The 1983 BC Lions finished in first place in the West Division with an 11–5 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Toronto Argonauts.
This season marks the Lions' first at the new BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver, which to this day remains their home field.
Offseason
CFL draft Round Pick Player Position SchoolTTJim MillsOffensive tackleHawaii 18Jamie BuisTackleSimon Fraser214Kevin LapaLinebackerWeber State217Peter LeClaireFullbackUBC 323William BickowskiFullbackWilfrid Laurier432Jerome ErdmanWide receiverSimon Fraser541Harold JackmanTackleMoorhead State650Kyle BarrowLinebackerWestern Ontario759Mike BrownDefensive backToronto868Ken MunroeWide receiverUBC
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri, June 10 at Edmonton Eskimos W 52–20 1–0 Commonwealth Stadium 42,196 B Fri, June 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–23 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 15,938 C Thu, June 23 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 41–19 3–0 BC Place 53,472 D Thu, June 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–26 4–0 BC Place 30,984
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Bye 2 1 Thu, July 14 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–17 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 39,437 3 2 Sun, July 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–28 1–1 BC Place 41,801 4 3 Sat, July 30 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–28 2–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,101 5 4 Sun, Aug 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 32–16 3–1 BC Place 37,496 6 5 Fri, Aug 12 at Edmonton Eskimos W 43–13 4–1 Commonwealth Stadium 52,765 7 6 Sat, Aug 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 44–6 5–1 BC Place 56,852 8 7 Sat, Aug 27 vs. Montreal Concordes W 28–6 6–1 BC Place 36,743 9 8 Fri, Sept 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 19–49 6–2 Lansdowne Park 22,234 10 9 Sat, Sept 10 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 14–32 6–3 BC Place 52,656 11 10 Sat, Sept 17 at Montreal Concordes W 42–26 7–3 Olympic Stadium 17,161 12 11 Sun, Sept 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 31–30 8–3 BC Place 52,430 13 Bye 14 12 Mon, Oct 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–18 9–3 Winnipeg Stadium 31,508 15 13 Sun, Oct 16 at Calgary Stampeders L 16–25 9–4 McMahon Stadium 24,013 16 14 Sat, Oct 22 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–16 10–4 BC Place 43,513 17 15 Sun, Oct 30 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 5–11 10–5 Taylor Field 23,471 18 16 Sat, Nov 5 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 40–13 11–5 BC Place 42,901
Roster 1983 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen T C/T T G G/T G T C
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DE DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Italics indicate American player
Awards and records Rick Klassen: Dick Suderman Trophy
1983 CFL All-Stars OT – John Blain, CFL All-Star P/K – Lui Passaglia, CFL All-Star DT – Mack Moore, CFL All-Star DB – Kerry Parker, CFL All-Star DB – Larry Crawford, CFL All-Star
Playoffs
West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 14 0 7 0 21BC Lions 3 7 8 21 39
Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalToronto Argonauts 7 0 2 9 18BC Lions 7 10 0 0 17
References