The 1967

1967 CFL season

The 1967 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 14th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 10th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 1967:...

 BC Lions

BC Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 3–12–1 record after Joe Kapp

Joe Kapp

Joseph Robert Kapp is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, and a former general manager of the CFL's BC Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the CFL's BC Lions...

, Willie Fleming

Willie Fleming

Willie Fleming is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League BC Lions. Fleming played collegiately as a halfback at the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the Hawkeye's 1959 Rose Bowl championship team. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall...

, Tom Hinton

Tom Hinton

William Thomas "Tom" Hinton is a former Canadian Football League offensive guard who played nine years for the BC Lions from 1958 to 1966. In 1991, he was enshrined into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.-College career:...

, Pat Claridge, Jim Carphin and Dick Fouts

Dick Fouts

Richard Lee Fouts is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions. After playing college football at the University of Missouri, where he was an All-American, Fouts spent his entire 13 year CFL career as an defensive lineman...

 left the team following the conclusion of the 1966 season

1966 BC Lions season

The 1966 BC Lions finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 5–11 record continuing to regress as their star players were in the twilights of their careers. Joe Kapp ended his career after the 1966 season, finishing a run of 91 straight starts and as the franchise leader in passing yards...

. After losing their first five games, Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

 winning head coach Dave Skrien

Dave Skrien

David A. Skrien was a Canadian Football League player and coach.Skrien graduated from Morris High School and Minnesota where he played fullback and linebacker. He played two seasons in the CFL before becoming a coach.Skrien's first coaching job was at Albert Lea High School where he spent one...

 was replaced by interim coach Ron Morris

Ron Morris (Canadian football)

Ron Morris is a former professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, and BC Lions and served as the interim head coach of the Lions for one game in 1967....

 and then by Jim Champion

Jim Champion

James Henry Champion is a retired American and Canadian Football player and coach.A graduate of Mississippi State, Champion spent two seasons as a linebacker and offensive and defensive tackle for the New York Yanks of the National Football League.After his playing career, Champion became head...

. The team was characterized by its lack of offense, only averaging 14.9 points and 1.5 touchdowns per game. 1954 veteran

1954 BC Lions season

The 1954 BC Lions season was the inaugural season for the Lions. By Bailey scored the first touchdown in BC Lions history in a 8–6 loss to Winnipeg on August 28, 1954....

 linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 Norm Fieldgate

Norm Fieldgate

Norm "Mouse" Fieldgate is a former professional Canadian football player. Fieldgate played defensive end and linebacker with the Canadian Football League BC Lions for his entire 14-year career. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Fieldgate is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the BC...

 retired at the end of the season after 223 games.

Season Standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...	16	12	4	0	382	219	24
Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...	16	12	4	0	346	282	24
Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...	16	9	6	1	266	246	19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...	16	4	12	0	212	414	8
BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...	16	3	12	1	239	319	7

Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 1	at Calgary Stampeders	20–7	Loss	0–1
2	Aug 7	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–16	Loss	0–2
3	Aug 11	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	36–13	Loss	0–3
4	Aug 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	18–17	Loss	0–4
5	Aug 27	vs. Calgary Stampeders	16–7	Loss	0–5
6	Aug 31	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	22–13	Win	1–5
7	Sept 9	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	14–14	Tie	1–5–1
8	Sept 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	19–8	Loss	1–6–1
9	Sept 27	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	17–1	Win	2–6–1
10	Oct 1	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19–8	Loss	2–7–1
11	Oct 8	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	19–3	Loss	2–8–1
12	Oct 15	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	22–17	Loss	2–9–1
13	Oct 18	at Ottawa Rough Riders	19–16	Loss	2–10–1
14	Oct 23	vs. Montreal Alouettes	30–20	Win	3–10–1
15	Oct 29	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–14	Loss	3–11–1
16	Nov 4	vs. Calgary Stampeders	35–30	Loss	3–12–1