The 1975 BC Lions finished in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

With Don Moorhead injured, Peter Liske took most of the snaps during the season for the Lions. The club had a terrible start to the season going 1–5 in their first six games and on August 29 the Board of Directors finally fired both General Manager Jackie Parker and Head Coach Eagle Keys.

Bob Ackles was promoted to General Manager and Ackles elevated Cal Murphy to Head Coach. The club went 5-5 in the remaining part of the season, however, they did not get out of last place in the Western Conference.

Despite the poor season by the club, three Lions made the CFL all-star team: Centre Al Wilson, Defensive End Bill Baker and linebacker Larry Cameron.

Byron Bailey was elected to the Football Hall of Fame. Offseason

CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool

Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record

Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 12 4 0 432 370 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 5 1 373 309 21 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 6 8 2 340 383 14 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 387 363 12 BC Lions 16 6 10 0 276 331 12

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 1 July 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 9–17 0–1 2 2 July 30 at Calgary Stampeders L 28–30 0–2 3 3 Aug 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 13–28 0–3 4 4 Aug 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–27 1–3 5 5 Aug 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 24–27 1–4 6 Bye 7 6 Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–34 1–5 8 7 Sept 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–17 2–5 9 8 Sept 9 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 15–1 3–5 10 9 Sept 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 32–10 4–5 11 10 Sept 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 17–20 4–6 12 11 Sept 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–33 4–7 13 12 Oct 4 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 12–38 4–8 14 13 Oct 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–14 4–9 15 14 Oct 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 25–15 5–9 16 15 Oct 25 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 12–8 6–9 17 16 Nov 1 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 8–12 6–10

Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Peter Liske 2310 3100 Lou Harris 9582204 Jim Young 279359 Wayne Moseley 4592573 Terry Bailey 2523085 Ross Clarkson 0 4975 Roster 1975 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks P/K

Running backs

Wide receivers

DB P

Tight ends Offensive linemen G C T T G G/T C

Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE DT DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K

Italics indicate International player

Awards and records 1975 CFL All-Stars C – Al Wilson, CFL All-Star DE – Bill Baker, CFL All-Star LB – Larry Cameron, CFL All-Star

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