The 1978 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 7–7–2 record and failed to make the playoffs. A six-game mid-season losing streak, primarily to western opponents, cost the Lions a playoff spot.

Quarterback Jerry Tagge had 3134 yards passing and 20 interceptions. The offence was driven by rookie running back Larry Key, who had 1054 yards rushing, 504 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns.

Centre Al Wilson was selected to the CFL all-star team for the 4th consecutive season.

A new uniform was introduced which included the white helmet, orange and white colour scheme and now iconic mountain lion head logo. The traditional secondary colour of black was altered to a dark brown. The uniforms would become synonymous with the powerhouse teams of the 1980s in brand new BC Place Stadium. The logo, despite a few changes along the way since, is still used by the team to this day.

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 10 4 2 452 301 22Calgary Stampeders 16 9 4 3 381 311 21Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 371 351 18BC Lions 16 7 7 2 359 308 16Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 4 11 1 330 459 9

Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 July 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–14 1–0 2 July 19 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 1–1 3 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 19–19 1–1–1 4 Aug 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 22–22 1–1–2 5 Aug 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–14 2–1–2 6 Aug 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–23 3–1–2 7 Aug 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 26–30 3–2–2 8 Aug 30 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–18 3–3–2 9 Sept 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–15 3–4–2 10 Sept 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 4–14 3–5–2 11 Sept 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–32 3–6–2 12 Sept 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–38 3–7–2 13 Oct 9 at Edmonton Eskimos W 15–3 4–7–2 14 Oct 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–17 5–7–2 15 Oct 29 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–15 6–7–2 16 Nov 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 33–11 7–7–2

Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Jerry Tagge 3134 100 Larry Key 105450610 Al Charuk 07904 Leon Bright 907813 John Henry White 2761952 Terry Bailey 393912 Jim Young 03432 Roster 1978 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

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

Defensive linemen DT/DE DT DE DT DE

Special teams K/P Linebackers

Defensive backs

Injured list DT

Italics indicate International player

Awards and records 1978 CFL All-Stars C – Al Wilson, CFL All-Star

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