1980 BC Lions season

The 1980 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with an 8–7–1 record. Despite the winning record, they still failed to make the playoffs.

1980 BC Lions season
Head coachVic Rapp
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record8–7–1
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Joe Paopao took over as the starting quarterback, due to Jerry Tagge's career ending knee injury. Due to injuries to Paopao, rookie Roy Dewalt also got six starts at pivot.

With Larry Key missing half the season, John Henry White was the Lions main offensive threat with 834 rushing yards and 283 receiving yards. Harry Holt had a great season at tight end with 648 yards receiving and 6 touchdowns.

Centre Al Wilson (for 6th consecutive year) and Harry Holt were named to the CFL All-star team.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School

Preseason

Date Opponent Score Result

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16133050528126
Winnipeg Blue Bombers16106039438720
Calgary Stampeders1697040735518
BC Lions1687138135117
Saskatchewan Roughriders1621402844694

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 39–24 Win 1–0
2 Bye 1–0
3 July 22 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–6 Win 2–0
4 July 30 at Edmonton Eskimos 33–21 Loss 2–1
5 Aug 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders 31–23 Win 3–1
6 Aug 12 at Calgary Stampeders 24–17 Loss 3–2
7 Aug 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 31–21 Win 4–2
8 Aug 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17–17 Tie 4–2–1
9 Sept 1 at Montreal Alouettes 14–6 Win 5–2–1
10 Bye 5–2–1
11 Sept 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 42–14 Loss 5–3–1
12 Sept 20 at Calgary Stampeders 24–16 Loss 5–4–1
13 Sept 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–22 Loss 5–5–1
14 Oct 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 44–8 Win 6–5–1
15 Oct 13 at Edmonton Eskimos 33–9 Loss 6–6–1
16 Oct 18 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 27–7 Win 7–6–1
17 Oct 26 at Toronto Argonauts 38–20 Loss 7–7–1
18 Nov 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43–17 Win 8–7–1

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Offensive leaders

PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Joe Paopao20095700
Roy Dewalt61625302
John Henry White8342835
Al Charuk06747
Harry Holt1036486
Larry Key491945
Tyrone Gray03493


Awards and records

1980 CFL All-Stars

1980 CFL Western All-Stars

References

  1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. "British Columbia Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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