The 1969 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 5–11 record and made the playoffs due to a late season 4 game winning streak.
After taking the club to a 1–9 record, head coach Jim Champion was relieved of his duties, and on September 24, assistant coach Jackie Parker was promoted to head coach. Parker led the club to a 4–2 finish and an unlikely playoff berth. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final, losing to the Calgary Stampeders 35–21.
The offense continued to struggle and managed to score only 22 touchdowns. Jake Scott, MVP of Super Bowl VII, played as a wide receiver. Bruising fullback Jim Evenson had another 1200+ yard season, but again fell second in the rushing race to Saskatchewan's George Reed.
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 PtsSaskatchewan Roughriders 16 13 3 0 392 261 26 Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 327 314 18 BC Lions 16 5 11 0 235 335 10 Edmonton Eskimos 16 5 11 0 241 246 10 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 3 12 1 192 359 7
Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 July 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–32 0–1 Empire Stadium 2 Aug 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–22 0–2 Taylor Field 3 Aug 13 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–41 0–3 Lansdowne Park 4 Aug 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–25 0–4 Civic Stadium 5 Aug 23 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–42 0–5 Empire Stadium 6 Sept 1 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–32 0–6 Taylor Field 7 Sept 6 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 11–7 1–6 Empire Stadium 8 Sept 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 20–28 1–7 McMahon Stadium 9 Sept 17 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 5–13 1–8 Empire Stadium 10 Sept 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–19 1–9 Winnipeg Stadium 11 Sept 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–22 1–10 Empire Stadium 12 Oct 5 at Edmonton Eskimos W 13–5 2–10 Clarke Stadium 13 Oct 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 21–12 3–10 Empire Stadium 14 Oct 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 17–14 4–10 Empire Stadium 15 Oct 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–3 5–10 Winnipeg Stadium 16 Oct 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–18 5–11 Empire Stadium
Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Paul Brothers 2671 13951 Jim Evenson 12871675 Bob Brown 448521 Jim Young 827737 Jake Scott 115963 Lefty Hendrickson 03871
Awards and records 1969 CFL All-Stars None References