1959 BC Lions season

1959 BC Lions season
Head Coach	Wayne Robinson
Home Field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd, West
Playoff Finish	Lost West Semi-Finals
Uniform
	File:CFL BCL Jersey 1956.png
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1958	1960

The 1959 BC Lions finished the season in third place in the West Division with a 9–7 record and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. After hiring new coach Wayne Robinson and signing running back Willie Fleming, the Lions were a much different team compared to the one a year before.

The battle for a playoff spot came down to the last game of the season against the Calgary Stampeders, with both clubs holding 8–7 records, the loser would be out of the playoffs. The Lions won the game 10–8 and secured the first playoff spot in franchise history as well as the first home playoff game (the first in a two-game series). The Lions season would come to an end in the combined 61–15 West Semi-Finals loss to Edmonton, but the foundation had been laid for future success.

Regular season[]

Season Standings[]

**CFL West Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	12	4	418	272	24
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	370	221	20
BC Lions	16	9	7	306	301	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	8	8	356	301	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	1	15	212	567	2

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Season schedule[]

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	42–20	Loss	0–1
2	Aug 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	12–0	Win	1–1
3	Aug 20	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	36–21	Win	2–1
4	Aug 24	at Calgary Stampeders	29–17	Loss	2–2
5	Aug 31	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	8–7	Win	3–2
6	Sept 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–23	Loss	3–3
7	Sept 7	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	35–17	Win	4–3
8	Sept 14	vs. Calgary Stampeders	14–8	Win	5–3
9	Sept 19	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	17–6	Win	6–3
10	Sept 21	at Edmonton Eskimos	29–7	Loss	6–4
11	Sept 26	at Calgary Stampeders	28–10	Win	7–4
12	Oct 5	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	15–14	Loss	7–5
13	Oct 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	38–14	Loss	7–6
14	Oct 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	31–6	Loss	7–7
15	Oct 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	45–6	Win	8–7
16	Oct 24	vs. Calgary Stampeders	10–8	Win	9–7

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Playoffs[]

SEMI-FINALS[]

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos @ BC Lions
Date	Away	Home
Oct 31	Edmonton Eskimos 20	BC Lions 8

**Western Semi-Finals** – Game 2
BC Lions @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 4	BC Lions 7	Edmonton Eskimos 41

Edmonton won the total-point series by 61–15. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

1959 CFL Awards[]

None

References[]

↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5iRG3BSIf. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
↑ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1241720832005404. Retrieved 2009-03-08.

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[1] "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5iRG3BSIf. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

[2] "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1241720832005404. Retrieved 2009-03-08.

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