The 1980 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with an 8–7–1 record. Despite the winning record, they still failed to make the playoffs.

Joe Paopao took over as the starting quarterback, due to Jerry Tagge's career ending knee injury. Due to injuries to Paopao, rookie Roy Dewalt also got six starts at pivot.

With Larry Key missing half the season, John Henry White was the Lions main offensive threat with 834 rushing yards and 283 receiving yards. Harry Holt had a great season at tight end with 648 yards receiving and 6 touchdowns.

Centre Al Wilson (for 6th consecutive year) and Harry Holt were named to the CFL All-star team.

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 13 3 0 505 281 26Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 10 6 0 394 387 20 Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 407 355 18 BC Lions 16 8 7 1 381 351 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 14 0 284 469 4

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 1 July 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–24 1–0 2 Bye 3 2 July 22 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–6 2–0 4 3 July 30 at Edmonton Eskimos L 21–33 2–1 5 4 Aug 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 31–23 3–1 6 5 Aug 12 at Calgary Stampeders L 17–24 3–2 7 6 Aug 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–21 4–2 8 7 Aug 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 17–17 4–2–1 9 8 Sept 1 at Montreal Alouettes W 14–6 5–2–1 10 Bye 11 9 Sept 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 14–42 5–3–1 12 10 Sept 20 at Calgary Stampeders L 16–24 5–4–1 13 11 Sept 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 22–28 5–5–1 14 12 Oct 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–8 6–5–1 15 13 Oct 13 at Edmonton Eskimos L 9–33 6–6–1 16 14 Oct 18 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–7 7–6–1 17 15 Oct 26 at Toronto Argonauts L 20–38 7–7–1 18 16 Nov 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 43–17 8–7–1

Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Joe Paopao 2009 5700 Roy Dewalt 616 25302 John Henry White 8342835 Al Charuk 06747 Harry Holt 1036486 Larry Key 491945 Tyrone Gray 03493 Roster 1980 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen G/T G/T T G G T C

Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K/P

Italics indicate International player

Awards and records

1980 CFL All-Stars C – Al Wilson, CFL All-Star

1980 CFL Western All-Stars TE – Harry Holt, CFL Western All-Star C – Al Wilson, CFL Western All-Star

References