				1	0
Wayne Dennis				1	0
Bob Brown				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	9	11	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ted Gerela	0	0		0					30	16	9			115
Jim Evenson	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Sonny Homer		4							0	0	0			24
Jim Young	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Jackie Parker	1								0	0	0			6
Dale Brady	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Lach Heron		1	0						0	0	0			6
Paul Brothers	1								0	0	0			6
E.A. Sims		1		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	16	9	0	0	211