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The 1955 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 5–11 record, improving upon their inaugural season, but still could not qualify for the playoffs.
1955 BC Lions season | |
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Head coach | Annis Stukus |
Home field | Empire Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 4th, W.I.F.U. |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
At the end of the season, Annis Stukus, who help organize and spearhead the new CFL expansion franchise, was dropped as head coach after two seasons. On December 7, former Ottawa Rough Riders head coach, Clem Crowe, was elevated from assistant to the second head coach in Lions history.
Guard Bob Levenhagen was the only Lion to be a WIFU All-star.
Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
A | Wed, Aug 10 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 30–24 | 1–0 | Empire Stadium | 22,448 |
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 286 | 117 | 28 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 270 | 245 | 20 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 210 | 195 | 14 |
BC Lions | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 211 | 330 | 10 |
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 209 | 299 | 8 |
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | 1 | Mon, Aug 22 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 14–8 | 1–0 | Empire Stadium | 28,103 |
2 | 2 | Sat, Aug 27 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 12–29 | 1–1 | Clarke Stadium | 17,500 |
2 | 3 | Mon, Aug 29 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 13–19 | 1–2 | Empire Stadium | 27,008 |
3 | 4 | Sat, Sept 3 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 15–7 | 2–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 16,458 |
3 | 5 | Mon, Sept 5 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 24–23 | 3–2 | Taylor Field | 16,052 |
4 | 6 | Sat, Sept 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–18 | 3–3 | Empire Stadium | 29,503 |
5 | 7 | Sat, Sept 17 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 19–20 | 3–4 | Empire Stadium | 27,132 |
5 | 8 | Mon, Sept 19 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 24–18 | 4–4 | Mewata Stadium | 11,000 |
6 | 9 | Mon, Sept 26 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 0–15 | 4–5 | Empire Stadium | 24,241 |
7 | 10 | Sat, Oct 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 9–24 | 4–6 | Empire Stadium | 23,321 |
7 | 11 | Mon, Oct 3 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 6–18 | 4–7 | Mewata Stadium | 12,000 |
8 | 12 | Sat, Oct 8 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 3–38 | 4–8 | Clarke Stadium | 16,500 |
8 | 13 | Mon, Oct 10 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 4–18 | 4–9 | Empire Stadium | 21,429 |
9 | 14 | Sat, Oct 15 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 36–18 | 5–9 | Empire Stadium | 16,951 |
10 | 15 | Sat, Oct 22 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 7–33 | 5–10 | Taylor Field | 10,000 |
11 | 16 | Mon, Oct 24 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 13–24 | 5–11 | Winnipeg Stadium | 14,730 |
Player | Passing yds | Rushing yds | Receiving yds | TD |
Arnold Galiffa | 2273 | -52 | 0 | 0 |
Al Pollard | 557 | 99 | 4 | |
By Bailey | 384 | 158 | 2 | |
Ron Clinkscale | 462 | 376 | 188 | 4 |
Gil Bartosh | 53 | 350 | 428 | 5 |
Primo Villanueva | 62 | 317 | 234 | 4 |
Dan Edwards | 0 | 681 | 3 | |
Sam Adams | 0 | 575 | 3 | |
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