1979 BC Lions season

1979 BC Lions season
Head coach	Vic Rapp
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	9–6–1
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final

The 1979 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Score	Result

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	12	2	2	495	219	26
Calgary Stampeders	16	12	4	0	382	278	24
BC Lions	16	9	6	1	328	333	19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	4	12	0	283	340	8
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	2	14	0	194	437	4

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 11	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–4	Win	1–0
2	July 17	vs. Montreal Alouettes	25–10	Win	2–0
3	July 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19–18	Win	3–0
4	July 31	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–15	Win	4–0
5	Aug 7	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	14–14	Tie	4–0–1
6	Aug 15	at Calgary Stampeders	22–10	Loss	4–1–1
7	Aug 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	22–16	Win	5–1–1
8	Aug 28	vs. Calgary Stampeders	18–17	Win	6–1–1
9	Bye				6–1–1
10	Sept 9	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	17–15	Win	7–1–1
11	Sept 16	at Edmonton Eskimos	40–8	Loss	7–2–1
12	Sept 22	vs. Toronto Argonauts	34–25	Win	8–2–1
13	Sept 29	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	22–21	Win	9–2–1
14	Bye				9–2–1
15	Oct 14	at Ottawa Rough Riders	28–26	Loss	9–3–1
16	Oct 20	vs. Calgary Stampeders	37–32	Loss	9–4–1
17	Oct 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	26–12	Loss	9–5–1
18	Nov 3	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	25–17	Loss	9–6–1

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	1	0	0	1	2
Calgary Stampeders	3	5	29	0	37

Awards and records

1979 CFL All-Stars

• RB – Larry Key, CFL All-Star
• C – Al Wilson, CFL All-Star
• K – Lui Passaglia, CFL All-Star