1974 BC Lions season

The 1974 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with an 8–8 record and appeared in the Western Semi-Final.

1974 BC Lions season
Head coachEagle Keys
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost Western Semi-Final

Running back Johnny Musso got injured early in the season and played only three games. However, backups Lou Harris and Monroe Eley took advantage of their opportunity. Harris had 1232 yards rushing, 532 receiving, league best 12 touchdowns and was named to the CFL all-star team. Eley also rushed for over a thousand yards (1176) giving the Lions one of the best single season running games in CFL history.

Don Moorhead continued to be the starting quarterback and threw for 2468 yards passing and 17 touchdown passes. However, Moorhead injured his knee and hand late in the season, and General Manager Jackie Parker traded for veteran quarterback Pete Liske in October as insurance. The Lions lost their final four games of the season, however, still made the final playoff spot via tiebreaker. In the Western Semi-Final, the Lions fell to Saskatchewan by a score of 24–14 (the Roughriders won all four games against the Lions in 1974).

Annis Stukus was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the Builder category.

The Lions changed their jersey to short sleeves and all white numbers at home

Offseason

CFL Draft
Rd Pick Player Position School

Preseason
Date Opponent Score Result

Regular season

Season standings
Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16105134524721
Saskatchewan Roughriders1697030528918
BC Lions1688030629916
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1688025835016
Calgary Stampeders16610028530512

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders 23–20 Win 1–0
2 July 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29–22 Win 2–0
3 Aug 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–6 Win 3–0
4 Aug 14 at Calgary Stampeders 20–18 Loss 3–1
5 Aug 22 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 9–4 Loss 3–2
6 Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos 21–15 Win 4–2
7 Sept 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 38–16 Loss 4–3
8 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts 26–24 Win 5–3
9 Sept 15 at Montreal Alouettes 31–12 Loss 5–4
10 Sept 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–10 Win 6–4
11 Sept 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32–10 Win 7–4
12 Oct 6 at Calgary Stampeders 20–7 Win 8–4
13 Oct 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–15 Loss 8–5
14 Oct 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–21 Loss 8–6
15 Oct 26 at Edmonton Eskimos 31–8 Loss 8–7
16 Nov 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 15–7 Loss 8–8

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Playoffs
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions700714
Saskatchewan Roughriders0147324

Offensive leaders
PlayerPassing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD
Don Moorhead247820403
Lou Harris123953212
Monroe Eley11763218
Jim Young366105
Brock Aynsley04530
Slade Willis04435

Awards and records

1974 CFL All-Stars
gollark: I should play again and design the worst road network possible.
gollark: Ah, cool!
gollark: Or funnel everyone exiting down a massive series of dirt-path loops with toll booths.
gollark: What if... you disconnect all the ways to leave the city, but have really fast input?
gollark: I think the toll booths are in a DLC, so alas, I cannot do such things.

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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