1964 BC Lions season

1964 BC Lions season
Head coach	Dave Skrien
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	11–2–3
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

The 1964 BC Lions finished the season in first place in the West Division with an 11–2–3 record, the fewest losses in one season in team history. Of the eight retired numbers in team history, four of those players played on the 1964 team. The Lions began the season undefeated in ten games and were 10–1–1 against western opponents. The Lions' defense was, once again, outstanding as they allowed a team record 10.5 points and 245 yards per game. The Lions won the Western Finals over Calgary, taking two games to one, sending them to the Grey Cup

Once again, the Lions met the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 52nd Grey Cup in a rematch of the previous year's game. After taking a 34–8 lead into the fourth quarter, the Lions cruised to their first championship by a score of 34–24 on the heels of defensive back and backup fullback Bill Munsey's two touchdown performance. Converted defensive back By Bailey, who scored the first touchdown in Lions' history, retired after the game, ending his 11 year CFL career.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	July 16	at Ottawa Rough Riders	21–6	Loss	15,020	0–1
A	July 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	3–0	Loss	17,720	0–2
B	July 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	26–17	Loss	24,033	0–3

Regular season

Season standings

**Western Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	16	11	2	3	328	168	25
Calgary Stampeders	16	12	4	0	352	349	24
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	9	7	0	330	282	18
Edmonton Eskimos	16	4	12	0	222	458	8
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	1	14	1	270	397	3

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Aug 4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	10–10	Tie	15,125	0–0–1
2	Aug 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	22–4	Win	32,664	1–0–1
3	Aug 14	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	17–2	Win	17,787	2–0–1
4	Aug 19	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–16	Win	35,618	3–0–1
5	Aug 30	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–4	Win	33,607	4–0–1
6	Sept 8	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	17–17	Tie	31,355	4–0–2
7	Sept 19	at Edmonton Eskimos	49–6	Win	21,000	5–0–2
8	Sept 22	at Calgary Stampeders	12–7	Win	19,546	6–0–2
9	Sept 26	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16–16	Tie	37,008	6–0–3
10	Oct 3	at Toronto Argonauts	20–15	Win	27,249	7–0–3
11	Oct 5	at Montreal Alouettes	14–7	Loss	17,084	7–1–3
12	Oct 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	26–6	Win	29,277	8–1–3
13	Oct 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	24–14	Win	12,000	9–1–3
14	Oct 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–3	Win	30,856	10–1–3
15	Oct 28	at Calgary Stampeders	26–14	Loss	20,000	10–2–3
16	Nov 1	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–8	Win	29,614	11–2–3

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Playoffs

West Finals

**Western-Finals** – Game 1
BC Lions @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 14	BC Lions 24	Calgary Stampeders 10

**Western Finals** – Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions
Date	Away	Home
November 18	Calgary Stampeders 14	BC Lions 10

**Western Finals** – Game 3
Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions
Date	Away	Home
November 22	Calgary Stampeders 14	BC Lions 33

BC wins the best of three series 2–1. The Lions will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup

Main article: 52nd Grey Cup

November 28 52nd Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
BC Lions 34	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24
The BC Lions are the 1964 Grey Cup Champions

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Awards and records

CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Tom Brown (LB)
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Tom Brown (LB)

1964 CFL All-Stars

QB – Joe Kapp, CFL All-Star
OT – Lonnie Dennis, CFL All-Star
DT – Mike Cacic, CFL All-Star
DE – Dick Fouts, CFL All-Star
MG – Tom Brown, CFL All-Star
DB – Bill Munsey, CFL All-Star

References

↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
↑ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
↑ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1964

1964 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1964 CFL Draft 52nd Grey Cup

BC Lions seasons

1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

BC Lions

Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place

Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra

Lore	Annis Stukus Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic Kapp becomes first Lion to win MVP of West Division Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker

Important figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Clem Crowe Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Jackie Parker Al Wilson Cal Murphy Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Mark Gastineau Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon

Retired numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97

Key personnel	Owner: David Braley General Manager/Head Coach: Wally Buono

Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011

Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

BC Lions 52nd Grey Cup champions

Head Coach: Dave Skrien

Assistant coaches: Jim Champion
Frank Johnston

General Manager: Herb Capozzi

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