The 1989 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and failed to make to playoffs.
The Lions had been community owned throughout their history. The team became privately owned when Murray Pezim purchased it on September 7.
Offseason
CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Thu, June 29 at Calgary Stampeders W 25–7 1–0 McMahon Stadium 21,547 B Tue, July 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–13 2–0 BC Place
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Thu, July 13 at Edmonton Eskimos L 15–20 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 30,041 2 2 Tue, July 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 37–42 0–2 BC Place 41,472 3 3 Wed, July 26 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 26–28 0–3 BC Place 27,342 4 4 Fri, Aug 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 38–44 0–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,433 5 5 Wed, Aug 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–33 0–5 BC Place 32,158 6 6 Tue, Aug 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 16–11 1–5 BC Place 27,436 7 7 Thu, Aug 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–25 2–5 Taylor Field 23,544 8 8 Thu, Aug 31 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 39–30 3–5 Lansdowne Park 18,576 9 9 Tue, Sept 5 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 49–32 4–5 BC Place 31,069 9 10 Sun, Sept 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 34–53 4–6 Winnipeg Stadium 26,689 10 11 Sun, Sept 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–24 4–7 BC Place 49,093 11 12 Mon, Sept 24 at Edmonton Eskimos L 25–32 4–8 Commonwealth Stadium 30,173 12 13 Sun, Sept 30 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–30 5–8 Taylor Field 25,013 13 14 Fri, Oct 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 46–27 6–8 BC Place 27,021 14 15 Sat, Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 11–51 6–9 McMahon Stadium 16,355 15 16 Sat, Oct 21 at Toronto Argonauts L 18–29 6–10 SkyDome 34,267 16 17 Sat, Oct 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 19–25 6–11 BC Place 27,116 17 18 Sat, Nov 4 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 46–21 7–11 BC Place 23,452
Roster 1989 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
DB
Offensive linemen G/T T G/C G T C G/T G
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DT DT DE DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P Italics indicate International player
Awards and records CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Matt Dunigan (QB) Matt Dunigan, CFL passing leader (331-for-597 for 4,509 yards)
1989 CFL All-Stars None
References