There was, however, a bright side to the season as fundamental building blocks were in place. In the off-season, the Lions signed Linebacker/GuardTom Brown who would become an important part of the Lions' defense. On August 24, the Lions traded four players to Calgary for QuarterbackJoe Kapp and while the results were not immediate they would prove to be critical in future seasons.
Due to the poor record and play, fan attendance dropped drastically, as the Lions averaged 24,000 fans per game. It also cost head coach Wayne Robinson his job as he was fired after winless first seven games in favour of Dave Skrien on September 12th.
1961, lions, season, 1961, lions, finished, season, fifth, place, western, conference, with, disappointing, record, failed, make, playoffs, head, coachwayne, robinsondave, skrienhome, fieldempire, stadiumresultsrecord1, 2division, place5th, westplayoff, finish. The 1961 BC Lions finished the season in fifth place in the Western Conference with a disappointing 1 13 2 record and failed to make the playoffs 1961 BC Lions seasonHead coachWayne RobinsonDave SkrienHome fieldEmpire StadiumResultsRecord1 13 2Division place5th WestPlayoff finishdid not qualifyUniform 1960 BC Lions seasons 1962 There was however a bright side to the season as fundamental building blocks were in place In the off season the Lions signed Linebacker Guard Tom Brown who would become an important part of the Lions defense On August 24 the Lions traded four players to Calgary for Quarterback Joe Kapp and while the results were not immediate they would prove to be critical in future seasons Due to the poor record and play fan attendance dropped drastically as the Lions averaged 24 000 fans per game It also cost head coach Wayne Robinson his job as he was fired after winless first seven games in favour of Dave Skrien on September 12th This was also the first season that the CFL introduced inter conference games with the first regular season games against the Ottawa Rough Riders Hamilton Tiger Cats Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts coming in 1961 Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Season standings 1 2 Season schedule 1 3 Offensive leaders 2 1961 CFL Awards 3 ReferencesRegular season EditSeason standings Edit Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsWinnipeg Blue Bombers 16 13 3 0 360 251 26Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 5 1 334 257 21Calgary Stampeders 16 7 9 0 300 311 14Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 5 10 1 211 314 11BC Lions 16 1 13 2 215 393 4 1 Season schedule Edit Game Date Opponent Score Result Record1 Aug 7 vs Edmonton Eskimos 29 19 Loss 0 12 Aug 12 at Ottawa Rough Riders 41 7 Loss 0 23 Aug 15 at Hamilton Tiger Cats 30 21 Loss 0 34 Aug 21 vs Montreal Alouettes 7 7 Tie 0 3 15 Aug 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 25 6 Loss 0 4 16 Aug 28 at Edmonton Eskimos 21 20 Loss 0 5 17 Sept 9 vs Calgary Stampeders 35 17 Loss 0 6 18 Sept 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36 15 Loss 0 7 19 Sept 18 vs Toronto Argonauts 15 7 Loss 0 8 110 Sept 23 at Calgary Stampeders 28 9 Loss 0 9 111 Sept 30 vs Edmonton Eskimos 21 9 Win 1 9 112 Oct 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24 20 Loss 1 10 113 Oct 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17 7 Loss 1 11 114 Oct 16 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 15 Loss 1 12 115 Oct 28 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 17 17 Tie 1 12 216 Nov 5 vs Calgary Stampeders 43 7 Loss 1 13 2 2 Offensive leaders Edit Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TDJoe Kapp 1719 127 0 0Nub Beamer 878 108 9Willie Fleming 468 680 9Dick Johnson 0 645 4By Bailey 386 125 1Pat Claridge 0 327 01961 CFL Awards EditNoneReferences Edit CFL ca Archived from the original on 2009 07 21 Retrieved 2009 07 01 BC Lions All Time Canadian Football League CFL Records Archived from the original on 2009 03 11 Retrieved 2009 03 08 This Canadian football related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 BC Lions season amp oldid 1094985217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
