1968 BC Lions Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-11-1 9
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jim Champion (4-11-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1968 BC Lions RosterTeam Record: 4-11-1 9
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jim Champion (4-11-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1968 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties for 9 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.
BC stumbled, scoring only 217 points, while the defense conceded 318. Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-leading 1,220 yards for the Lions.
Pete Ohler threw for 1,037 yards, and Paul Brothers played quarterback, too. Jim Young grabbed 51 passes for 698 yards.
Jerry Bradley and John Griffin each picked off 4 opponent throws.
Jim Champion coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Ohler | 153 | 93 | 60.8 | 1037 | 6.8 | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 7.2 | 62 | 57.6 |
| Paul Brothers | 153 | 77 | 50.3 | 1001 | 6.5 | 5 | 3.3 | 10 | 6.5 | 82 | 54.9 |
| Jackie Parker | 91 | 54 | 59.3 | 726 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.5 | 54 | 61.9 |
| Totals | 397 | 224 | 56.4 | 2764 | 7.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 26 | 6.5 | 82 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Evenson | 248 | 1220 | 4.9 | 32 | 4 |
| Jim Young | 46 | 244 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Dale Brady | 46 | 226 | 4.9 | 21 | 1 |
| Leroy Sledge | 65 | 219 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Brothers | 26 | 96 | 3.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Jackie Parker | 29 | 67 | 2.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Ted Gerela | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Pete Ohler | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Ferguson | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| Jerry Bradley | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 478 | 2178 | 4.6 | 46 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Young | 51 | 698 | 13.7 | 46 | 1 |
| Lach Heron | 32 | 452 | 14.1 | 82 | 1 |
| Sonny Homer | 27 | 415 | 15.4 | 56 | 4 |
| Dale Brady | 24 | 224 | 9.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Jim Carphin | 22 | 292 | 13.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Jim Evenson | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 62 | 1 |
| Jimmy Sidle | 16 | 137 | 8.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Leroy Sledge | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| E.A. Sims | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Gerela | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerry Bradley | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Lynn Hendrickson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 224 | 2764 | 12.3 | 82 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Gerela | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 59 | 30 | 50.8 | 9 | 32 | 1836 | 57.4 | 81 | 0 | 115 |
| Totals | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 59 | 30 | 50.8 | 9 | 32 | 1836 | 57.4 | 81 | 0 | 115 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Gerela | 109 | 4226 | 38.8 | 60 |
| Jerry Bradley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Totals | 110 | 4235 | 38.5 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bradley | 102 | 471 | 4.6 | 36 | 0 |
| Bill Lasseter | 22 | 114 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Rich Robinson | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Griffin | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Lach Heron | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 138 | 646 | 4.7 | 36 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bradley | 14 | 329 | 23.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Leroy Sledge | 11 | 228 | 20.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Rich Robinson | 9 | 207 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Young | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 38 | 0 |
| John Griffin | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dale Brady | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ted Gerela | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Craig Murray | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Roger Kettlewell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| E.A. Sims | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Evenson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 1117 | 21.1 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bradley | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 66 | 0 |
| John Griffin | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Rich Robinson | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Craig Murray | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Greg Findlay | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Lasseter | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Len Sparks | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 406 | 21.4 | 66 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Skip Diaz | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jiggy Smaha | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Greg Findlay | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Lasseter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wayne Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Ted Gerela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 115 | |||||||
| Jim Evenson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Sonny Homer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Jim Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Jackie Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dale Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Lach Heron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Paul Brothers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| E.A. Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
