The 1967 BC Lions finished in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 3–12–1 record after Joe Kapp, Willie Fleming, Tom Hinton, Pat Claridge, Jim Carphin and Dick Fouts left the team following the conclusion of the 1966 season.
During the off-season, general manager Herb Capozzi was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and was replaced by Denny Veitch.
Former Hamilton star pivot Bernie Faloney was brought in to replace Kapp. It was Faloney's final year of professional football, and while he threw for a career best 3303 yards, he also threw 21 interceptions and was sacked 35 times. After losing their first five games, Grey Cup winning head coach Dave Skrien was replaced by interim coach Ron Morris and then by Jim Champion. The team was characterized by its lack of offense, only averaging 14.9 points and 1.5 touchdowns per game.
The poor field goal kicking from the previous season resulted in the Lions being the first team to use a specialist kicker in the CFL. Although Ted Gerela did backup at running back, he did represent the transition in the CFL from the era when a regular positional player did the kicking and the era of kickers who do nothing but kick.
Veteran linebacker Norm Fieldgate, who had played with the team since the 1954 expansion, retired at the end of the season after 223 games.
The Lions introduced a new helmet logo: a roaring lion's head with BC inscribed on the cheek. This would be the team's primary mark for the 'lost decade' of Lions football from 1967 to 1977 where the team won more than six games only twice.
Offseason
CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool12Dick KohlerEnd/Wide receiverManitoba211George BrajcichGuardUBC 320Ross TellierTackleConcordia428Mike RohanCenterUBC
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sun, July 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 7–2 1–0 Everett Memorial Stadium* 6,248 B Mon, July 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 3–0 2–0 Empire Stadium 17,170 C Wed, July 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders T 18–18 2–0–1 Empire Stadium 21,147 Game was played in Everett, Washington.
Regular season Season standings
+ Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsCalgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 382 219 24Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 12 4 0 346 282 24 Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 6 1 266 246 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 4 12 0 212 414 8 BC Lions 16 3 12 1 239 319 7
Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Tue, Aug 1 at Calgary Stampeders L 7–20 0–1 McMahon Stadium 19,436 2 Mon, Aug 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 16–24 0–2 Empire Stadium 28,411 3 Fri, Aug 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–36 0–3 Taylor Field 19,016 4 Wed, Aug 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–18 0–4 Empire Stadium 27,142 5 Sun, Aug 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–16 0–5 Empire Stadium 28,436 6 Thu, Aug 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 22–13 1–5 Winnipeg Stadium 17,058 7 Sat, Sept 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos T 14–14 1–5–1 Empire Stadium 28,266 8 Sun, Sept 17 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–19 1–6–1 Clarke Stadium 20,000 9 Wed, Sept 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 17–1 2–6–1 Empire Stadium 25,412 10 Sun, Oct 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 8–19 2–7–1 Winnipeg Stadium 13,582 11 Sun, Oct 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 3–19 2–8–1 Empire Stadium 23,386 12 Sun, Oct 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–22 2–9–1 Civic Stadium 19,000 13 Wed, Oct 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–19 2–10–1 Lansdowne Park 19,302 14 Mon, Oct 23 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 30–20 3–10–1 Empire Stadium 24,621 15 Sun, Oct 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–24 3–11–1 Taylor Field 13,969 16 Sat, Nov 4 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 30–35 3–12–1 Empire Stadium 23,706
Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Bernie Faloney 3303 23602 Leroy Sledge 2889116 Bill Munsey 6562280 Jim Young 219768 Jimmy Sidle 04321 Sonny Homer 03971
Awards and records 1967 CFL All-Stars None References