1970 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jackie Parker (6-10)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1970 BC Lions Roster
1970 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses for 12 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

BC chalked up 295 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 384, most in the circuit. Paul Brothers passed for 2,604 yards. Jim Young grabbed 54 passes for 1,041 yards.

Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-leading 1,003 yards for the Lions, while A.D. Whitfield also contributed to the rushing attack.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 61 turnovers. Rich Robinson intercepted 10 opponent throws.

Jackie Parker coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Paul Brothers	322	169	52.5	2604	8.1	14	4.3	19	5.9	80	69.4
Vidal Carlin	45	22	48.9	306	6.8	0	0.0	4	8.9	33	34.1
Carroll Williams	22	9	40.9	210	9.5	1	4.5	5	22.7	52	51.5
Totals	389	200	51.4	3120	8.0	15	3.9	28	7.2	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Evenson	204	1003	4.9	42	8
A.D. Whitfield	155	754	4.9	28	1
Paul Brothers	38	227	6.0	22	3
Jim Young	30	171	5.7	24	1
Lovell Coleman	12	35	2.9	9	1
Carroll Williams	8	34	4.2	17	0
Bob Brown	5	27	5.4	4	0
Vic Washington	3	10	3.3	5	0
Vidal Carlin	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	456	2263	5.0	42	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Young	54	1041	19.3	80	6
Lynn Hendrickson	31	431	13.9	26	1
Vic Washington	28	475	17.0	51	2
A.D. Whitfield	27	295	10.9	71	2
Lach Heron	22	329	15.0	31	0
Jim Evenson	17	125	7.4	15	3
Rhome Nixon	11	271	24.6	52	1
Ted Warkentin	4	80	20.0	22	0
Lovell Coleman	3	41	13.7	29	0
Jerry Bradley	1	27	27.0	27	0
Roy Reeves	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bob Brown	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	200	3120	15.6	80	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Ted Gerela	30	30	100.0	43	22	51.2	10	46	2767	60.2	90	1	107
Totals	30	30	100.0	43	22	51.2	10	46	2767	60.2	90	1	107

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Ken Phillips	128	5704	44.6	72	4
Totals	128	5704	44.6	72	4

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerry Bradley	102	566	5.5	29
Barry Hansen	1	85	85.0	85
Dave Easley	12	82	6.8	21
Mack Lamb	1	10	10.0	10
Rich Robinson	4	10	2.5	4
Roy Reeves	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	121	765	6.3	85

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vic Washington	20	512	25.6	59
Jim Evenson	19	464	24.4	97
Mack Lamb	8	202	25.2	0
Lovell Coleman	5	111	22.2	27
Bob Brown	3	75	25.0	26
Dave Tobey	3	58	19.3	23
Ward Smith	2	35	17.5	0
Wally Dempsey	1	19	19.0	19
Greg Findlay	2	10	5.0	10
E.A. Sims	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	64	1486	23.2	97

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rich Robinson	10	91	9.1	38	0
Jerry Bradley	9	188	20.9	53	1
Edgar Poles	3	59	19.7	47	0
Greg Findlay	3	49	16.3	33	0
Barry Hansen	3	32	10.7	21	0
George Jugum	2	27	13.5	25	0
Dave Tobey	2	16	8.0	15	0
Roy Reeves	1	16	16.0	16	0
Dave Easley	1	9	9.0	9	0
Wally Dempsey	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	35	493	14.1	53	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
John Stucky				2	0
Edgar Poles				2	0
Ted Warkentin				2	8
Garrett Hunsperger				1	0
Rich Robinson				1	0
Dave Golinsky				1	0
Jerry Bradley				1	3
Greg Findlay				1	0
Wayne Dennis				1	0
Mack Lamb				1	10
A.D. Whitfield				1	0
Bill Whisler				1	0
Trevor Ekdahl				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	21	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ted Gerela									22	30	11			107
Jim Evenson	8	3		0					0	0	0			66
Jim Young	1	6							0	0	0			42
Paul Brothers	3								0	0	0			18
A.D. Whitfield	1	2					0		0	0	0			18
Vic Washington	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Lovell Coleman	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Lynn Hendrickson		1							0	0	0			6
Rhome Nixon		1							0	0	0			6
Jerry Bradley		0	0			1	0		0	0	0			6
Ken Phillips									0	0	4			4
Totals	14	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	30	15	0	0	291