The 1955 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 5–11 record, improving upon their inaugural season, but still could not qualify for the playoffs.
At the end of the season, Annis Stukus, who help organize and spearhead the new CFL expansion franchise, was dropped as head coach after two seasons. On December 7, former Ottawa Rough Riders head coach, Clem Crowe, was elevated from assistant to the second head coach in Lions history.
Guard Bob Levenhagen was the only Lion to be a WIFU All-star.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Wed, Aug 10 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–24 1–0 Empire Stadium 22,448
Regular season Season standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 286 117 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 6 0 270 245 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 7 9 0 210 195 14BC Lions 16 5 11 0 211 330 10Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 209 299 8
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Mon, Aug 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 14–8 1–0 Empire Stadium 28,103 2 2 Sat, Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos L 12–29 1–1 Clarke Stadium 17,500 2 3 Mon, Aug 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–19 1–2 Empire Stadium 27,008 3 4 Sat, Sept 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 15–7 2–2 Winnipeg Stadium 16,458 3 5 Mon, Sept 5 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–23 3–2 Taylor Field 16,052 4 6 Sat, Sept 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–18 3–3 Empire Stadium 29,503 5 7 Sat, Sept 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–20 3–4 Empire Stadium 27,132 5 8 Mon, Sept 19 at Calgary Stampeders W 24–18 4–4 Mewata Stadium 11,000 6 9 Mon, Sept 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 0–15 4–5 Empire Stadium 24,241 7 10 Sat, Oct 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–24 4–6 Empire Stadium 23,321 7 11 Mon, Oct 3 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–18 4–7 Mewata Stadium 12,000 8 12 Sat, Oct 8 at Edmonton Eskimos L 3–38 4–8 Clarke Stadium 16,500 8 13 Mon, Oct 10 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 4–18 4–9 Empire Stadium 21,429 9 14 Sat, Oct 15 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 36–18 5–9 Empire Stadium 16,951 10 15 Sat, Oct 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–33 5–10 Taylor Field 10,000 11 16 Mon, Oct 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–24 5–11 Winnipeg Stadium 14,730
Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Arnold Galiffa 2273 -5200 Al Pollard 557994 By Bailey 3841582 Ron Clinkscale 462 3761884 Gil Bartosh 53 3504285 Primo Villanueva 62 3172344 Dan Edwards 0 6813 Sam Adams 0 5753
1955 Canadian Football Awards None
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